Lots of stars were in attendance at the 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards on Monday (February 28) at Avalon in Hollywood.
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Nathan Chen has won Olympic gold!
The 22-year-old American figure skater won his first gold medal while competing in the Men’s Singles program at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Thursday (February 10) in Beijing, China.
Earlier in the week, Nathan broke the record for the highest-score ever recorded in the Men’s Short Program portion of the competition.
Click inside to find out what happened during the second portion…
During the Free Skating portion, Nathan once again came in first place, cementing his gold medal win.
Overall, Nathan ranked first with 332.60 points. Silver medal winner Yuma Kagiyama from Japan had 310.05 while Japan’s Shoma Uno won the bronze with 293.00 points.
Another American athlete just won gold with an impressive win!
Click through the gallery for 30+ photos from Nathan Chen’s performance…
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Hoda Kotb took to social media to reveal an incredible bit of news that had fans feeling as elated as she was.MORE: Jennifer Lopez teases Hoda Kotb about Joel Schiffman split live on Today showThe Today Show star shared a picture on Instagram featuring the two athletes who had brought the United States gold at that point at the 2022 Winter Olympics.WATCH: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie share how to watch the Winter Olympics GamesThe post highlighted Nathan Chen and Chloe Kim in competition, and Hoda happily wrote: "Good morning GOLD!!! Congrats @nathanwchen @chloekim."One fan excitedly commented: "Thank you Nathan and Chloe for an amazing job - it was so exciting and enjoyable watching you- your hard work and dedication certainly paid off!!"MORE: Hoda Kotb makes rare revelation about home life with daughters Haley and HopeAnother wrote: "Way to go guys!!!! So proud of you," with many others sharing congratulatory messages as well and sharing love for Hoda.While Hoda is currently dealing with the ramifications of her split from longtime fiancé Joel Schiffman, she has maintained that the two are still quite amicable.A post shared by Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb)Hoda celebrated the athletes that won gold for USA at the Winter OlympicsShe has been keeping herself busy by throwing herself into coverage for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which are being held in Beijing.While Hoda did attract a huge amount of fan love for her warm and enthusiastic coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, this year the pandemic and ongoing fears of a resurgence have forced NBC to alter plans. MORE: Inside Hoda Kotb's stylish home where she will co-parent her kids with ex Joel SchiffmanMORE: Hoda Kotb announces split from fiancé Joel Schiffman live on
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Figure skater Nathan Chen brought glory to the United States on the ice during Monday’s primetime coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, shattering the world record in the men’s short program at the Beijing games. Nabbing 113.97 points, Chen brought in the highest short program score in figure skating history. Monday saw new highs for Chen and the winter sport, not for NBC’s fifth night of coverage, or at least in early numbers.
Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!
Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!
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