Chen talked challenge of Olympic gold pursuit with Lysacek

FILE - Nathan Chen performs during the men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018. Chen, who goes for his sixth consecutive national championship this week at what amounts to the Olympic trials for next month's Beijing Games, has spoken with 2010 gold medalist Evan Lysacek about the path to the top of the podium. Lysacek won in Vancouver with an unmatched artistic program even though he never had the jumps Chen has. Nowadays, every elite male skater has those jumps, led by Chen and his mastery of the quad. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - Nathan Chen performs during the men's short program at the Skate America figure skating event Oct. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. Chen, who goes for his sixth consecutive national championship this week at what amounts to the Olympic trials for next month's Beijing Games, has spoken with 2010 gold medalist Evan Lysacek about the path to the top of the podium. Lysacek won in Vancouver with an unmatched artistic program even though he never had the jumps Chen has. Nowadays, every elite male skater has those jumps, led by Chen and his mastery of the quad. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

FILE- United States' Evan Lysacek performs his short program during the men's figure skating competition at the Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2010. Nathan Chen, who goes for his sixth consecutive national championship this week at what amounts to the Olympic trials for next month's Beijing Games, has spoken with 2010 gold medalist Lysacek about the path to the top of the podium. Lysacek won in Vancouver with an unmatched artistic program even though he never had the jumps Chen has. Nowadays, every elite male skater has those jumps, led by Chen and his mastery of the quad. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)