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Nathan Chen

It was a pretty chill, relaxed performance:cool:

All that bunching fabric and zipper trouble in the k&c - very cute though:luv17:
 
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/world-team-trophy-day1-kihira-chen-uno/

Chen received a warm reception as he took to the ice, and he lived up to his status as the number one skater on the planet.

The 19-year-old had toned down the technical elements from Saitama with just one quad in his routine.

But his elements - an opening triple Axel followed by a quad toeloop and a triple Lutz into triple toeloop combination - were all performed cleanly.

And his score of 101.95 was enough for first place and maximum points for the USA which sent them to the top of the leaderboard.
 
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports...ht-lead-japan-world-team-trophy/#.XK_-7RYRXDt

“It’s so different from worlds, but I’m still in pretty good condition,” Chen stated, when asked about his motivation level for the event. “Knowing that worlds was the peak of the season, I just want to give my body a little bit of time to recover so I can start fresh from next season and start offseason training.”

Chen’s first trip to Japan came back in 2013 for the Junior Grand Prix Final here, where he took the bronze medal in the event won by China’s Jin Boyang.

“It’s crazy to think of how things have changed and progressed over the course of five years,” Chen commented. “From the second year I was in the Junior Grand Prix circuit until now, it’s awesome. I was competing against Shoma at that time, and Vincent before that in the U.S. It’s amazing to see these athletes who came up with me be dominant in the field in 2019.”
 
I'm now reading some people reporting 4F and not 4S in the runthru. Not clear which one he will attempt.
 
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