Nathan Chen performed his individual short program to perfection at Beijing2022.
, scoring a stunning 113.97. That was enough to top the standings, yes, but it also set a brand new short-program world record, beating Yuzuru Hanyu's previous top mark of 111.82. Safe to say Chen is rewriting his own narrative, one routine at a time., and glided through his choreographic sequences, looking like his usual unflappable self. But when he hit the final pose, he knew he'd done something special.
With the short programs now over, Chen has a cushion of more than five points over the second-place skater, Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. Sitting in third is the defending silver medalist, Shoma Uno, also of Japan, while American Jason Brown is in sixth after posting his own career-best short program.
. With the free skate still to go, Chen will look to continue his inspiring run in Beijing and bring home the medal that eluded him in PyeongChang.
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