After stumbling in the team event on Sunday, U.S. figure skating still has a chance at a medal But the performance revealed their true feelings about the team competition, writes stephapstein
BEIJING — Realistically, Team USA wasn’t going to win gold in the team figure skating event. Sunday’s frustrating performance just made that clear.
“I'm definitely disappointed,” said Chen after she fell on a triple toe loop, typically a reliable jump for her, and finished fifth. Zhou gave his performance a B-minus, perhaps a generous grade given that he bailed on a quadruple jump attempt and finished third. “It wasn’t a lights-out skate, obviously,” he said. “But it wasn’t a disaster. I’m better-trained than to let a disaster happen.”He added that he thought it was “a little harsh” to suggest that he and Chen failed to come through.
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