In Paris, figure skater Karen Chen '23 finally gets her gold
August 09, 2024
August 09, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
It was summer instead of winter and France instead of China but figure skater Karen Chen '23 finally had an Olympic gold medal draped around her neck.
The College of Human Ecology student who took time off from her studies to train for the Games and is now a rising senior had initially won silver in the team competition at the Beijing Olympics in February 2022.
But the medal ceremony . . .
It was summer instead of winter and France instead of China but figure skater Karen Chen '23 finally had an Olympic gold medal draped around her neck.
The College of Human Ecology student who took time off from her studies to train for the Games and is now a rising senior had initially won silver in the team competition at the Beijing Olympics in February 2022.
But the medal ceremony . . .