Quotes from the Pyeongchang Winter Games on day three

Figure Skating – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Team Event Women's Single Skating Free Skating competition final – Gangneung Ice Arena - Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. competes. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

(Reuters) - Following are some memorable quotes from the Pyeongchang Olympics on Monday:

"Four years ago when I was left off the team, I wanted to make another Olympic team, and I knew I would really have to be something special. So to become the first to land a triple axel at the Olympic Games is historical, and no one can take that away from me." - Mirai Nagasu reacts to becoming the first American woman figure skater to land a triple axel jump in Olympic competition.

Biathlon – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Men’s 12,5 km Pursuit Final – Alpensia Biathlon Centre - Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden competes. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

"I'm still looking up to the big screen to see the result. I'll wait until my medal then I will realise it." - Swedish biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson after his silver medal in the men's 12.5km pursuit

Gold medallist Jamie Anderson of the U.S. during the flower ceremony following the Women's Snowboarding Slopestyle Finals. REUTERS/Issei Kato

"Today I was listening to some old-school hip-hop, Dr Dre. 'Next Episode', 'What's the Difference' and 'Still D.R.E'. I was laughing at myself because literally that album is from 2001, but I love the beats, it just gets me in the zone, makes me want to dance, makes me like, enjoy it. Music is power and I love it." - U.S slopestyle gold medallist Jamie Anderson on the music that gets her going at the Games

"They help me a lot, 22 family members are here to cheer and stand with me during my last Olympics. It's incredible to have them all here." - Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust on home support after she won a gold medal in the woman's 1500m event.

Speed Skating – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s 1500m competition finals – Gangneung Oval - Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands in action. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

"In this competition there were some weird calls by the technical specialist so I don't know exactly what they have seen... We're going to try to maybe talk to someone to explain to us why we got such mediocre score." - Italian Luca Lanotte after the free dance programme in the figure skating team event

Figure Skating – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Team Event Ice Dance Free Dance competition final – Gangneung Ice Arena - Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy compete. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

"Here we have such a warm support, it is like you are sitting with a blanket around you and a cup of hot tea." - Russian figure skater Ekaterina Bobrova feels at home in the Gangneung Ice Arena

"It took quite a while to find some sleep. We had a long evening, a small sit-in, it was nice. I drank my beer, just one, no hangover." - German biathlete Arnd Peiffer on his preparation on Sunday ahead of his victory in the sprint

Figure Skating – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Team Event Ice Dance Free Dance competition final – Gangneung Ice Arena - Gangneung, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, Olympic athletes from Russia, compete. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

(Compiled by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

Biathlon – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Men’s 12,5 km Pursuit Final – Alpensia Biathlon Centre - Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 12, 2018 - Arnd Peiffer of Germany finishes. REUTERS/Toby Melville