Nathan Chen back in form with Skate Canada blowout victory

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Nathan Chen ran away with Skate Canada on Saturday in an emphatic response to a sub-par performance a week ago at Skate America.

Third last week in Las Vegas after winning 14 straight events since March 2018, the 22-year-old American star finished with 307.18 points in front of a limited crowd at the University of British Columbia’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.

Chen’s coach, Rafael Arutunian, was forced to watch from the crowd after his accreditation was removed because of an inadvertent violation Friday of the COVID-19 protocols at the event. Chen said the incident didn’t affect his performance.

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"I was still able to focus on my skate," Chen said. "He’s taught us to be very self-sufficient. Really nothing changed in that regard. What went down was appropriate. It’s reasonable to adhere to the bubble protocol. Keeping us all safe is the whole objective of this bubble."

The three-time world champion also who won the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver in 2019.

Fellow American Jason Brown was second at 259.55, followed by Russia's Evgeni Semenenko at 256.01.

Earlier, China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the pair title, finishing with 224.05 points. Russia’s Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin were second at 193.08, followed by Americans Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc at 189.90.

The women's and ice dance competitions were set to wrap up Saturday night.