![]() ![]() The gold medal was also a redemption of sorts for Chen, who - despite being considered the best figure skater in the world right now - finished 5th and off the medal podium at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Watch and appear in the series I exec-produced called ‘From The Top’ for & /CVGy1MCGpsĬhen’s Elton John-themed routine scored a 332.60 points with the judges, well ahead of the 310.05 points from the silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. Nathan Chen’s free skate capitalized on every moment of 'Rocket Man,' with stand-out instances like a mid-air quad turn that perfectly punctuated the song’s build-up to the bridge. 0:00 / 5:35 Nathan Chen - 2022 US Nationals FS 'Rocketman' (fancam) sydthepasserby 478 subscribers Subscribe 2.6K Share 242K views 1 year ago Special Thanks to my friend who made this video. The 22-year-old Chen - who became only the second American male to win the figure skating men’s singles gold in 30 years - delivered a nearly flawless four-minute skate that featured reworked versions of John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Rocket Man,” and “Bennie and the Jets,” with the majority of Chen’s gold-worthy jumps and axels fittingly taking place during the “Rocket Man” portion of the routine.Īfter Chen won the gold, John himself tweeted, “Congratulations for winning Gold skating to Rocket Man in the free skate finals in Beijing.” (John also noted that Chen appeared in an Olympics series he produced, From the Top.) The Olympics are all about legends supporting legends, and that remains true at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. ![]() figure skater Nathan Chen won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics Thursday with a free skate routine soundtracked by a medley of Elton John’s music. Chen, 22, is a three-time world champion skater and world record holder competing on the American team, for which he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Games. Team USA’s Nathan Chen clinched a gold medal in men’s singles with a remarkable free skate at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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