I think Raf is right about this season being harder, also school should be more challenging as well.
When he was younger, he looked up to Evgeni Plushenko whom he trained with when he was coached by Alexei Mishin in the past. He also admires Patrick Chan for his skating skills and now is inspired by Nathan Chen.
Some things may be harder but some may be easier. For one thing there won't the stress be of moving to a new environment. Plus he's already established a set routine that seems to work for him. Some classes may be harder, but at least chemistry should be easier the second time around. I also feel he's starting off at a much higher base than he was last year at this time.
Nathan's "cool" response to his sister's IG
https://instagram.com/p/B1blkFVnG4t/
Sister's IG
https://instagram.com/p/B1aBBQep-Mq/
Morning, Mr. Racoon!
https://twitter.com/aboutNathan0505/status/1165990057339052032
Greeting a friend at Sun Valley practice
https://instagram.com/p/B1oQcFkHXWa/
Baby Nathan flashback! Makes me want to see what he could do with Broadway now.
https://youtu.be/0KeNIkVLfEc
The young star driving American figure skating, Nathan Chen is the youngest of 5 with two older brothers and two older sisters. Due to his brothers' playing ice hockey and his sisters' figure skating he was introduced to skating at the age of 3 and had his debut competition the following year. A multi-faceted youth, he trained in ballet, gymnastics, and piano in addition to his figure skating.