Did Nathan Chen win the gold?
Chen turned in a dominant performance, landing all of his quads during a program set to Elton John’s film score for Rocketman, to win his long-sought Olympic gold medal Thursday morning in Beijing with a score of 218.63 in the Free Skate, giving him a total of 332.60, just three points shy of his own world record.
Who is Nathan Chen’s coach?
Rafael Arutunian
His coach, Rafael Arutunian, recalled Chen and his mother, Hetty Wang, driving every few months from Salt Lake City to southern California for lessons with him at the start of their working relationship 11 years ago.
Who won the men’s gold medal in figure skating 2022?
Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen captures Olympic figure skating gold, becoming seventh American man to win title. The three-time world champion added Olympic gold to his glistening CV with a triumphant skate on Thursday (10 February) at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Two-time champion Hanyu Yuzuru finished fourth.
What do Nathan Chens parents do?
Zhidong ChenHetty Wang
Nathan Chen/Parents
Is Karen Chen still skating?
After taking two years off to focus on skating, Chen plans to return to Cornell for fall 2022. “I’m super excited about [coming back],” she said. “It will be such a change of pace from what I’ve been doing the past two years, but I’m really excited to embark on that journey.”
Why wasn t Yuzuru Hanyu in the 2022 Olympics?
The Japan Skating Federation says the two-time Olympic champion has not recovered from an ankle sprain the skater sustained during Beijing 2022.
What part of China are Nathan Chen’s parents from?
Nathan Chen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Chinese immigrant parents, Zhidong Chen and Hetty Wang, who originated from Laibin, Guangxi, and Beijing respectively. Chen’s father is a research scientist and his mother is a medical translator.
Who won the 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medal?
Highlights from the ice dance performances of Canada’s Teesa Virtue and Scott Moir as they win the gold medal in the figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Who won the 2002 Winter Olympics short tack speed skating?
Australia’s Steven Bradbury achieves an unexpected gold medal in the short tack speed skating event, taking advantage of a mistake causing his fellow finalists to fall at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
What happened to Nancy Oksana at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
Oksana’s Gold Metal Performance at the 1994 winter Olympics. Nancy thought she had skated the best performance of the night but a few minutes later the raining world champion came on to skate. She had a few Double footed landings but later changed the end of the program adding a triple that she thought would help her.