Olympics: Yuzuru Hanyu hits hurdle in title defense as Nathan Chen shines

Yuzuru Hanyu hit an early hurdle in his bid for a third straight Olympic figure skating gold medal on Tuesday, as American Nathan Chen underscored his status as the Beijing Games men's singles favorite with a world record short program.Three-time world champion Chen leads the competition, with Japanese skaters Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno second and third, respectively, and Hanyu eighth following the opening day of the competition at the Capital Indoor Stadium.The 22-year-old Chen amassed 113.97 points for his dazzling short program, breaking the previous world record of 111.82 for the segme…READ FULL ARTICLE