American figure skater Nathan Chen shattered the world record during his short program at the Beijing2022 Olympics
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He left the crazy — the downright stunning — on the ice of Beijing's historic Capital Indoor Stadium. “I was just elated,” said Chen, who helped the U.S. win team silver earlier this week. “At the last Olympics, both of the short programs didn't go the way I wanted. To finally get an opportunity to skate the programs I wanted feels really good.”
“I feel really shocked,” said Hanyu, adding his skate may have hit a hole in the ice, “but I have one more chance.” The short program he nailed in Beijing, with a base value of 36.27 points, was the hardest ever tried in competition. But just when it appeared that Kagiyama and Uno had surpassed him, the 27-year-old Hanyu showed up at the Japanese championships in December and regained his crown, and his long-awaited showdown with Chen was on for Beijing.The preternaturally poised Hanyu, skating well before Chen, was seconds into his program when he set up for the first of two planned quads.
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