Chen Wins 3rd Straight Worlds, Beating Olympic Champ Hanyu

Chen Wins 3rd Straight Worlds, Beating Olympic Champ Hanyu
Nathan Chen of the USA performs during the Men Free Skating Program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 27, 2021. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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STOCKHOLM—Nathan Chen already has established himself as one of America’s greatest figure skaters. His performance Saturday lifted him into the company of history’s best worldwide.

In becoming the first American since Scott Hamilton to win a third consecutive World Figure Skating Championships men’s title, the 21-year-old Chen also outskated two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan. And Chen believes he has been—and can be—even better.