Nathan Chen won a gold medal in the men’s figure skating individual skating competition at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, putting an exclamation point on a record-setting week.
Chen became Team USA’s first Olympic gold medalist in the men’s discipline since the 2010 Vancouver Games, according to The Washington Post. Evan Lysacek took gold for the U.S. during the 2010 games, The Associated Press reported.
Chen is also the first Asian American male to win gold in figure skating. It was a sweet victory for Chen, who had a disappointing fifth-place finish at the Olympics four years ago.
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Chen skated to a four-minute-long medley from the Elton John biopic, “Rocketman.” He finished with 332.60 points.
Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama was second with 310.05 points to win the silver medal, while teammate Shoma Uno took the bronze medal with 293.00 points.
Two-time gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu came up short in his bid for a third straight Olympic title after falling while attempting to land a quadruple axel, the Post reported.
On Tuesday, the American figure skater broke the world record for the highest score in a short program. Chen, 22, from Utah, finished with 113.97 points, according to the AP.
That continued Chen’s hot streak on the ice. He won his sixth consecutive U.S. figure skating championship in January, ESPN reported. According to ESPN Stats and Information, that has not been done since Richard Burton won seven straight titles from 1946 to 1952.
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Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Gold medalist Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrates during the men's single skating flower ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Gold medalist Nathan Chen of Team United States (center), silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Team Japan (left), and bronze medalist Shoma Uno of Team Japan (right) pose during the men's single skating flower ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen of Team United States reacts during the Men Single Skating Free Skating on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen of Team United States skates during the Men Single Skating Free Skating on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen of Team United States skates during the Men Single Skating Free Skating on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Nathan Chen, of the United States, celebrates with his coach Rafael Arutyunyan after winning the gold medal in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Photos: Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold in figure skating Gold medalist Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrates during the men's single skating flower ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Photos: Nathan Chen through the years Here are some memorable photos of Olympic gold medalist figure skater Nathan Chen through the years. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2013: Nathan Chen of USA compete in the junior men's free program during day two of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2013/2014 at Marine Messe Fukuoka on December 6, 2013, in Fukuoka, Japan. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2015: Nathan Chen competes in the Championship Men's Free Skate Program Competition during Day 4 of the 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Greensboro Coliseum on January 25, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2016: Nathan Chen competes in the Men's Free Skate at the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championship on January 24, 2016, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2017: Silver medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, gold medalist Nathan Chen of the United States and bronze medalist Shoma Uno of Japan pose on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's skating in ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - Gangneung -Test Event For PyeongChang 2018 at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 19, 2017, in Gangneung, South Korea. (Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2018: United States men's figure skater Nathan Chen poses for a portrait with his bronze medal in the team event on the "Today" show set on February 17, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. (Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2019: Nathan Chen competes in the men's championship free skate during the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Little Caesars Arena on January 27, 2019, in Detroit. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2020: Nathan Chen of the USA competes in the Men's Free Skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Orleans Arena on October 24, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2021: Nathan Chen of the United States performs in the Exhibition Program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Skate America at Orleans Arena on October 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Photos: Nathan Chen through the years 2022: Gold medalist Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrates during the Men Single Skating flower ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 10, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)