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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, but earned bronze. Yuzuru Hanyu, the two-time defending gold medalist, shockingly bailed on his firs...

<p>It will be Shaun White&#x27;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 &quot;The Flying Tomato,&quot; White already holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. He made his Olympic debut at the 2006 Turin Games, where he won...

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.