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Elton John reacts to Nathan Chen's 'Rocketman' Olympics free skate

The American figure skater used music from the 2019 biopic about the rock star in his gold medal performance at the Winter Olympics.

BEIJING, China — Nathan Chen performed his rousing Olympic free skate program Thursday to a medley of tunes from the movie "Rocketman" – a biopic about rock star Elton John – and the man himself went on social media to offer his congratulations.

Chen's free skate music started with "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road," then transitioned into "Rocket Man."

At the end, as the NBC commentators said, "Get ready to boogie," the medley moved to a drum-heavy rap version of "Bennie and the Jets" as Chen energetically spun and danced across the ice.

It was the free skate routine Chen has been using for the 2021-2022 season. That's normal practice for figure skaters, who learn a short program and a free skate for any given season.

As Chen crushed the routine on his way to an Olympic gold medal, John went to social media to congratulate the American figure skater.

John also tweeted about an appearance Chen made on a series for which he's an executive producer, called "From the Top."

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