NextSharkNextShark.com

Nathan Chen Wins Skate America Grand Prix for the 3rd Time in a Row

Nathan Chen Wins Skate America Grand Prix for the 3rd Time in a Row

October 21, 2019
SHARE
Figure skating star Nathan Chen won his third straight Skate America Grand Prix championship in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Chen, who did three phenomenal quadruple jumps in his free skate to music from the Elton John biopic “Rocket Man,” defeated runner-up Jason Brown by 44 points with a total score of 299.09.
View post on Twitter
Subscribe to
NextShark's Newsletter

A daily dose of Asian America's essential stories, in under 5 minutes.

Get our collection of Asian America's most essential stories to your inbox daily for free.

Unsure? Check out our Newsletter Archive.

Brown, who had just recovered from a car accident in August, took the silver medal at 255.09 while Russian skater Dmitri Aliev finished with a score of 253.55 to take third.
The 20-year-old two-time world champion held a healthy lead from the short program. He opened with a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination, which he followed up with a quad flip. He also ended a quad toe loop-Euler-triple flip combination with a double flip, and a quad toe loop near the end of the skate became a double toe loop.
“I’m stepping on the right foot right now,” he tells Olympic Channel after the event. “Of course, things always change as the season goes on but I can use this as a confidence booster for the rest of the season.”
Chen’s third Skate America title win is historic as he is only the second person to complete such a feat in history. The first was 1996 world champion Todd Eldredge, who won four-in-a-row from 1994 to 1997.
Featured Image via Getty
MOST READ
    HAPPENING NOW
      Ryan General

      Ryan General is a Senior Reporter for NextShark

      SHARE THIS ARTICLE:

      RELATED STORIES FROM NEXTSHARK

      Support
      NextShark's
      Journalism

      Many people might not know this, but NextShark is a small media startup that runs on no outside funding or loans, and with no paywalls or subscription fees, we rely on help from our community and readers like you.

      Everything you see today is built by Asians, for Asians to help amplify our voices globally and support each other. However, we still face many difficulties in our industry because of our commitment to accessible and informational Asian news coverage.

      We hope you consider making a contribution to NextShark so we can continue to provide you quality journalism that informs, educates, and inspires the Asian community. Even a $1 contribution goes a long way. Thank you for supporting NextShark and our community.

      © 2023 NextShark, Inc. All rights reserved.