Yuzuru Hanyu
FILE - Ilia Malinin competes in the men's short program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. All eyes will be on 17-year-old Ilia Malinin when he makes his senior Grand Prix debut at Skate America this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
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Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, poses with flowers after a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Hanyu is stepping away from competitive figure skating, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Corinne Stoddard of the United States, is attended to after crashing in her heat of the women's 500-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, falls in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Jason Brown, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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By Sally Ho And Aaron Morrison Feb. 10, 2022 01:27 AM EST

CORRECTS NAME TO YUMA KAGIYAMA FROM SHOMA UNO - Yuma Kagiyama, of Japan, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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By Dave Skretta Feb. 10, 2022 12:55 AM EST

Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Germany's Andre Hoeflich trains on the halfpipe course at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Nathan Chen, of the United States, reacts after the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Chen flips, spins way to world-record score at Olympics

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 08, 2022 06:07 AM EST

Yuzuru Hanyu, of Japan, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Chen delivers record short program to begin Olympic pursuit

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American Nathan Chen sets world record in short program at Olympics, breaking mark set by rival Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan

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BEIJING (AP) — American Nathan Chen sets world record in short program at Olympics, breaking mark set by rival Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan. ...

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes during the men's singles short program team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. Chen, who was born and raised in the U.S. by Chinese immigrants, is competing for the U.S. team as a medal contender in men’s singles figure skating. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
US skating star Chen, Japanese rival Hanyu set for showdown

By Dave Skretta Feb. 07, 2022 05:34 AM EST

FILE- Slovakia's Petra Vlhova speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato, File)
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FILE - Finland's Leo Komarov speaks with referees during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Leo Komarov is expected to play for Finland at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. Komarov played in the NHL as recently as October, and he and the New York Islanders agreed to mutually terminate his contract in November.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes during the men's singles short program team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
American skater Nathan Chen dazzles in his Olympic return

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Figure skating athletes Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China train at Capital Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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