Chen seals second Grand Prix title of the season

BySportsbeat

Published 24/11/2018 at 16:04 GMT

Nathan Chen scooped his second Grand Prix crown of the season by clinching the men's ISU Grand Prix Internationaux de France title.

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The reigning world champion and two-time Skate America winner was third after the short programme but pulled off a stunning free skating display to finish top of the podium.

The 19-year-old claimed the title with a total segment score of 184.64 to top the billing and book his place at the 2018-19 Grand Prix Final in December.

Teammate and Olympic bronze medallist Jason Brown led the scoreboard after the opening round but dropped down into third as the 23-year-old finished with a score of 159.62.

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Russian European silver medallist Dmitri Aliev took second as he finished a mammoth 21.97 points behind overall winner and 2017-18 Grand Prix Final winner Chen.

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