- Mirai Nagasu is the first American woman to ever land a triple axel at any Olympic Games.
- Nagasu placed fourth at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, and didn't make it to the 2014 Sochi games.
- In addition to training full-time, Nagasu is also a student at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
- While training for the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, Nagasu worked as an ice girl for the NHL team, the Colorado Avalanche.
- Nagasu has over a dozen medals to her name, in addition to the bronze she recently won during the team figure skating competition.
Mirai Nagasu is the new "It girl" of figure skating.
The 24-year-old, Team USA skater made history on February 12, by becoming the first American woman to land a triple axel at any Olympic Games. Nagasu performed the rarely-attempted and extremely difficult maneuver during the women's free skate portion of the team figure skating competition and helped Team USA earn a bronze medal.
But she wasn't always nailing figure skating's hardest move. Not four years ago, Nagasu along with best friend and current Olympic teammate, Adam Rippon, were sitting on the roof of her house eating In-N-Out Burger depressed they didn't make the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
So, who is figure skating's new sweetheart? Well, to start, the Arcadia, California, native is not new to the sport or to the Olympics, for that matter.
Here are six little known facts about Nagasu:
Mirai has won over a dozen skating medals.
Nagasu competed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, placing fourth, and although she was skipped over from joining 2014's Sochi Games, she has over a dozen other skating medals to her name.
She used to sleep on a cot at her parent's restaurant.
Nagasu's parents, who are Japanese immigrants, own a small sushi restaurant in Arcadia called, Kiyosuzu. According to the Chicago Tribune, she would often stay at the restaurant with her parents till closing and fall asleep on a cot in the storage room. This helped save her parents money on childcare while they worked.
She wasn't groomed to be a skater.
As a child, Nagasu's parents would take her golfing, hoping to hone her skill. It wasn't until a rainy day when she was five years old that she tried ice skating and fell in love. The rest was history.
She used to work for the NHL.
Back in 2014, Nagasu moved to Colorado Springs to train with coaches at the US Olympic Training Center. While there, she got a job as an ice girl for the Colorado Avalanche to make some extra money on the side. "Gotta pay for skating somehow,"she tweeted about her time with the Avalanche.
Her boyfriend is also an ice skater.
Nagasu's boyfriend, Darian Weiss, is also an avid ice skater and actor. According to his IMDB page, Weiss has skated with Olympic legends, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Tara Lipinski, while performing in "Stars on Ice."
She's still a full-time student.
Despite her Olympian status, Nagasu is still enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She says she enjoys the balance of training and college. "When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced," Nagasu told NBC Olympics.
Nagasu will be competing next week during the Ladies Single Skating Competition.
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