No one will be talking about Nathan Chen’s 2018 Olympic struggles again.
Instead, it’s all about his gold medal in 2022 at the Beijing Olympics.
Chen followed an awe-inspiring, world-record short program with a 218.63-point free skate on Wednesday. The Quad King nailed five quadruple jumps in an Elton John-themed program and bested the field by over 22 points.
How do you come back from a disastrous Olympics to do this?
“Just recognizing that within the course of my skating career, I only have a very limited amount of time on the ice and in competition, and especially at the Olympics,” Chen said last week, per USA TODAY Sports. “So if I can’t enjoy it, then what’s the point in doing it?”
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