Figure skating’s “Quad King” Nathan Chen made history by scoring a world-record 113.97 points in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Winter Olympics. For gold medal contention, Mr. Chen will need to defend his lead in Thursday’s free skate.
USA's Nathan Chen delivered a flawless performance to set a world record and lay down a marker in the men's figure skating short program. Elsewhere, there was joy for the hosts and an unprecedented Austrian hat-trick.
Majestic and composed, Chen exulted at the end — shaking off his terrible short performance four years ago at the Pyeongchang Olympics and setting him up to win gold after Thursday's free skate.
Nathan Chen banished the memories of Pyeongchang with a record-breaking short program routine to put himself in control of the men’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics
Nathan Chen completed his four-year journey toward an elusive Olympic gold medal Thursday, following his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate that earned him a standing ovation from supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium.
With a nearly perfect free skate on the heels of a record-setting short program, 22-year-old Nathan Chen walked away with the gold medal at the Beijing Games on Thursday (Wednesday night Pacific time)
American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal in Beijing, with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men's single skating competition.
Chen, a three-time world champion, performed his free skate routine to a medley of songs from the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” and won the event with a total score of 332 points.
Nathan Chen demolished the opposition to win Olympic figure skating gold in Beijing on Thursday, easily beating defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who fell twice and finished fourth.
Nathan Chen completed his four-year journey toward an elusive Olympic gold medal Thursday, following his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate that earned him a standing ovation from supporters inside historic Capital Indoor Stadium.
After a world-record-setting short program earlier in the week, Nathan Chen of Team USA clinched a gold medal on Thursday with an almost perfect free skate. Taking the podium in Beijing marks a long-awaited comeback moment for Mr. Chen.
He became the first American figure skating champion since Evan Lysacek in 2010 and capped one of the most dominant four-year runs in the history of the sport.
