Japan's Shoma Uno, the 2018 Olympic silver medallist, climbed into second place with 89.07. I've been skating pretty consistently this season and this is just another building block moving forward." I did a good job tonight performing the programme, showing some of the great things we've been doing in training. "I'm going to take this into tomorrow, use it to build confidence and move forward.
#Forbes doctors in training are dying free
I love it so much," said Zhou who, like Chen, has five quad jumps planned for his free skate. The 2019 world bronze medallist, who won the Olympic qualifier last month in Germany, collected 97.43 points for his determined and heartfelt routine set to "Vincent, Starry Starry Night." The first skater out of the gate, he exuded confidence and soared on his two quads - a lutz and salchow. Zhou, on the other hand, earned a standing ovation. I didn't skate well," Chen said as the day's competition at this first of six stops on the ISU Grand Prix circuit came to a close. "I still have to figure out exactly what it is logistically that went wrong. He buried his face in his hands when his performance ended. Skating last in the 11-man field, Chen fell on his opening quadruple lutz and later misfired on the second jump in his quad flip combination. Vincent Zhou took a surprise lead over US teammate and three-time world champion Nathan Chen on Friday in the men's figure skating at the Skate America meet in Las Vegas.Ĭhen, who has been unbeatable over the past three years, had a disastrous outing that left him back in fourth place with a score of 82.89 - some 28 points short of his best. Vincent Zhou took a surprise lead over compatriot Nathan Chen at the Skate America meeting in Las Vegas