The amount of comments saying “well Tonya Harding didn’t have all that equipment but she could do it” to put mirai down is just? So stupid? Congrats to tonya but she’s not skating anymore for obvious reasons and Mirai is our Olympian athlete as of right now. Don’t put down her achievements dang
DeathBecomesHer Tonya's accomplishments do not take away Mirai's accomplishments. Also, It's actually not the truth because they did have this equipment back then, so sorry sweetheart.
They had the jump harness back in Tonya's days. 🙄 Mirdori Ito and Tonya were muscles which takes away from being graceful on the ice. This skater is graceful and getting her jumps without heavy weight lifting.
@DeathBecomesHer lol What truth? You seriously think jump harness werent around in the 80's and 90's. You seriously don't think Tonya used them? Ignorance. Too bad Tonya had horrible morals and sportmanship. And no she is not the best jumper and definately not a top skater.
@@l.carlson2026 I have to disagree; Tonya and Midori you could see properly kick off the ice, whereas Mirai and other skaters who can land this jump just rotate off of it. Both are great technically, and without different body types and styles we wouldn't have the individuality and artistry we have in skating. But kudos to Mirai for being one of the handful who have landed this in competition.
First step is marching on the ice and using the wall for balance. Once you can march comfortably and balanced, then skating should be little easier. I started skating 3 years ago when I was 32 and it took 2 people to get me over to my first class. If I can do it, you can too.
Yeah but I mean, she's Japanese. There's a reason there are so many Asians on the top of the U.S. podium- they're built for this sport a lot more than other races due to their slimmer builds.
She is in such great condition going into nationals today, I wouldn't at all be surprised if she takes gold, she is incredible! Go Mirai, US national champion 2008 and 20018!!
We are now up to 9 ladies who have landed a triple axel in international competition. Alysa Liu the new US ladies champion at 13 years old landed 2 triple axels in her LP. She landed one at the Asian open in 2018 which was international. We are now up to 3 ladies landing a 3A at the olympics, Midori, Mao and Mirai. there is a distict possibility both Rika and Alysa will land a 3A at the 2022 olympics. Credit Midori probably the greatest technical skater ever for starting the push forward in ladies skating by landing the 1st triple axel internationally at the NHK in 1988 and then Tonya landing it at the 1991 US championships. Mirai has joined a select group and it is well deserved.
Actually, you don’t spot in skating, because you’re rotating so fast that it’s literally impossible. This goes for spins too. It’s something that you just have to develop tolerance for over much practice, unfortunately
As a very noob figure skater, I can attest to this. I wouldn't call myself a proficient or experienced skater by any stretch, but even I've learned to deal with the dizziness that comes with spinning anticlockwise. And it's directional; any attempt to spin clockwise makes me dizzy after three revolutions. You can only wonder what it'd be like for these skaters.
mao's triple axel was small in distance and height and were excessively pre-rotated, and she wasn't very consistent either. i was always amazed by midori's huge huge triple axel and mirai is working so hard for that, hope she lands it at the olympic!
Maos distance was not small, it was an average jump distance. Her triple axel height is immense, way way WAY higher than any girls any jump for the past decade, there are exact measurements online. I believe her axel is 61cm vertical length in comparison to the other girls. Prerotation???? I disagree and shes rarely been downgraded for prerotation (usually underrotation at the ending of the jump). And lmao at the consistency comment, she may not have a 100% success rate but she has accomplished the jump wayyy more than any other lady in history. Midori landed less than 6 in competition, mao had more than 4 times that many. Im a huge fan of midoris axel, but to talk about maos like that is hilarious
she was never downgraded because she fulfilled the requirement for not pre rotating more than 1/2 turn on ice. axel allows you to pre rotate 1/2 and underrotate 1/4 turn, allowing a skater to only rotate 2&1/4 in air in conclusion. i'm not saying her axel is horrible and needs to be downgraded, it's just that she knows that rule and because of that rule, she always pre rotated (literally pre rotated, i'm not saying she needs to be downgraded because like i said, she still met the requirement) 1/2 on ice and the rest in air. most skaters only pre rotate about 1/4 turn for an axel (because you kinda have to and that is why axel allows you to pre rotate more than other jumps) but mao turns 1/2 on ice so she can only rotate 3 in air. if you look at slow mo of other skaters, they pre rotate a bout 1/4 in which only the front toe pick is on the ice at the end of 1/4 turn, meaning they're getting ready for take off, but mao's full blade is on the ice at the end of 1/2, and she starts from there. this is just a personal opinion that i prefer midori's huge jumps. mao obviously knew how to jump 3A and i'm not saying it's wrong. she got the points, but im just saying it's not the textbook axel.
Midori landed it 12 times that I can count. And unlike Mao she had every other jump as well. Midori also was capable of a triple Axel/triple toe. Mao could only dream of that.
@@baritonebynight actually there will never be another Midori. Tonya only landed them competitively in 1991. Midori was landing them from 1988 to 1996. Midori had height, distance, speed. slowest rotation, and a recklessness that no one else had doing a 3A. Also you can watch videos on you tube of Midori doing a 3A-3T in warmup and practices for the lalique tourney and albertville olympics. Tonya could only dream of doing a 3A-3T combination. In any ranking of ladies triple axels I have ever seen, Midori is always rated #1.
Love Mirai..!! She's a natural born talent and it shows in all aspects of her skating. She shouldn't ever doubt herself. If she wants them 6's across the board, she better just concentrate on nothing and attack everything with her natural power. IMO- A young Midori Ito. Although Midori gets more air in her triple axel and all of her jumps, Mirai has her own beautiful style and grace as well.
Wow! Wish her luck! For me the best triple axel ever was by Midori’s, I don’t think if somebody will ever surpase her, but Mirai’s looks really impressive too!
Mirai is my favorite figure skater :) I know you can do it at the olympics! We believe in you Nagasu! Break records and make history with your signature triple!
Whether or not she landed it cleanly, these in practice are the best I've seen EXCEPT for Midori (who to this day, I believe had some kind of rocket on her skate). Tonya's leaned heavily and were hideous jumps and landings. Mao's were/are girly and small. This is a truly beautiful triple axel. If she gets it going for the Olympics she could win. The rest of her skating is truly remarkable.
I've seen it. It looks more like Mao's. Very tight in the air, very fast rotation. I prefer Midori's and Mirai's if she could hit it. She rotates more slowly and her position is more open.
I actually think rika's has more distance to it than mao's and looks more effortless than mirai's, but i've never seen either of them live so I can't tell if that's an impression or how they actually are haha
Don't get me wrong. It's a beautiful jump. Midori's 3A was hardly effortless but it was the most exciting jump I think I've ever seen (man or woman). Mirai is solid and muscular and not tiny so the jump has a certain excitement and power to it. Kind of like the difference between Boitano and Orser. Orser was effortless and catlike and spun very fast in the air. Boitano muscled his jumps up into the air. I found that more exciting.
yeah, I guess it's a question of taste tbh. I've always been more of an orser girl myself and tend to prefer the more effortless kinda of jumps than muscled ones (tho I can see the appeal). I guess we should agree to disagree haha :)
Congratulations to her for being the first American lady to land it at the Olympics! Her name is etched in skating history forever. What an achievement.
My childhood dream is to become a Olympic ice skater I’ve never even been on ice 2 months later and I can skate! I’m officially taking skating lessons! I’m so happy where I am at the momenta, and I’m looking forward to start doing jumps,spins and all that stuff!
The amount of comments saying “well Tonya Harding didn’t have all that equipment but she could do it” to put mirai down is just? So stupid? Congrats to tonya but she’s not skating anymore for obvious reasons and Mirai is our Olympian athlete as of right now. Don’t put down her achievements dang
They did have that equipment during Tonya's era. In fact they show lots of video of people using harnesses in many different ways in the 80s.
DeathBecomesHer Tonya's accomplishments do not take away Mirai's accomplishments. Also, It's actually not the truth because they did have this equipment back then, so sorry sweetheart.
They had the jump harness back in Tonya's days. 🙄
Mirdori Ito and Tonya were muscles which takes away from being graceful on the ice.
This skater is graceful and getting her jumps without heavy weight lifting.
@DeathBecomesHer lol What truth? You seriously think jump harness werent around in the 80's and 90's. You seriously don't think Tonya used them? Ignorance.
Too bad Tonya had horrible morals and sportmanship. And no she is not the best jumper and definately not a top skater.
@@l.carlson2026 I have to disagree; Tonya and Midori you could see properly kick off the ice, whereas Mirai and other skaters who can land this jump just rotate off of it. Both are great technically, and without different body types and styles we wouldn't have the individuality and artistry we have in skating. But kudos to Mirai for being one of the handful who have landed this in competition.
She just landed it in the Olympics!!
Whoooooooot whoooooooot!!!!!
There she is doing all this fancy spinning when I can’t even take a step without falling over
lol
Can’t relate lol
First step is marching on the ice and using the wall for balance. Once you can march comfortably and balanced, then skating should be little easier. I started skating 3 years ago when I was 32 and it took 2 people to get me over to my first class. If I can do it, you can too.
Then you have a neurological defect.
well, you did it girly!
SHE LANDED IT IN THE OLYMPICS!! I was so proud of her and she was so happy when she did it.
Haven't been this excited about a skater since Yuna Kim! and this time i'm rooting for a skater representing my own country! So exciting :)
Yeah but I mean, she's Japanese. There's a reason there are so many Asians on the top of the U.S. podium- they're built for this sport a lot more than other races due to their slimmer builds.
@@sugarplum2467 Yuna is not Japanese, do some research.
@@bedogsharehave I think they were referring to Mirai.
@@bedogsharehave Mirai is Japanese, do some research.
@@pahoellyyy i was talking about Yuna. Do some reading
SHE DID IT
She is in such great condition going into nationals today, I wouldn't at all be surprised if she takes gold, she is incredible! Go Mirai, US national champion 2008 and 20018!!
20018 ??
She didn't win for 2018 though, she got second.
I posted this comment before the short program.
Such balance. It's honestly beautiful
Come on Mirai, you've got to hit that beautiful triple axle at the Olympics. Nationals is the hard part, so just let it fly in the Olympics!
varcade8 oh boy do I have a video for you
She did it!
varcade8 And she did 💖
This comment aged well😂
We are now up to 9 ladies who have landed a triple axel in international competition. Alysa Liu the new US ladies champion at 13 years old landed 2 triple axels in her LP. She landed one at the Asian open in 2018 which was international. We are now up to 3 ladies landing a 3A at the olympics, Midori, Mao and Mirai. there is a distict possibility both Rika and Alysa will land a 3A at the 2022 olympics. Credit Midori probably the greatest technical skater ever for starting the push forward in ladies skating by landing the 1st triple axel internationally at the NHK in 1988 and then Tonya landing it at the 1991 US championships. Mirai has joined a select group and it is well deserved.
she landed it just now :) congrats babe
when she hit that jump, it's a pure beauty!
Love her. What a warrior. Go get it, Mirai!
YOU DID IT MIRAI
IN THE OLYMPICS
YES
GIRL
IM SO PROUD
So happy she achieved it👏🏼
its amazing the way she do a lots of twists in the speed she does it and anyway when she lands isnt dizzy at all
In dance/skating/gymnastics, you learn to 'spot' so you don't get dizzy.
kooki85 Yeah, but it doesn't look like she was spotting.
Actually, you don’t spot in skating, because you’re rotating so fast that it’s literally impossible. This goes for spins too. It’s something that you just have to develop tolerance for over much practice, unfortunately
As a very noob figure skater, I can attest to this. I wouldn't call myself a proficient or experienced skater by any stretch, but even I've learned to deal with the dizziness that comes with spinning anticlockwise. And it's directional; any attempt to spin clockwise makes me dizzy after three revolutions. You can only wonder what it'd be like for these skaters.
She deserves this spot on the Olympic team
mao's triple axel was small in distance and height and were excessively pre-rotated, and she wasn't very consistent either. i was always amazed by midori's huge huge triple axel and mirai is working so hard for that, hope she lands it at the olympic!
Maos distance was not small, it was an average jump distance. Her triple axel height is immense, way way WAY higher than any girls any jump for the past decade, there are exact measurements online. I believe her axel is 61cm vertical length in comparison to the other girls. Prerotation???? I disagree and shes rarely been downgraded for prerotation (usually underrotation at the ending of the jump). And lmao at the consistency comment, she may not have a 100% success rate but she has accomplished the jump wayyy more than any other lady in history. Midori landed less than 6 in competition, mao had more than 4 times that many. Im a huge fan of midoris axel, but to talk about maos like that is hilarious
she was never downgraded because she fulfilled the requirement for not pre rotating more than 1/2 turn on ice. axel allows you to pre rotate 1/2 and underrotate 1/4 turn, allowing a skater to only rotate 2&1/4 in air in conclusion. i'm not saying her axel is horrible and needs to be downgraded, it's just that she knows that rule and because of that rule, she always pre rotated (literally pre rotated, i'm not saying she needs to be downgraded because like i said, she still met the requirement) 1/2 on ice and the rest in air. most skaters only pre rotate about 1/4 turn for an axel (because you kinda have to and that is why axel allows you to pre rotate more than other jumps) but mao turns 1/2 on ice so she can only rotate 3 in air. if you look at slow mo of other skaters, they pre rotate a bout 1/4 in which only the front toe pick is on the ice at the end of 1/4 turn, meaning they're getting ready for take off, but mao's full blade is on the ice at the end of 1/2, and she starts from there. this is just a personal opinion that i prefer midori's huge jumps. mao obviously knew how to jump 3A and i'm not saying it's wrong. she got the points, but im just saying it's not the textbook axel.
Midori landed it 12 times that I can count. And unlike Mao she had every other jump as well. Midori also was capable of a triple Axel/triple toe. Mao could only dream of that.
Love love Mao!! Her Triples were beautiful and high. Midori....she was ammmazing!!
@@baritonebynight actually there will never be another Midori. Tonya only landed them competitively in 1991. Midori was landing them from 1988 to 1996. Midori had height, distance, speed. slowest rotation, and a recklessness that no one else had doing a 3A. Also you can watch videos on you tube of Midori doing a 3A-3T in warmup and practices for the lalique tourney and albertville olympics. Tonya could only dream of doing a 3A-3T combination. In any ranking of ladies triple axels I have ever seen, Midori is always rated #1.
She just landed this at the olympics :)
That spinning contraption is crazy.
She did it!! So proud of her ❤️
Girl, you did it at the Olympics! Congratulations 🏅
This is so inspirational, congratulations on landing the Triple Axel Mirai!! Represent
Proper triple axel right there.
Love Mirai..!! She's a natural born talent and it shows in all aspects of her skating. She shouldn't ever doubt herself. If she wants them 6's across the board, she better just concentrate on nothing and attack everything with her natural power. IMO- A young Midori Ito. Although Midori gets more air in her triple axel and all of her jumps, Mirai has her own beautiful style and grace as well.
And she did it! Way to go!!
Wow! Wish her luck! For me the best triple axel ever was by Midori’s, I don’t think if somebody will ever surpase her, but Mirai’s looks really impressive too!
its such an insane jump jeez, she's such a strong woman I love her
Proud of her for performing this successfully at the winter olympics this year! Glad I watched it live
Just saw the real act, she was stunning, I hope you win
How is no one talking about her?
here after she absolutely killed it in the team event at the olympics, such a beautiful program and beautiful woman all together
0:12 Me on a double flip.
Me skating backwards xd
I can't even breath watching her on that harness that is the coolest thing ever!!
You go girl!! I'm so excited for her
Mirai is my favorite figure skater :) I know you can do it at the olympics! We believe in you Nagasu! Break records and make history with your signature triple!
Congrats! You just did land the jump :D
YOU DID IT GIRL!! Congrats! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻
So inspirational for younger skaters!
Whether or not she landed it cleanly, these in practice are the best I've seen EXCEPT for Midori (who to this day, I believe had some kind of rocket on her skate). Tonya's leaned heavily and were hideous jumps and landings. Mao's were/are girly and small. This is a truly beautiful triple axel. If she gets it going for the Olympics she could win. The rest of her skating is truly remarkable.
Have you seen rika kihira's? her 3A is second only to that of yuzuru hanyu (imo)
I've seen it. It looks more like Mao's. Very tight in the air, very fast rotation. I prefer Midori's and Mirai's if she could hit it. She rotates more slowly and her position is more open.
I actually think rika's has more distance to it than mao's and looks more effortless than mirai's, but i've never seen either of them live so I can't tell if that's an impression or how they actually are haha
Don't get me wrong. It's a beautiful jump. Midori's 3A was hardly effortless but it was the most exciting jump I think I've ever seen (man or woman). Mirai is solid and muscular and not tiny so the jump has a certain excitement and power to it. Kind of like the difference between Boitano and Orser. Orser was effortless and catlike and spun very fast in the air. Boitano muscled his jumps up into the air. I found that more exciting.
yeah, I guess it's a question of taste tbh. I've always been more of an orser girl myself and tend to prefer the more effortless kinda of jumps than muscled ones (tho I can see the appeal). I guess we should agree to disagree haha :)
incredible
SHE DID IT! yay
She did it! 😍
Congratulations to her for being the first American lady to land it at the Olympics! Her name is etched in skating history forever. What an achievement.
It was so thrilling to watch her hit it at Pyeongchang!
Love ya💖 can’t believe u did it I’m soooo proud x
I hope she goes to the Olympics and NAILS it!
HARDBAL she did!!!
Good Luck Mirai, We're rooting for you!!!
For those who don't know, those harnesses have been around for 50 years. This is not new.
She's such a beautiful skater, I'm always pulling for her!
Such an incredible beautiful video! You go girl! My hero :)
Her landings and her jumps are the best. I'm also a skater.
I cant even stand on ice.
1:36 looks like it could be a ride at a fair😂
1.13 1. 33.So insane,stunning,amazing and incredible so fastest scratch spins de miraii❤
I love this girl sm💞💞💘
I’ll be rooting her. Hope she gets gold. 👍❤️
so excited for the olmypics!!
Well she did it at the Olympics!
Incredible! You go girl! :)
벤쿠버때 보고 잘됐으면 했음 하는 선수였다ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 이번에 좋은결과 얻길 ㅇ..ㅇ!!!!!!
아눼에 싱글레이디 수고
Soo amaziiiing , Mirai !!!
未来ちゃん頑張ってね^ ^
オリンピックでのトリプルアクセル成功凄かったよ！！
AND SHE DID IT!!!
That harness looks so fun.
an absolute icon
and she did it!!
'im going for a jump no one else is going for'
Russian juniors: hMHmmmmm?
Haha, I thought the same thing. In 2018, though, they weren't quite in the limelight; those girls came up fast!
My childhood dream is to become a Olympic ice skater I’ve never even been on ice
2 months later and I can skate! I’m officially taking skating lessons! I’m so happy where I am at the momenta, and I’m looking forward to start doing jumps,spins and all that stuff!
Bish I'm still struggling to do a scratch spin
And here I am struggling to reach the remote
she's awesome
She did it!!
I hope to be a skater like you, yesterday it was my first time to do a pirouette with me leggs crossed, sorry for my bad English, I'm Swedish ❤️🇸🇪
SHE DID IT!!!
Well done girl! You are so strong!
Magasu. You ate the best ❤️
She did it!
So admirable.
she did it!
I’m so happy she going to the Olympic again!
I just watched a 12 year old girl do it I'm proud of everyone who can land it it's such an amazing experience
She nailed it
Beautiful
Yes queen
Ok your so good I’m practicing my 2 axel!!!!
lovely congratulations
Do they become dizzy since they don't spot like dancers do?
they do but after years they get used with it. Takes lots of patience and vomiting lol
Pleistoros lol that's kinda gross I'm a dancer and sometime I think about that. We barely get dizzy since we spot.
It's like spinning on aerial hoop. You just don't fight it.
Quite incredibile - and how Beautiful you are!
Adriano Paiva what does her beauty have to do with it
so proud of you....!
Congrats 💕💕💕
Very interesting video clip. Good luck in the Olympics!
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL
Wow!!!! I can do a single axel, but u can do a triple axel amazing
And she did it perfectly
you are the best, congratulations, we love you💓👍😘
Watching ice skating makes my broken ankle hurt lol 😂
Her scorpion in the thumbnail is better than mine....crying
Perfectionist