- US figure skater Nathan Chen became the first person to land six quadruple jumps at the Winter Olympics during the men’s free skate event.
- The performance came after Chen faltered in his earlier Olympic appearances.
- On Twitter, former US Olympic figure skaters like Michelle Kwan and Scott Hamilton gushed over Chen’s jumps and historic performance.
Figure skater Nathan Chen got off to a rocky start at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, falling a handful of times during the team event and the men’s short program.
But during the men’s free skate, which aired Friday night in the US, he redeemed himself in a huge way: Chen became the first Olympian to land 6 quadruple jumps, or quads, in a single performance. He landed five of those jumps cleanly, slipping slightly on just one. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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