Mirai Nagasu of the Colorado Avalanche ice girls clears the ice during a time out against the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center on Jan. 4, 2016 in Denver.
None of the current Colorado Avalanche players are participating in the Winter Olympics, but one former member of the organization made history in PyeongChong.
Mirai Nagasu helped the U.S. win a bronze medal in the figure skating team event on Monday. Nagasu was an .
Nagasu, 24, became the just the third American woman to land a triple axel in competition — and the first to do so in the Olympics.
Nagasu — who’s in her second Olympic Games — has another chance to medal when she competes for the women’s singles title.
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USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 12, 2018.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Team Event Ladies Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Team Event Ladies Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Team Event Ladies Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.
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USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 12, 2018.
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USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 12, 2018.
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USA's Mirai Nagasu (front L) reacts after competing in the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 12, 2018.
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(L-R) Bronze medalists Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu and Bradie Tennell of Team United States celebrate during the medal ceremony after the Figure Skating Team Event at Medal Plaza on Feb. 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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(L-R) Bronze medalists Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Chris Knierim, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States stand on the podium during the victory ceremony following the Figure Skating Team Event on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 12, 2018.
She’s not the only one with Avs ties at the Games. While the NHL chose to pass on allowing its current players to participate in the Olympics, a number of former players are playing for their countries in hockey, including Rene Bourque, Stefan Elliot, Cody Goloubef, Ryan Stoa, Karl Stollery and Wojtek Wolski.
