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Nathan Chen

Article about the upcoming Scott Hamilton and Friends show with a possible preview of Nathan's program.
"You'll hear songs you’ve heard a million times [like 'Almost Paradise' by Mike Reno] being performed by the artists that created the music. It’s Nathan Chen skating to REO Speedwagon. It’s Maxim Naumov skating to Loverboy, as well as Keegan Messing skating to Loverboy. It’s Gracie Gold skating to Chicago."
 
Double header from Nathan and Team Toyota
 
Nathan finally announces his AirBnb experience hours after it sells out. LOL
 
Getting ready for the Nashville show

 
Clip from last night's show
 
More from the show

Photos
Video clips
 
Just got back from the Nashville show last night and I'll share a few thoughts on the event. I attended the show in 2023 and attendance was a little down this year in comparison. 2023 had a country music theme so I suspect that was a contributing factor. Still, it was an enjoyable show and in some ways I prefer this format over ice shows with the typical gala format. The live music adds a lot to the fun and helps draw a different crowd than what you would typically see at SOI.

The skaters all seemed to be enjoying themselves and were well appreciated by the audience. Strangely, Nathan did not have a true solo program and instead was the featured performer in the group number I posted above. He also did not attempt any jumps aside from several backflips, which made me wonder if he is nursing an injury or was just physically not prepared to perform a full solo routine. That said, even without the jumps there was a special quality to his movements which clearly stood out from rest of the cast. I felt similarly about Katia Gordeeva.

If Nathan does not particiate in SOI in the Spring this will probably have been his last public performance for a very long time. His talents will be greatly missed.
 
You can see Nathan's dance skills in this clip.

 
You can see Nathan's dance skills in this clip.

I think what makes him unique is the ability to combine skating and dancing, which is a lot rarer in figure skaters than one might think.

This is another example from The Ice 2023 where Nathan and the rest of the men take turns doing a little dance step.
 
Happy Thanksgiving!

Messages from Nathan to his fans
 
Fancams of complete programs from the Nashville show have been uploaded to this YT account
Opening

Carry on Wayward Son

Finale
 
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A few odds and ends:

Shoma's former coach, Mihoko Higuchi, shared a list of some of her favorite skating programs:

Nathan was one of only 3 skaters (along with Shoma and Mao) to make the list twice at #2 Mozart and #12 Caravan. Other skaters on the list include Chan, P/C, Brown, Rippon, Aymoz, Wagner, Takahashi, Messing, Shimada, and Kim.
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US Speed Skater Casey Dawson would like to invite Nathan to a dinner party

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Nathan makes the year end highlight reel for one of his young skating fans
 
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