Nathan Chen

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Merry Christmas to all! Here's a freshly unwrapped 4F for your enjoyment!

https://twitter.com/NathanChenJP/status/1474820539663646720

 

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Merry Christmas with The Fam

Nathan Chen on Instagram: "Merry Christmas everyone!!❤️"

50K likes, 319 comments - Nathan Chen (@nathanwchen) on Instagram: "Merry Christmas everyone!!❤️"

www.instagram.com

 

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Nathan describing his relationship with music and figure skating. He plays a little electric guitar.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_1n8SJE2H/

 

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Joonsoo Kim wrote a nice piece on his skating idol, Nathan, in the latest Skating Magazine.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYB55cPpIO_/

 

[Joe Mendoza]

okay guys, this is just for kicks and giggles knowing that we're probably going to get the same type of costume (if not the exact same) that Nathan typically rocks in competitions. if you had a seat on the table with Vera Wang in selecting what Nathan should wear for both short and long programs - what would you pick (pics welcome).

I would probably have him wear the same silhouette as his 2016-2017 FS costume (I like the image the lower part of the shirt does when he does his quads)...

with color scheme (without sparkles or feathers coz we all know Nathan would shut that down) inspired by either of these:

(this is probably more palatable - with deep red and/or yellow tones with black accents)

or be really bold and do something like this (but not that bus seat cover looking pattern that he donned during the early Grand Prix season)

 

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Nathan on the importance of his family and support staff.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYDnEfDhaZy/

 

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Nathan getting ready for Nats!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYIbHSmr-Sc/

Nathan named as Advisory Board Member of The Sports Initiative, although not quite sure what this is about.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHrEDGPI-d/

 

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Once again it's time to count down the #top9of2021 on Nathan's Instagram!

9. Where it all started
8. Holidays with The Fam
7. A Champion. For Progress.
6. Last Glass
5. One More Time
4. Japanese Silverware
3. Partners in Crime
2. Bling Bling
1. Three-peat!

Happy New Year!

 

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Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I needed a fun project this week, so I made a little Nathan paper doll in honor of US Nationals coming up and I wanted to share as I don't have anyone in my offline life who follows figure skating enough to appreciate it haha

 

[Joe Mendoza]

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I needed a fun project this week, so I made a little Nathan paper doll in honor of US Nationals coming up and I wanted to share as I don't have anyone in my offline life who follows figure skating enough to appreciate it haha

this is amazing! how long did this take you to do? I myself would not have the patience to do something this awesome. perhaps you can add a third paper doll of what you would imagine his nationals costume would be for both programs - assuming he's not also recycling costumes next week.

 

[Joe Mendoza]

as with my typical Saturday evenings, was browsing through old Nathan Chen videos and saw this clip of him watching one of his really early exhibition programs



it does remind me that Nathan could decide to stop competitive skating after a few months once he gets his gold medal, but as he reminded himself, I should remind myself that I should enjoy all the goodness Nathan brought to the sport since he started and appreciate him sharing his journey with us and stop worrying about how close or not close he is from retiring.

 

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Flashback to when bowl cuts were in fashion.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNfODIL383/

Nathan on what it would mean to him to make the Olympic team.

https://twitter.com/NathanChenJP/status/1477158649277878272

K Hawayek third wheeling it with Nathan and JLB.

https://twitter.com/NathanChenJP/status/1477157757728194561

 

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NBC athlete profile

Meet the Athletes: Nathan Chen

Get to know Olympic figure skater Nathan Chen as he aims for the 2022 Winter Games.

www.nbcolympics.com

It's finally Nationals week! Official men's practice begins on Thursday, with practice cam being streamed on Peacock.

https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/2022%20Toyota%20U.S.%20Figure%20Skating%20Championships%20Color%20Schedule.pdf

 

[Joe Mendoza]

I would probably have him wear the same silhouette as his 2016-2017 FS costume (I like the image the lower part of the shirt does when he does his quads)...


with color scheme (without sparkles or feathers coz we all know Nathan would shut that down) inspired by either of these:

(this is probably more palatable - with deep red and/or yellow tones with black accents)

or be really bold and do something like this (but not that bus seat cover looking pattern that he donned during the early Grand Prix season)

actually just re-watched Shang-Chi and the hero's costume could be a good inspiration too - actually a combo of the OST would have made for a good free skate for him or for the ShibSibs if they had still competed.

 

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Article: Nathan Chen talks with last U.S. man to win figure skating gold

Lysacek: “There’s always kind of that one [program] that’s perfect, and the rest are not, and the one that’s perfect will win. And that’s kind of what I shared with Nathan. It doesn’t matter if it’s six quads, five quads, four quads or three.”

 

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Team Panasonic will be holding a virtual press conference in a few minutes to make an announcement.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYRkA3eJUkX/

Link: https://panasonic.com/ces

Send Nathan a message of support via Team Toyota's Good Luck Boulevard

https://toyotagoodluckblvd.com/

 

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Nathan making final preparations before Nats.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVGkjEJHsD/

Nathan's image made a brief appearance in the Team Panasonic virtual press conference.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUavDqJ5w9/

 

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Nathan tests the Grubhub Guarantee

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYWpBAXBpyh/

Version with Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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[Joe Mendoza]

Nathan tests the Grubhub Guarantee

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYWpBAXBpyh/

Version with Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

I love Nathan, but I'm more of a DoorDash and PostMates guy. Sorry, not sorry.

 

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Article: Chen talked challenge of Olympic gold pursuit with Lysacek

“Conversations were pretty brief, but just sharing some of the worries or things I have sort of dealt with over the past few years, kind of similar things he has dealt with. Kind of framing perspectives around the Olympics and how although it is an extremely meaningful event, at the end of the day, whether you win, whether you lose, you are still going to go home and see your same friends and families; still do the same activities. One moment is not going to define the rest of your life in regards to the Games or even just in the sport.”

Chen makes a habit of watching his competition. Not to scout, but for enjoyment.

“It is good to be able to watch skating,” he said. “Even if I wasn’t competing I would still want to watch. It will be exciting to see how everyone is doing. Will that really impact how I plan? Probably not. But it is still useful, I think, to sort of have an understanding of where everybody is at. But more than anything, skating is fun to watch, so I will be watching for that reason.”