American figure skater Vincent Zhou made history last night (Thursday) in PyeongChang. He became the first skater to land a quadruple lutz cleanly at the Olympics.
The 17-year-old opened his short program with the four-revolution jump, and sits in 12th place. Adam Rippon is the highest-ranked American in seventh, but medal favorite Nathan Chen had a disastrous skate, hitting the ice and landing in 17th place.
Tara Lipinski makes the call as Vincent Zhou lands a quadruple lutz at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. OC: …it was, clean. :14 [courtesy NBC]
Another high-profile American athlete had a rough competition. Skiier Mikaela Shiffrin finished fourth in the slalom after battling nerves and actually vomiting right before her first run. (NBC Sports)
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