“A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd!”

American former competitive figure skater

Mirai Nagasu is an American former competitive figure skater. She won bronze in the team event at the 2018 Olympic Games and built a decorated career that included medals at Four Continents, the World Junior level, the JGP Final, and the U.S. national championships. Her record reflects steady success across junior and senior competition. She is a three-time Four Continents medalist, the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior medalist, and a seven-time U.S. national medalist.