Posted on 02/23/2018 5:37:44 AM PST by C19fan
t was a rough day for the US women's Olympic figure skating team when all three women botched their solo routines for the free skating event.
Mirai Nagasu made history earlier this week when she became the first American woman - and third overall - to successfully land a triple axel in the team event, but the 24-year-old Olympian struggled Friday at the Pyeongchang Games.
After taking the ice and flawlessly performing a few moves, everyone expected Nagasu to launch herself in the air for the triple axel but she instead turned into a single axel. She finished in tenth place.
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Wow. Interesting. thanks
She can launch my stone any day, hur hur hur!
Actually, I’d rather watch curling than most of the other sports.
Men's team will make a record with Silver or Gold. Best to date is Bronze.
Figure skating for women used to be able style and grace. Now its a bunny hop spectacle that’s just boring to watch.
Nice to see that Johnny’s dialled it back a bit since the last Olympics. They were able to dispense with having a crew member standing by with a fire extinguisher this time.
ABC Wide World Classic "The Agony of Defeat" Vinko Bogataj interview
Women and homosexuals. I saw an TV ad for a Dallas Cowboy game on NBC a few months back. The ad was definately geared towards women.
To each their own!
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