Nathan Chen wins figure skating battle with Yuzuru Hanyu, Chloe Kim stars again – Best of Beijing

BEST MOMENTS OF DAY 6 Quad King > Ice Prince Ad/> There’s only one component that elevates a good figure skating routine to a great one. It isn’t elegance. Nor is it a graceful spin.

It isn’t even the quadruple axel – which is a relief for Yuzuru Hanyu after his much-hyped party trick left him sprawled on the ice. /> Beijing 2022'It's a magical time' — Williams 'feels sorry' for athletes unable to send families to Beijing3 HOURS AGO No, what separates the truly iconic performances from the rest is how big the anthem blaring in the background is. Nathan Chen knows this.

The American soundtracked his first Olympic gold with a glorious Elton John medley – hitting the crowd early on with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, dropping a quad lutz as he burst into Rocket Man, before bringing it home with some sass to Bennie and the Jets. We would have gone with a Lion King mash-up instead, but this was still an incredible audio and visual experience. /> As for the Ice Prince, Hanyu? He cut a lost figure after falling on his beloved quadruple axel – so beloved he hasn’t actually shown it to anyone yet – but still somehow climbed from fourth to eighth in the standings.

Still, it was an unavoidably disappointing result for his legion of furious followers, the Fanyus. Sources have told Eurosport that many are preparing to jump ship and start a rival faction, the Fhens, in the spring. 'Just take care of yourself,' says Kim after stunning gold We still haven’t forgiven Chloe Kim for turning down our gift of an ice cream in the interview pen at PyeongChang 2018 – despite her explicitly asking for one – but we guess we should salute her after another stupendous run in the halfpipe.