Americans stumble in free skate
11:01 p.m.: The three Americans stumbled in the free skate Thursday. First up was Karen Chen, who fell on one jump and landed awkwardly on another, and ended up with a score of 185.65.
Bradie Tennell skated better, falling onto the ice with two triples. But her score fared better overall, with a 192.35 that was high enough to land her in second place.
Mirai Nagasu, who was the first American women to land a triple axel at the Olympics during the team competition, failed to land the triple axel in both her technical program and the free skate. In her first attempt, she didn’t get any height and only did a half a rotation rather than three-and-a-half. She finished with a total of 186.54, which put her in fourth place.
