Mirai Nagasu is competing in her second Olympics. The 24-year-old from Montebello, California, is just the third American women to ever land a triple axel. At the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, she finished fourth, just shy of the podium.
Mirai Nagasu is competing in her second Olympics. The 24-year-old from Montebello, California, is just the third American women to ever land a triple axel. At the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, she finished fourth, just shy of the podium.
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Karen Chen, 18, won gold at the US National Championship in 2017 and finished third in the 2018 competition. Chen is from Fremont, California, which is the same hometown as Kristi Yamaguchi.
Karen Chen, 18, won gold at the US National Championship in 2017 and finished third in the 2018 competition. Chen is from Fremont, California, which is the same hometown as Kristi Yamaguchi.
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Nicknamed the Quad King, Nathan Chen, 18, is expected to land a bevy of quadruple jumps. The teenager from Salt Lake City, Utah, won his second consecutive US figure skating title this year after landing five quads, which he set a record for doing in the 2017 US National Championship.
Nicknamed the Quad King, Nathan Chen, 18, is expected to land a bevy of quadruple jumps. The teenager from Salt Lake City, Utah, won his second consecutive US figure skating title this year after landing five quads, which he set a record for doing in the 2017 US National Championship.
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Vincent Zhou, 17, is making his Olympic debut as the youngest member of the US figure skating team. The teenager from Palo Alto, California, placed third in the 2018 US Championship after enthralling the hometown crowd this year by attempting five quads.
Vincent Zhou, 17, is making his Olympic debut as the youngest member of the US figure skating team. The teenager from Palo Alto, California, placed third in the 2018 US Championship after enthralling the hometown crowd this year by attempting five quads.
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Madison Chock is an ice dancer partnered with Evan Bates, returning to her second Olympics. They placed eighth at the 2014 games in Sochi. The pair train in Michigan.
Madison Chock is an ice dancer partnered with Evan Bates, returning to her second Olympics. They placed eighth at the 2014 games in Sochi. The pair train in Michigan.
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Alex Shibutani, 26, and his younger sister, Maia Shibutani, 23, are competing in their second Olympics, having competed in the 2014 games in Sochi, where they finished 9th. The "Shib Sibs" are from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have never skated with any other partners.
Alex Shibutani, 26, and his younger sister, Maia Shibutani, 23, are competing in their second Olympics, having competed in the 2014 games in Sochi, where they finished 9th. The "Shib Sibs" are from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have never skated with any other partners.
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