Btw, Nathan looked HOT doing that encore in the SP costume. Really, can't he just use that for the entire competition?
I agree, but for me it's not the costume, but what's inside of it!
Btw, Nathan looked HOT doing that encore in the SP costume. Really, can't he just use that for the entire competition?
Nathan acknowledging his costume inspiration
https://twitter.com/aboutNathan0505/status/1181271724127588353
Such great responses! And if his remark about his costume inspiration is any indication, he definitely knows how to do #3 already.Some info from the COI program.
https://twitter.com/nate199955/status/1181160525779963904
First they ask Nathan who his best friend is among his training partners. (We already know the answer. )
Next is Nathan's Five Rules:
1. Never give up.
2. Mistakes are okay.
3. Laugh.
4. Make friends.
5. Try your best.
BLADE: Have we hit the ceiling on quads? Is it realistic to think somebody might land a quad axel someday?
RIPPON: I think so. I never thought I’d see a day where somebody has a program like Nathan Chen’s planned programs and it’s something he actually does and it’s not, like, a joke. And it’s the way he does it really effortlessly and you don’t really actually notice he’s doing all these quads ‘cause they’re so well done, which is the scariest part of his skating.
BLADE: Have you stayed in touch with him?
RIPPON: I’ve stayed in touch with pretty much everyone I competed with and with Nathan, we had the same coach for a while. I have such a soft spot for him and the things that he does. I’m always cheering for him. He’s just a really, really good kid and, you know, works super hard and is so well rounded. I love catching up and seeing how he’s doing.
— And you seemed to enjoy your Beatles routine as well.
— Oh, yeah! It was fun! It took me a long time to find the music that I wanted to skate to. I was trying to skate to "Rocket Man", I wanted to do different musics, but by the time I decided I would skate to this or that other people had that music. I didn't want to be one of those: "Oh, I have the same as Nathan Chen", for example, because his long program is "Rocket Man". So I decided to go with The Beatles.
-------------------------------------— And since you've been with Rafael for some years now, would it be safe to say you sort of found your coach? Technique-wise and maybe atmosphere-wise. Do you like what's happening there?
— Definitely, yeah. I like the entire environment. It's a very, I would say, competitive training environment, but at the same time we have a very good team spirit. Because even though we try to compete with each other on the ice, at the same time we try to help each other on the ice. When one person doesn't have a great day the other skaters would try to push him and help him. And it works either way, doesn't matter if it's me, if it's Nathan, it it's Stephen Gogolev, if it's Mariah Bell, we all try to help each other when we see that the other person is a little bit down in practice. Or if Raf sees that other people are lost he always tells his skaters: go talk to them, go try to help each other. It's a really good environment, and I like that environment. It gives you more energy for practice.
classes at Yale "need a lot more of my attention (than last year). Right now, I'm trying to find the best balance." As for quads, he said, "Three is a given (in FS), beyond that we'll see." Overall, sounds relaxed, confident.