Nathan Chen captured his sixth men’s title at the US Figure Skating Championships by winning Sunday’s free skate final
WASHINGTON: Three-time world champion Nathan Chen, a top contender for Beijing Olympic gold, won his sixth consecutive men’s crown at the US Figure Skating Championships by capturing Sunday’s free skate final.
Chen scored 328.01 total points to take the overall victory after winning the free skate with 212.62 and setting a meet record with 115.39 points in Saturday’s short program at Nashville, Tennessee.
“This was a really fun championships,” Chen said. “The crowd was amazing. This was a great time.”
Ilia Malinin, a 17-year-old prodigy who delivered four quadruple jumps, was second overall on 302.48 after scoring 199.02 to finish second in the free skate.
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