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-Short Attention Span Theater-

What's That Mark on U.S. Figure Skater Mirai Nagasu's Thigh?

2018-02-12

[PJ] After figure skater Mirai Nagasu became the first women's skater to nail a triple axel in an Olympic event, all anyone could talk about were the strange markings on her upper thigh. Was it a tattoo? A bruise? Some sort of kinesthetic tape?

But before we get to that, let's recap her performance from Sunday night in the women's individual portion of the team event in Pyeongchang, S. Korea.

The 24-year-old Nagasu wasn't just the first American to land a triple axel at the Olympics, she was also only the second American woman to land the jump in an international competition. The first was completed by Tonya Harding ‐ nearly 27 years ago. The only other women to land the jump in an Olympic competition were Midori Ito and Mao Asada, both from Japan. Here's the amazing feat:

Posted by:Besoeker

#6 [LOAD MORE] - so damn annoying, PJ Media...

That little annoyance is SO easy to fix. Click on the link, when you get to the page. Click in navigation field and add this to the end of the line "?&singlepage=true" without the quotes.

Then hit return. The page will load without the [LOAD MORE] nonsense.

Posted by: Phinenter Borgia4439 2018-02-12 18:01

#5 Small image at Yahoo News:

Not a tattoo. Not a bruise. It was KT Tape, an “elastic sports tape designed to relieve pain while supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments,” according to the brand’s website.

Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-02-12 16:37

#4 I don't care.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-02-12 14:14

#3 PJ seems to want another click. So often it seems they bury what you're looking for, to get that additional click.

So, I leave.
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Posted by: OregonGuy 2018-02-12 13:07

#2 Kinesthetic tape. I don’t know if figure skating has the same rules as gymnastics, but for gymnasts a visible tattoo — or even nail polish — could result in a deduction back in the day. Probably still true, as I haven’t noticed anything bolder than face and hair glitter on the gymnastics girls.

Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-12 10:54

#1 [LOAD MORE] - so damn annoying, PJ Media...

Posted by: Raj 2018-02-12 09:41

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