Chen, who trains with Great Park Ice's Head Coach of High Performance, Rafael Arutyunyan, has also won the last three World Championship events, becoming the first American (male or female) since Scott Hamilton (1982-84) to win three World titles in a row. Chen and The Rinks & Great Park Ice Pairs Team Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim helped the Americans take home the silver medal in the Team Event, a combination of Men's and Women's Singles, and Pairs and Ice Dance.
On the first night of the team event, Chen earned the top score in the Men's Short Program, with his 111.71 the second-highest score in a Short Program, just 0.11 points short of the world record set by Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu at the ISU Four Continents Championships in 2020. The U.S. earned 10 points for Nathan Chen's skate and eight points for Frazier and Knierim's third place finish in the Pairs Team Event. Frazier & Knierim also placed fifth in the Pairs Free Skate of the Team Event.
Four skaters from The Rinks & Great Park Ice are representing Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, including Chen, Knierim and Frazier, and Women's Singles skater Mariah Bell. In addition, The Rinks and Great Park Ice have two additional skaters: Michal Brezina representing the Czech Republic and Kailani Craine representing Team Australia. Brezina placed seventh in the Men's Short Program Team Event. Bell also trains under Arutyunyan.
The six skaters from The Rinks & Great Park Ice will continue to compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, taking place through Feb. 20 in Beijing, China.
About Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena
An affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena is one of the nation's largest public ice facilities, located at the Orange County Great Park. The facility is a part of a public-private partnership with the Irvine Ice Foundation. The $100 million, 280,000-square-foot facility has four sheets of ice and serves sports-related activities that include youth and adult hockey programs, regional and national tournaments, figure skating, and public skating hours. FivePoint Arena has space to seat 2,500 spectators. The complex includes administrative offices, dressing rooms, training facilities, retail space, and concession space. Great Park Ice is an official practice facility of the Anaheim Ducks. For information, visit www.GreatParkIce.com.
