Yuzuru Hanyu Wins Figure Skating Gold Medal<br />With nothing to lose after finishing a disastrous 17th in the short program, Chen became the first Olympian to land five quadruple jumps cleanly in a routine<br />and actually attempted six, but put his hands to the ice on a quad flip.<br />Chen became the first Olympian to land five quadruple jumps cleanly in a routine<br />and actually attempted six, but put his hands to the ice on the quad flip.<br />He made the decision to attempt six quads on Friday night, after the short program, relieved of expectation<br />and feeling “just an anger,” telling himself, “I’ll just go for it.”<br />“I definitely did want to redeem myself after the two short programs<br />that I did here,” Chen said in reference to his mistake-filled performances in the team and singles competition.<br />He placed two of his four quadruple jumps and all of his combination jumps in the second half of his performance, receiving<br />bonus points given to skaters at a point when their legs begin to tire in a four and a half minute routine.<br />And his attempt to become the first Olympic skater to land two quad Lutzes — the<br />most difficult of the four-revolution jumps being performed — came up short.<br />Nathan Chen, who bombed his short program and stood in only 17th place, hoped to make up ground with a daring five quad performance.
