By Madison Williams The American figure skater’s free skate routine helped him win gold. View the original article to see embedded media. American star Nathan Chen secured the gold medal in men’s figure skating on Thursday. Because Chen had the highest score from the short program, he went last in the free skate. They saved the best for last, as Chen earned the highest score of the competition. The 22-year-old skated to an Elton John medley in the free skate. John even congratulated Chen on Twitter for his gold medal. Here’s Chen’s full free skate routine: He was able to land five quadruple ju…