Five figure skating storylines at the halfway point of the Grand Prix season …
1. Nathan Chen can win gold, but which men will join him on the U.S. Olympic team?
The 18-year-old wunderkind has the second-highest score of all men among the first three of six Grand Prix events, trailing only world silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan (scroll for full standings). Chen should qualify for December’s six-man Grand Prix Final with a top-three finish at Skate America on Thanksgiving weekend.
Perhaps a bit surprisingly, there’s a great chance for another U.