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- Nathan Chen needed a huge performance in the free skate of the men’s single figure skating event and he delivered.
- Chen became the “Quad King” when he landed six quadruple jumps, the first in Olympic history.
- His score left him in first place, and was just what he needed to have a shot at a medal.
Nathan Chen made history on Saturday at the Winter Olympics, becoming the first figure skater to ever land six quadruple jumps in a single routine.
Chen overcame dissapointing performances in both the team competition and the opening short program. The US squad was able to overcome Chen’s performance in the team competition and still land a bronze medal. But in the men’s single skating, he was 17th after the short program and seemed out of medal contention following the short program.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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