Winter Olympics 2022 - Yuzuru Hanyu ‘shocked’, Nathan Chen ‘elated’ following dramatic short programme

Figure skating great Yuzuru Hanyu says he was totally “shocked” after a disastrous short programme at the Winter Olympics handed momentum to Nathan Chen — who took full advantage by setting a new world record. Japan’s reigning champion is considered by many to be the greatest skater of all time but delivered a routine full of errors — with one big mistake, during an attempt at a quadruple salchow. After, he blamed the mistake on a divot on the ice.

Ad/> It was a complete role reversal from four years ago in Pyeongchang, when Chen’s errors helped Hanyu win his second Olympic gold. Since then, the American has won the world title three times and he is now in pole position to take his first Olympic title. Beijing 2022‘There's no coming back from that’ – Hanyu hits hole as three-peat dealt fatal blow3 HOURS AGO «I feel really shocked, but I have one more chance,” said Hanyu.

/> »I used another place in the six-minute warm-up and I felt really good. I just moved a little in the competition with the music and I was under the hole. That was some accident but it's OK." Hanyu sits eighth, 18 points behind Chen, but he knows the competition is not over yet with a history-making move still due to be attempted.

On Thursday, he will try to cleanly execute a quadruple axel — which has never been achieved before in competition. If successful, it would rocket his score and put pressure on the American. Chen sets magnificent world record after shocking Hanyu blunder ‘There's no coming back from that’ – Hanyu hits hole as three-peat dealt fatal blow Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Chen showed his class with a score of 113.97, and after missing out on the individual medals in 2018, he feels it is