Chen holds on to win Rostelecom Cup and beat Hanyu

MOSCOW (AP) — Nathan Chen's technique trumped Yuzuru Hanyu's superiority in program components to win the men's figure skating event at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday.

Chen, the U.S. champion, reeled off four quads including a spectacular opening quad Lutz-triple toe opening combination and a quad-double-double cascade in the second half of the free skate.

Hanyu did three quads but won the free skate segment with a six-point advantage on components. However, Chen was too far ahead after Friday's short program.

"The beginning half of my program, I was really happy with," Chen said. "The quads I did relatively well ... then in the second half I got a bit tired."

Hanyu, the Olympic champion, said he needs to get more rotation on his jumps.