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Nathan Chen

Nathan’s veins !! He’s looking so thin now and his body fat % must be super low

I guess he has to fit in training when he can - between Walmart pop ups and Yale visits (though he did visit that ice rink) - must be hard to find time to train
 
He honestly looks the same weight as when he was in Milan to me, I don’t notice a drastic weight difference. But he also seems the type that can gain and lose weight very fast. I’m sure a few days of just relaxing and good food is all he needs to get back to normal weight if indeed he did lose weight.
 
Quick report from the first half in Chicago...the boy is killing it. I had tears in my eyes. So much passion . Quad toe was just amazing!
Ashley is phenomenal! Like a totally different skater.
Adam looks fine.
Jason did not attempt any jumps. I hope he is ok.
Audience went crazy when Adam was announced. But then they got crazier after Nathan skated! Did I tell you he skated with passion...? ah...I want to see it again.

Aww what a simple yet moving summary, thanks a lot for sharing! I knew he was going to come out tonight to redeem himself (esp the quad) if that’s even necessary but this shows you how dedicated and passionate he is. Hope you had lots of fun. Jason hurt his ankle I think and I wonder if performed the men’s group number because I didn’t see him rehearsing with others earlier.
 
I was looking at that iconic fall at Detroit Nemesis.

Nathan suppose to do a running three into his final spin as the transition,

it looks like he created a new transition (3turn + fall turn) into his final spin:biggrin:
 
I just realized that

the number Karen skated to in SOI is "Never Enough" is the song Nathan's played Guitar on the bus !!

Must be special for both of them. imagine Karen sing the song and Nathan play the Guitar, maybe they have done the duet in private already.

#2Chenz :love::luv17:
 
haha yyyskate - sounds like you’re on the Nathan Karen ship

I didn’t know that Karen skates to this song - I just assumed Adam liked it or something (doesn’t he skate to a song from the movie?)

this is reading like Nathan fanfic now - private duet - lol ... Never Enough Nathan playing guitar though and more singing please
 
Nemesis was perfect! Smooth like butter. Perfection and Amazing ..
I am a little disappointed with the dance teams. I mean, they just came back from the OG. Why they don’t skate with their heart, and out of their comfort zone?
Mirai had some sweet moments. She is introduced as the triple axel queen. The couple next to me went nuts every time she landed a jump, thinking they witness the triple axel miracle..lol
I thought Bradie looked more refined and into it compare to Nationals.Of course she skated in front of a home crowd.
Both Bradie and Karen had falls.
Nathan skates, like he doesn’t want to miss a moment, and he is using his time to practice too. Why else he takes chances with quads in small ice surrounded by people in chairs? He will come out of SOI more mature as a skater, and with spins to die for.
I loved the closing number and the boys number.
I wrote about queen Ashley, Adam and Jason already( I hope he will be ok soon).
Go and see the show. I usually never go to ice shows but this year you can really see some decent skating, even quads..
 
yyyskate - I haven’t seen that Karen performance before but I believed you ... haha

georgia - thanks for sharing more of your thoughts on the show! As tiring as all this travel/lack of sleep may be - it is really great that so many Nathan fans are able to watch him skate live (of course this goes for the other skaters as well), most aren’t able to go see him skate in competitions - especially his younger fans.
Glad you enjoyed Nemesis so much😍 and I am so happy that we get to see this black shirt Nemesis at the show.

It seems that Nathan performances have been rather intense lately? He must be running on almost pure adrenaline lately if he has been lacking sleep and perhaps even food!
 
yyyskate - I haven’t seen that Karen performance before but I believe you .. haha

georgia - thanks for sharing more of your thoughts on the show! As tiring as all this travel/lack of sleep may be - it is really great that so many Nathan fans are able to watch him skate live (of course this goes for the other skaters as well), most aren’t able to go see him skate in competitions - especially his younger fans.

It seems that Nathan performances have been rather intense lately? He must be running on almost pure adrenaline lately if he has been lacking sleep and perhaps even food!
Can I say Nathan is “high” on SOI performances. :biggrin:
 
yyyskate - I haven’t seen that Karen performance before but I believe you .. haha

georgia - thanks for sharing more of your thoughts on the show! As tiring as all this travel/lack of sleep may be - it is really great that so many Nathan fans are able to watch him skate live (of course this goes for the other skaters as well), most aren’t able to go see him skate in competitions - especially his younger fans.

It seems that Nathan performances have been rather intense lately? He must be running on almost pure adrenaline lately if he has been lacking sleep and perhaps even food!

IDK where the misconception has come along that Nathan or any of the cast are lacking in meals. They have meals and then the show gets a catered meal usually in each city.
 
I wasn’t really serious about no food for Nathan - I’m sure he eats. Just the constant travel, irregular sleep schedule, etc - maybe he isn’t eating as well as usual.
 
I wasn’t really serious about no food for Nathan - I’m sure he eats. Just the constant travel, irregular sleep schedule, etc - maybe he isn’t eating as well as usual.

They all know how to take care of themselves, and then there is a safety net as backup just in case, don't worry. ;)
 
IDK where the misconception has come along that Nathan or any of the cast are lacking in meals. They have meals and then the show gets a catered meal usually in each city.

I’m simply concerned because his weight loss and his white hairs indicate he may not be getting enough nutrients. It also could be because he has f had time to weight train all this time. But less training time normally means some weight gain not loss.
 
I’m simply concerned because his weight loss and his white hairs indicate he may not be getting enough nutrients. It also could be because he has f had time to weight train all this time. But less training time normally means some weight gain not loss.

He's skating full out shows 3 or 4 nights in a row, also rehearsals in every city and a warm up during pre-show. There's also off ice some of them are doing and when not with tour in between many are resuming regular training. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
They all know how to take care of themselves, and then there is a safety net as backup just in case, don't worry. ;)

It reminds me of the cute but short moment of him munching on something at the airport when his #dad was working on his brows haha so funny to see the contrast 😂
 
Per interviews, Nathan’s mom has mostly planned all his meals and even snacks/cooked for him until recently.

So he may be going through the normal transition of being more independent, having to manage nutritional needs on his own - and he’s an athlete as well.

I would guess he’s had to cut back some on his usual more intense regimen of weight training in the gym - and that could possibly result in some loss in muscle mass? Lack of sleep/rest may not help either.

He also has a relatively small frame so any weight fluctuations seem more obvious.

I’m not sure about the white hairs - I had thought those were due to stress of the Olympic season - idk - but could also possibly be inherited/lack of certain vitamins
 
Honestly he looks the same to me. Nathan can look really different depending on the clothes he wears. I do wish he'd take some time off and just chill, though. If I were him I would just hang out in Chicago until the next show since Grand Rapids is so close by. Last year he went to the Figure Skating in Harlem Gala but I don't know if he's supposed to be at this year's, which is scheduled for May 1.
 
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