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New video interview
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Olympic champion Nathan Chen on figure skating, what comes next

Chen speaks with "LA Times Today"
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The title of Nathan's memoir has been revealed: Might as Well Jump--My Story

Some photos:
w/Mariah and fan https://twitter.com/caroline_balick/status/1519168518415171585
w/Mariah, C/B, Brandon at dinner https://twitter.com/134340tear1/status/1519303717279113217

Nathan the subject of today's Olympics "Guess the Athlete"

Watch this story by The Olympic Games on Instagram before it disappears.

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Interview in Newday
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Nathan Chen glides into UBS Arena

The Olympic gold medalist heads to Belmont Park Sunday with "Stars on Ice."
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Chen skates solo to “Space Song” as well as Taron Egerton’s take on “Rocket Man.” The Elton John classic has become a Chen signature and a metaphor for his astronomical success.

Chen has lost count of how many times he’s listened to the words of the song but he finds it exhilarating every time. “I wouldn't necessarily say that any specific lyric calls to me,” he says. “It’s the energy the whole song generates for me.”
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In August Chen starts his junior year at Yale, where he’s studying statistics and data science. Before he cracks the books he’s planning a vacation with his family. “We’re still figuring it out, but it’ll likely be somewhere in the U.S.”

When it comes to his competitive skating future, he says he’s doing some “soul-searching” before determining what’s next. “I’m just taking things one day at a time.”
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A really great shout-out from Nathan: ❤️

"I think it’s so incredible that all of these athletes are coming out and telling their stories and just normalizing it. A lot of times, we were just expected to not ever consider how we’re mentally feeling and how internally feeling."

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Olympic champion Nathan Chen on figure skating, what comes next

Chen speaks with "LA Times Today"
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Nathan PSA for vaccinations

Nathan practicing in shorts in Allentown. (Side note: I'm impressed with the number of Chinese fan cams popping up, even for practice sessions in towns like Allentown.)

SOI official store now has autographed photos available. There are currently 90 Nathan photos in stock.
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Officially licensed Stars On Ice United States apparel and merchandise
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Nathan having fun with Alysa and the new SOI penguin mascot during practice.

Reports from Boston:
Sweet story about a young fan's birthday card for Nathan https://www.instagram.com/p/CdBHfNFLNAt/
Report on the huge Asian turnout https://www.instagram.com/p/CdB2tSXupEQ/
Nathan's intro on the video screen https://twitter.com/sydthepasserby/status/1520719676564725760
Nathan focus video of What a Wonderful World https://youtu.be/2Hldp6WfXLk

NBC celebrating AAPI month with Olympic athletes

Posing with a signed copy of World Figure Skating magazine
 
Videos from Long Island by one of Nathan's more famous fans:
Space Song https://youtu.be/h0-cddHD62c
Weeknd Medley (Nathan focus) https://youtu.be/ZSA8eA3GEak

A dance instructor praises Nathan's skills in the group numbers:

The SOI cast are in Washington DC for the Olympic White House gathering this week. Nathan will also be receiving an award at the Committee of 100 conference on May 5, which just so happens to be his birthday as well.
 
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Watching Nathan's interview, it really makes me grateful in a way that Nathan DIDN'T win in Pyeongchang. Getting to watch Nathan grow and mature from that big "failure" has been awesome, and if he had won, it is likely that he would have lost a lot of his motivation to continue for the past four years.

I still hope he'll come back in two years... but I also hope he can fully enjoy the next two years of college life and he'll be able to make good friendships even though he will be a little older than his classmates.
 
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More from Nathan's visit to Panasonic HQ

USFS produced a reel celebrating its past 100 years. Nathan appears several times, including the end.

Looks like Nathan's memoir has a new title, for now: One Jump at a Time.

Amazon.com: One Jump at a Time: My Story eBook : Chen, Nathan: Kindle Store

Buy One Jump at a Time: My Story: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com
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Honestly think Might As Well Jump was better.

Just wanted to post this video from the Long Island show which really illustrates what that dance instructor was saying about Nathan's beautiful qualities. I really love this part of the Weeknd medley where his movements are so crisp and on point.
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Stars on Ice Tour the Weekend Medley New York UBS Arena

Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen, Olympic Bronze Medalists Madison Hubbel and Zachary Donohue, World Champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, World Silv...
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zebobes said:
Watching Nathan's interview, it really makes me grateful in a way that Nathan DIDN'T win in Pyeongchang. Getting to watch Nathan grow and mature from that big "failure" has been awesome, and if he had won, it is likely that he would have lost a lot of his motivation to continue for the past four years.
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Yes, exactly. It is probably true that Nathan would not have been as motivated had he won gold, but I still think the gold wasn't in the cards that year anyway. It would have been nice for Nathan to at least make the podium though in 2018. But I guess it was meant to be for him to suffer such acute failure that it would fuel even stronger motivation in him to believe more fully in himself, and to learn how to handle unexpected challenges extremely well. Without the severe disappointment and frustration Nathan experienced, we might not have seen him excelling to the point where he was like a 'can't miss' winning machine over the majority of the next four years.

I saw that YouTube profile posted here earlier. I was coming here to post it as well. What I found striking about it is that Yale school friends of Nathan's put it together from their perspective of knowing Nathan as one of them. It was cool to see the dining hall employees at Yale talking so proudly about Nathan in this video profile. It really speaks to how much of a kind, regular person Nathan is and how humble and personable he is around other people that would make him so popular with everyone he got to know on the Yale campus. They like Nathan because of who he is as a person, not because he's a champion skater.

It's kind of sad realizing that the journey of Nathan's skating career, as we know it, is probably over. I'm happy for him that he took the risk of starting university while continuing to train after the 2018 Olympics. I think it helped Nathan to have a different outlet, while still being 'driven' as he called it, to continue pursuing another opportunity for the Olympics. I would imagine that he has another year and a half to two years, since he took some courses from home in California when the school was closed during the pandemic lockdown. And then he took a leave of absence in 2021 or late 2020 so he could concentrate on building toward Beijing.

Nathan is honest that he doesn't have the same driving motivation for another Olympics, so I doubt that he will end up coming back. Yet he did not say definitively, because I think he wants to leave possibilities open for after he finishes his degree. So many things can happen over the next two years that might take him in a completely unique direction from skating. I think he will continue to skate in shows when he can. I wish there was a professional circuit, because I think that's the logical step for skaters like Nathan who enjoy skating but may not want to continue the grind of elite-level training once they've achieved the highest goal: Olympic gold.
 
Nathan hasn't appeared in any of the Team USA photos in DC so far, although a few others skaters seem to be MIA as well. :scratch2:

Meanwhile birthday greetings have already begun streaming in on twitter:

A fan shared her fun experiences at the Long Island SOI M&G. Apparently she's the fan who filmed his viral belly flop video at Nats.

Another fan at the Long Island show shared his very enthusiastic reaction to watching Rocketman.
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Nathan Chen rocketman stars on ice 2022 tour Belmont NY (including my reaction )

Nathan Chen skating to rocket man including my reaction HEADPHONE WARNING ME SCREAMING SO LOUD #sorrynotsorry
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