.nathanwchen is likely to skate in both the team event and the men's individual competition.
today, he's almost certain to be chosen to skate either the short program or free skate. However, the rules of the team event allow each country to swap out skaters in two of the four disciplines after the first round of competition. Typically, countries with a deep bench will select two skaters from the team's strongest disciplines in order to avoid exhausting the athletes with the best chance of winning individual medals.
Because Chen is an individual medal contender, it's likely he will skate one but not both segments of the team event. The official rosters won't be named until closer to the event, but keep an eye on both programs to avoid missing an opportunity to watch him skate.Saturday, Feb. 5, at 10:50 p.m. ET Of course, all eyes are on Chen for the men's individual event as well, in which he's a gold-medal favorite. All skaters will compete in the short program, then the top 24 will advance to the free skate.Individual event, men's free skate:You'll have a variety of options for watching the 2022 Olympics, including
. Many of the figure-skating events are scheduled to take place during prime time in the US, so there's a good chance American viewers will be able to watch the sport live on TV as well.
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