Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 23, 2019
Utahn Nathan Chen leads after short program at figure skating worlds
(AP Photo/Andy Wong)Nathan Chen from the U.S. performs his men's free skating routine during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Chen won the gold medal. Saitama, Japan • Defending champion Nathan Chen upstaged two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu to lead the short program at the figure skating world championships on Thursday.
Skating to "Caravan" by Duke Ellington, Chen performed a lively program that featured a triple axel, a quad lutz, and a quad toeloop-triple toeloop combination for a season-best score of 107.40 points.