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Nathan Chen

AHhhh Nathan. I can't wait to see more of him!!!! He is going to be a giant in figure skating.
 
Nathan's EX from Nationals :luv17: his "jump joke" as xibsuarz mentioned was so funny and brilliant :laugh: crowd was like "noooo Nathan dont jump" and after a little heart attack they were all laughing :laugh::rofl: and this was the most fun he had, i loved it :love:
 
A Japanese TV program about the new quad era of men's figure skating aired recently and Nathan is featured along with Shoma and Yuzu. Nathan's segment begins around the 11:30 mark and the analyst discusses his jump technique.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59zkrk

According to the analyst the way Nathan wraps his arms around his belly makes his shoulders more narrow and allows him to rotate in the air faster than other skaters do. I noticed that Boyang also has a lower arm position in his rotation compared to other skaters, so maybe this technique will become more common in the future?
 
sheetz said:
A Japanese TV program about the new quad era of men's figure skating aired recently and Nathan is featured along with Shoma and Yuzu. Nathan's segment begins around the 11:30 mark and the analyst discusses his jump technique.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59zkrk

According to the analyst the way Nathan wraps his arms around his belly makes his shoulders more narrow and allows him to rotate in the air faster than other skaters do. I noticed that Boyang also has a lower arm position in his rotation compared to other skaters, so maybe this technique will become more common in the future?
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In the CBC broadcast of the GPF the talk a bit about his jumping technique. He called it the Russian style of jumping. I'll find a link.

Found it. http://youtu.be/kmJ4nU5XltI
 
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frida80 said:
In the CBC broadcast of the GPF the talk a bit about his jumping technique. He called it the Russian style of jumping. I'll find a link.

Found it. http://youtu.be/kmJ4nU5XltI
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Yeah Kurt Browning said it was harder to land using that technique, but it appears to have an advantage for skaters planning to do quads. In the IceTalk interview Nathan said Raf had been laying the foundation for his quads for many years, which is why he was able to learn them so quickly.

Also found it interesting that Nathan was not surprised at all at his consistency with the quads. Jackie said that out of 40-50 attempts in practice at Nationals he missed only 3 times (1 fall, 1 step out, 1 pop). It must have been very intimidating for the other skaters in his practice group.
 
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sheetz said:
Nice interview with Scott Hamilton
http://www.icenetwork.com/video/topic/207337050/v1221162583
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Scott asked Nathan if he has been training the 4Lo and he confirmed "No." So it wouldn't be all quads+3A this season. After 2018, men's jumping passes will be cut to 7 and he won't need the 4Lo to do all 6 quads+3A. It's crazy to think only 29 years ago the jumper Brian Boitano used all triples (-3A) for the first time at the Olympics and won. Thirty years later we may see all-quad (-4A) programs.
 
I really enjoyed listening to both interviews - the Scott Hamilton one and the Icetalk one. Nathan has come a long way in sharing his personality with the people interviewing him. Raf also said that Nathan finally learned how to talk (not only to him, but to the people around him!) Seems like he's come out of his shell. Something else that struck me - he seems to have really learned a lot about the risks of over-training and how to stay healthy. Raf's portion of IceTalk alludes to that as well - that Nathan was so injured last year in large part due to overtraining and he wasn't really listening to Raf to stop. Their relationship seemed to take a hit from this.. but from what they've both said, the time away from the ice and in Michigan really helped them almost "repair" their relationship (in Nathan's words from the press conference after Nationals) and I think it's really leading to his surge now. They seem to be on the same page and really clicking. I'm super excited to keep watching him. :)
 
^^^ It seemed to me that Nathan really did learn some valuable lessons from his injury. I thoroughly enjoyed his Ice Talk interview, although there were some parts where he was talking so fast I could hardly understand him! :) Very enjoyable interview though. So interesting how he began training quads a LONG time ago (when he was 10 did they say?), even if he wasn't actually doing the jumps. More like they were working on what the mechanics of the jump are.
 
sheetz said:
I can certainly understand Beijing audiences cheering for Chinese American skaters but I can't believe USFSA is thinking about that at all.

Here's an interesting fluff piece on Nathan that must have been put together in the past few days. He was interviewed between GPF and Nationals but it looks like the last footage is taken from Nationals. He seems so incredibly chill!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QdVF8JTPo&feature=youtu.be
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I agree. USFS is supporting him because he's the best we've got regardless of his heritage.

Great fluff piece! I am so impressed with this kid!!:agree:
 
I knew I wasn't imagining that I had seen Nathan playing the piano. Finally found the video where he is playing Chopin's Minute Waltz. Wish the piano clip were longer. He's a pretty amazing kid. Wonder if now in his spare time he practices piano. :drama:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oh4dG52cfwY
 
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Arriba627 said:
I knew I wasn't imagining that I had seen Nathan playing the piano. Finally found the video where he is playing Chopin's Minute Waltz. Wish the piano clip were longer. He's a pretty amazing kid. Wonder if now in his spare time he practices piano. :drama:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oh4dG52cfwY
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OH MY GOD!! havent seen this video, he is sooo cute and very busy :laugh: i knew he plays guitar but had no idea about piano, he is so talented in many ways :agree:
 
Tahuu said:
Scott asked Nathan if he has been training the 4Lo and he confirmed "No." So it wouldn't be all quads+3A this season. After 2018, men's jumping passes will be cut to 7 and he won't need the 4Lo to do all 6 quads+3A. It's crazy to think only 29 years ago the jumper Brian Boitano used all triples (-3A) for the first time at the Olympics and won. Thirty years later we may see all-quad (-4A) programs.
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I am pretty certain that Brian B did 3A in both short and long programs during his Olympic win.

Edit: I just rewatched those programs. I had forgotten how magnificent they were.

He did 3A-2L as his SP combination.

In the LP, he completed all the triples, including 3A-2T and 3A solo jump.
 
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matmuh said:
OH MY GOD!! havent seen this video, he is sooo cute and very busy :laugh: i knew he plays guitar but had no idea about piano, he is so talented in many ways :agree:
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It's a great video, isn't it?! :clap: And I feel like I may have even seen that in 2010 and said "Who is that little kid?!" We also know that he has a mother who must be a saint, since she allows three sons to play hockey in the living room! :laugh2:...If anyone should happen to find any other videos where he is playing the piano, I would love to see them!
 
TontoK said:
I am pretty certain that Brian B did 3A in both short and long programs during his Olympic win.

Edit: I just rewatched those programs. I had forgotten how magnificent they were.

He did 3A-2L as his SP combination.

In the LP, he completed all the triples, including 3A-2T and 3A solo jump.
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:hslap: +3A
 
matmuh said:
OH MY GOD!! havent seen this video, he is sooo cute and very busy :laugh: i knew he plays guitar but had no idea about piano, he is so talented in many ways :agree:
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It's no surprise that he has always struck me as a very musical skater even when he was younger. I also heard he choreographed his own exhibition program this year which is so unique and shows off his musicality, ability to dance, and versatility. The quads may be the overwhelming focus for most, but in addition to that I think what we are seeing in front of us is really a budding young artist!
 
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