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Chen makes up for 2018 disappointment by landing figure skating gold
Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, February 10, 2022, in Beijing
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NATHAN CHEN zoomed to Olympic redemption to the strains of “Rocket Man” in Beijing today, thrusting clear of his rivals with a dazzling five-quad show in the men’s free skate.
“I never really felt I would be able to make it this far in my career,” said the 22-year-old Chen, who had entered the Pyeongchang Games four years ago as a teenage phenomenon, only to fluff his medal chances with a series of falls in the short programme.
“Of course, I’d always dreamed about making the Olympics and winning the Olympics, but I’d always thought: ‘That’s hard, I don’t know if I can make that happen’.”
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