U.S.' Nathan Chen Leads In Figure Skating

Beijing Winter Olympics -- Highlights:

-- U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen is in first place after the men’s figure skating short program, scoring 113.97 points to set a new world record, putting him in front by more than five points ahead of the free skate. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan stunningly bailed out of his opening quad jump attempt and is nearly 20 points back. 

-- Hours before the men's figure skating short program, American Vincent Zhou withdrew from the singles competition after further testing confirmed an initial positive Covid-19 test. Zhou, who was expected to contend for a medal, shared the news in an emotional Instagram video. Zhou competed with the U.S. in the team event, winning the silver medal with them.

-- American-born Eileen Gu of China won gold in women's freestyle big air. The 18-year-old, who grew up in San Francisco, landed a 1620 -- four-and-a-half spins -- on her final jump, the first of her career in competition. It also made her only the second woman to land one in competition.

 -- American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle won the silver medal in the men’s super-G, the first Alpine medal for the U.S. in Beijing. It came 50 years after his mother, Barbara Cochran, won gold in the slalom in the 1972 Olympics. He finished .04 seconds behind Matthias Mayer of Austria, who won gold for a second straight Olympics.

-- The defending Olympic champion U.S. women’s hockey team was beaten 4-2 by archrival Canada in the Group A finale. Unless there’s a major upset, it’s expected the U.S. and Canada will face each other again in the gold-medal game. 

-- Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust won gold in the 1,500 meters, and the victory put the 35-year-old in the record books. She became the first Olympic athlete, including men and women, and the Winter and Summer Games, to win individual gold medals at five Olympics. She has 12 medals, six of them gold.
Medal Count: (As of 4:00 a.m. ET) - The Russian Olympic Committee is in first place with eight medals, followed by Austria with seven and Canada with six. In the gold medal count, China and Sweden are tied with three each and six countries have two. The U.S. has four medals overall, all of them silver.