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The 22-year-old skater won with a total of 328.01 points, after winning the free skate (212.62 pts), to the sound of an Elton John medley on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee.
The day before, to the tune of Bohemian Charles Aznavour, he had been particularly impressive by beating his personal best in the free with 115.39 points.
This time it was less brilliant, since he fell twice, after a quadruple jump at the start of the program, and at the end while he was performing frenzied dance steps.
What reminds us that even a champion of his caliber is not immune to road accidents, although he was still above the competition.
This is what happened at the start of the season at Skate America, where he finished 3e after having been unbeatable in this competition since 2017, before quickly recovering by winning the Skate Canada.
“These championships have been very pleasant. The crowd was incredible. It was a good time, ”commented hot the American, who beat on the podium the young prospect of 17 years Ilia Malinin (302.48 pts) and Vincent Zhou, his runner-up in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
“The competition was really tough. I am happy to be part of this generation, ”indirectly paid tribute to them Chen, who must now formally be selected by the appropriate American committee, although there is no room for doubt.
In Beijing (February 4-20), he will be aiming for nothing but gold, four years after placing 5e in PyeongChang.
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The 22-year-old skater won with a total of 328.01 points, after winning the free skate (212.62 pts), to the sound of an Elton John medley on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee.
The day before, to the tune of Bohemian Charles Aznavour, he had been particularly impressive by beating his personal best in the free with 115.39 points.
This time it was less brilliant, since he fell twice, after a quadruple jump at the start of the program, and at the end while he was performing frenzied dance steps.
What reminds us that even a champion of his caliber is not immune to road accidents, although he was still above the competition.
This is what happened at the start of the season at Skate America, where he finished 3e after having been unbeatable in this competition since 2017, before quickly recovering by winning the Skate Canada.
“These championships have been very pleasant. The crowd was incredible. It was a good time, ”commented hot the American, who beat on the podium the young prospect of 17 years Ilia Malinin (302.48 pts) and Vincent Zhou, his runner-up in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
“The competition was really tough. I am happy to be part of this generation, ”indirectly paid tribute to them Chen, who must now formally be selected by the appropriate American committee, although there is no room for doubt.
In Beijing (February 4-20), he will be aiming for nothing but gold, four years after placing 5e in PyeongChang.
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