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TexasTowelie

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Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:25 AM Feb 2022

Olympics: Mens Figure Skating Results

Nathan Chen wins men's figure skating gold medal at Beijing Olympics


Nathan Chen had to wait four long years for his Olympic redemption, but on Thursday in Beijing, he left nothing to chance and won the first gold medal of his already storied career.

For just over four minutes at Capital Indoor Stadium during Thursday's free skate, which was set to a medley of music from the Elton John biopic "Rocketman," Chen -- the final skater to take the ice -- dazzled with his combination of poise and precision, landing all five of his quadruple jumps and finishing his performance with an emphatic finger point toward the crowd.

Chen later said he knew in that moment he had likely secured the top spot on the podium.

"After I finished the last jump, I thought I was pretty much close [to guaranteeing gold]," Chen said in an interview on NBC. "I was keeping track of what was going on, so I kind of had an idea ... Overall [I was] just so happy."

Read more: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33257308/nathan-chen-wins-men-figure-skating-gold-medal-beijing-olympics

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Olympics: Mens Figure Skating Results (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2022 OP
Beautiful performances, ones for the ages! lark Feb 2022 #1
Chen certainly owned the ice. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #2

lark

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1. Beautiful performances, ones for the ages!
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:52 AM
Feb 2022

I have so enjoyed watching Nathan Chen this Olympics, he is a STAR!

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