turned in a record-setting performance by landing six quadruple jumps to redeem a pressure-filled performance in the short program. I learned a lesson and now I step off the ice here feeling like I believe in myself and have confidence in myself.' Chen jumps into record books 'But I am so thankful for the people I had around me … they've all been there every step of the way, believed in me more than I believed in myself. 'This past year and the year before were really challenging – going as far as not even wanting to make it to these Games and moving on and going on to other great things,' he said after the free skate.

He also took home silver in both the men's competition and team event at the Sochi Olympics.Ĭhan also opened up about some challenges he faced in recent years that had him questioning the idea of going to the Olympics at all. I can step off the ice feeling really happy about myself.'Ĭhan, 27, said his proudest accomplishments include helping Canada to gold in the team event in Pyeongchang as well as his 10 national titles. I just took it one thing at a time and I had a great skate. I didn't need the additional weight of trying to think about beating these guys. 'A lot of guys really laid it down today, so all I could do was focus on my own challenges. 'My goals coming into these Games, I've accomplished and today my small little goal was to land both Axels and I did that,' Chan told CBC Sports' Paul Martini. Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., dropped from 10th to 12th with a total of 255.43.Ĭhan, competing in his third and final Games, was happy with a performance that he acknowledged as solid, but not perfect. Toronto's Patrick Chan was sitting sixth heading into the free skate, but he fell to ninth overall at 263.43. Countryman Shoma Uno scored 306.90 to take silver, while Spain's Javier Fernandez secured bronze with 305.24 points.Īmerican Dick Button went back-to-back in the men's discipline in 1952. Hanyu earned a total score of 317.85, his hold on first not in much doubt with two skaters to follow after a relatively clean if not transcendent program.

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Download the CBC Olympics app for iOS to watch free streams of every event.Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu defended his Olympic title in Pyeongchang on Saturday, becoming the first man to repeat as champion in 66 years.

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