Nathan Chen

[sheetz]

Last I heard they were complaining his quads were in the same place on the ice.

Technically it was Megan Duhamel who said that. TSL will probably jump on the Kagiyama Bandwagon (which to be fair is probably more legit than the Kolyada bandwagon) and predict Nathan finishing behind Yuma at the Olympics.

ETA: Yale article on Nathan's victory

Nathan Chen ’23 takes gold at World Championships

Nathan Chen ’23 is at the top of the figure skating world. After a breathtaking free skate performance on Saturday, Chen seized his third consecutive […]

yaledailynews.com

 

[Joe Mendoza]

Last I heard they were complaining his quads were in the same place on the ice.

Medalist https://twitter.com/_mariaaaa18/status/1376194853713874944

and he was the only one who wore a mask in the picture...

 

[figskatefan]

Last I heard they were complaining his quads were in the same place on the ice.

Medalist https://twitter.com/_mariaaaa18/status/1376194853713874944

They can complain about the Shae top, his hunchy shoulders, stiff knees ( which they have done in the past). Of course none of which matter. I don’t see hunchy shoulders and his knees can’t be that stiff if he can land all those quads. I do agree about the Shae top. Or they can just not talk about Nathan at all, which they sometimes do. They’ll probably spend all their time tearing up Vincent, whom they dislike more than Nathan.

 

[georgia]

After watching his Long program about a thousand times, I realized who he reminds of. A Maestro. His hands move to the music with a precision that takes your breath away!

 

[Tahuu]

Love that Nathan was not discouraged after the short program loss and showed no arrogance after winning the competition.

 

[sheetz]

Latest IG update

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-wipkMDkL/

With Anna at the gala

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-Fl3pJq61/

She talks about Nathan in an interview

https://twitter.com/thelandofall05/status/1376291112424464392

Crowning Moment

https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1376237445121982465

 

[Flying Feijoa]

Whole FP

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CM7UPGbgfN2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Thanks! This audience perspective is really nice. Wish I could catch Nathan live one day, before he goes to med school. I've only ever been to one high-level competition before (one day at ACI 2019) and I know things can look completely different in person. But Nathan never seems to compete near me...

Also, Shae-Lynn's closet >> Vera Wang.

 

[shine]

I personally really like the concept of this Shae-Lynn hand me down as well. It fits the program's edgy and minimalist quality. The only complaint I have about it is the areas around the armpits are too baggy and should be more form fitting.

 

[Jeanie19]

I've always liked Nathan, but his free program performance was beyond great.

 

[sheetz]

What we've all been waiting for: Raf interview

«Нам нет нужды считать баллы»: Арутюнян о превосходстве Чена и ошибке в короткой программе

Article from Nick McCarvel

Figure skating: three-time world champ Nathan Chen on Hanyu Yuzuru and Beijing 2022

What comes next for a now three-time world champion figure skater Nathan Chen? The Olympics - but not so fast.

www.olympicchannel.com

Romain's commentary of Nathan's FS from Eurosport FR

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-NMy0MT1w/

Based on Karen's comment it sounds like Nathan is a Panda Express regular.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-wipkMDkL/

Congratulations from Team Toyota

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7b29PnPkW/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7uF2Pg0u2/

Article from Beverley Smith

Nathan Chen's Epic Adventure - Bev Smith Writes

Nathan Chen is ever thus: calmer than a pool. And focused like a laser beam, although he doesn’t look it. He won his third consecutive world title with explosive point totals on Saturday. He had come to Stockholm, grateful to be there. He had shaken off his woolly lockdown curls, shrugged off a...

bevsmithwrites.com

 

[alexaa]

Here is some translation of Raf’s daughter caling to check if Raf was ok after Nathan‘s sp

https://twitter.com/intonathanchen/status/1376487782898675714?s=20

”I'm reading new Raf's interview right now. He said that after Nathan's mistake in short his daughter called him and asked if he (Raf) is okay. And when he said yes she didn't believe him. His family know how much his heart is dedicated to Nathan and this is so beautiful”

Sasha’s interview

Трусова заявила, что надеется делать четверные прыжки как чемпион мира Чен

По словам фигуристки, ее впечатлило выступление американца на турнире в Стокгольме

tass.ru

His performance indeed brought lots of fs fans into tears, including The Skating score lol.

You’ll find talks about the FS from coaching accounts like this

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CM9o-vMHMpY/?igshid=u3bqnon0asdy

Iskatecoach and comments of other coaches

https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9HWsGAHEw/?igshid=wlvr0apc5s52

“A piece of skating history happened in the men’s event. Such a great skate litterally clean in technical and components a huge lead and score and the title this time truely deserved to Nathen Chen.
⠀
100 point base value before adding +goe on every element for an extra 25.80 points. Including 5 quads and all level 4 spins and step getting called with nearly 100 in the components”

ETA: Raf interview translation from fsgossip

Rafael Arutyunyan: “For a very long time I have not calculated points. We have no need for this.”

Interview with Rafael Arutyunyan. About Nathan Chan's performance at the World Championships and his coaching plans.

fs-gossips.com

 

[ltc]

Romain's commentary of Nathan's FS from Eurosport FR
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-NMy0MT1w/

I totally understand he had to keep it professional, but a part of me was hoping he'd be like "THAT'S MY BESTIE!"

 

[shine]

Also why has no one mentioned Nathan's new entrance into the 4S?? When did this jump get so good for him?? That was honestly the most beautiful jump for me in the entire program. Love how it just soared like we've never seen from him before and the flowy ends of his costume again enhanced the impression of flight. I see some comments saying that the program really took off starting with the step sequence, but for me it started with the setting up of the salchow and then the spins that also went perfectly with the intensifying of the music.

 

[sheetz]

Yeah I was gonna mention the new 4S entrance along with the new 4F . It's insane to change your jumps like that only one year before the olympics. Ive been way more concerned about those than the 4Lz.

 

[georgia]

He 4S was my favorite moment too, among the many others!

 

[luckyu2]

I secretly complained about the change of the 4S entry and backloading those combos in the 2nd half (not good for my nerves). Glad the changes worked out.
I haven't seen any confirmation but sounds like he probably won't go to WTT, right?

 

[sheetz]

From the interviews it sounds like he hasn't committed. He should just stay home, rest, and get vaccinated. They should be available for him soon.

 

[shine]

Well if he can get vaccinated in time (which I'm not sure if he will, though some of my friends in SoCal have already gotten theirs without pre-existing conditions), I don't see anything wrong with competing at the WTT. He doesn't have school this year and it's not a bad idea to have one more competition under his belt before the Olympics. And I can't help but wonder if he misses traveling and competing. I know that's what I'm gonna do the first thing after I get vaccinated!

 

[LutzDance]

Also why has no one mentioned Nathan's new entrance into the 4S?? When did this jump get so good for him?? That was honestly the most beautiful jump for me in the entire program. Love how it just soared like we've never seen from him before and the flowy ends of his costume again enhanced the impression of flight. I see some comments saying that the program really took off starting with the step sequence, but for me it started with the setting up of the salchow and then the spins that also went perfectly with the intensifying of the music.

I agree with every single word of this! The extra turn in his new 4S entry fits the repetitive bass line of the violin concerto so well, and I’ve always liked the little arm movement between the jump and the spin. I used to think the 4S is Nathan’s least pretty quad, often coming with a forward-leaning axis and hard landing, but it has morphed into something reminiscent of the 3S he’d done as a novice/junior: good control and lots of pop. So yeah, I’m also more impressed by this 4S than by the (expectedly beautiful) 4Lz.

 

[LutzDance]

Well if he can get vaccinated in time (which I'm not sure if he will, though some of my friends in SoCal have already gotten theirs without pre-existing conditions), I don't see anything wrong with competing at the WTT. He doesn't have school this year and it's not a bad idea to have one more competition under his belt before the Olympics. And I wonder if he misses traveling and competing. I know that's what I'm gonna do the first thing after I get vaccinated!

I’m also wondering about the WTT. I vaguely remember that top skaters of qualified countries are required to go to this event (barring injuries etc)? I don’t know if it’s something that he can easily opt out. And unless he gets the J&J shot there’s not enough tine to get fully vaccinated before the event. I still sort of hope he will go (while fully protecting himself) and redeem his short program there (and earn some $$$). And there’s no better place to tease us with the 4Lo than a fluff competition.