Nathan Chen

[sheetz]

Lynn Rutherford has an article up and she discusses some of the US men
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/08/24/250373458

Maybe no music announcement. Possible quad loop. Raf gets his team physiotherapist. TBH, I'm not surprised by any of this.

 

[sherlock trollmes]

That sounds very Nathan - so yes. It's only about three weeks away until his senior B so there's not much longer to wait anyway.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Cheryl is on Dance Mom, so I don't think it's about that. Maybe they've finished filming.

Well it would be cool if it was Nathan related Now that you guys mention it, Lynn Plage did RT it so it could be!!

The announcement by Nathan's agent was regarding Karen Chen writing a book (who she also reps among many other skaters).

 

[sherlock trollmes]

Yes, I saw that! That's awesome for Karen

 

[sheetz]

I knew Nathan had the same agent as Karen and the Shibs but had no idea Karen was writing an autobiography. Good for her!

Tangentially related to Karen, it was recently announced that IMG has signed a 10 year agreement to partner with a Chinese company who would produce Stars On Ice shows in China. My understanding is that the shows are meant to promote figure skating in China in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. On Weibo there's a poll asking fans which skaters they'd like to see invited and the choices are:

Karen
Ashley
Gracie
Adam
Pang/Tong
Lu Chen
Vincent
Nathan
Plushenko

The first show is scheduled for this December so obviously none of the Americans will be there but I would expect Nathan, Karen, and Vincent to be invited in the future.
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The Japanese magazine, World Figure Skating, has announced that their September issue will feature a conversation between Shoma and Nathan from DOI (宇野昌磨選手＆ネイサン・チェン選手対談など！). Lots of fans are wondering how long that could possibly be.
https://twitter.com/WFS_JP/status/900962647310426112
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A few last pics from Champs Camp

With Michael Parsons and Polina. Wow, Polina must be 5ft 9in now!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMd1w1npK7/

More group photos from team building
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYL5Nc6FKz4/?hl=ja&taken-by=usfigureskating

 

[Ice Dance]

With Michael Parsons and Polina. Wow, Polina must be 5ft 9in now!

Michael is only five seven & a half. So maybe not.

 

[sheetz]

Some early reports on the Nathan/Shoma interview. They talk about their time in juniors, competing against each other in seniors, quads, and their hobbies. There's also mention of the dinner with Ashley and the others after WTT.

 

[Pacafla1]

People from Nathan's training gym were also at OTC, are they the physiotherapist for Raf's team? To have physical therapy incorporate into everyday training is great for Nathan. After all, injury free is first and most in this or any competition season.

http://imgrum.me/media/BYOoYYwB_1T

 

[sheetz]

I know Raf's group has been with working with Tyler Poor (who is married to Naomi Nari Nam) for awhile but I thought he was just their trainer. It didn't sound like he had any official connection with the OTC but perhaps he's collaborating with them now. Whatever the case I'm glad to see someone helping everyone on Raf's team to stay healthy.

 

[ice coverage]

People from Nathan's training gym were also at OTC, are they the physiotherapist for Raf's team? To have physical therapy incorporate into everyday training is great for Nathan. After all, injury free is first and most in this or any competition season.

http://imgrum.me/media/BYOoYYwB_1T

I know Raf's group has been with working with Tyler Poor (who is married to Naomi Nari Nam) for awhile but I thought he was just their trainer. It didn't sound like he had any official connection with the OTC but perhaps he's collaborating with them now. Whatever the case I'm glad to see someone helping everyone on Raf's team to stay healthy.

Some off-ice coaches apparently were attending the USFS Sports Science Summit, taking place at the OTC.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYNBKDflK09/?taken-by=melsamel (Aug 25)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYOmadJAyRi/?taken-by=ice_dynamics (Aug 25)​

My guess (YMMV) is that Moxie Elite Training's post cited by Pacafla1 could be referring to attendance (e.g., by Tyler Poor) at the summit:

Thank you @usfigureskating! Quick but amazing trip to the Olympic Training Center. Humbled to be invited and humbled to collaborate with the brilliant sports med professionals and Strength coaches from around the country to bring about lasting change to this sport in the areas of injury reduction and athlete development. ....​

 

[sheetz]

A new Taiwanese magazine, Tracing Ice, targeting the growing Chinese figure skating fanbase has just debuted. The first issue features lengthy interviews with Karen and Vincent, and I would expect a number of Nathan articles/interviews in the future. The magazine is trilingual (Chinese, Japanese, English) but only available in Taiwan, China, and Japan for now. That said, I'm sure anything of major interest in the articles will spread rapidly over the social media.
https://www.tracingice.com/
https://twitter.com/TracingIce
https://www.facebook.com/tracingice/
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This week is the Golden West Championships, where Nathan debuted his programs last year. There's been no word of who might be entered there this year, but there will likely be a few top skaters in attendance. Looks like it'll be livestreamed at http://coronadoproductions.tripod.com/cp/events.html so probably worth checking out. Men's SP is set for Thursday night.

 

[sheetz]

Photo with Shoma in World Figure Skating magazine
https://twitter.com/bluelinus_1127/status/903948547124375553

Japan Open Update with Nathan
https://twitter.com/tvtokyo_figure/status/903951102684479488

Nathan says the Olympics are a dream of his, and he wants to take it in moment by moment as he works toward it. He's also looking forward to debuting a new program at the Japan Open. (Not sure when he said this so maybe he didn't know about his SLC assignment yet? Whatever.)

 

[jacky]

I am really hoping Nathan chen will be able too quilfy and medal at the Olympics in 2018 I think he is the best.:thumbsup:

 

[sheetz]

According to Nathan's Instastory he was getting ready for a flight out of LAX. Maybe he's headed to SLC a little early to get used to the altitude. Doesn't he still have family out there?

 

[sheetz]

Earlier there was talk of Raf's team possibly having a physiotherapist from the OTC, and in one of Adam's latest Instastories he has a video of himself being worked on by a trainer wearing a polo shirt with the USOC logo (US flag with Olympic rings underneath) and the words "Sports Medicine" printed alongside. So it's probably this guy.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B34OciYknWKmYnhITEZlNDlmclk

 

[sheetz]

Nathan sighting in SLC
https://www.facebook.com/saltlakefi...35702924583/10155359070284584/?type=3&theater

 

[sherlock trollmes]

Good call that he was in SLC!

I'm sooo excited to hear what his long program music is AND to see the programs. The wait is almost over!

 

[Kelly]

^^ Me too!

 

[TontoK]

Good call that he was in SLC!

I'm sooo excited to hear what his long program music is AND to see the programs. The wait is almost over!

I cannot believe that his LP music hasn't leaked somehow.

After all this anticipation, I hope it isn't something too warhorse-y.

I can see it being something classical, considering the SP.

 

[sherlock trollmes]

Did you see the clip of Ashley from Champs Camp? There's music playing in the background that's been rumored to be Nathan's but nobody knows what it is. The clip is somewhere in this thread. But it's definitely slow and classical.