BEIJING — So far, so good for Nathan Chen and the U.S. Olympic figure skating team.
The reigning three-time world champion skated a calm, clean short program Friday to give the Americans an early lead after the first event of the team competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Chen, 22, landed both of his quads and a triple axel en route to a season-best score of 111.71. He donned a simple black sport coat while skating to a rendition of "La Boheme" by Charles Aznavour.
The performance drew loud cheers from the rest of Team USA's skaters, perched at the end of the rink.