China: US figure skater Nathan Chen wins gold at Beijing Olympics

Twenty-two-year-old Chinese-American figure skater Nathan Chen won his first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday. He set a new world record of short program in the men’s figure skating event. He finished his performance at the Capital Indoor Stadium with 218.63 for his free skate for a total score of 332.60 “It felt great of course stepping on, you’re trying to get your feet going, your body going,” said the US Olympian. Two Japanese skaters placed behind him while the famous two-time Olympic-Champion Yuzuru Hanyu came in fourth as he fell attempting a quadruple axel in his…