Skating to Elton John’s “Rocketman” during the free skate portion of the Olympic men’s singles competition, Salt Lake City figure skater Nathan Chen entered another stratosphere — and won a gold medal.
Nathan Chen performs his routine in the figure skating men’s free skate program at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Chen won the gold medal.Skating to Elton John’s “Rocketman” during the free skate portion of the Olympic men’s singles competition, Nathan Chen entered another stratosphere.
“Right at takeoff for the Salchow, on the curve, there was a hole,” he said in his post-event interview Tuesday. “It wasn’t even a jump, really. My form was good, my rhythm felt right and I think you saw that in my other jumps.” “The Olympics are why I do what I do,” he told The Salt Lake Tribune in January. “Why I train every single day. Why I spend so much of my life trying to improve. It’s for these opportunities, the Olympics.”
He’ll be bringing his mom two shiny souvenirs from this trip, at least one of which will be gold. He also skated the short program in the team event to help Team USA claim silver. However, that medal has not yet been awarded to the team after “a legal issue” arose with the winning team from Russia.
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