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Nathan Chen

what does VIP Pass look like? You may let us know later if there is anyone checking the VIP pass at all? Perhaps @Oatmella can just arrive 2 and half hours early and just sneak in :biggrin:

It’s an email confirmation. Show the email at the door. There is a guy there to give out wrist band. Then we will go to section 115 as a group to watch the warm up.
 
Random Nathan fact, he’s been in 45 competitions since he was 7 years old starting from juvenile to now and he’s only ever been off the podium 5 times in that entire period [emoji15]

Ofc most of them were 1st place lol

Things you find out as you wade through his archives [emoji23]
 
zach and maddie take over USFS and they mentioned behind the scenes SOI this weekend, so maybe there will be more Nathan footage. also they are going to check out 4CC arena, seems USFS is promoting 4CC, the chance for Nathan to attend 4CC is a tad high now. Also puppy was mentioned, maybe more puppy photos with Nathan this weekend.
 
Hope I had this information earlier...I definitely had more than 10 friends/family going to the show...but we all bought tickets at different time and we were sitting in different sections. They don't seem strict about watching show practice.

yeah - same here!

Though I assume they wouldn’t just let anyone in to watch the warmup ?
 
yeah - same here!

Though I assume they wouldn’t just let anyone in to watch the warmup ?

give it a try, you maybe sneak in so you will have a chance to give your gift to Nathan.
if not, just chill in nearby Starbucks or something.
 
Random Nathan fact, he’s been in 45 competitions since he was 7 years old starting from juvenile to now and he’s only ever been off the podium 5 times in that entire period [emoji15]

Ofc most of them were 1st place lol

Things you find out as you wade through his archives [emoji23]

Maybe you will know the answer to this. Has he ever lost a competition after winning the SP? I can't remember that ever happening.
 
Yep- He already interviewed about that question. Here is some clips and article( it is japanese, so plesase used translator) about that😃

https://twitter.com/aboutnathan0505/status/970672117011267585?s=21 ( *interview after 4CC)
http://global.canon/ja/event/skating/interview/2017_2018/chen_2.html

So, le Corsaire is obviously ballet-inspired... and Nathan describes Mao's last dancer choreo as having some (modern type) ballet influences... would his junior programs to Chopin's concerto No. 1 and Vivaldi's four seasons also losely fall into the "balletic" category, according to him, I wonder? :think:


Even in the finale you can see their stances are perfectly matched. What a sweet brother Nathan is, protecting Karen from Vincent's cooties. ;)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dc-bDYOU8AEE5AP.jpg

:laugh: :biggrin:

Also, wow at how much taller Zhou looks compared to Nathan, did he grow even more, lately? Uh, what's Nathan's height anyway, 166 or 168 cm?
(Then again, Ashley's supposedly 160 cm (?) but she always looks the same height as Nathan or even slightly taller, don't know what kind of black magic she's using there, but I may want some of it occasionally...:laugh:)
 
Maybe classical music just falls into the ‘balletic’ category for Nathan? He seems to do the typical ballet dancer thing of immediately having better posture when hearing classical music.

I would obviously put Le Corsaire and MLD in the balletic program category.

Nathan is supposed to be 166 cm - it looks like Vincent grew taller !
 
don't kr about Ballet, but Nathan really can do some nice hip-hop in his figure skating moves. better than many.
Nathan's height according to google is 5'5"
I think maybe V had a growth spurt.

also Last Dancer is based on a Chinese ballet Dancer's life story. And in which, brush dance is a modern ballet piece with the fusion of Chinese Classic dance style
also the rite of Spring is a modern ballet piece in the movie too.
 
Random Nathan fact, he’s been in 45 competitions since he was 7 years old starting from juvenile to now and he’s only ever been off the podium 5 times in that entire period [emoji15]

Ofc most of them were 1st place lol

Things you find out as you wade through his archives [emoji23]

Maybe you can do some statistical analysis on Nathan - as a potential stats major - I’m sure he would appreciate it :)
 
Hello Nathan fans.

I am sorry if this has already been posted, but I can't go through your entire thread. :) My spousal unit's "Yale Alumni Magazine" (ETA: May/June 2018 edition) arrived today and they mentioned Nathan's intention to attend, along with a photo. It is about a quarter page in a section of the YAM that has sort of "random news". Nothing new in quotes or photos, but it was cool that it was in there. I have no idea if YAM is online or not, sorry.

Also, having entertained the idea of sneaking into SOI practice myself, good luck, but it's not open to the public. Maybe you can convince them you're a skater with a local club.:biggrin:
 
Maybe you will know the answer to this. Has he ever lost a competition after winning the SP? I can't remember that ever happening.

From what I’ve seen, no he hasn’t. If he’s won the SP, he’s always won the overall competition. He has done well in the SP (like 2nd place) but fell off the podium before (Cup of France 2016, fell to 4th place). But if he’s first in SP, he’s won. I will keep this in mind and double check that for you as I’m going back through his competitions :)

Maybe you can do some statistical analysis on Nathan - as a potential stats major - I’m sure he would appreciate it :)

Hehe, maybe.

He took basic skills test starting from when he was 3 until 4 years old and he ranked 1st on all but 2 of them (rank 2nd and 4th). At 3 years old [emoji15]

He took his preliminaries at the age of 5 and ranked #1 all but once (he was 2nd)

Also he went undefeated in the 2010-2011 season (novice) and 2011-2012 season (junior). Then injuries started kicking in I think

A bit OT but just to emphasis why Michelle is the absolute GOAT, I just learned she’s been in 101 competitions from 1992 (when she turned senior at 12)-2005 and she was only off the podium a total of 7 times her entire career. She wasn’t off the podium for a literal decade straight [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15][emoji144]*♀️[emoji144]*♀️[emoji144]*♀️
 
Hello Nathan fans.

I am sorry if this has already been posted, but I can't go through your entire thread. :) My spousal unit's "Yale Alumni Magazine" (ETA: May/June 2018 edition) arrived today and they mentioned Nathan's intention to attend, along with a photo. It is about a quarter page in a section of the YAM that has sort of "random news". Nothing new in quotes or photos, but it was cool that it was in there. I have no idea if YAM is online or not, sorry.

Also, having entertained the idea of sneaking into SOI practice myself, good luck, but it's not open to the public. Maybe you can convince them you're a skater with a local club.:biggrin:

Good to know Nathan appeared in YAM. Did they use the same Prince Igor photo or something different?
 
heyheyhey - wow at your attention to Nathan’s career - even going back to the (literal) baby days :). His basic skills test results from age 3 are online? seriously a prodigy

And it seems that’s when Nathan’s injuries started - after 2011-2012 season

https://twitter.com/nathanchen_us/status/995046527272800257?s=21

Wonder if that trainer got him to cut out junk food - ‘Chen said he had rid his diet of junk food like potato chips and soda in favor of fresh foods.’ from NY Times 2014 article:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/...mpion-at-14-and-a-rising-talent-for-2018.html
 
Good to know Nathan appeared in YAM. Did they use the same Prince Igor photo or something different?

I'm afraid I do not know what a Prince Igor photo is.

It is a side photo with a close up of Nathan from the shoulders up, with the American flag on his shoulders. I assume it is from Worlds 2018.:)
 
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