Team USA star Nathan Chen wins gold in the men’s figure skating to complete his stunning Olympics redemption four years on from his Pyeongchang meltdown
- Nathan Chen wins gold in the men’s figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Chen achieved a spectacular redemption arc following his meltdown in 2018
- The 22-year-old adds Olympic gold just days on from his world record run
American Nathan Chen achieved a spectacular redemption when he claimed the men’s figure skating title in dazzling fashion at the Beijing Olympics, completing a four-year journey to the exhilarating tunes of Elton John on Thursday.
The 22-year-old, who left empty-handed after a meltdown in Pyeongchang in 2018, stood by the edge of the rink to soak up the atmosphere during warm-up and then skated carefreely to ‘Rocket Man’ to add to his world record in the short programme for a total of 332.60.
Wearing an orange and purple top decorated with stars in space in a nod to his medley of Elton John songs, Chen displayed power, grace and precision, effortlessly landing his quadruple jumps as he triggered some rare cheering from a usually near-silent crowd.
Team USA star Nathan Chen wins gold in the men’s figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics
The 22-year-old adds gold to his world record in the short programme for a total of 332.60
Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama (310.05) was a distant second and fellow Japanese Shoma Uno (293.00) ended up third, ending up with no possible regrets after ‘Rocket Chen’ landed his fourth quadruple jump.
Yuzuru Hanyu, who was hoping to win the event for the third time in a row, finished fourth on 283.21 after the Japanese great dropped out of title contention in the short programme.
Source : dailymail
