January 30, 2008

A champion at 14!

By Meera Dolasia - 233 words

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Last Saturday, Fourteen-year old Mirai Nagasu became the second youngest woman to win the U.S. Figure Skating Championships held in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The ninth grader from Arcadia, California who won the title in the Juniors category last year (at thirteen), is the first skater since 1938 to win the junior and senior title back to back.

Mirai's passion for ice-skating began at the age of five, when her parents took her ice skating on a rainy day. She has been hooked since.

Her day begins at 5.00 am in the morning. She goes to skate practice from 6.00 - 8.00 am and then to school until 3.00pm. After tackling her homework, she does some exercises that help her skate better.

Nagasu has a very unusual training program, where she trains with not one but six different coaches. She practices different skills with each one of them, which in turn has helped her become a more talented and versatile (all around) ice skater.

Being a Champion on Ice, doesn't mean Mirai slacks off on her schoolwork. She is an honor roll student at Foothills Middle School in Southern California. She loves to hang out with friends, eat spicy and sweet food and watch "America's Next Model" on TV.

We think we are going to see a lot of this amazing young girl in the next few years and wish her the best.

Sources: USAtoday.com

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243 Comments

mario58over 11 years
Wow cool
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bearbearover 11 years
i used to do ice skating!
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nikukyuover 11 years
Mirai is a Japanese name. It means'future'!
4 Reply
- sherlockcutepupabout 11 years
  know-it-all.you are just like my friend Alexis.
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- mandm2000over 11 years
  That is awesome. Are you Japanese?
  1 Reply
- bearbearover 11 years
  how did you know? Are you Japanese?
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  - peacheslarueover 11 years
    I know i am not nikukyu, but i happen to know that she is Japanese!
    1 Reply
mandm2000over 11 years
LIKE THIS IF YOU LIKE SOCCER!!!!!!!!
3 Reply
- nikukyuover 11 years
  Like this if you like BADMINTON!!!!!!
  5 Reply
  - frankiebabyover 11 years
    I love badminton
    1 Reply
    - nikukyuover 11 years
      Yay!
      0 Reply
  - nikukyuover 11 years
    Thank you guys for liking my badminton comment! Best sport in the world!(in my opinion) I just love the zing sound that they make, and I feel so refreshed!
    0 Reply
  - mandm2000over 11 years
    like this if you like SWIMMING!!!!!!!!
    7 Reply
    - spinnypeepsabout 11 years
      Like this if you love fencing!
      2 Reply
    - analiseover 11 years
      Swimming is the best sport in existence. In fact, I love it so much I'm nationally ranked!
      4 Reply
      - spinnypeepsabout 11 years
        I started swimming when I was three but I had to quit because I moved to a different country. I wish I could be nationally ranked in swimming!
        0 Reply
      - ikyra_marieover 11 years
        Same!!!
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      - bibliophileover 11 years
        That's soooo cool, because I'm also nationally ranked too:D...
        1 Reply
      - turtlenicoleover 11 years
        really?! so am I:)
        2 Reply
        swimmer_girl02over 11 years
        Don't forget me!!! Im also nationally ranked! In swimming, of course.
        2 Reply
        ikyra_marieover 11 years
        Me too!
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        nikukyuover 11 years
        Woooooow there's a lot of athletes in dogo! I'll be looking out for u guys at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        What country? CUZ I live in the us
        0 Reply
        swimmer_girl02over 11 years
        OMG i live in the us too! What state?
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        Oh, the MR sector. Sorry, guys, its swimming code
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        long stretch. I guess u could call it MR.
        0 Reply
        bibliophileover 11 years
        Me too... I'm all the way in Cali... how about you guys??
        0 Reply
        gap430over 11 years
        so lucky! i'm by new york
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        I live in long island, but i moved from queens. NEW YORK IS THA BEST
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        OMG ME TOO!
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        bibliophileover 11 years
        Really?!?! Because I always wanted to go to New York, and see like the Statue of Liberty, or like the Central Park... and plus you guys have like snow in the winter... we have snow in the winter, but you have to go up on a mountain...
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        In long island, we lose power a lot because al l the snow we get here
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        Hahahah thats pretty funny. Here in LI, NY, we get snow all the time!
        1 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        Oh! Im in Chicago!!!!!!!!!!
        1 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        oooh, chicago! Thats awesome! GO BULLS!
        1 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        And BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!
        1 Reply
        mandm2000over 11 years
        I live in SoCal. What city do you live in?
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        nikukyuover 11 years
        I live in Japan! I wish I could go to the U.S.A ... You guys don't know how lucky you guys are! I I love Japan too of course:)
        1 Reply
        frankiebabyabout 11 years
        I want togotoJapan!
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        bibliophileover 11 years
        I went to Japan before... the food in Japan taste really good...like udon... :-D
        1 Reply
        nikukyuover 11 years
        Woah analise and coolnicki477 u guys must be AMAZING at swimming! That's so cool! I wish I was notionally ranked at badminton!
        0 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        Im not nationally ranked but you guys must feel SO Proud!! I Wish u guys the best of LUCK!!!
        0 Reply
        bibliophileover 11 years
        Thanks!!!! :D
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        Thank you!
        1 Reply
      - mandm2000over 11 years
        WOW how fun
        0 Reply
    - peacheslarueover 11 years
      I luv Swimming and LIKE THIS IF YOU LIKE TAE KWON DO!!!! HYA!! (i take Tae Kwon Do, skating and swimming, (and lets not forget seasonal basketball and volleyball and TRACK!!!!!!!!!)
      5 Reply
      - analiseover 11 years
        Me too, but leave out the volleyball and skating, add softball and tennis instead. Tho swimmings my #1
        1 Reply
      - swimmer_girl02over 11 years
        same here, except the skating part. Skatings not me.
        1 Reply
      - turtlenicoleover 11 years
        you go girl!!!
        2 Reply
      - mandm2000over 11 years
        I always want to play volleyball, but it always interferes with soccer practices and stuff
        1 Reply
      - nikukyuover 11 years
        I never tried it, but I have done a little karate! HYYYYAA! (Chop Chop)
        1 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        Well, I do tkd and It's all about discipline and focus. Since im korean i do it the traditional way but i guess its the same.
        2 Reply
        swimmer_girl02over 11 years
        Im korean, and i do tkd too!
        1 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        What belt r you!?
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        black belt
        0 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        Awesome! What degree!? Im in sixth grade and im only a brown belt! :'*)
        0 Reply
        analiseover 11 years
        First. My brothers in 3rd and hes almost ready for black
        1 Reply
        peacheslarueabout 11 years
        Cool!
        0 Reply
        peacheslarueover 11 years
        LOL!!! HYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        1 Reply
turtlenicoleover 11 years
like this if you're team kim yuna!!
13 Reply
- spinnypeepsabout 11 years
  YUNA QUEEN(that's her nickname) I'm soooooo sad she had to retire! She totally should've won the gold medal last year. Did you know she broke her foot and her arm, but still got silver in the Olympics?
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  - analiseabout 11 years
    Yep! It was so sad but at least she swam/nope sorry, skated through the pain!
    0 Reply
- analiseover 11 years
  KIM YUNA all the way!!!!! I'm Korean, so obviously I love her!!!
  4 Reply
- nikukyuover 11 years
  Sorry coolnicki477 I'm on team Mao Asada. But I like Kim Yuna too!
  7 Reply
  - turtlenicoleover 11 years
    that's okay... we all have different opinions:)
    5 Reply
nandabover 11 years
wow the best
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analiseover 11 years
niceeeee
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night_songover 11 years
..... wow just wow
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asma234over 11 years
In the first picture .The woman looks horrified.Just saying.Oh and I don't figure skate,but I'm on a hockey team.
6 Reply
- analiseover 11 years
  OOH, hockey is awesome!
  0 Reply
- spinnypeepsover 11 years
  Maybe she's just surprised with awe?
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I AM SICKover 11 years
WOW
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- peacheslarueover 11 years
  I hope u feel better!
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