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Who to watch at Skate America

By Amy Rosewater
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, October 24, 2008

Three years ago, the one person who didn't suspect that Mirai Nagasu would one day be a U.S. figure skating champion was none other than Mirai Nagasu. Three years ago, a lifetime in the world of a 15-year-old, Nagasu was competing in the novice ranks. She didn't even make it out of the regional-level ranks of competition, the lowest rung on the ladder to the national championships. This weekend, however, at figure skating's opening event, Skate America in Everett, Wash., Nagasu will be one o ...

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