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Nathan Chen. Photo: SEBASTIEN NOGIER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Remember Nathan Chen? You probably know him from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where he was hyped as America’s figure-skating wunderkind. At age 18, Chen was planning to attempt an unprecedented five quadruple jumps in a single program, a feat that could cement his status as the most technically advanced skater the world had ever seen.
A quadruple jump — also known as a “quad” — means that a skater rotates four times in the air. As you’d expect, they’re extremely difficult; only a handful of skaters in the world can land quads consistently, and even then, many struggle to do more than one or two in a four-and-a-half-minute program. A quad is also worth more than twice as many points as a triple jump, meaning that landing five, never mind six, makes you practically unbeatable.
It wasn’t clear going into the competition that Chen would win. My mom, who is the most knowledgeable person about competitive figure skating that I know personally, predicted that Yuruzu Hanyu — the two-time Olympic gold medalist, Winnie the Pooh enthusiast, and one of Japan’s most beloved athletes — would beat Chen.
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