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Nathan Chen

Hollymolly

Medalist
Joined
Oct 21, 2017
More answers in JO program book.




1. (Except skating) What have you been excited or impressed about your life so far?

Spending time with family and friends is always very precious. Especially, recent my sister’s wedding was very special for me.


2. What is the biggest turning point in your lifetime?

Injured during the 2016 U.S. Championships, 17GPF, Olympics
 

Ella5555

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 14, 2018
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. :p )

Next is Nathan's Five Rules:
1. Never give up.
2. Mistakes are okay.
3. Laugh.
4. Make friends.
5. Try your best.
Such great responses! And if his remark about his costume inspiration is any indication, he definitely knows how to do #3 already. :laugh:
 

sheetz

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 10, 2015
Official group photos from JO and COI
https://www.kinoshita-group.co.jp/news/2019/10/08_150205.html

NBC Sports Gold will be broadcasting SkAm practice sessions
https://twitter.com/myohmizmai/status/1181425071451099136

Oct issue of Skating Magazine has Q&A with Nathan.
https://twitter.com/nwcgold2019/status/1181462070711046144
Some answers:
1. Favorite drink: McD's Sprite
2. Currently listens to: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
3. Favorite ballet: Nutcracker
4. Hanging on his wall at Yale: California state flag, Donovan Mitchell jersey
5. Favorite TV show: The Office

Also talks a little about his family.

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Toyota is now listed as the title sponsor for US Nationals. Must be a very recent thing but no official announcement yet. Maybe Nathan will film a commercial to be shown during Nationals.
https://www.usfigureskating.org/story.aspx?id=91598
 

oatmella

陈巍
Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 23, 2014
Great responses in the COI program! He really seems to have a great perspective, I think having older and wiser siblings helps a lot with this.

Late to reply, but love both his programs this season! The music really goes together well in the full version. At first watching, the program just flew by and I was actually wondering if four minutes had already passed :)

There seemed to be a lightness to his jumps. Very happy to see him relaxed, laughing off his mistakes, and have a good first performance! Though he must have still been jet-lagged.
 

sheetz

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 10, 2015
Nathan in the media:

Adam mentions him in an interview to promote his upcoming book:
https://tinyurl.com/yxcazm43
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.

Interviews in 2 Japanese magazines:

Aera Magzine (Oct 12 release date)
https://twitter.com/AERAnetjp/status/1182204115977412608
World Figure Skating '19-'20 Season Guide
https://www.amazon.co.jp/フィギュアスケート-...&qid=1570713732&s=digital-text&sr=1-4-catcorr
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More info on Nathan's upcoming TV show appearance. The show is called 炎の体育会 (Hanou No Taiiku Kai) and they usually invite athletes to come take part in various challenges to test their skills. The Eteri girls appeared this summer.
https://vk.com/video-165382538_456240498
 

sheetz

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 10, 2015
Brezina interview. He discusses his programs and training with Team Raf
https://tulup.ru/news/699/michal_brezina_interview_english/
— 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.
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Nathan featured in December issue of IFS magazine
https://twitter.com/mag_mart/status/1182554477267603458
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2019 US Champs portrayed in Max Settlage's Halloween illustration. Nathan is the cat. :cool:
https://instagram.com/p/B3cb1UfH9nl/
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Full Q&A from COI program
https://ameblo.jp/babemama2015/image-12534550474-14611732661.html
1. Teammate he spends the most time with: Romain
2. Favorite locale: anywhere near the ocean
3. Memorable meal: meals with his family
4. Favorite fragrance or calming scent: enjoys aroma therapy; lavender, orange, pine scents
5. Favorite clothing: Nike slim fit pants and jean jackets
 

sheetz

Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 10, 2015
Nathan with a fan at Champions. Yale is on break right now so I guess he's staying there and flying straight to Vegas next week.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3hqaDAnsya/?igshid=n7pe4cxd8d8h

Nathan, Mariah, and Starr describe how they choose their program music.
https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1183079889307484160

Last year's US champs dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cu0evH8nc/

Translation of Japanese commentators from COI
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gPtGppY-3/
 

frida80

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 13, 2014
I’m going to nationals this year. It will be nice to see Nathan skate in person. I’ll probably avoid the autograph line, it’s bound to be long.
 

oatmella

陈巍
Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 23, 2014
I expected his second year course load to be more difficult. I would think he’s taking multivariable calculus or linear algebra at this point, and stats would be harder now (it looked like he was learning R programming in one of his IG stories).

Sounding relaxed and confident is a good sign. I think he should be ok if he paces himself similar to last season.
 
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