After winning the bronze medal at the 1992 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, she shocked the skating world with a 6th-place finish at the Olympics. Chen was one of only a few skaters who attempted a triple Lutz combination in the technical program. Although she landed the difficult combination, she had problems executing other required elements, such as falling out of a double flip and having off-centered spins. She was ranked 11th after the opening phase of the competition. In the free skate, she landed six triple jumps (five different triples and two triple Lutzes), again more than any of the skaters that finished ahead of her. Many felt she was undermarked (for instance, British Eurosport commentators Chris Howarth and Simon Reed). Chen was the only top 6 skater who did not fall on a jump.