U.S. Olympic Athletes

Mirai Nagasu

  • Home:  Arcadia, California
  • Birthday:  April 16, 1993

EVENT - FIGURE SKATING, SINGLES


HEIGHT   5'3"  

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OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • 2010 Olympic Winter Games - 4th place

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • 2008 U.S. Champion
  • 2007 World Junior Championships silver medalist
  • 2008 World Junior Championships bronze medalist
  • 2007 U.S. Junior Champion
  • Ranked No. 21 in the ISU World Standings as of May 2009

PERSONAL

 

Nagasu started skating at age 5, thanks to a rainy day that forced her to try a new indoor sport instead of playing golf. She attends Arcadia High School and received financial backing from the Michael Weiss Foundation, the organization headed by the former U.S. men's champion earmarked to fund promising U.S. skaters. Her parents, Japanese immigrants, own a sushi restaurant in Arcadia. Her hobbies include reading and drawing. One of her athletic heroes is fellow figure skater Mao Asada of Japan. After her figure skating career, she would like to enter the fashion industry.

 DID YOU KNOW...?

  • Performed at Rockefeller Center's famous ice rink on NBC's "Today" show after winning the 2008 U.S. title
  • Speaks Japanese and did commentating for a Japanese TV station at the 2009 World Championships
  • First female skater since Joan Tozzer in 1937-38 to win U.S. junior and senior titles back to back
  • Couldn't read her winning scores at the 2008 U.S. Championships because she didn't have her glasses on
  • Made the cover of the May 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids