Advertisement

Updated October 31st, 2021 at 17:52 IST

Nathan Chen back in form with Skate Canada blowout victory

Nathan Chen ran away with Skate Canada on Saturday in an emphatic response to sub-par performance a week ago at Skate America.

| Image:self
Advertisement

Nathan Chen ran away with Skate Canada on Saturday in an emphatic response to sub-par performance a week ago at Skate America.

Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, the 22-year-old American star finished with 307.18 points in front of a limited crowd at the University of British Columbia’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.

Chen’s coach, Rafael Arutunian, was forced to watch from the crowd after his accreditation was removed because of an inadvertent violation Friday of the COVID-19 protocols at the event. Chen said the incident didn’t affect his performance.

“I was still able to focus on my skate,” Chen said said. “He’s taught us to be very self-sufficient. Really nothing changed in that regard. What went down was appropriate. It’s reasonable to adhere to the bubble protocol. Keeping us all safe is the whole objective of this bubble.”

The three-time world champion also who won the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver in 2019.

Fellow American Jason Brown was second at 259.55, followed by Russia's Evgeni Semenenko at 256.01.

At night in the women’s free skate, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva led a Russian sweep of the top three spots. Valieva had 265.08 points.

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the 2015 world champion, was second at 232.88, and Alena Kostornaia third at 214.54.

In ice dancing, Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won at 210.97. They also won the 2019 event in Kelowna.

Italy’s Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri were second at 200.05, followed by Spain’s Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz at 192.93.

Earlier, China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the pair title, finishing with 224.05 points. Russia’s Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin were second at 193.08, followed by Americans Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc at 189.90.

Advertisement

Published October 31st, 2021 at 17:52 IST

Your Voice. Now Direct.

Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending Quicks

Eknath Shinde
a minute ago
High-net-worth women show a nuanced approach to wealth with interest in alternative investments and cautious risk tolerance.
6 minutes ago
Chandrakant Pandit and Gautam Gambhir
14 minutes ago
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
16 minutes ago
UFC Exclusive Erin Blanchfield
20 minutes ago
Shahjahan Sheikh in CBI Custody: First Visual Emerges | WATCH
22 minutes ago
Congress Kangana Ranaut
26 minutes ago
Bengaluru Traffic Restrictions For Feb 25 Owing to Constitution Awareness Campaign: Check Routes
30 minutes ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Whatsapp logo