Only three quadruple jumps for Nathan Chen this week, yet the U.S. champion still made some personal history.
The 18-year-old phenom landed his first quad loop in competition, giving him a full array of the five different four-revolution jumps minus the one quad no man can land — the Axel.
Chen isn’t ready to unleash them all in one competition yet, though. He landed a quad flip and quad Lutz in addition to the loop between two programs at the U.S. International Classic in Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday.
Chen won his Olympic season debut at the rink where he began skating as a toddler.