Nathan Chen edges Yuzuru Hanyu in short program at the figure skating World Team Trophy
OSAKA, Japan Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men s short program at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Thursday.
Chen, 21, winner of the past five U.S. titles, opened with a quadruple flip and added a triple axel and a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination for a total of 109.65 points.
Local favorite Hanyu of Japan landed a quadruple salchow, a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination and a triple axel for 107.12 points.
Jason Brown of the United States landed all his jumps and finished third with 94.86 points.
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