Nathan Chen, Chloe Kim soar to Olympic gold medals on best day for US

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Nathan Chen soared effortlessly and nearly perfectly five times during his "Rocketman" performance.

When his skates touched down for the final time in a historic arena in Beijing, he was an Olympic gold medalist.

Up at Genting Snow Park, Chloe Kim nailed all five jumps on her first run through the Secret Garden Olympic halfpipe, enough for her to easily defend her Olympic title on Thursday.

Gold medal winner the United States' Chloe Kim celebrates during the venue ceremony for the women's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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It was the United States’ best day yet at the Beijing Games, giving the Americans a total of three gold medals and nine overall.

Chen, whose parents immigrated from China, had a memorable free skate to finally put behind him the immense disappointment from four years ago, when a nightmarish short program in South Korea dashed his medal hopes.

Skating his "Rocketman" program set to the film score by Elton John, the 22-year-old Chen landed all five of his quads to leave no question he was the best in the world. He finished with 332.60 points, three off his own world record and 22 ahead of silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. Shoma Uno of Japan took bronze.

Nathan Chen of the United States competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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"It means the world. I’m just so happy," said Chen, who was relaxed and expressive throughout his routine.

Chen, who