FIGURE SKATING
Chen lands five quads to win U.S. championship
Nathan Chen followed a record-setting short program with a near-flawless free skate featuring five quadruple jumps Sunday to become the youngest men’s U.S. figure skating champion in more than five decades, in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 17-year-old Chen, performing to “The Polovtsian Dances,” became the first skater in the world to land five clean quads in competition. The result was a free skate score of 212.08 – more than the composite of several rivals – and he finished with a 318.47 total that put him well clear of the competition.
Chen and third-place finisher Jason Brown will represent the U.S. at the world championships in March in Helsinki, Finland.
Karen Chen, who won the women’s title Saturday night, will be joined by reigning world silver medalist Ashley Wagner and Mariah Bell.
SOCCER
SPANISH LEAGUE: With Lionel Messi’s fifth goal in six games this year, Barcelona comfortably defeated Eibar 4-0 to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Sevilla at the halfway point of the Spanish league.
TENNIS
DAVIS CUP: Bob and Mike Bryan are retiring from Davis Cup play after 14 years representing the United States.
The 38-year-old twin brothers made the announcement on their Instagram account, saying that clinching the 2007 Davis Cup final was “one of the greatest highlights of our career.”
SKIING
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: A day after winning a downhill, Lindsey Vonn discovered how far she has to go to regain her dominance in super-G as she returns from two major injuries. For now, defending overall champion Lara Gut of Switzerland remains the skier to beat in super-G.
Gut extended her perfect run in super-G this season with a comfortable win in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, while Vonn struggled to a ninth-place finish.
MEN’S WORLD CUP: Marcel Hirscher used a stunning second run to win the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm races, while Dave Ryding became the first British skier in 35 years to place second in a World Cup race, in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
Hirscher, who is the five-time overall champion, was in ninth place after the opening run and trailed leader Ryding by 1.09 seconds, but finished the race 0.76 ahead to claim his 20th career slalom win, and 42nd overall.
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUES: A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year deal with veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki.
– News service report
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