Nathan Chen clearly felt disappointed after falling during his short program performance at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Thursday night, and he acknowledged he had a mental issue.
Chen fell during his program on a triple axel attempt and ended up finishing fourth. Afterwards, he said he was in his head.
"I think I was a little bit in my head. I apologize to Team USA," Nathan Chen says in mixed zone. "I'm going to have to readjust ahead of the indivisible event" #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/jRraLmd13w
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) February 9, 2018
Chen also told NBC he let the team down. He said he needs some time to go over his mistakes so he doesn’t repeat them.
.@nathanwchen speaks with @andijoyce following his performance in the figure skating team event's men's short program. #BestOfUS #Olympics pic.twitter.com/74apAJ5HaH
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 9, 2018
Chen received a score of 80.61 points, which is one of his worst ever in the short program. He will have some time to gather and regroup before the men’s individual event.
