Japan's Kaishu Hirano set a new snowboarding world record at the men's halfpipe final with a jump higher than a three-story house.
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Chen's short-program score of 113.97 broke the world record previously held by Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. Chen then nailed his free-skate performance, skating to an Elton John "Rocket Man" medley and landing five planned quad jumps to clinch the gold.
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Skating to Puccini's "Turandot" in their free skate, the pair ended up winning the silver medal.
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Wüst has won a total of 12 medals, including six gold, since her first Olympics in 2006. At 35 years old, she is also the oldest speedskater to win a gold medal.
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Pechstein is also the only woman to ever compete in eight Olympic Games. She has won a total of nine medals: five gold, two silver, and two bronze.
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The record was previously held by Team USA's Bode Miller, who won a bronze medal in the 2014 Super G at the age of 36 years and 127 days.
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Given that the halfpipe is 22 feet deep, Hirano was more than 44 feet off the ground at his peak, Insider's Tyler Lauletta reported.
While Hirano didn't make the podium, his older brother Ayumu took gold in the competition with a jaw-dropping final run of his own.
