Everyone Is Freaking Out Over Nathan Chen's Historic Olympic Performance

From Good Housekeeping

He didn't bring home gold, but "Quad King" Nathan Chen reigned supreme during the men's free skate competition on Saturday in Pyeongchang.

The 18-year-old prodigy has been called "superhuman" after landing an unparalleled six quadruple jumps during his performance.

Skating to "Mao's Last Dancer," Chen did six quads in four variations, something never before accomplished in any competition. Commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir were so impressed, Lipinski accidentally called him "Nathan Quad," according to Vanity Fair.

"I think after having such a disastrous short program and being so, so low in the ranking - lower than I usually ever am - it allowed me to completely forget the results and focus on enjoying myself out on the ice," Chen said, "and getting rid of expectations helped a lot."

And after that "disastrous" short program, people everywhere were thrilled to see him back on top.