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Thank you for those links! I am glad the Olympics Channel put the full LP of Nathan's from Beijing. The NBC upload edited out the Raf hug which I found offputting. The Raf hug was celebrating the LP! Can't edit something important like that out NBC!Phil Hersh's article was recently updated with what I believe are new quotes from Scott Hamilton and Hayes Jenkens.
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At Age 11, Nathan Chen Set His Course for Olympic Gold
Nathan Chen is an Olympic champion. But it was the self-aware realization of an 11-year-old Chen and his relationship with coach Rafael Arutunian that paved the way.www.nbcbayarea.com
More Nathan sightings:
Getting his blades sharpened: https://www.instagram.com/p/CabpzEbrskH/
With a young fan: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaeD_QUOBGL/
Fancam of Nathan and JLB boogeying in the audience at Beijing: https://twitter.com/NathanChinese/status/1497779497294200833
Nathan's program was finally unblocked on the Olympics Youtube Channel https://youtu.be/Y_POCB-oVgE
Where did you get the information that he will go to the Worlds?Nathan is heading to the Worlds! I wonder if he will perform either Rocketman or Motzard selectionAnyway, I wish him to have another clean & sensational performances.
There was a link to twitter thread a few posts up. It included an exempt from an interview. But it looks like it's deleted now. Maybe I got overly excited by a fake news.Where did you get the information that he will go to the Worlds?
Exactly. He's like no other skater and I love it.And that is why we love Nathan so much!![]()
I know. I can't do math. Or skate. Or play an instrument, or..Good Lord he got an 800?Save some talent for the rest of us please!
I am invested in other skaters (hi Jimmy Ma) but they don't have the consistency. None of them do. I'm always so relaxed watching Nathan. I know he'll do well.Most of us know this is coming and it’s in his best of interest to do so. He already gave us plenty of joy. I sometimes I feel I am too spoiled with this level of consistency, quality and variety of performances to the extent it is so hard to get invested in another skater. I totally agree on the transitioning part. We saw so many elite athletes struggling with that. I’m really happy he has things that he is truly passionate and excited about outside of skating. As for his future competitive career, only time will tell but I trust him to make the right decision.
We should all know by now he's not going to tell us anything. I think he loves keeping us guessing.He doesn’t mention Worlds at all in his interviews. But if these interviews continue who knows? He might just decide to go to Worlds to get away from the press! Mostly joking, I think it’s looking doubtful he’ll go.
I love watching many other skaters too. Jimmy is so fun to watch. For me it comes down to the level of expectation I have for each of them. TBH I have been pretty nervous watching Nathan compete the last two seasons. Really hope I could just enjoy his skating without worrying about the results if he ever competes again.I am invested in other skaters (hi Jimmy Ma) but they don't have the consistency. None of them do. I'm always so relaxed watching Nathan. I know he'll do well.
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"I know how much he wanted to be able to coach an Olympic gold medalist and he hadn't been able to do that," Chen said. "So it really means the world to be able to be a part of that with him. He's certainly been the reason why I'm able to do what I'm able to do."
The gruff coach became emotional talking about his star pupil and what they have achieved together.
"I am emotional, because I started work in 1976," Arutunian said. "And I was like walking through the swamp to this time. And it was hard, I was like almost dying in the middle of this journey and I made it. And now I'm happy, just emotional, I made it. You understand what I mean? I made it.
"But I think coming into this, in my mind I did not feel that I was the favorite to win," Chen said. "As soon as you hear the name Yuzuru Hanyu, you're like, 'OK, this competition is going to be hard.'"
He also knew in addition to the two-time Olympic gold medalist, his Japanese teammates Yuma Kagiyama (2021 World silver medalist) and Shoma Uno (2018 Olympic silver medalist) were also contenders.
"The rest of the field is super deep as well, so you can't really count out anyone," Chen said.
While Chen said he gets nervous before every competition, he tried to keep the butterflies at bay by tossing a football with Bell as he waited to go out on the ice.
She knew he was going to win the gold medal "before he started, honestly," she said. "I really was so confident in what he could do. I was talking to him before and he seemed so cool and he's so trained. Anything can happen, obviously, but I was like, 'I felt really good about it.'"
Chen now sets his sights on capturing his fourth world championship next month in France.