U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport.
Nathan Chen of the United States displays his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's free skate figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. , U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen said he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport.
The spectacular Thursday performance to an Elton John medley started with an understated snippet of “Yellow Brick Road," veered to the classic rock and pop hit “Rocket Man," then turned to an electrifying “Bennie and the Jets” remix by the singer Pink and rapper Logic. “I personally am really lucky to have had the opportunity to get a medal here already. I do really hope that the rest of my teammates will be able to get a medal,” Chen said. “I hope that at least before we leave, we’ll be able to get it.”“I will think about it a little bit and talk to everyone else on my team and see what their feelings are and then kind of go from there,” Chen said.
It’s not uncommon for figure skaters to skip the world championships in an Olympic year, choosing to take a break from a long grind that begins early in the fall and continues with the Grand Prix season rather than continuing to train.
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