Nathan Chen of the U.S. falls while performing in the men's short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Nathan Chen of the U.S. falls while performing in the men's short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: Bernat Armangue/Associated PressGANGNEUNG, South Korea—Nathan Chen, the great American hope for figure skating gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, performed a disastrous short program that all but ended his hopes of any medal here. Defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan landed a quadruple salchow, triple axel and quadruple toe loop, triple toe loop combination in a program set to Chopin to score 111.68 points immediately before Chen skated. He also said he had put behind him a meltdown in the short program of the team event, in which the U.S. still won a bronze medal.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 16, 2018 06:18 UTC