Jason Brown, the 2015 U.S. champion and fourth-place finisher at the 2015 World Championships, was left off U.S. Figure Skating’s three-man team for this spring’s World Championships in Boston.
In favor of Nathan Chen, a 16-year-old who is set to become the youngest U.S. man to compete at Worlds since 1965.
On Sunday, Chen became the first man to land four quads in a free skate at the U.S. Championships in St. Paul, Minn. But Chen, who landed six quads total over two programs, finished third behind Adam Rippon (who landed zero quads) and Max Aaron (who landed three).