Chen eclipses Hanyu to set pace at world figure skate
Nathan Chen of the US in action during the Men’s Short Programme during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama March 21, 2019. — Reuters pic
Hanyu, who has just returned from an ankle injury that forced him out of December’s Japanese nationals, took the ice to deafening cheers after kneeling to pray and giving a gentle squeeze to the stuffed Winnie the Pooh he carries with him everywhere. That, however, never looked enough to win the short programme from the moment Chen nailed his opening quad lutz.“I like to tell myself everything I’ve done in the past — good or bad — stays in the past,” added the 19-year-old.“Coming into these worlds is no different to any other worlds — except the last worlds were lacking this guy to my left .
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