After winning gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Nathan Chen has withdrawn from the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships because of an injury, U.S. Figure Skating announced Wednesday.
"I am disappointed to have to withdraw from Worlds," Chen said in a statement. "I have been training for this competition since returning from Beijing. I have a nagging injury that I've been dealing with, and I don’t want to risk further injury by practicing and competing next week."
The championships are set to begin on March 21 in Montpellier, France.
The American would have been a favorite in the men's singles competition after adding Olympic gold to a resume that also includes world titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021.