Overview
- Skating to “Fear” by NF, he unveiled a solo built around mental health that depicted shutting out hostile social‑media noise.
- He opened by miming phone notifications and then punctuated the program with his signature backflip.
- The arena erupted in applause at the finish, and he appeared visibly emotional as he saluted the crowd.
- He also joined a smiling Team USA group number earlier in the gala that featured jumps and a backflip.
- The ISU had previewed he was “ready to deliver something special,” following an eighth‑place individual result he linked to pressure and negative thoughts, and he later congratulated gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov.