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Nathan Chen

figureskatingandrainbows said:
There are rumours that Nathan, along with Karen and C/B, are out with COVID. The four of them have sort of vanished, so hopefully everything is ok.
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Possible. It reminds me of when Kaitlin Hawayek missed the Osaka SOI shows but made it to the Tokyo shows a week later. If it is covid let's hope everyone will be fine in time for this weekend's shows.
 
sheetz said:
Possible. It reminds me of when Kaitlin Hawayek missed the Osaka SOI shows but made it to the Tokyo shows a week later. If it is covid let's hope everyone will be fine in time for this weekend's shows.
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I hope everyone is okay. I guess we won’t be seeing him at the Committee of 100 conference tomorrow. If it is Covid, what a way to spend a birthday. He must be disappointed.
 
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BlissfulSynergy said:
Yes, exactly. It is probably true that Nathan would not have been as motivated had he won gold, but I still think the gold wasn't in the cards that year anyway. It would have been nice for Nathan to at least make the podium though in 2018. But I guess it was meant to be for him to suffer such acute failure that it would fuel even stronger motivation in him to believe more fully in himself, and to learn how to handle unexpected challenges extremely well. Without the severe disappointment and frustration Nathan experienced, we might not have seen him excelling to the point where he was like a 'can't miss' winning machine over the majority of the next four years.

I saw that YouTube profile posted here earlier. I was coming here to post it as well. What I found striking about it is that Yale school friends of Nathan's put it together from their perspective of knowing Nathan as one of them. It was cool to see the dining hall employees at Yale talking so proudly about Nathan in this video profile. It really speaks to how much of a kind, regular person Nathan is and how humble and personable he is around other people that would make him so popular with everyone he got to know on the Yale campus. They like Nathan because of who he is as a person, not because he's a champion skater.

It's kind of sad realizing that the journey of Nathan's skating career, as we know it, is probably over. I'm happy for him that he took the risk of starting university while continuing to train after the 2018 Olympics. I think it helped Nathan to have a different outlet, while still being 'driven' as he called it, to continue pursuing another opportunity for the Olympics. I would imagine that he has another year and a half to two years, since he took some courses from home in California when the school was closed during the pandemic lockdown. And then he took a leave of absence in 2021 or late 2020 so he could concentrate on building toward Beijing.

Nathan is honest that he doesn't have the same driving motivation for another Olympics, so I doubt that he will end up coming back. Yet he did not say definitively, because I think he wants to leave possibilities open for after he finishes his degree. So many things can happen over the next two years that might take him in a completely unique direction from skating. I think he will continue to skate in shows when he can. I wish there was a professional circuit, because I think that's the logical step for skaters like Nathan who enjoy skating but may not want to continue the grind of elite-level training once they've achieved the highest goal: Olympic gold.
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Great write up! Right now, I think his motivation is completing school. After that, who knows what will motivate him? Maybe he will want to take a little skating break before continuing to his next level of education (medical school or whatever it might be). At least, we can be hopeful for that.
 
buttercup2015 said:
Madi, Evan and Karen are all in Cleveland. And Nathan was spotted at a dessert shop in NYC yesterday. So I guess they're all OK now
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Unfortunately the awards gala Nathan had to miss was this evening, so he is not ok. :(

Sister Alice attended the event and accepted the award on his behalf.

A selection of birthday well wishers:
Scott Hamilton https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLfpSegMPS/
Stephanie Grosscup https://www.instagram.com/p/CdL_0B9rGE2/
Sharita Taylor, a Special Olympics skater Nathan met several years ago https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLbmprL4lT/
Team Panasonic https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLXwGMMiEu/

Preview of the NBC special, Inspiring America, in which Nathan and other Olympians were interviewed about overcoming setbacks.
 
Nathan announces his appearance on tonight's broadcast of Inspiring America.

He's also going to be featured on an episode of the NBC series One Team: The Power of Sports
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One Team: The Power of Sports S2 E20 Passing the Baton: Watch Full Episode Online | DIRECTV

The path that took Nathan Chen to the top of the podium; how hockey has made all the difference in one little girl's life; water polo superstar Maggie Steffens' humble approach to dominating the pool; how Sam Rapoport made it to the NFL. Watch One Team: The Power of Sports: S2 E20 Passing the...
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Nathan posing with his minime at the Cleveland M&G
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네이든서포터즈 on Instagram: "⠀ 하루 지났지만 네이든 생일 너무너무 축하해! 남은 쇼들도 건강하고 재밌게 할 수 있길 바라💙 ⠀ #NathanChen"

205 Likes, 4 Comments - 네이든서포터즈 (@nathanchen_kor) on Instagram: "⠀ 하루 지났지만 네이든 생일 너무너무 축하해! 남은 쇼들도 건강하고 �..."
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Video of Alice and Nathan (via video) accepting his award at the Committee of 100 gala

- YouTube

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Even though his birthday was spent in isolation at least Nathan will have a birthday cake waiting for him in Detroit.
 
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