Among the first competitions in Beijing on Sunday is women’s figure skating, which kicks off with the short program in the team event. Karen Chen, the American skater who missed out on an Olympic bronze in 2018 when she wasn’t chosen to represent the United States in the team competition, is now getting her chance to medal in that event.
Chen, who nearly quit the sport after finishing 11th in the singles competition at the last Olympics, will undoubtedly feel pressure to perform better than ever as one of the 10 women competing in the short program (9:30 a.