MOSCOW, Mar 16 2022 Olympic champion in men's singles, American Nathan Chen will miss the World Championships in France due to injury, according to the official website of the US Figure Skating Association. In addition to gold in singles at the 2022 Olympics, Chen won silver in team competition. The 22-year-old American is the reigning world champion. In total, he has three victories at the world championships (2018, 2019, 2021). «I am upset that I have to refuse to participate in the World Championship. I have been preparing for this tournament since my return from Beijing. I have a nagging injury, with I don't want to risk making it worse by training and competing next week,» Chen said. The World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montpellier, France March 23-26. Earlier, the International Skating Union (ISU), against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, excluded athletes from Russia and Belarus from competitions under its auspices, including from the World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier.
