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In case anyone hasn't seen this amazing portrait of Nathan:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BROdlCLgMvp/?taken-by=nathanwchen
https://www.instagram.com/p/BROdlCLgMvp/?taken-by=nathanwchen
Nathan Chen
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https://twitter.com/gorachael/status/836640603727257600/photo/1
A fan has made this cool waterpainting of Nathan.
A fan has made this cool waterpainting of Nathan.
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Nathan is gracing the cover of International Figure Skating this month. Interesting article on him.
www.ifsmagazine.com/ifs-march-april-2017
www.ifsmagazine.com/ifs-march-april-2017
Don't know if you all saw this, it is my first time seeing it, omg, Nathan's showmanship...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-CW_JQw2r8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-CW_JQw2r8
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5egt4f_170311-アス魂-絶対王者-がめざす頂_sport
This is a Japanese special on Yuzuru but Nathan is prominently featured @ 36:18 and 38:55. Amazing to see how at ease Nathan was at 4CC. It's been so long since USFS had a singles skater with that kind of competitive nerve!
Also some cute NHK footage @12:02 :3
This is a Japanese special on Yuzuru but Nathan is prominently featured @ 36:18 and 38:55. Amazing to see how at ease Nathan was at 4CC. It's been so long since USFS had a singles skater with that kind of competitive nerve!
Also some cute NHK footage @12:02 :3
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I was miffed at the coverage of 4CC; they chose a horrible pic of him in the middle of a jump and then slowly zoomed in on it. -Not nice NHK! :dev2: Otherwise, it was a positive piece on Nathan's amazing abilities.
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^^^Don't know if anyone saw the link I posted previously -- mainly to show Nathan and his amazing piano skills (at :16). But at :32, they ask 10 year old Nathan if he gets nervous when he skates. He says he does a little beforehand, but once he gets into his pose, he doesn't feel nervous. He also says with the right speed and timing, he finds the jumps easy. He is definitely very gutsy! Obviously the stakes are a little higher now, but he does have competitive nerve! 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oh4dG52cfwY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oh4dG52cfwY
Wah? This is in my country!
I know...! But they do that all the time, to everyone including the top Japanese skaters.
And it's not just NHK either...!
Why do they do it?
I just have to laugh...
That was a particularly bad one of Nathan though!
This is partly why I rarely take photos of skaters during a jump: "Jump face" is usually very unflattering! Only a few skaters (eg. Marin) actually manage to look "normal" during a jump. (The other main reason - when I'm at a competition, I need to see the jumps with my own eyes! Not through a camera lens! I'm there to see the skating first, and take photos second!)
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I think they choose these photos to show how frightening Nathan is. lol
Nathan really has the nerves of steel. His consistency is amazing, which you can see from his early performances. He has had more perfect programs than other skaters, iirc. It's a gift I think, not something that can be trained. E. g., Patrick fell a lot when he was a kid, and he still does. It seems to me he hardly brings out 100% his training in competitions.
Vincent Zhou seems to be a good gamer too. The USFS is blessed!
Nathan really has the nerves of steel. His consistency is amazing, which you can see from his early performances. He has had more perfect programs than other skaters, iirc. It's a gift I think, not something that can be trained. E. g., Patrick fell a lot when he was a kid, and he still does. It seems to me he hardly brings out 100% his training in competitions.
Vincent Zhou seems to be a good gamer too. The USFS is blessed!
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Japanese fans have pointed out that at 39:30 Hanyu notices Nathan wearing shorts ("han zubon") during the FS order drawing. LOL
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Lmao. Nathan bringing SoCal to Korea in the middle of February. Only missing some shades and flipflops
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Here's the section of that Japanese program which focuses on Nathan with English subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GQVL73uub4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GQVL73uub4
New Phil Hersh article ostensibly about Javi but really about Nathan.
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/03/21/220141696
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/03/21/220141696
Phil can't help himself, lol. The top 6 will be a battle royale for sure.
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News from that article... Chen has a 4Loop. Only in practice... so far.
Which means it'll be in competition next week, lol!! At least, that is how it seems with these young guys these days.
It'll be his first time, but with his confidence and recent history, I"m sure he'll do very well in Helsinki. Some people just seem to take things in their stride and see difficult situations as opportunities rather than difficult situations...he seems that type, so far anyway. Good luck to him at World's.
It'll be his first time, but with his confidence and recent history, I"m sure he'll do very well in Helsinki. Some people just seem to take things in their stride and see difficult situations as opportunities rather than difficult situations...he seems that type, so far anyway. Good luck to him at World's.
I knew it was only a matter of time. If he has it in practice he will put it in his program next year like he has all his jumps.
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