TOKYO -- U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen won the Olympic gold medal on Thursday, beating Japanese rivals including two time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, after scoring a total of 332.60 points in the men's short and free programs.
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Ranked eighth after the short program, Hanyu tried to recover and make it to the podium by attempting a quadruple axel, a jump never completed in official competition. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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