Nathan Chen

[hhh]

If that guy is Raf, does he have any authority to correct Nathan on his posture? lol

Huh you mean his warmup yoga-mat posture? Yeah, Paul Smith will do and he totally can do his style justice.

 

[colton12314]

Me too I love his casual street look (LOVE his training clothes a big shout-out to Nike) and I’m the 1% that like Vera’s costumes. He does however need a tailored suit as a professional athlete.

YES

I think it's both. I would imagine his income is quite substantial, yet from interviews it's pretty clear Nathan is no spendthrift and is saving for his education. Does he even own a car? Last I heard he drove his mom's. The only "splurge" I heard of was his bringing his family to Korea for the Olympics.

i feel like united would have helped...

 

[hhh]

https://instagram.com/p/BhVFGTKHdHB/
One more but with another group number (clip one) I haven’t seen before or maybe all I saw was Nathan but now I have time to pay attention to others LoL

 

[colton12314]

Just saw this: https://78.media.tumblr.com/5c8d894c06219575fdde1da9e7aec1b4/tumblr_p3o4skZqVQ1u4tkd0o1_500.png
He looks great!

 

[besti loop]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.naplesnews.com/amp/496314002

The article mentions that Nathan is considering double-majoring in economics and pre-med.

THIS BOY DOESN'T TAKE EASY ROADS, HUH?

I mean, I was worried with the whole pre-med thing, now he adds economics... oh gosh.

 

[besti loop]

Alex K’s artistry is just decent to me and I didn’t see him doing quads, I think Camden P could be a possible challenger for National title

Absolutely don't agree on Camden, he was worse than Alex K this season.

As for Alex, he was planning 3 quads in the FS at Junior Worlds this March. But he injured his ankle at his opening 4Sal and has withdrawn immediately. He was also 1st after the SP. I don't remember but I think Alex sometimes does UR.

 

[Spinning]

I think Paul Smith might fit Nathan better than Armani just based on size and cut ?

He is too young for Paul Smith. I said it once about new wave of American or Canadian Asian designers. If black is his thing, Alexander Wang is the guy!

 

[discode]

As for Alex K, I’ve only really seen him at Nationals and he doesn’t seem to be a threat to Nathan ... yet. But considering he won JGPF and was the favorite at jr. worlds, I wouldn’t dismiss him so easily.

But thinking about where Nathan was as of 4 years ago - broken hand and all at jr. worlds - did anyone think he would have been a threat in 2018?

I would prefer to err on the side of not underestimating the competition and a lot can change in 3-4 years.

actually yes? broken hand and fighting through it at worlds was pretty impressive and winning a bronze on top of it. On the other hand, people who won jr worlds through the years don't ever really go anywhere either or have injuries that end their careers early. I know people thought that about him as well at one time of course so it's hard to judge will be the next up and comer in the sport I agree. So yes, you can't underestimate anyone. But imo, on a national level I'm not too worried about Nathan. His competition is not anyone at home right now and won't be for the next couple of years at least.



This is so cute.

https://twitter.com/Cozy0505/status/983682569391648769



Love that whole podium.

 

[SkatingMusic]

I come to think the upcoming rule changes might turn out to be good thing for Nathan. It might have closed the door for another young jumping prodigy to upstage the more established ones over a short period of time.

 

[discode]

I come to think the upcoming rule changes might turn out to be good thing for Nathan. It might have closed the door for another young jumping prodigy to upstage the more established ones over a short period of time.

Yep. I know he sort of did the same thing by out jumping everyone, but he always was more than just a jumping bean even if he was unpolished. He actually has an artistic side to fall back on that he can improve. That's why I like it when commentators mention he's a lot more than just a quad machine.


And you can't dismiss anyone since you never know who will come up in the ranks. I thought I was making that clear, sorry if I didn't.

 

[Mamamiia]

I'd love to catch him practice at Chelsea Piers

I know it's highly unlikely but I hope Nathan can be invited to the Chelsea piers annual holiday show.

 

[SkatingMusic]

Tara thinks it's a compliment.

 

[discode]

I hated it when Tara called Nathan ‘that little quad machine’

YES. While Kurt Browning went out of his way to say all the things he does well besides jumps, Johnny mentioned how beautiful he is as well, Eurosport commentators mentioned how he could be the best ever if he continued to improve on his second mark while Tara is just quads, quads, quads. So annoying. Though we should know from her skating what she values lol

this is neat https://twitter.com/rikkobe_figure/status/983668046114963456

 

[discode]

Yeah, I remember that oh a triple loop, then the lady had to correct him that it was a quad flip. Seriously pay attention man.

 

[shine]

I hated it when Tara called Nathan ‘that little quad machine’

Tara is clueless in general. Johnny is a lot better. I loved that he kept telling the audience Nathan was artistic and beautiful throughout the competition at last year's Nationals when people were all excited about his quads.

 

[yyyskate]

As for Nathan's domestic competition, I will be low-key confident.
I think Vince may be a potential threat (Okay limit my mentioning of V in N's thread including his name)
Alex and Cam. I don't think will be a thread to Nate.
Cam does not have quads and Alex's quads are not at Nathan's quality at all. Cam's body type does not looks like he can develop multiple quads over night.
Rule change may benefit GOE/components skater a bit, but 5,6quads are still 5,6quads.

Nathan should be safe for next couple of years inside of US, it is the best time to try out college, but coming close to next OG, IDK. lots of things can happen.

 

[discode]

Yeah, I believe he has a couple good years at nationals before he has to worry about anyone. He's not going to have to catch up to anyone on a technical level. If anything people will have to try catch up to him while his pcs only improves. So I feel he's going to be tough to beat for awhile.

Of course, you can never be too sure.

 

[yyyskate]

Johny mentioning Nate's artistry in NBC maybe is because there are some script(e.g. he was reminded to bring up Nate's artistry) NBC commentary usually is just advocating status quo, and PC, in all figure skating disciplines. Eurosports and CBC often have more independent opinions. but Kurt Browning really loves Nathan from junior time. His commentary about Nathan is consistent and appreciates all his qualities despite of the "quad king" campaign slogan.

 

[classicalfan]

I hated it when Tara called Nathan ‘that little quad machine’

Ya Tara is a jumping machine herself and she doesn't know any other words. I don't like the way she always talks about quads.

 

[discode]

Johny mentioning Nate's artistry in NBC maybe is because there are some script(e.g. he was reminded to bring up Nate's artistry) NBC commentary usually is just advocating status quo, and PC, in all figure skating disciplines. Eurosports and CBC often have more independent opinions. but Kurt Browning really loves Nathan from junior time. His commentary about Nathan is consistent and appreciates all his qualities despite of the "quad king" campaign slogan.

lol not sure it's in a script for johnny to say what a perfect body he has, but you never know I do love Kurt though.