Nathan Chen

[alexaa]

Hope we will see another interview soon!

Not really sure - but guessing there must be a reason why he is choosing to practice at Champions rink, even though it is 30 min away (if that’s what he’s doing)

Ingalls rink doesn’t open until later in September ?

Per that Yale Daily article, Champions rink is free for top professional skaters. Maybe that is one of the reasons, plus the school just started he still has relatively more free time to drive around. The article also mentioned that Weaver/Poje practiced there before the Olympics, but I couldn’t find any other article or pictures they practicing there, only pictures and articles of them training in Ice House. Maybe they went there when Ice House is really crowded?

Worst case scenario if we don’t get any interviews, we will sure have something from Japanese media when he goes to JO.

I am wondering if he is going to Montreal next week since it is Labor Day weekend

Link to that Yale Daily article

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/04/24/chen-22-will-juggle-sports-academics/

 

[oatmella]

Worst case scenario, Nathan will have to get a (cheap) car

He said he spent a lot of money on school!

Brezina did say in an interview at worlds that Nathan has saved everything for his education.

 

[oatmella]

Cheap but “safe” lol. Nathan should give some talks/presentations about planning and sticking to a plan. He would make an excellent project manager if he likes

70,000 x4 after tax is lots of money.

Does he have two phones in his pockets in that video?

Yes safety very important! I’m not sure about the two phones

Also he may be saving/saved money for grad/med school - it’s a lot!

I wonder how much USFS helps with his training expenses.

 

[sheetz]

From the video it sounds like he's hoping to get a car company sponsor? At least I think that's what he means when he says "having a car company."

He'll want to get something with 4WD.

 

[oatmella]

A car company sponsor would be great!

I thought he meant using a car service

 

[sheetz]

A car company sponsor would be great!

I thought he meant using a car service

Hadn't thought of that. But then why would he say something about not being a high level athlete like Steph Curry? You can still be a nobody and use a car service. Just takes money. LOL Ashley has Toyota so it wouldn't be unheard of.

 

[oatmella]

I'm still hoping for a Panda Express sponsorship!

Sounds like he is hoping for a car company sponsorship if he mentioned Steph Curry, who does Infiniti ads.

Maybe he's feeling a bit stressed about money? I don't know. His expenses have increased with school, more travel, etc.

 

[doublequad]

his hair is just so on point it's ridiculous

 

[sheetz]

Another photo with fan at the Champions rink. Is the hair a little shorter?
https://instagram.com/p/Bm4LQOSF5Tj/

Sun Valley finale
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm5UpdSDoZ0/

 

[Hollymolly]

Nathan posts IG story
https://twitter.com/aboutnathan0505/status/1033495125568024576?s=21

 

[oatmella]

Is Nathan in Jonathan Edwards College - JE?

 

[1111bm]

puppy cuddles
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8fRtvgY3D/?taken-by=usfigureskating
(second picture)

ETA:
https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1033721336563040256

 

[el henry]

Is Nathan in Jonathan Edwards College - JE?

If anyone determines that Nathan is in fact in JE, let me know, I’m curious Spousal unit was in JE, and I still use one of his reference books (Tutti I Verbi Greci) that has “Name, *** JE” written on it.

I showed him Nathan’s IG story. He said that is JE on the right and Branford on the left. The college buildings haven’t changed that much in 50 years

 

[besti loop]

What? 1253 pages in this thread? I thought it was 890-something yesterday....

 

[oatmella]

JE students are called spiders 🕷

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/qa-nathan-chen-olympic-figure-skating
What’s your biggest fear off the ice?
Spiders are my biggest fear.

Seems uncertain if he's in JE though!

Hoping for a car sponsorship for Nathan!

 

[alexaa]

Here is a video of Zach and Madi’s daily training routine in Montreal in case anybody is interested in how things working there.

https://youtu.be/Eim62UJG4Z8

 

[frida80]

Guess GS is undergoing some changes. There are only 10 posts per page now vs 15 before.

I was going to write a special post for 888.

 

[oatmella]

Nathan’s Olympics FS is #6 on rockerskating’s top 50 of 2017-18.

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1034262281801158656?s=21

 

[plushyfan]

I'm misssing the information when and where will be his first competition in this season?

 

[Kelly]

I was going to write a special post for 888.

I had been lurking around to check when the thread would pass 890 and then 900.