The American determine skater used music from the 2019 biopic in regards to the rock star in his gold medal efficiency on the Winter Olympics.
BEIJING, China — Nathan Chen carried out his rousing Olympic free skate program Thursday to a medley of tunes from the film “Rocketman” – a biopic about rock star Elton John – and the person himself went on social media to supply his congratulations.
Chen’s free skate music began with “Goodbye, Yellow Brick Highway,” then transitioned into “Rocket Man.”
On the finish, because the NBC commentators stated, “Get able to boogie,” the medley moved a drum-heavy rap model of “Bennie and the Jets” as Chen energetically spun and danced throughout the ice.
It was the free skate routine Chen has been utilizing for the 2021-2022 season. That is regular observe for determine skaters, who be taught a brief program and a free skate for any given season.
As Chen crushed the routine on his strategy to an Olympic gold medal, John went to social media to congratulate the American determine skater.
John additionally tweeted about an look Chen made on a collection for which he is an govt producer, known as “From the High.”
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