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American figure skater Nathan Chen wins gold medal in Beijing

Annice Lyn/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- Nathan Chen has his Olympic gold medal. The 22-year-old took the win in the men's singles event, rebounding from his disappointing 2018 Pyeongchang performance for a triumphant comeback. The reigning world champion scored a 218.63 in his free skate and 332.60 overall. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama stumbled on a quad loop, eliminating any chance of winning, but did hold on for silver. Fellow Japanese skater Shoma Uno had a stumble of his own, on a quad flip, ...

<p>It will be Shaun White's swan song Friday in Beijing. The 35-year-old star snowboarder will compete for the <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/shaun-white-three-time-olympic-gold-medalist-to-retire-after-beijing-games/SLSnJQIe8eIO/" target=_self>final time in the halfpipe</a>, looking to add on more gold to his collection. </p><p></p><p>Nicknamed "The Flying Tomato," White already holds the record for the most O...

Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.

Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.

Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.

BEIJING--Yuzuru Hanyu, widely regarded as one of the best male figure skaters of all time, found himself wondering if he had fallen out of favor with the ice after a rare mistake on Tuesday.

Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.

Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.

American figure skater Nathan Chen shattered the world record during his short program at the Beijing Olympics.