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New Haven Claims Him: Yale Student Nathan Chen Wins Olympic Gold

Chen, 22, a student at Yale's Jonathan Edwards College, won gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games​ in men's singles figure skating.

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Nathan Chen competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing.
Nathan Chen 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)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Not from the Elm City, but close enough.

Nathan Chen, 22, a student at Yale's Jonathan Edwards College, won gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in men’s singles figure skating.

The Salt Lake City, Utah native and three-time world champion skated to Elton John's "Rocketman."

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Chen is the "seventh U.S. man to win an Olympic gold in figure skating."

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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