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Nathan Chen

Nathan is one of my favorie skaters, and today he delivered an amazing performance, especially in the second half of the program. To be honest it's very easy to be his fan, because for many years now he always delivers when it really counts. Best of luck to him in the free! 🍀🍀🍀
 
Still feeling the effects of the emotional rollercoaster last night!
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Shoma spoke about Nathan for Toyota Times Global. Choose English subtitles.
https://youtu.be/LhnyZrm0lOQ?t=2215

NYT article about the success of Asian Americans in figure skating

A few parts where Nathan is mentioned:
“I think representation is really important,” said Nathan Chen, a Chinese American who was also a member of the Olympic team in 2018, when seven of the 14 skaters were Asian American. “So to continue seeing faces that kind of look like yours on TV doing really cool things, I think, is still useful to a young kid.”
Karen Chen said she had meaningful conversations with Nathan Chen about managing the pressure and expectations of immigrant parents, about addressing mental health in a community in which it is not often prioritized. (Studies regularly show Asian Americans, as a racial group, are among the least likely in this country to seek mental health services.)

More lightheartedly, Karen Chen pointed out that all four Asian American singles skaters on the team spoke Mandarin, at varying levels of proficiency. She had been brushing up before arriving here.

“I think Nathan’s Chinese is the worst,” she said, laughing. “I can say confidently that’s one thing I am better than Nathan at.”

Team Event group photo from Mad Hubbell's IG

Both US and Japanese media outlets seem to fascinated by Nathan's unusual warmup methods.
 
Another photo from Vogue.:slink:

Adam's impressions of the men's SP

Scott Hamilton on Nathan's performance

Shoutout from Team Panasonic
 
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