Nathan Chen won the men's single in the US figure skating championship for the sixth consecutive time and was selected as the American representative of the Beijing Olympics.
At the Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu, who is aiming for the third straight victory in this event, is expected to become a strong rival of the Japanese.
Chen took part in the US Championships in Nashville, Tennessee, in the south of the United States, which also served as a representative for the Beijing Olympics, and took the lead with a high score of 115.39 in the short program in the first half of the men's single on the 8th.
On the 9th, he faced the free in the second half, and Chen fell with a quad flip and made a mistake in the step, but he succeeded in the remaining four quad jumps and marked 212.62 in free, totaling 328.01, and won the tournament for the sixth consecutive time. Played.
After the Games, he was selected to represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics and decided to participate in the second Olympic Games in a row.
The 22-year-old Chen finished in 5th place at the last Pyeongchang Olympics due to a mistake in the short program, but since then he has won the world championship for the third consecutive time and is aiming for the third consecutive Olympic title at the Beijing Olympics next month. It is expected to become a strong rival for Japanese players, including athletes.