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which rink is that?
Nathan Chen
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which rink is that?
Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, Connecticut
From Paul Fentz interview: https://twitter.com/sunlight_girl/status/1099019186595078144
http://www.long-program.com/2019/02/21/paul-fentz-ich-moechte-mich-weiterentwickeln/
Do you have role models in figure skating?
- Yes! Brian Joubert! Always has been & always will be. As of the active athletes - Nathan Chen, cos I like his jumping technique very much and I'm also big fan of Mikhail Kolyada.
http://www.long-program.com/2019/02/21/paul-fentz-ich-moechte-mich-weiterentwickeln/
Do you have role models in figure skating?
- Yes! Brian Joubert! Always has been & always will be. As of the active athletes - Nathan Chen, cos I like his jumping technique very much and I'm also big fan of Mikhail Kolyada.
Jean-Luc's story - at Nationals with Nathan and Romain:
https://twitter.com/dsntedge/status/1099054301165416448
Pre-haircut/Nathan with a bun at Champions Skating Center:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrV9cA3ncp-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Nathan in the background:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuCjPDhHKei/
https://twitter.com/dsntedge/status/1099054301165416448
Pre-haircut/Nathan with a bun at Champions Skating Center:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrV9cA3ncp-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Nathan in the background:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuCjPDhHKei/
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...and feetNathan at JE Dining Hall:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213238162973575&set=a.1377917812931&type=3&sfns=mo
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213238162973575&set=a.1377917812931&type=3&sfns=mo
Somehow I missed this announcement about Raf heading the elite skating program at Great Park Ice. Maybe because it was around Nationals.
https://www.greatparkice.com/genera...mance-team-at-great-park-ice-fivepoint-arena/
What's interesting is that it lists Li Mingzhu (former coach of Yan Han and Chen Lu) and Katia Gordeeva as now part of his staff.
https://www.greatparkice.com/genera...mance-team-at-great-park-ice-fivepoint-arena/
What's interesting is that it lists Li Mingzhu (former coach of Yan Han and Chen Lu) and Katia Gordeeva as now part of his staff.
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Katia’s youngest daughter trains with team Raf for awhile now, she was in one of the recent pics of the whole team. I knew Katie consulted on the team before but I didn’t know she was officially part of the staff. Great addition.
Yan Han used to train in Lakewood years ago right?
Yan Han used to train in Lakewood years ago right?
Maybe you're thinking of Lake Arrowhead? That was about 7 years ago.
Han Yan and Nathan, who looks around 12-13 years old in the second photo:
https://twitter.com/piaoakino/status/937010308295548928?s=21
https://twitter.com/piaoakino/status/937010308295548928?s=21
One year ago, My Forest Fire:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRTbdfHGlZ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=cimu3v83wsuw
Better than the gala
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRTbdfHGlZ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=cimu3v83wsuw
Better than the gala
Apparently Han Yan was supposed to train with Raf for 2018 Olympics:
https://twitter.com/hanyanfanvan/status/981496410959962112?s=21
https://twitter.com/hanyanfanvan/status/981496410959962112?s=21
Interview with Michal Brezina: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019...michal-brezina-is-having-his-best-season-yet/
‘If you use your edges, it becomes much easier, as you don’t have to rely on your power. That’s particularly important for older skaters. Look what Nathan [Chen] is doing: he relies on his power so much. Which is quite normal – when I was 19, I didn’t have to think much, because I had power. I just did the things I had to do! Older skaters need to use their blades more, because we don’t nearly have the same power.’
‘Nathan was with us for three weeks during his winter break from Yale University. It was so nice! We could push one another much more while he was there. When he is not, the only one I had [to skate with] was [French champion] Romain [Ponsart], but now he is injured, so I’m alone.’
‘Last summer things were so much easier, when the whole group was on the ice at the same time. There was Nathan, Romain, but also Marin Honda, from Japan, and Lim Eun-Soo from South Korea, and lots of younger skaters. You push yourself a lot more and that makes things much easier. The group we have is so helpful. You really get to push each other.’
‘I learnt a lot from Nathan. One thing was to fight for every jump. Even when he starts with a wrong take-off, he just wants to land it, no matter of what. Which is right! Once you take off, you do have to land it! You have no choice, right?
Raf pointed that to me one day: “Look how Nathan is doing,” he told me. Technique may not be there, but he will go for it anyhow. Then his body will learn how to land whatever the take-off is.
That’s a huge asset: in competition he can rely on the fact that he knows how to land a jump. Even though a jump is a little bit off, you can still fight for it.’
‘If you use your edges, it becomes much easier, as you don’t have to rely on your power. That’s particularly important for older skaters. Look what Nathan [Chen] is doing: he relies on his power so much. Which is quite normal – when I was 19, I didn’t have to think much, because I had power. I just did the things I had to do! Older skaters need to use their blades more, because we don’t nearly have the same power.’
‘Nathan was with us for three weeks during his winter break from Yale University. It was so nice! We could push one another much more while he was there. When he is not, the only one I had [to skate with] was [French champion] Romain [Ponsart], but now he is injured, so I’m alone.’
‘Last summer things were so much easier, when the whole group was on the ice at the same time. There was Nathan, Romain, but also Marin Honda, from Japan, and Lim Eun-Soo from South Korea, and lots of younger skaters. You push yourself a lot more and that makes things much easier. The group we have is so helpful. You really get to push each other.’
‘I learnt a lot from Nathan. One thing was to fight for every jump. Even when he starts with a wrong take-off, he just wants to land it, no matter of what. Which is right! Once you take off, you do have to land it! You have no choice, right?
Raf pointed that to me one day: “Look how Nathan is doing,” he told me. Technique may not be there, but he will go for it anyhow. Then his body will learn how to land whatever the take-off is.
That’s a huge asset: in competition he can rely on the fact that he knows how to land a jump. Even though a jump is a little bit off, you can still fight for it.’
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^ That last part is very true, I know many commentators have said that during his routines where he’ll have a bit of a wonky take off but somehow is able to land it fairly comfortably. Kurt Browning was one during the GPF16 but others have mentioned it too. In the past, he should probably not have landed like 70% of his 3A if you see how funky it looks in the air but he made it work more often than not. He’s stabilized that well by now tho.
From interview with Camden: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...lympic-experience-into-long-term-success.aspx
"Let me ask you a question. How would you feel skating after Nathan?" Pulkinen asked with a laugh after his skate in Detroit. "I was planning for a big score because it's Nathan and he has so many different quads and so much experience at this level, and he's an Olympic bronze medalist and World champion. I knew it was something that I was going to have to train myself to do, to just get back to my process and to my performance, so that's exactly what I did."
Interview with Anna Pogorilaya: https://fs-gossips.com/anna-pogoril...rt-than-medvedeva-is-1st-tuktamysheva-is-2nd/
‘As an example, you can look how Nathan Chen skated at the US Championship. They gave him 10 in PCS. I don’t want to say anything bad about his programs, but if you get 10, are you god? God of skating? In theory, for a “10” you should skate like a dancer. And in these conditions, I don’t understand where to strive. Give 9.75, so at least it was still possible to improve. All this I don’t understand.‘
Well according to Tara, ‘He is a god’
"Let me ask you a question. How would you feel skating after Nathan?" Pulkinen asked with a laugh after his skate in Detroit. "I was planning for a big score because it's Nathan and he has so many different quads and so much experience at this level, and he's an Olympic bronze medalist and World champion. I knew it was something that I was going to have to train myself to do, to just get back to my process and to my performance, so that's exactly what I did."
Interview with Anna Pogorilaya: https://fs-gossips.com/anna-pogoril...rt-than-medvedeva-is-1st-tuktamysheva-is-2nd/
‘As an example, you can look how Nathan Chen skated at the US Championship. They gave him 10 in PCS. I don’t want to say anything bad about his programs, but if you get 10, are you god? God of skating? In theory, for a “10” you should skate like a dancer. And in these conditions, I don’t understand where to strive. Give 9.75, so at least it was still possible to improve. All this I don’t understand.‘
Well according to Tara, ‘He is a god’
Interglace Paris post with Romain and Nathan:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUFlG-n-wV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ee2oaqpxg086
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUFlG-n-wV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ee2oaqpxg086
Interview with Anna Pogorilaya: https://fs-gossips.com/anna-pogoril...rt-than-medvedeva-is-1st-tuktamysheva-is-2nd/
‘As an example, you can look how Nathan Chen skated at the US Championship. They gave him 10 in PCS. I don’t want to say anything bad about his programs, but if you get 10, are you god? God of skating? In theory, for a “10” you should skate like a dancer. And in these conditions, I don’t understand where to strive. Give 9.75, so at least it was still possible to improve. All this I don’t understand.‘
Well according to Tara, ‘He is a god’
No, he is the champion of good looks, and I don’t think he has trouble defending this title for many years to come
Anna, your time and attention better would be spent on picking skaters for your worlds team to secure 3 spots for your country rather than worrying about if there is any room for a domestic event like us nationals or Nathan’s growth.
So Brezina is competing and coaching at the same time? There is a teamRaf ff in Coaches and teams. Someone posted current skaters and coaching team several months ago.
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?76974-Team-Rafael-Arutyunyan
Some nice pictures and gifs
https://twitter.com/Cozy0505/status/1099388390670094337?s=20
https://twitter.com/Cozy0505/status/1099388387495038976?s=20
https://twitter.com/Honeywater1214/status/1099590501009772544?s=20
https://twitter.com/_soleil_skate/status/1099307618424614912?s=20
Nathan looked so young, and tiny
, and somewhat like Junhwan in this cliphttps://twitter.com/Honeywater1214/status/1099715346754203648?s=20
Cute baby otter
https://twitter.com/SoFIgureOut/status/1099535766013775872?s=20
This person refers to Nathan as “Here is one of the Ronaldos of figure skating- Nathan Chen of USA”
https://twitter.com/jacquiebeaulieu/status/1099898403742351360?s=20
Just watched IceTalk live podcast with Jackie Wong, Nick McCarvel and guests Andrea Joyce and the original Quad King Timothy Goebel. Nick asked them what headline would they write from Worlds.
Nick said his headline would be ‘Nathan Chen defends his World title’. Tim and Andrea agreed, Jackie said it’s too early to tell.
Andrea said Nathan has matured a lot in a year.
https://twitter.com/icetalkpodcast/status/1100190827291295746?s=21
Nick said his headline would be ‘Nathan Chen defends his World title’. Tim and Andrea agreed, Jackie said it’s too early to tell.
Andrea said Nathan has matured a lot in a year.
https://twitter.com/icetalkpodcast/status/1100190827291295746?s=21
Olympic champs Hanyu and Zagitova to meet Grand Prix Final winners Nathan Chen and Rika Kihira in Saitama. https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/s...tova-chen-kihira-world-figure-skating-champs/
‘Fast forward a year and Chen could not be in better shape after an impressive victory at January's U.S. Figure Skating Championships, executing four clean quad jumps in the process.
"The first jumps it's: check, check, check," he said after his free skate which opened with a quad Lutz, quad flip and quad toeloop.
"Everything came together at the right moment," Chen said.
He’ll need to produce similar exploits in Japan to hold off home favourites Hanyu and Uno.
Chen has had a superb first year balancing coursework at Yale University with elite figure skating.’
‘Ahead of the U.S. nationals, Chen benefited from a tune-up with longtime coach Rafael Arutunian and hopes to do the same during his break prior to the Worlds.’
‘Fast forward a year and Chen could not be in better shape after an impressive victory at January's U.S. Figure Skating Championships, executing four clean quad jumps in the process.
"The first jumps it's: check, check, check," he said after his free skate which opened with a quad Lutz, quad flip and quad toeloop.
"Everything came together at the right moment," Chen said.
He’ll need to produce similar exploits in Japan to hold off home favourites Hanyu and Uno.
Chen has had a superb first year balancing coursework at Yale University with elite figure skating.’
‘Ahead of the U.S. nationals, Chen benefited from a tune-up with longtime coach Rafael Arutunian and hopes to do the same during his break prior to the Worlds.’
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