Nathan Chen

[SkatingMusic]

King Nathan

 

[yyyskate]

Now I’m watching staring at his posture the whole time lol

My roommate (who also danced) just said ‘His posture looks fine to me - I don’t know what those people are talking about’ lol

Maybe we are both just blinded by his hotness, curls and that little white collar

:yes:
but seriously, his posture is a little better in last dancer.

 

[yyyskate]

Nathan’s hotness and exponentially increasingly good looks are why HD and 4K were invented lol

and flawless skin :eeking: what product he used between OG and worlds. it is magical improvement.

 

[yyyskate]

Another quote from my roommate:

Even his shoulder blades were back when he landed 3A

Nathan's landing checking posture is really strong in his Worlds FS, that is an improvement from OG. And overall, his pacing too.

 

[yyyskate]

So hot in the post-skate interview
yyyskate - Nathan is obviously flawless but I still see that freckle on the left side of his nose

I am blind, i CANNOT see that freckle

 

[yyyskate]

well it is a celebration watching Nathan again and sharing on this FF with fellow Nathan fans.:clapper:

 

[yyyskate]

I secretly love Shoma’s deep knee bend, his absolute passion and devotion to skating, his love of yakiniku and I admit I have spent more time than I will admit watching baby videos of Shoma with my Shoma loving friend (SO CUTE)

eta: I prefer mens far more to ladies now. And I kinda hate the fake ballet programs from some of the top ladies lately - there’s a reason why real ballerinas don’t wear gloves.

:rofl2:
I LOVE yakiniku tooooooooo :hap85:

 

[shine]

I’m kinda surprised at the negative response to his routine with Ashley. Granted, there were some awkward moments when they had to actually dance with each other most likely due to neither of them being ice dancers (the partnering and holds were a bit awks) as well as the lack of height difference, I thought it was a fun piece that allows Nathan to once again showcase his wide range. Yes the posture was bad at times, but was it really worse than what we’ve already seen from him in like Parachute or Back From The Edge? LOL. As to the age difference...I never really understood the gripe some have for age difference between ice dance / pairs partners ...after all these are just two people being partnered up to put on a show really.. I actually had been wondering if he could possibly pull off a Latin number, and after seeing this I think the answer is yes! And I really look forward to it!

Maybe you guys should watch this part again from Shape of You where the guys are skating backwards while the girls forward, starting at 3:59 https://youtu.be/UhS7ML55D9U?t=178 it’s been on repeat over here and absolutely nothing about it is awkward! I can’t help thinking again what an awesome dancer Nathan is and how he can skate to just about anything!

 

[yyyskate]

I actually had been wondering if he could possibly pull off a Latin number, and after seeing this I think the answer is yes! And I really look forward to it!

Just compare how Guillaume Cizeron pull off a latin body roll in their SP this season and how Nathan does it in the number with Ash. the posture difference is significant, yes Nathan can do rolls, wave, etc. and his fab musicality can easily handle a latin piece, but his posture definitely needs improvement.

 

[shine]

Just compare how Guillaume Cizeron pull off a latin body roll in their SP this season and how Nathan does it in the number with Ash. the posture difference is significant, yes Nathan can do rolls, wave, etc. and his fab musicality can easily handle a latin piece, but his posture definitely needs improvement.

Cizeron is arguably the best male ice dancer ever and they spent a whole season perfecting the SD. Even for the SD debut P/C would have had months to practice the choreography and Latin moves with professional dance instructors. Nathan had what, 2 days? Just a little unrealistic to make serious comparison between the two, no?

 

[classicalfan]

yyyskate - I can’t get over the comparison of Nathan to Ciz lol
I think once Nathan gets more comfortable with the choreo and partnering, he will look a lot better
Nathan - you have until 5/13 to get this down - no pressure lol

Agree.

 

[journalist101]

It's not as bad as it first seemed? But still more than a little weird.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhU2TPQl4Vm/

 

[discode]

Cizeron is so amazing that to me, he outshines Gabby (who is still amazing in her own right). Poor Nathan having to meet that ice dancing standard lol

lol right. A little high on the expectations here in the FF.

Sports illustrated scans https://twitter.com/MyNathanWorld/status/983066593096679424

 

[yyyskate]

Cizeron is arguably the best male ice dancer ever and they spent a whole season perfecting the SD. Even for the SD debut P/C would have had months to practice the choreography and Latin moves with professional dance instructors. Nathan had what, 2 days? Just a little unrealistic to make serious comparison between the two, no?

I just give out examples about good posture vs bad posture when doing latin body roll. (why Ciz, not other ice dancers, cos similar should/neck/upperback structure as Nathan)
Also, some moves when Nathan get it , he get it right away, with only 2 days' practice he can do it as well as a whole season's practice.

 

[yyyskate]

It's not as bad as it first seemed? But still more than a little weird.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhU2TPQl4Vm/

OMG, I am sooooooo jealous of Ash. Nathan is all-over her. yes a little weird...

 

[sheetz]

Nah, they hardly even touch each other compared to the other pairs who are doing lifts/carries.

 

[yyyskate]

Nah, they hardly even touch each other compared to the other pairs who are doing lifts/carries.

but that is already too much bodily contact for a little fan like me:curse:

 

[yyyskate]

me too!!! I posted in the Shoma thread that my fav yakiniku in the US is Tsuruhashi in Fountain Valley, CA and I would recommend him to eat there if he competes at 4cc next year. They suggested I email him through his website lol

The ice dance routine doesn’t bother me at all - overplayed Ed Sheeran, fake illicit shots and all. Don’t care about the age difference and don’t see how it’s inappropriate. I’m sure by the time I get to see it on 5/13 Nathan will have improved a lot. It’s quite a lot to expect him to performing ice dancing confortably and with confidence with just a few days rehearsal, especially next to the actual pros.

I don't care as well, just very very very jealous of Ash (but Ashy no worries I love ya). I wanna dance with Nathan too:sad21:

 

[yyyskate]

Why doesn't Ash dance with Adam?! I don't understand? Why Ash has to dance with Nathan? I don't understand:scratch3:

 

[shine]

I just give out examples about good posture vs bad posture when doing latin body roll. (why Ciz, not other ice dancers, cos similar should/neck/upperback structure as Nathan)
Also, some moves when Nathan get it , he get it right away, with only 2 days' practice he can do it as well as a whole season's practice.

Yes, I agree that to do a serious latin number Nathan would definitely have to work on his posture. I also noted Nathan's posture issue in my post. To me, strangely his posture problem disappears or is a lot less apparent in his classical numbers (Le Cosaire, Bolero) as if he had been trained to subconsciously address this when such music plays. I also get the feeling that he thinks a more lax carriage is suitable for modern numbers and I actually really appreciate him for adjusting his upper body carriage to different genres of music (I actually dislike it when skaters keep the same carriage or movement style regardless of what genre of music they skate to but I won't name names here) but at the same time I also do believe he needs to find a better way to balance moving more relaxed and having the proper posture. But having seen how beautiful his posture is in these classical programs I really don't think it's impossible for him to fix his posture problem in others.