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What's that mark on figure skater Mirai Nagasu's leg?

Mystery solved.
USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the women's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 23, 2018. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

In between Lutzes and toe loops, you may have noticed an unusual mark on the inside of U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu's leg during her skating performances.

USA's Mirai Nagasu competes in the women's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 23, 2018. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

What was it exactly? A bruise? A USA tattoo? Twitter wondered about the mark during her team and short programs, and again during her Thursday night free skate.

Mirai Nagasu of the United States falls while competing during the Ladies Single Skating Short Program on day twelve of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 21, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.

The real answer? It's just kinesiology athletic tape, according to maker KT Tape. Athletes use it to help recover from injuries.

The company claims its product lifts the skin to decrease inflammation and swelling caused by lymphatic fluid. It would make for a cool tattoo, though.

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