Nathan Chen Set His Course for Olympic Gold At Age 11
Hanyu literally fell short of his goals to win a third straight Olympic title and to become the first man to land a quadruple axel in competition. Chen’s teammate,, took sixth without a quad, using his consummate artistry and execution of each element to wind up less than two points from fourth.“I was sort of watching what the other men were doing, and I had an idea of what I needed to accomplish,” Chen said.
To put Chen’s skating into perspective, I had called Lysacek and two other U.S. men who have won Olympic gold,“I believe no one will be able to replicate what Nathan has done and can do,” Hamilton said. “He is a one-of-a-kind talent that I’m grateful has comes into our world in my lifetime. Not being satisfied with the status quo, Nathan did everything possible to build his athleticism in a way no one else previously had.
“First, he has done the finest athletic performances by a man I ever have seen,” Jenkins said. “Second, they were coupled with very significant artistic performances. Look at his arms, his hands, his carriage. It is all very fluid, not exaggerated, and everything has a purpose.He was the final performer in the free skate. He could have played it safe and taken out a quad. That would have been out of character for a skater who always has dared the unprecedented.
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