Mirai Nagasu is more worried about getting on „Dancing with the Stars“ than winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
Mirai Nagasu is more worried about getting on „Dancing with the Stars“ than winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
The U. S. figure skater decided to pack it in for her individual performance after winning a bronze medal in the team event. She told ESPN she chose to use her individual attempt as a tryout for the hit TV show.
„I smiled in the middle of my program, which is very rare for me. I thought of this as my audition for ‚Dancing with the Stars,'“ Nagasu said. „I would like to be on ‚Dancing with the Stars‘ because I want to be a star.“
Nagasu previously made history at this year when she became the first U. S. woman to land the triple axel at the Winter Olympics. Her performance helped the team take home the bronze, which she said was her main goal of the Olympics.
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The figure skater finished in 10th place in the women’s long program after deciding not to do the jump again.
„I saved the team event with Adam (Rippon) and the Shibutanis. We were about to lose our medal,“ Nagasu said. „So today I put my medal in my pocket and I said, ‚Mirai, you’ve done your job already. This is all just icing.'“
Nagasu said the Olympics have been exhausting and „emotionally draining.“ She said she’s content with the team medal, even though reporters brought up the idea that skaters from other countries have medaled in both the team and individual events like Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond.
The skater shrugged off the question by pointing to problems at the Olympic Village.
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„I love competing as part of a team, but also it’s been a long, long journey. We’ve had so many other commitments. We went to the Team USA House on the lunar holiday, and it took four hours just to get to the mountain,“ Nagasu said. „I also haven’t taken a warm shower because there are a lot of people on Team USA and somehow I keep trying to take a shower when all the hot water is gone.“
The 24-year-old has gone from Colorado Avalanche ice girl to Olympic figure skater. The NHL and Avalanche were quick to capitalize on her new-found fame following her bronze medal performance in the team event.
Nagasu answered the stories on Twitter, saying „Gotta pay for skating somehow!“
It’s too bad she didn’t use those lessons to give a full effort in the individual competition.
