BEIJING, February 6, Sergey Yaremenko. American figure skater Karen Chen said that she can only dream about the elements that Russian athletes perform on the ice. The short program in women's single skating was the first discipline on the second day of the tournament. Chen, representing Team USA, who led after the first day, finished fifth with 65.20. 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva received 90.18 points for the short program and took first place. The Russian team took the lead in the team tournament after the first programs in all disciplines, scoring 36 points. The Americans are second with 34 points, while Japan is third with 29. «Russian girls do absolutely amazing things, I can only dream of such things and am not able to do what they do. Without a doubt, they have an amazing team. I don't really I think about the fight in the team tournament with Russia, focus on my skating, if I skate well, then I'm happy, my coach is happy, my team is happy, the team leaders are happy, and my family is happy. this is skating,” Chen told reporters. “Perhaps my loop will affect the final result, I don’t know. I just got off the ice, haven’t analyzed anything yet, haven’t looked at the marks. there will be another chance in the individual tournament,» the American noted.
