USA’s Nathan Chen was the winner in the Men’s event at 2017 Bridgestone Skate America, while veteran skaters Adam Rippon (USA) and Sergei Voronov (RUS) finished second and third, respectively.
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“That was pretty rough, I’m not going to lie,” said the 2017 Four Continents champion. “I came in here with a lot more expectations in terms of what I was going to do. Obviously I wanted to hit the quads. I used a lot of energy on that first Lutz, and it was a little off in the six-minute warm up. I think I exerted too much energy there, and then it took me a little bit to recalculate. I didn’t calculate properly, so the rest of the program kind of went downhill from there. It’s a good experience. It’s a good thing to learn from and I’ll work hard for the next event.”
“What I love about competing is I love performing,” said Rippon. “I just wanted to put on a good performance, so I put that (fall) behind me. I focused on what I needed to do to have a good skate, and then I just pushed myself from there.”
“It was not easy,” the 30-year-old said. “I noticed that something had happened, there was a delay and I only can wish Daniel Samohin a quick recovery. It was a distraction, but I was able to deal with the difficulties and I’m looking forward to the Grand Prix Final.”
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