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Opinion: US team counting on Karen Chen to stay close to Russia with her short program

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BEIJING – Karen Chen doesn’t need to be spectacular when she skates in the figure skating team competition Sunday morning, she just needs to be steady. But spectacular wouldn’t be bad.

With the United States holding a surprising lead after the first day of the figure skating team competition, Chen will be the first American on the ice Day 2, competing in the women’s short program. Her goal is to stay as close as she possibly can to the woman Russia chooses to compete in the team short program. Whoever Russia selects will be expected to win this portion of the competition.