Helene Elliott: Nathan Chen shows his graceful power with personal-best score at Olympics
BEIJING — Nathan Chen allowed himself a small laugh, a rare indulgence that was four years in the making. Having banished the dread that strangled him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and contributed to his glaring missteps in the short program phase of both the team and individual events, Chen was at his powerful, expressive best on Friday during his short program in the team event in ...
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Feb 04, 2022
3 minutes
BEIJING — Nathan Chen allowed himself a small laugh, a rare indulgence that was four years in the making.
Having banished the dread that strangled him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and contributed to his glaring missteps in the short program phase of both the team and individual events, Chen was at his powerful, expressive best on Friday during his short program in the team event in Beijing. He was light but made a weighty statement by cleanly landing two quadruple jumps and compiling a personal-best score
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