Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes during men's short program in the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/David Becker)LAS VEGAS – Looking like a world champion even this early in the figure skating season, Nathan Chen easily won the short program at Skate America on Friday night with a personal-best score.
His 111.17 points beat his short program high of 110.38 in last year's Grand Prix final.
Kicking off an already truncated figure skating season in the first event of the Grand Prix series, Chen was unchallenged.
Earlier, as expected, Mariah Bell and Bradie Tennell finished on top of the women's short program.