History was made in PyeongChang in all sorts of ways, but the U.S. figure skaters put their name in the books at these Winter Games.
Here’s a look at all the ways figure skaters from Team USA pushed the sport forward in 2018.
Nathan Chen lands first-ever quad flip at the Winter Olympics
Nathan Chen is the first skater to hit five clean quads in a free skate at the Olympics
Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim are the first U.S. pair to complete a quad twist on Olympic ice
Vincent Zhou hits the first-ever quad Lutz at the Winter Olympics
Mirai Nagasu is the first U.S. woman to do a triple Axel at the Olympics
Maia and Alex Shibutani are the first skaters of Asian descent to win an Olympic ice dance medal
Adam Rippon wins a team bronze medal as one of the first openly gay Winter Olympians
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