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American figure skater Mirai Nagasu<\/strong> has revealed how she copes with her period during a competition.<\/p>\n During the Olympics, the athlete who won a bronze medal in the team event but flopped big time in the individual competition, finishing tenth, gave a reporter a big TMI moment!<\/p>\n Nagasu, 24, didn\u2019t blame her poor performance last week on her time of the month, as she revealed to Cosmopolitan<\/em><\/a> that she didn\u2019t get her period during the Games.<\/p>\n It arrived while she was on her way to PeyongChang, South Korea, she disclosed.<\/p>\n PHOTOS: Olympic Gymnast\u2019s Secret Plastic Surgery? Top Docs Believe McKayla Maroney Likely Got Boob Job, Fillers & More<\/a><\/p>\n The veteran ice skater added<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s really not that big of a deal. You just stick a tampon up there.\u201d<\/p>\n Nagasu became the first American female figure skater to land a triple axel at the Olympics earlier this month during the team event.<\/p>\n Later, she got very candid later about being a female athlete, noting, \u201cPeriods can induce cramps for me, which I find exercise helps [alleviate].\u201d<\/p>\n The ice queen said In order to prevent or contain leaks she wears panty liners for an extra layer of protection \u201cto protect your underwear.\u201d<\/p>\n PHOTOS: Usain Bolt Cheating Scandal: Olympian Caught In Bed With Another Woman!<\/a><\/p>\n What happens if she leaks on the ice? Mirai said, \u201cYou just have to pretend like it never happened.\u201d<\/p>\n Nagasu has experienced the highs and lows of the Olympics, thrilling fans in the team competition but falling far short in the individual event in which all three U.S. women failed to win a medal<\/a>. Bradie Tennell and Karen Chen also did poorly as Russian Alina Zagitova, 15, took the gold.<\/p>\n Nagasu startled a Sports Illustrated<\/em><\/a> reporter by shrugging afterwards, \u201cI enjoyed myself, and I thought of this as my audition for Dancing With the Stars.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to be on Dancing With the Stars because I want to be a star,\u201d Nagasu declared.<\/p>\n PHOTOS: Gabby Douglas SLAMMED For Bad Attitude At Olympics \u2013 Is She Jealous Of Her Teammates?<\/a><\/p>\n The figure skater, who aborted her triple axel in a humiliating free skate mistake, \u201cfluttered through the interview like a butterfly at a funeral, oblivious to everything happening around her,\u201d the SI journalist wrote. \u201cBizarre only begins to describe it.<\/p>\n She even took shots at other skaters, though it was unclear if she even realized she was doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n Nagasu, who went to the Olympics after fellow U.S. skater Ashley Wagner<\/strong> didn\u2019t make the team<\/a>, claimed losing the individual event didn\u2019t bother her.<\/p>\n \u201cI saved the team event, with [fellow U.S. skater] Adam<\/strong> [Rippon<\/strong>] and the Shibutanis [ice dance team],\u201d Nagasu said. \u201cWe were about to lose our medals. So today I put my [bronze] medal in my pocket. Here she is! And I said, \u2018Mirai, you\u2019ve done your job already. This is all just icing.'\u201d<\/p>\n