Beijing 2022 figure skating wrap-up – top stories, moments and records

Bookended by Nathan Chen "rocketing" to gold and Sui Wenjing and Han Cong capturing the heart of a nation, the figure skating event was one to remember at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Chen, much like pair skaters Sui and Han and the ice dance duo of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, were looking for redemption four years after frustration and disappointment at PyeongChang 2018, and they found just that inside the Capital Indoor Stadium - and much more in terms of dreams coming true.

Anna Shcherbakova could barely believe she was an Olympic champion even after completing two quads in her free skate to hold off teammate Alexandra Trusova, who performed an astounding five-quad free skate and earned silver.

The results of the women's single event are provisional as are those of the team event, where the ROC opened the Games behind an impressive display of team skating, taking first in the third iteration of the team event to be held at a Winter Games, outpacing Team USA and Japan, who finished two-three.

Here's a look back at the over two weeks of skating that took place in Beijing - all with Olympic titles on the line.

Four years after a near-disaster short program, Chen was ready to take the mantle in men's skating. The three-time world champion led after the short in Beijing and never looked back, skating to Elton John's aptly-named "Rocket Man" in his free and holding off spirited efforts by Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 champ Kagiyama Yuma (silver) and Uno Shoma (bronze).

Japan would finished 2-3-4- as Hanyu Yuzuru attempted history with a never-done-before quadruple Axel in the free skate. While Hanyu's masterful legacy is sealed, Uno earned his second consecutive singles medal at a Games and