Balancing the ice and life as a full-time student at Yale, SLC’s Nathan Chen goes for his third straight U.S. figure skating title this weekend

The 19-year-old Olympian and reigning world champ has picked up where he left off last year

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, file photo, Nathan Chen performs during the men's short program at Skate America, in Everett, Wash. U.S. figure skater Chen will be trying to defend his Grand Prix Final title in Vancouver, British Colombia, beginning Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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