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Nathan Chen

I think he’s just tired.

Alysa tweeted she will be going to the Nike headquarters tomorrow - thinking Nathan will be making his annual trip there as well.
 
oatmella said:
I think he’s just tired.

Alysa tweeted she will be going to the Nike headquarters tomorrow - thinking Nathan will be making his annual trip there as well.
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I don't know if it's an annual trip or just for contract renewal. His first contract may have only lasted until after the Olympics.
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Nathan's new hoodie is a fan gift.
https://twitter.com/noriama212/status/1129293517484744705

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Cute M&G interaction with Japanese fan.
https://twitter.com/spk0906/status/1129296088530182145

She tells Nathan about a convo she had with her husband who said that Nathan would make a dream son-in-law, but of course Nathan already has a GF! Which got Nathan a bit flustered and saying it wasn't like that. :o: He was still coughing a little but he said he's okay and may be suffering from allergies.
 
Edges of Glory review of Anaheim show: https://www.edgesofglory.com/post/american-stars-on-ice-2019

I don't know what's cooler, the ice or part-time world champion/part-time Yale student Nathan Chen. Besides winning gold at both his Grand Prix assignments, the Grand Prix Final, Nationals, Worlds, and World Team Trophy this season, he also successfully completed his freshman year at one of the most prestigious Ivy League schools. Nathan is an overachiever in the best sense of the word and puts 200% into everything he does, from his clean quads to his midterm papers. His first program of the night, "Next To Me," was a showstopper and gave every audience member chills.
He also brought back his acclaimed short program from this season, the Shae-Lynn Bourne-choreographed "Caravan." He puts such character into every element, and to be honest, the spirited step sequences were my favorite part. Going into a camel spin, Nathan fell off his toepick and onto the ice, but then started doing push-ups with the confident attitude of, "See that fall? Yeah, I meant to do that." If you have the chance to see Nathan Chen skate live, I eagerly urge you to take it. He's landed every quad jump except a quad axel in international competition, so I'm looking forward to seeing that (and maybe some quint jumps?) in his future, as well as observing how his choreographic expression further develops as he matures both on and off the ice.
 
http://frozenintime.tk/david-liu-one-of-the-last-true-artists-an-interview-part-ii/
David Liu interview where he talks about working with 10-year-old Nathan :love:

C. What are some of your favorite ice shows that you have choreographed?

D. I’m very keen on some of the galas that we’ve created in China. There was especially a show called WIWA, which is an abbreviation for “Wind and Water”. Nathan Chen, who was 10 at the time, was cast and I made him the star of the show. It was a type of a contemporary take. We didn’t have a lot of rehearsal time but I am still really proud of the work we did in terms the production value for its time. It was done in 2010 – wow, it has been nine years ago – time passes in a blink of an eye…

C. Yes, exactly, by the time you know it, Nathan Chen is two-time World Champion! There was even a feature recently in International Figure Skating magazine which covered your collaboration in 2010, back when he was taking the first steps. Can you share a bit about working with him at such a young age? Did you know from the beginning that he was going to be a star?

D. Well, he certainly was a prodigy. He was just so intelligent, so hardworking, smart, talented… I really believe he would’ve excelled in anything that he wanted to do. For instance, when I got to know him a bit better I realized he was multi-talented – he was an amazing pianist, he played chess competitively, he studied ballet… I don’t even know how he managed to do all of this at once while being a successful competitive skater at such a young age.

Kristi Yamaguchi was the one who introduced me to Nathan – she was so sweet, she said: “David, you have to see this little boy from Utah, he reminds me so much of your skating. And he also takes ballet.” And I was really intrigued with that and knew I had to go to US Nationals to see him skate. There, I had the opportunity to see him and witness him becoming a novice champion – I knew from that moment that he was going to be an amazing champion one day. I also realized he was going to be a great asset for the show so I tried to get in touch with his team to convince them. Then I flew over to Utah and talked to his family and him: they were all very excited about the opportunity to participate in the show, and I also stayed there to choreograph a program for him.

It wasn’t something difficult or complex, but a little story about the journey of a boy who wanted to experiment with wind and water, about his fantasy of meeting all these different people and flying in the wind and playing with water. Since we had limited preparation and rehearsal time, I chose the music for the remaining skaters and allowed them some freedom to prepare the performance framework. But with Nathan, I spent more time teaching him the choreography.

I also prepared another piece for him to perform with Richard Dwyer, who must be in his eighties now. He’s an amazing and very famous show skater, kind of like a staple in figure skating – they nicknamed him “Mr Debonair” because he used to always hand out roses to ladies in the audience; everyone knew him. So I thought it would be great to do a number for the two of them, like a grandfather and grandson, older and younger generation meeting – their number was set to Singing in the rain. It was really endearing to work with Nathan because I just knew he was very special.
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http://frozenintime.tk/david-liu-one-of-the-last-true-artists-an-interview-part-i/
Some nice introduction about David from part I of that interview:

During the late 80s and 90s very few male skaters ever displayed the same energy and light effortless elegance on the ice like David Liu of Taiwan did. Having first fallen in love with dance as a child and training as a classical ballet dancer, he had the perfect opportunity to translate the gifts of musicality and poise into each of his programs.

Throughout his long career on the international scene spanning from the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary up to the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, David Liu had the honor of being the very first skater to represent Chinese Taipei at international competition, as well as the first skater from that country to reach the final stage at the Olympics and Worlds, and win an international skating competition (1992 Nebelhorn Trophy).
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Following his retirement, David enjoyed a prolific career as a show skater and choreographer, being active both in figure skating and dance. In addition to giving lessons and workshops worldwide for years, he has also collaborated on multiple projects including the Ice Theater of New York, Holiday on Ice, major television specials like Kurt Browning’s Gotta Skate, Divas on Ice with Katarina Witt and PBS’ An Evening with Champions, among others. He has choreographed programs for skating legends like Brian Boitano, Lu Chen, Midori Ito and Rosalynn Summers. Additionally, Liu was noted as being one of the first persons to bring the spotlight on now two-time world champion Nathan Chen when in 2010 he invited the 10-year old Chen to perform the head role in a series of ice spectacles in China titled WIWA The Ice Show.
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This two-part interview is quite long, but very worthwhile.
 
oatmella said:
Ted Wilson passed away - at least a few years ago.
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Yes.😢
I love his comments he left his Youtube channel.

[ This boy is so talented, and so graceful without being effeminate, and such a nice caring little guy. I feel so happy to know him personally and be a part of his life. ]

[ Those of you who really know Nathan know what a great kid he is. He's not "full of himself" like a lot of skaters. He is as humble as can be. Those of you who don't know hi personally should realize that this quiet, very understated young man is exactly what a great champion is. Hard working (very), humble, never satisfied with his achievements and very aware of the sacrifices his family makes to keep him on the ice. He's my favorite skater and favorite person on planet earth. ]
 
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