OlympicTalk · Mar 27, 2021
Nathan Chen overtakes Yuzuru Hanyu for world title with five quads
American Nathan Chen rallied past Japanese megastar Yuzuru Hanyu for the figure skating world title with a masterful five-quadruple jump free skate in Stockholm on Saturday.
Chen, undefeated since placing fifth at the 2018 Olympics, cemented his favorite status for the 2022 Winter Games by overcoming an 8.13-point deficit from Thursday’s short program.
He totaled 320.88 points to prevail by 29.11 over another skater from Japan, 17-year-old Yuma Kagiyama, becoming the second man to three-peat as world champion in the last 20 years (after Canadian Patrick Chan).
Hanyu took bronze, another 2.59 back, after topping the short program.
Kagiyama became the youngest men’s singles medalist in a decade.