Figure Skater Nathan Chen Pulled Off 5 Quads And Became An Inspiration

American figure skater Nathan Chen on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena

American figure skater Nathan Chen on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena

Chen had a rough start in the men’s single figure skating on Friday and was at one point in 17th place.

And Chen landed an incredible five clean quadruple jumps – almost nailing a sixth.

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So it was five clean quads and another one that didn’t quitemake it – and made the highest individual score of the day.

When asked why he went for six quads, he said: “I already fell so many times, I might as well go out, throw everything down and see what happens.”

source:-buzzfeed