Figure Skating championships should guarantee him one of three men’s singles berths on the Pyeongchang Olympic team. The most important of those events are this year’s U.S. championships, the 2017 Grand Prix Final (which includes the top performers in the six Grand Prix series events), the 2017 World Championships, 2017 Grand Prix series results, 2017 Four Continents Championships and the 2017 U.S. Championships. Adam Rippon performs during the Men's Free Skating of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2017 in Nagoya, Japan on Dec. 8, 2017. It’s more complicated for the women, none of whom qualified for the 2017 Grand Prix final. “I think besides Nathan Chen I have the best criteria,” he said, citing his 2016 title, medals at his last four Grand Prix events and participation in the last two Grand Prix finals.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2018 02:15 UTC