Chen dominant in winning U.S. short program
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(Reuters) - World champion Nathan Chen, back in competition after a bout of flu, set the pace in the men's short program as he began his quest for a fourth consecutive U.S. figure skating championships title in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday.
The 20-year-old racked up 114.13 points in a performance that put the Yale University sophomore almost 14 points ahead of 2015 U.S. champ Jason Brown (100.99).
Teenager Andrew Torgashev proved to be the surprise package as he stood third (97.87) and world bronze medallist Vincent Zhou fourth at 94.82 heading into Sunday's free skate.
"I'm thrilled with it," Chen, who had ...