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Kiss and Cry Chronicles: Team USA bronze is social media gold

BySarabeth Pollock|
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Bronze medalists Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani, Chris Knierim, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon and Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Figure Skating Team Event at Medal Plaza on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Bronze medalists Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani, Chris Knierim, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon and Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Figure Skating Team Event at Medal Plaza on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Team USA won the bronze medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics and that was cause for celebration across social media.

Team USA took home the bronze medal in the team figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics team competition was a huge accomplishment for Team USA and a great way to start the Games. Needless to say, this win led to lots of celebrations across the US Figure Skating team.

It’s fair to say that the 2018 Pyeongchang Games will be the most social games thus far, with athletes from all over the world taking to their social media accounts to give fans an inside look at what it’s like to be an Olympian.

Lucky for us, that also means we get an inside look at what happens after medals are handed out.

An Axel Rose

Not surprisingly, a lot of attention was on Mirai Nagasu after the figure skater landed a triple axel during her women’s team free skate routine. It was historic, and those of us who saw it feel a little bit closer to the Olympics because we can point at Nagasu and say that we witnessed history.

Nagasu engaged with her fans after her routing in the free skate and after the team won the bronze medal. One of those fans includes Saturday Night Live’s Leslie Jones, whom Nagasu clearly wants to run into during her stay in South Korea, and another knows a lot about podiums and intense competition:

There was also a lot of speculation floating around the Twitterverse about Nagasu’s leg, namely that she was either wearing a piece of therapeutic tape, or she might actually have a USA tattoo on her inner thigh. Thankfully, we finally know the truth:

However, Nagasu’s normally shy parents might have eclipsed all of the night’s excitement after Twitter learned that they created an “Olympics Roll” at their Southern California restaurant in honor of their daughter:

Behind The Scenes

The ice dance team of the Shib Sibs, Maia and Alex Shibutani, were very active on their social media accounts, giving fans at home a behind the scenes look at Team USA:

https://twitter.com/MaiaShibutani/status/962994224135196673

Historic Night All Around

Next: Best Olympian from each state

Next up for Team USA is the start of the pairs competition, beginning with the short program, which kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC. Once again Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim will represent Team USA in all pairs’ events.

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