{"id":8831,"date":"2017-01-21T01:24:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T06:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=8831"},"modified":"2017-01-21T01:24:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T06:24:11","slug":"nathan-chen-breaks-u-s-record-for-highest-short-program-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2017\/01\/21\/nathan-chen-breaks-u-s-record-for-highest-short-program-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Chen breaks U.S. record for highest short program score"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December, Nathan Chen became the highest scoring American male skater in international competition history. And on Friday,  the 17-year-old reigning U.S. bronze medalist added another record to his resume; breaking the U.S. record for the highest short program score (106.39). Chen landed two quadruple jumps in the short program — quadruple lutz\/triple toe combination and quadruple flip. He also landed his triple axel which had given him some trouble earlier in the season. <\/p>\n

“This is the program I’ve been looking for all season. I finally put out a good short program. It’s definitely a huge step for me and I’m really happy with the score that I got, that was huge. Looks like I got all my levels so that’s a huge improvement for me as well. I’m really happy with the way things went tonight,” Chen said following his short program.<\/div>\n
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With more than 17 points between him and 2013 U.S. silver medalist Ross Miner, Chen is one step away from winning his first senior U.S. title.<\/div>\n
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Miner, who finished in 5th at the 2016 U.S. Championships, earned a score of 88.67 in the short program and earned positive GOEs for his triple axel, triple lutz\/triple toe loop combination and triple flip.  <\/div>\n
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“I was happy with the way I skated today. I went out <\/span>there knowing that I’d done the work at home. The crowd really helped and made it even more fun,” said the 25-year-old in the short program press conference.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Less than a point behind him in third place is 2013 U.S. junior champion Vincent Zhou. The 16-year-old, who finished in 8th place at the 2016 U.S. Championships in his first senior season opened his program with a huge quadruple salchow and earned positive GOEs for triple lutz\/triple toe loop combination.<\/div>\n
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“I\u2019m proud of how I skated. There are things that can be improved, but it\u2019s the first short program I\u2019ve done with a <\/span>clean quad in it. The crowd helped out a lot. I\u2019m glad to show off the training that I do at home,” said Zhou.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n2015 U.S. Champion Jason Brown is in fourth place after falling on triple axel. Brown revealed last week that he would be competing at the U.S. Championships with an injury. <\/a><\/div>\n
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“I know I\u2019m not in the strongest shape and I know I\u2019m not in the best place physically, but every time I step on the ice I give it my all and I can\u2019t walk away from that performance having regrets because I did the best that could,” said Brown after his short program. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2016 U.S. pewter medalist Grant Hochstein is in fifth place. The men’s free skate will take place Sunday, January 22 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/div>\n

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