Mariah Bell set to become oldest U.S. Olympic women's singles figure skater since 1928
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The U.S. Women's Figure Skating Team announced its lineup for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing on Saturday. One of the skaters, 25-year-old Mariah Bell, will become the oldest woman to compete on the U.S. women's skating team in 94 years, according to the Olympics.
"Age is literally a number," Bell told NBC Sports' Andrea Joyce on Saturday when it was announced she had secured a spot on Team USA for the Beijing Games. "It means nothing. If you have a dream, there is no limit on the time you have to achieve that dream, for sure."
The skater also made history on Friday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, becoming the oldest woman to win a national title since skater Beatrix Loughran did it at age 26 in 1927, the Olympics reported. This was Bell's ninth appearance at the championships and her first title. She finished with an overall score of 216.25.
