Nathan Chen
{{Short description|American figure skater (born 1999)}}
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| name = Nathan Chen
| image = Nathan Chen at the 2018 Internationaux de France - Awarding ceremony.jpg
| caption = Chen at 2018 Internationaux de France
| alt = Nathan Chen at a victory ceremony after a competition
| birth_name = Nathan Wei Chen
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| birth_place = {{nowrap|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States}}
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| education = Yale University (BA)
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|discipline=Men's singles
| coach = {{hlist|Rafael Arutyunyan}}
| skating club = Salt Lake Figure Skating
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| beganskating = 2003
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Nathan Wei Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), the 2022 Olympic gold medalist in the team event, the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist (5 gold, 1 silver). He became the youngest skater to win a U.S. Championship at the novice level in 2010, at age ten, a title he successfully defended the following season.
Chen, who has been referred to as one of the greatest men's figure skaters of all time by various news outlets, holds the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era with a more-than-three-year winning streak from 2018 to 2021.{{refn|group=note|name=first|Various news outlets have referred to Chen as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time and have described his consistency in the 2018–2022 quadrennial as one of the most dominant four year stretches the sport has seen. See:{{Cite web |last=Reid|first=Scott M.|date=2022-02-10 |title=Nathan Chen finds redemption with Olympic gold medal |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/09/nathan-chen-wins-olympic-gold-medal-with-world-record-performance/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310142815/https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/09/nathan-chen-wins-olympic-gold-medal-with-world-record-performance/ |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |newspaper=The Orange County Register|url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Park|first=Alice|date=2022-02-07 |title=Nathan Chen Is a Favorite for Olympic Gold. 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Nathan Chen grabs a basketball |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/07/how-does-one-worlds-best/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313220138/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/07/how-does-one-worlds-best/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Giambalvo|first1=Emily|last2=Samuels|first2=Robert|last3=Clarke|first3=Liz|last4=Carpenter|first4=Les|date=2022-02-10 |title=Olympic figure skating highlights: Nathan Chen takes gold medal – The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/09/figure-skating-men-free-skate/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313205804/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/09/figure-skating-men-free-skate/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Skretta|first=Dave |date=2022-02-10 |title=Nathan Chen's near-perfect skate wins long-sought gold |website=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-figure-skating-nathan-chen-usa-774e95948d3a858875df53fdbb701de3 |access-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313212054/https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-figure-skating-nathan-chen-usa-774e95948d3a858875df53fdbb701de3 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Walker|first=Walker|date=2022-02-08 |title=Homegrown world record-holder Nathan Chen fueling skating growth in Salt Lake |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50344567/homegrown-world-record-holder-nathan-chen-fueling-skating-growth-in-salt-lake |access-date=2023-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315215123/https://www.ksl.com/article/50344567/homegrown-world-record-holder-nathan-chen-fueling-skating-growth-in-salt-lake |archive-date=March 15, 2023|website=KSL|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=2023 Laureus World Sports Awards: Which Olympians have been nominated? |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-laureus-world-sports-awards-olympians-nominated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508140429/https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-laureus-world-sports-awards-olympians-nominated |archive-date=2023-05-08 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Lorenzo |title=Nathan Chen at the Olympics: Get to know Olympic gold medalist |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2022/02/03/nathan-chen-team-usa-2022-beijing-olympics/8996047002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208061600/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2022/02/03/nathan-chen-team-usa-2022-beijing-olympics/8996047002/|access-date=2024-04-23 |archive-date=2022-02-08|url-status=live|website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Schad|first=Tom|date=2022-02-10 |title=Nathan Chen wins gold in men's figure skating at Winter Olympics |website=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/beijing/2022/02/10/nathan-chen-gold-medal-figure-skating/6719318001/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315215340/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/beijing/2022/02/10/nathan-chen-gold-medal-figure-skating/6719318001/ |archive-date=March 15, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson Peed|first=Andrea|title=Life after gold: An Olympic champion reflects on her Yale years |website=Yale News|date=February 4, 2022 |url=https://news.yale.edu/2022/02/04/life-after-gold-olympic-champion-reflects-her-yale-years/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220101909/https://news.yale.edu/2022/02/04/life-after-gold-olympic-champion-reflects-her-yale-years/ |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=June 26, 2023 }}}} Chen is renowned for performing some of the most technically challenging programs in the world and is acclaimed for surpassing the expected athletic standards in the sport. He is known as the "Quad King" for his mastery of quadruple jumps.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/10/sports/olympics/nathan-chen-jumps.html | title=How Nathan Chen Won Gold in Men's Figure Skating | work=The New York Times | date=February 10, 2022 | last1=Longman | first1=Jeré | last2=Cai | first2=Weiyi | last3=Hernandez | first3=Marco | last4=Johnston | first4=Taylor | last5=Lu | first5=Denise | last6=Parshina-Kottas | first6=Yuliya | last7=Patel | first7=Jugal K. | last8=Ward | first8=Joe }}{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22257148/figure-skater-nathan-chen-take-sport-new-heights-2018-winter-olympics | title=Quad king Nathan Chen is ready for Olympic gold }} Chen is the first skater to have successfully landed each of the five reverse take-off quadruple jumps (Lutz, flip, loop, Salchow, and toeloop) in competition with a positive grade of execution. He has broken world and national records, and is the current world record holder for men in the short program and combined total score, and former world record holder in the free skate under the ISU Judging System. He currently holds the highest total scores of three major ISU competitions: the Olympics, the Four Continent Championships, and the Grand Prix Final. Chen is the first Asian American man to win U.S., world, and Olympic titles in single skating. At age 17, Chen became the youngest U.S. champion since Dick Button (1946), and in 2022 became the first man to win six consecutive U.S. titles since Button (1946–52). When Chen won the 2018 World Championships, he became the youngest World Champion since Evgeni Plushenko (2001). In 2021, he became the first U.S. man to win three consecutive world titles since Scott Hamilton (1982–1984). He is the first and only single figure skater to win both team and singles gold medals in the same Olympic games (2022).
After his gold medal-winning performance at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Chen was named Most Valuable Skater at the 2023 edition of the International Skating Union's ISU Skating Awards and earned a nomination for a Laureus World Sports Award. In 2022, he appeared in Time magazine's list of the 100 most-influential people in the world and was announced as one of Harper's Bazaar's Icons. Chen was included in Forbes{{'s}} 2020 30 under 30 Sports list. Chen has written two books: his memoir One Jump at a Time: My Story and the children's book Wei Skates On.
Early life and family
Nathan Wei Chen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Chinese immigrant parents Zhidong Chen, a research scientist from Guangxi, China, and Hetty Wang from Beijing.{{Cite web |last=Pham |first=Jason |date=2022-02-05 |title=Nathan Chen Is the 'Baby' of 5 Kids—Meet the Olympian's Parents & Siblings |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nathan-chen-baby-5-kids-025115487.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317200631/https://sports.yahoo.com/nathan-chen-baby-5-kids-025115487.html |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Yahoo!}}{{Cite web |last=Jag |first=Julie |date=2022-02-09 |title=A mother's sacrifice, 'Rocket Man' and a little fun: How Nathan Chen earned gold and redemption in Beijing |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/09/four-years-after/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317234045/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/09/four-years-after/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}} He has four older siblings: Alice, Tony, Colin and Janice Chen, who worked for the Jennifer Doudna lab and co-founded Mammoth Biosciences. Chen's mother was very involved in his skating career from the beginning, financing his skating activities, as well as the pursuits of his siblings, by working as a medical translator and cleaning houses.{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Helene |date=2023-01-24 |title=Nathan Chen's fire still burns thanks to his mother and others |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2023-01-24/helene-elliott-nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205408/https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2023-01-24/helene-elliott-nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Los Angeles Times}} Chen was more active and fearless than his siblings, whom he tried to copy.{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump At a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=21–22 |language=en}} He aspired to become a hockey goalkeeper after watching his older brothers play hockey, but his mother gave him figure skates.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-27 |title=Utah's Nathan Chen wanted to be a hockey goalie, but his mom gave him figure skates instead |url=https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/utahs-nathan-chen-wanted-to-be-a-hockey-goalie-but-his-mom-gave-him-figure-skates-instead |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517085755/https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/utahs-nathan-chen-wanted-to-be-a-hockey-goalie-but-his-mom-gave-him-figure-skates-instead |archive-date=2022-05-17 |access-date= |website=FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) |language=en}}
To improve his coordination and strength and supplement his skating, Chen's mother enrolled him in gymnastics and ballet classes. He trained with Ballet West Academy for more than six years{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2022-02-12 |title=A look back at Nathan Chen's ballet beginnings |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/nathan-chen-ballet-figure-skating-artistry-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319142832/https://www.kshb.com/news/nathan-chen-ballet-figure-skating-artistry-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=KSHB}} and competed at state level in gymnastics, placing first in the all-around at the Utah Boys' State Gymnastics Championships in St. George in 2008.{{Cite web |last1=Berman |first1=John |last2=Woo |first2=Wonbo |last3=Brozyna |first3=Christine |date=2010-02-19 |title=Person of the Week: Nathan Chen – ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/person-week-nathan-chen/story?id=9889538 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317201505/https://abcnews.go.com/WN/person-week-nathan-chen/story?id=9889538 |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=ABC News}}{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump At a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=22–23 |language=en}} As a child, Chen also trained as a pianist and won local competitions in his age group{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Elvin |date=2010-08-15 |title=Chen focuses on improvement |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2010/08/chen-focuses-on-improvement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317200931/https://www.goldenskate.com/2010/08/chen-focuses-on-improvement/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Golden Skate}} and later learned to play guitar as an extracurricular activity.{{Cite web |last=Beheshti |first=Naz |date=2022-02-16 |title=Why Nathan Chen Didn't Bring His Phone To The Olympics: A Lesson In Creativity And Focus |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nazbeheshti/2022/02/16/why-nathan-chen-didnt-bring-his-phone-to-the-olympics-a-lesson-in-creativity-and-focus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216152239/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nazbeheshti/2022/02/16/why-nathan-chen-didnt-bring-his-phone-to-the-olympics-a-lesson-in-creativity-and-focus/ |archive-date=2022-02-16 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Forbes}} According to Chen, he comes from "a huge chess family"—his siblings competed as children in chess tournaments{{Cite web |last=Fannin |first=Rebecca |date=March 12, 2022 |title=The 30-year-old female founder at the forefront of a billion-dollar bet on CRISPR gene editing |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/12/30-year-old-female-founders-billion-dollar-bet-on-crispr-gene-editing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312163604/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/12/30-year-old-female-founders-billion-dollar-bet-on-crispr-gene-editing.html |archive-date=2022-03-12 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jag |first=Julie |date=2022-02-18 |title=What does gold mean to an Olympian's family? For Nathan Chen, full hearts and a trip to Disneyland |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/18/what-does-gold-mean-an/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130643/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2022/02/18/what-does-gold-mean-an/ |archive-date=2022-02-18 |access-date= |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}—but, he says, he is less skilled in the game than the rest of his family.{{Cite web |last=Skipper |first=Clay |date=2022-02-01 |title=The Brainy Figure Skater on a Remarkable Hot Streak |url=https://www.gq.com/story/nathan-chen-beijing-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319140149/https://www.gq.com/story/nathan-chen-beijing-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}
Competitive skating career
= Early career =
Nathan Chen was part of an increase in the number of infant skaters following the 2002 Winter Olympics in his home town.{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Bonnie D. |date=2018-02-08 |title=Figure skater Nathan Chen will take his sport to new heights at 2018 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22257148/figure-skater-nathan-chen-take-sport-new-heights-2018-winter-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232031/https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22257148/figure-skater-nathan-chen-take-sport-new-heights-2018-winter-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=ESPN}} He started skating at the age of three in a beginners' class at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex, which served as a practice rink during the Olympics. He entered his first figure-skating competition in 2003.{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2018-02-02 |title=Winter Olympics: Nathan Chen elevates U.S. hopes for figure skating gold |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/02/nathan-chen-elevates-usa-hopes-olympic-skating-gold/1089579001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232148/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/02/nathan-chen-elevates-usa-hopes-olympic-skating-gold/1089579001/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=USA Today}} When he was seven, Chen started competing at the juvenile and intermediate levels in the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, placing 10th at the juvenile boys' level in 2007; in the same competition, he won bronze in the juvenile boys' division in 2008 and the intermediate men's silver medal in 2009.
Progressing to novice level in the 2009–2010 season, Chen competed at the 2010 U.S. Senior Championships in Spokane, becoming the youngest U.S. novice men's champion in history at the age of 10.{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Lynn |date=2021-01-14 |title=Nathan Chen's Attempt For Fifth Straight Title Headlines Figure Skating Nationals |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2021/january/14/nathan-chens-attempt-for-fifth-straight-title-headlines-figure-skating-nationals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232423/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/January/14/Nathan-Chens-Attempt-For-Fifth-Straight-Title-Headlines-Figure-Skating-Nationals |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Team USA}} He remained at the novice level for the 2010–2011 season and became the first male skater to retain the U.S. novice champion at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, finishing almost 36 points ahead of his nearest competitor.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Elvin |date=2011-01-24 |title=Nathan Chen makes history in Greensboro |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/nathan-chen-makes-history-in-greensboro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319004110/https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/nathan-chen-makes-history-in-greensboro/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}} Chen debuted as at the junior level in the 2011–12 season, and won his first national junior men's title at the 2012 U.S. Championships in San Jose.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Elvin |date=2012-01-25 |title=Chen nabs junior men's title at U.S. Nationals |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/01/chen-nabs-junior-mens-title-at-u-s-nationals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232537/https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/01/chen-nabs-junior-mens-title-at-u-s-nationals/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Golden Skate}} At his first international appearance, Chen won the novice men's event at the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy in Italy.{{cite news |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120414&content_id=28658394&vkey=ice_news |title=Long, Kaugars, Chen top podiums at Gardena |first=Kristin |last=Zinsmeister |work= IceNetwork.com |date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816222429/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120414&content_id=28658394&vkey=ice_news |archive-date= August 16, 2016 }}
Chen had started working with former Czechoslovakian skater Karel Kovar, who used to train with Russian coach Alexei Mishin and taught Chen to pull his arms across his torso in a "seat belt" position when he rotated, a position Chen still uses.{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump at a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=New York, NY |pages=21 |language=en}} Kovar introduced Chen to fellow Czechoslovakian skater Jozef Sabovčík nicknamed "Jumping Joe".{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Dana |date=2016-08-05 |title=Former bronze medalist teaching figure skating to Utah kids |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/former-bronze-medalist-teaching-figure-skating-to-utah-kids/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720160224/https://www.abc4.com/news/former-bronze-medalist-teaching-figure-skating-to-utah-kids/ |archive-date=2023-07-20 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=ABC4}} Sabovčík was the first coach who told Chen not to stop in the middle of a program during a run-through. Chen worked with Kovar until age nine, and had begun taking lessons from Evgenia Chernyshyova, who was local to Salt Lake City and more easily accessible.{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Amy |date=2018-02-15 |title=Utah's Nathan Chen pursuing figure skating gold thanks in part to the many who've supported him |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/2/15/20625937/utah-s-nathan-chen-pursuing-figure-skating-gold-thanks-in-part-to-the-many-who-ve-supported-him |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232800/https://www.deseret.com/2018/2/15/20625937/utah-s-nathan-chen-pursuing-figure-skating-gold-thanks-in-part-to-the-many-who-ve-supported-him |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Deseret News}}
When Chen started working with jump specialist Rafael Arutyunyan when he was 10, he and his mother drove from Salt Lake City to Lake Arrowhead, California, several times a year. The family did not have much money to spend on skates, lessons, and competition costumes so Chen and his mother sometimes slept in their car. At age 11 Chen told his mother he should move to further his career, and Chen and his mother relocated to Southern California.{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Karen |date=2022-02-28 |title=The Quad King's Four-Year Journey to Olympic Gold – U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/2/28/rinkside-the-quad-kings-four-year-journey-to-olympic-gold.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317234207/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/2/28/rinkside-the-quad-kings-four-year-journey-to-olympic-gold.aspx |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=U.S. Figure Skating}} Arutyunyan became his main coach in 2011.{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Lynn |date=2018-12-06 |title=Academic Calendars, Olympic Dreams Fuel Nathan Chen and Rafael Arutunian |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/12/6/figure-skating-academic-calendars-olympic-dreams-fuel-nathan-chen-and-rafael-arutunian.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217234728/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/12/6/figure-skating-academic-calendars-olympic-dreams-fuel-nathan-chen-and-rafael-arutunian.aspx |archive-date=2019-12-17 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en}}
= Junior career =
Chen became eligible to compete in the ISU Junior Grand Prix in 2012–2013 and made his debut in Austria, where he won the title with the combined total score of 222.00 with 37 points to spare. He withdrew from his second event in Croatia after sustaining a lower leg injury but won the junior men's bronze medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Elvin |date=2013-01-22 |title=Vincent Zhou takes men's junior title at 2013 US Nationals |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2013/01/vincent-zhou-takes-junior-mens-title-at-2013-us-nationals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317235754/https://www.goldenskate.com/2013/01/vincent-zhou-takes-junior-mens-title-at-2013-us-nationals/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Golden Skate}} In 2013–2014, Chen was placed first at both Grand Prix assignments in Mexico and Belarus,{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=ISU JGP Mexico Cup 2013 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpmex2013/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318001233/http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpmex2013/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}}{{Cite web |date=2013-09-28 |title=ISU JGP Minsk 2013 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpblr2013/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318000240/http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpblr2013/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}} and qualified for the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished third.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-06 |title=ISU Grand Prix Final 2013–14 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1314/CAT005RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318000400/http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1314/CAT005RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}} He won his second U.S. junior title with a record short-program score of 79.61 and a record cumulative score of 223.93 at the 2014 U.S. Championships,{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2014-01-09 |title=Figure Skating: SLC's Nathan Chen wins national junior title |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57373810&itype=cmsid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319012856/https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57373810&itype=cmsid |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}} and won bronze at the 2014 World Junior Championships a few months later.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-15 |title=ISU World Junior Championships 2014 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2014/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318000808/http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2014/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}}
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Chen was often injured during the 2014–2015 season, and was only healthy enough to compete at one Grand Prix event in Croatia, where he finished second behind Shoma Uno.{{Cite web |date=2014-10-10 |title=ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2014 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpcro2014/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318001815/http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgpcro2014/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}} Chen debuted as a senior in the U.S. at the 2015 Pacific Sectional Championships, which he won, and advanced to the 2015 U.S. Championship.{{Cite web |first= |date=2014-11-22 |title=2015 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships |url=https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2015/2015_pc_fs_sectionals/CAT010SEG018.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318002240/https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2015/2015_pc_fs_sectionals/CAT010SEG018.html |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=U.S. Figure Skating}} A week before the championship, Chen developed a growth-related heel injury and competed with modified versions of both programs, placing eighth overall.{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2015-07-12 |title=Glacier Falls next stop for Nathan Chen – Golden Skate |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2015/07/nathan-chen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318002707/https://www.goldenskate.com/2015/07/nathan-chen/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Golden Skate}} After nationals, Chen was assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships, where he finished fourth.{{Cite web |last=Tone |first=Florentina |date=2015-03-16 |title=Shoma Uno ends his junior years with the shiniest medal of all {{!}} Inside Skating |url=https://www.insideskating.net/2015/03/16/features/shoma-uno-ends-his-junior-years-with-the-shiniest-medal-of-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318002729/https://www.insideskating.net/2015/03/16/features/shoma-uno-ends-his-junior-years-with-the-shiniest-medal-of-all |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Inside Skating}} In 2015–2016, Chen took first place in the Junior Grand Prix Final{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2015-12-13 |title=Nathan Chen readies for 2016 U.S. Nationals – Golden Skate |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2015/12/nathan-chen-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318004515/https://www.goldenskate.com/2015/12/nathan-chen-2/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Golden Skate}} after winning both Grand Prix events in Colorado Springs, Colorado.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-04 |title=ISU JGP Colorado Springs 2015 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgpusa2015/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318004957/http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgpusa2015/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}} and Logroño.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-03 |title=ISU JGP Logrono 2015 – Junior Men |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgpesp2015/CAT001RS.HTM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318005007/http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgpesp2015/CAT001RS.HTM |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=International Skating Union}} At the 2016 U.S. Championships, Chen became the first U.S. man to land two quadruple jumps in a short program,{{Cite web |last=McDougall |first=Chrös |date=2016-01-23 |title=Nathan Chen Makes History As First To Land Two Quads In Short Program At U.S. Championships |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/January/23/Nathan-Chen-Makes-History-As-First-To-Land-Two-Quads-In-Short-Program-At-US-Championships |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318005737/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/January/23/Nathan-Chen-Makes-History-As-First-To-Land-Two-Quads-In-Short-Program-At-US-Championships |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Team USA}} and the first U.S. man to land four quadruple jumps in a free skate. He finished third overall behind Adam Rippon and Max Aaron; Rippon did not attempt any quads and Aaron landed two, restarting the long-standing debate over whether artistry should trump athleticism.{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Rachel |date=2016-01-24 |title=Rippon wins US title over Aaron, Chen without any quads |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2016-01-24/rippon-wins-us-title-over-aaron-chen-without-any-quads |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318010523/https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2016-01-24/rippon-wins-us-title-over-aaron-chen-without-any-quads |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=U.S. News}}{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2016-01-24 |title=Nathan Chen jumps his way into history at national championships |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/01/24/nathan-chen-jumps-his-way-into-history-national-championships/79284010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318010543/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/01/24/nathan-chen-jumps-his-way-into-history-national-championships/79284010/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=USA Today}} While attempting a quadruple toe loop in the exhibition, Chen sustained an avulsion injury to his left hip and underwent surgery. He withdrew from the 2016 World Junior Championships and the 2016 World Championships.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-28 |title=Nathan Chen to miss worlds after injuring hip |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/01/28/nathan-chen-to-miss-worlds-after-injuring-hip-in-exhibition/79472874/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318011729/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/01/28/nathan-chen-to-miss-worlds-after-injuring-hip-in-exhibition/79472874/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=USA Today}}{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2016-01-28 |title=Chen undergoes surgery, to miss both skate world championships — Globetrotting by Philip Hersh |url=http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2016/1/28/chen-undergoes-surgery-to-miss-both-skate-world-championships |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318011658/http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2016/1/28/chen-undergoes-surgery-to-miss-both-skate-world-championships |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Globetrotting by Phil Hersh}} After a month of rehabilitation at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, he went to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to work with strength-and-conditioning specialists, and continued his rehabilitation. Chen resumed full training around July.
= Senior career =
==2016–2017 season: Senior international debut, Four Continents title and first senior national title==
In preparation for his senior international debut, Nathan Chen worked on a new short program with Marina Zoueva, while Zoueva and Oleg Epstein coached him in Canton, Michigan. Chen opened the pre-Olympic season at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, winning gold ahead of Patrick Chan.{{Cite web |last=Tone |first=Florentina |date=2016-11-11 |title=Training mates Chen and Chan – gold and silver at 2016 Finlandia Trophy |url=https://www.insideskating.net/2016/11/11/events/training-mates-chen-and-chan-gold-and-silver-at-2016-finlandia-trophy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318184752/https://www.insideskating.net/2016/11/11/events/training-mates-chen-and-chan-gold-and-silver-at-2016-finlandia-trophy |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Inside Skating |language=en-US}} At his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2016 Trophée de France, he landed clean quadruple Lutz and triple-toe combinations and clean quadruple flips in both segments. He received 92.85 points for the short program, breaking Evan Lysacek's U.S. record of 90.30.{{Cite web |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |date=2016-11-11 |title=Nathan Chen, 17, breaks Evan Lysacek record in France Grand Prix |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/11/nathan-chen-javier-fernandez-grand-prix-france-figure-skating-short-program/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318184919/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/11/nathan-chen-javier-fernandez-grand-prix-france-figure-skating-short-program/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=NBC Sports}} Chen placed fourth overall and returned to California to work with Rafael Arutyunyan before the NHK Trophy, where he finished second behind Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu.{{Cite web |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |date=2016-11-26 |title=Nathan Chen, 17, leads two U.S. men in Grand Prix Final; Ashley Wagner misses |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/26/yuzuru-hanyu-wins-nhk-trophy-nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318185547/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/26/yuzuru-hanyu-wins-nhk-trophy-nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} Chen opened the 2016–2017 Grand Prix Final, placing fifth in the short program. He won the free skate with a performance that included four quadruple jumps, earning a combined score of 282.85 points, coming second to Hanyu. At 17, he became the second-youngest man to win a medal at a Grand Prix Final after Evgeni Plushenko, who was 16 in 1999.{{Cite web |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |date=2016-12-10 |title=Yuzuru Hanyu wins record fourth straight Grand Prix Final; Nathan Chen on podium |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/12/10/yuzuru-hanyu-nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005203/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/12/10/yuzuru-hanyu-nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
File:2016–2017 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Nathan Chen IMG 4000 01.jpg|alt=A photograph of Nathan Chen in the starting position of his free program at the 2016 Grand Prix Final|240x240px]]
At the 2017 U.S. Championships in Kansas City, Chen performed two quadruple jumps in the short program and became the first skater to land five clean quadruple jumps in a free skate.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Darci |date=2017-01-22 |title=Nathan Chen Becomes First Figure Skater Ever To Land 5 Quads En Route To His First National Title |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/January/22/Nathan-Chen-Becomes-First-Figure-Skater-Ever-To-Land-5-Quads-En-Route-To-His-First-National-Title |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319013538/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/January/22/Nathan-Chen-Becomes-First-Figure-Skater-Ever-To-Land-5-Quads-En-Route-To-His-First-National-Title |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Team USA}} He won his first senior U.S. title with record scores of 106.39 in the short program, 212.08 in the free skate, and 318.47 overall to become the youngest champion in more than 50 years.{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Maxwell |date=2022-01-08 |title=Four things to know about Nathan Chen in the US Figure Skating Championships |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/four-things-know-nathan-chen-214906794.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319014651/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/four-things-know-nathan-chen-214906794.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Yahoo!}}{{Cite web |date=2017-01-22 |title=Nathan Chen, 17, becomes youngest US men's figure skating champ |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2017/01/22/nathan-chen-becomes-youngest-men-figure-skating-champ/GanlpaZIzReV3z9HtrkAXK/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319013640/https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2017/01/22/nathan-chen-becomes-youngest-men-figure-skating-champ/GanlpaZIzReV3z9HtrkAXK/story.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=The Boston Globe |agency=Associated Press}} A few weeks later, Chen won the 2017 Four Continents Championships. He scored 103.12 in the short program, 204.34 in the free skate, and 307.46 in combined total, exceeding 100 (short program), 200 (free skate), and 300 (combined total) for the first time in his career,{{Cite web |last=Wei |first=Xiong |date=2017-02-19 |title=Chen joins '300' club in winning Four Continents {{!}} icenetwork.com: Your home for figure skating and speed skating. |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/19/216441624 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114722/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/19/216441624 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=IceNetwork.com}} and became the youngest Four Continents men's champion in history until Kao Miura in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Figure skating: Japan wins men's, pairs gold at Four Continents |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/110662745ebc-figure-skating-japans-miura-kihara-win-four-continents-pairs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319015722/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/110662745ebc-figure-skating-japans-miura-kihara-win-four-continents-pairs.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Kyodo News}} At the 2017 World Championships, Chen's boots had begun to fall apart, but he felt his back-up boots were too new and decided to try to repair the old ones with duct tape and hockey laces. Chen finished sixth overall, saying, "It wasn't at all the program I wanted to do. I made a whole bunch of mistakes". Chen's placement, combined with his teammate Jason Brown's seventh-place finish, ensured Team USA would be able to send three men to the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2017-04-01 |title=Nathan Chen falters on his quads, but finishes sixth at worlds |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/04/01/nathan-chen-falters-quads-finishes-sixth-worlds/99905498/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005653/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/04/01/nathan-chen-falters-quads-finishes-sixth-worlds/99905498/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} Chen ended the season at the 2017 World Team Trophy, where he finished second in the short program{{Cite web |date=2017-04-20 |title=U.S. is third behind Russia, Japan in team figure skating event |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/04/20/usa-third-world-team-trophy/100691314/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005654/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/04/20/usa-third-world-team-trophy/100691314/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}} and fourth in the free skate.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-21 |title=Yuzuru Hanyu wins free skate as Japan leads at World Team Trophy {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/21/yuzuru-hanyu-wins-free-skate-as-japan-leads-at-wor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005720/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/21/yuzuru-hanyu-wins-free-skate-as-japan-leads-at-wor/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press}} The U.S. team finished third overall.{{Cite web |last=Flade |first=ISU/Tatjana |date=2017-04-23 |title=Team USA Earns Bronze at World Team Trophy |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/April/22/Team-USA-Earns-Bronze-At-Figure-Skatings-World-Team-Trophy-For-Fifth-Straight-Medal-At-The-Event |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320010134/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/April/22/Team-USA-Earns-Bronze-At-Figure-Skatings-World-Team-Trophy-For-Fifth-Straight-Medal-At-The-Event |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Team USA |language=en-US}}
==2017–2018 season: Pyeongchang Olympics and first World title==
Chen's first competition in the Olympic season was the 2017 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. Working with choreographers Shae-Lynn Bourne and Lori Nichol, he debuted a short-program set to "Nemesis" and a free skate with music from Mao's Last Dancer. In the free skate, he landed his first quadruple loop to become the first skater to land five different quads in competition.{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=2018-02-15 |title=Why Nathan Chen Shuns Sequins |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/sports/olympics/nathan-chen-figure-skating.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320011314/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/sports/olympics/nathan-chen-figure-skating.html |archive-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0362-4331}} After placing first in the short program and second in the free skate at 2017 Rostelecom Cup, Chen defeated Yuzuru Hanyu to win his first Grand Prix title.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |date=2017-10-21 |title=Nathan Chen Begins His First Olympic Season With First Grand Prix Win |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/October/21/Nathan-Chen-Begins-His-First-Olympic-Season-With-First-Grand-Prix-Win |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320011610/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/October/21/Nathan-Chen-Begins-His-First-Olympic-Season-With-First-Grand-Prix-Win |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Team USA}} At 2017 Skate America, Chen secured his second title, finishing ahead of teammate Adam Rippon. With the two wins, Chen earned the top qualifying spot for the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final,{{Cite web |last=Penny |first=Brandon |date=2017-11-25 |title=Despite "Cursed Ice", Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon Win Gold and Silver, Qualify for Grand Prix Final at Skate America |url=https://www.teamusa.org/news/2017/november/25/despite-cursed-ice-nathan-chen-adam-rippon-win-gold-and-silver-grand-prix-final-at-skate-america |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320011840/https://www.teamusa.org/news/2017/november/25/despite-cursed-ice-nathan-chen-adam-rippon-win-gold-and-silver-grand-prix-final-at-skate-america |archive-date=2023-03-20 |website=Team USA}} where he had a narrow win over Shoma Uno. Chen became the first U.S. man to win the final since Evan Lysacek in 2009.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |date=2017-12-08 |title=Nathan Chen Is First U.S. Man to Win Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in 8 Years |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/December/08/Nathan-Chen-Is-First-US-Man-To-Win-Grand-Prix-Of-Figure-Skating-Final-In-8-Years |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320012213/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/December/08/Nathan-Chen-Is-First-US-Man-To-Win-Grand-Prix-Of-Figure-Skating-Final-In-8-Years |archive-date=2023-03-20 |website=Team USA}}{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2017-12-08 |title=USA's Chen edges out Uno for gold in Japan |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2017/12/2017-gpf-men/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320012145/https://www.goldenskate.com/2017/12/2017-gpf-men/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}} At the 2018 U.S. Championships, which served as trials for the Olympics, Chen performed seven clean quadruple jumps—two in the short program and five in the free skate—to win his second consecutive national title. Chen, Adam Rippon, and Vincent Zhou were named to the Olympic Team.{{Cite web |last=LaFata |first=Alexia |date=2018-02-05 |title=Meet the U.S. Figure Skating Team for the 2018 Olympics |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/usa-figure-skating-team-2018-olympics.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320012403/https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/usa-figure-skating-team-2018-olympics.html |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=The Cut |language=en-us}}
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At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Chen performed his short program in the team event poorly and placed fourth,{{Cite web |last=Lutz |first=Rachel |date=2018-02-09 |title=Nathan Chen stumbles during team event short program |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/02/08/nathan-chen-stumbles-during-team-event-short-program/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320013052/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/02/08/nathan-chen-stumbles-during-team-event-short-program/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} but won bronze alongside his teammates.{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2018-02-11 |title=Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu lead USA to team figure skating medal at 2018 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/11/adam-rippon-mirai-nagasu-lead-usa-team-figure-skating-medal-2018-winter-olympics/328052002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320013052/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/11/adam-rippon-mirai-nagasu-lead-usa-team-figure-skating-medal-2018-winter-olympics/328052002/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} A week later, Chen had another disappointing performance in the men's individual short program and finished 17th heading into the free skate. Afterward he said, "Honestly, it was bad ... I made as many mistakes as I possibly could have".{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Bryan Armen |date=2018-02-16 |title='Honestly, it was bad': Nathan Chen bombs in Olympic short program as Hanyu shines |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/16/yuzuru-hanyu-nathan-chen-figure-skating-olympics |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320013123/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/16/yuzuru-hanyu-nathan-chen-figure-skating-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0261-3077}} Chen placed first in the free skate with a new personal best score of 215.08, and became the first skater to land six quads in a free skate, and finished fifth overall.{{Cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Traci G. |last2=Blancaflor |first2=Saleah |date=2018-02-17 |title=Nathan Chen was in 17th place when he began to skate. Then he made history. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nathan-chen-chases-redemption-olympics-historic-skate-n848436 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320013757/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nathan-chen-chases-redemption-olympics-historic-skate-n848436 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=Winter Olympics: Nathan Chen Rebounds With 6 Quads in Free Skate |url=https://people.com/sports/winter-olympics-2018-nathan-chen-lands-six-quads-free-skate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317163230/https://people.com/sports/winter-olympics-2018-nathan-chen-lands-six-quads-free-skate/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |website=people.com}} Chen caught influenza and withdrew early from the gala to avoid infecting other athletes.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Martin |date=2018-02-24 |title=Olympics figure skating: Adam Rippon, Mirai Nagasu snubbed for gala |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/24/figure-skating-gala-adam-rippon-mirai-nagasu/369814002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320014102/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/24/figure-skating-gala-adam-rippon-mirai-nagasu/369814002/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=USA Today}} A month later, Chen won his first world title at the 2018 World Championships, finishing first in both programs. He became the first skater to land eight quadruple jumps in a single competition—two in the short program and six in the free skate.{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Gloria |date=2022-02-14 |title=Interview: Quad King Nathan Chen reveals the mindset of a gold medal Olympian {{!}} Sporting News Hong Kong |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/hk/pursuits/news/interview-quad-king-nathan-chen-reveals-mindset-gold-medal-olympian/p1osl7jbzcxyc7geytgpltdx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181140/https://www.sportingnews.com/hk/pursuits/news/interview-quad-king-nathan-chen-reveals-mindset-gold-medal-olympian/p1osl7jbzcxyc7geytgpltdx |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The Sporting News}} He became the first U.S. man to win the World Championships since Evan Lysacek in 2009 and the youngest world champion since Evgeni Plushenko in 2001. His margin of victory over silver medalist Shoma Uno (47.63 points) was the greatest at a World Championships, Olympic Winter Games, and Grand Prix Final under the historical ISU Judging System (IJS).{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |date=2018-03-24 |title=Nathan Chen Blows Away Field To Win First World Title, Redeems Disappointing Olympic Finish |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/24/Nathan-Chen-Blows-Away-Field-To-Win-First-World-Title-Redeems-Disappointing-Olympic-Finish |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320014303/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/24/Nathan-Chen-Blows-Away-Field-To-Win-First-World-Title-Redeems-Disappointing-Olympic-Finish |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=Team USA}} In early 2018, Chen was accepted into Yale University.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-02 |title=Nathan Chen accepted into Yale |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-accepted-into-yale |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320014634/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-accepted-into-yale |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}}
==2018–2019 season: Second consecutive World title==
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Chen's first competition as a full-time college student was the Japan Open, where he skated alongside Jeremy Abbott, Bradie Tennell, and Mariah Bell. He finished fourth in the free skate and Team North America finished third overall.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Jackie |date=2018-10-06 |title=2018 Japan Open play-by-play and results: Men's and ladies free skate |url=https://www.rockerskating.com/news/2018/10/6/2018-japan-open-play-by-play-and-results-mens-and-ladies-free-skate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320000633/https://www.rockerskating.com/news/2018/10/6/2018-japan-open-play-by-play-and-results-mens-and-ladies-free-skate |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Rocker Skating |language=en-US}} At 2018 Skate America, Chen skated to "Caravan" by Fanfare Ciocărlia in his short program{{Cite web |last1=Rutherford |first1=Lynn |last2=Schwindt |first2=Troy |date=2018-10-20 |title=Imperfect Nathan Chen Nevertheless Steps Out to Lead; Pairs Stumble in Skate America Opening |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/10/20/figure-skating-imperfect-nathan-chen-nevertheless-steps-out-to-lead-pairs-stumble-in-skate-america-opening.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320002024/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/10/20/figure-skating-imperfect-nathan-chen-nevertheless-steps-out-to-lead-pairs-stumble-in-skate-america-opening.aspx |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en-US}} and to "Land of All" by Woodkid during his free skate.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-13 |title=There's more than jumps to "quad king" Nathan Chen |url=https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/interviews-fsk/12486-there-s-more-than-jumps-to-quad-king-nathan-chen?templateParam=15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320001014/https://isu.org/figure-skating/news/interviews-fsk/12486-there-s-more-than-jumps-to-quad-king-nathan-chen?templateParam=15 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=isu.org |publisher=International Skating Union}} He won both segments and defended his title, winning by the largest point margin in the competition's history.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |date=2018-10-20 |title=Chen seals comprehensive home victory at Skate America |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071298/chen-seals-comprehensive-home-victory-at-skate-america |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320001958/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1071298/chen-seals-comprehensive-home-victory-at-skate-america |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Inside the Games}} At the 2018 Internationaux de France, Chen fell on his quadruple flip in the short program and entered the free skate in third place behind Jason Brown.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-23 |title=Jason Brown tops Nathan Chen in Grand Prix France short program |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/11/23/nathan-chen-jason-brown-france-short-program/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320002827/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/11/23/nathan-chen-jason-brown-france-short-program/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} He recovered and won the event with a total score of 271.58.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-24 |title=Nathan Chen shines in free skate to win Internationaux de France |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/25363401/nathan-chen-outclasses-internationaux-de-france-field-lock-spot-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320002907/https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/25363401/nathan-chen-outclasses-internationaux-de-france-field-lock-spot-final |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} At the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final, Chen won the short program and the free skate—though he made some mistakes—to win his second Grand Prix Final.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2018-12-08 |title=Yale Freshman Nathan Chen Repeats As Grand Prix Final Champion, Keeping Perfect Season Alive |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/December/08/Nathan-Chen-Repeats-As-Grand-Prix-Final-Champion-Keeping-Perfect-Season-Alive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320003757/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/December/08/Nathan-Chen-Repeats-As-Grand-Prix-Final-Champion-Keeping-Perfect-Season-Alive |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=Team USA}} With the win, Chen became the fourth man to win consecutive Grand Prix Final titles since the event debuted in 1995.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-08 |title=Nathan Chen Takes Gold at Grand Prix Final |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/12/8/figure-skating-nathan-chen-takes-gold-at-grand-prix-final.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320002929/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2018/12/8/figure-skating-nathan-chen-takes-gold-at-grand-prix-final.aspx |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en}} At the 2019 U.S. Championships in Detroit, Chen received a record score of 113.42 for a two-quad short program and a record score of 228.80 for a four-quad free skate, ending with a record combined score of 342.22 points. He won the championship by 58.21 points over Vincent Zhou in second place and became the first man to win three consecutive national titles since Johnny Weir in 2004–2006.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2019-01-28 |title=Nathan Chen sails to third U.S. title |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-sails-to-third-u-s-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319021354/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-sails-to-third-u-s-title |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}}{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2019-01-27 |title=Nathan Chen balances Yale studies with third U.S. figure skating championship |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2019/01/27/us-mens-national-figure-skating-nathan-chen-third-title/2697110002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319021450/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2019/01/27/us-mens-national-figure-skating-nathan-chen-third-title/2697110002/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=USA Today}}
Competing at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama during Yale's spring break,{{Cite news |last=Crouse |first=Karen |date=2019-03-17 |title=Nathan Chen's Yale Juggling Act |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/sports/nathan-chen-yale.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320003351/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/sports/nathan-chen-yale.html |archive-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0362-4331}} Chen defended his world title and broke the world record for the free skate and total score, with 216.02 and 323.42 points respectively. He won the championship by 22.45 points over Yuzuru Hanyu, becoming the first U.S. man to win back-to-back world titles since Scott Hamilton (1981–1984).{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Hersh |date=2023-03-20 |title=By any measure, Nathan Chen's performance at Worlds matches standard for transcendent greatness – OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/03/25/by-any-measure-nathan-chens-performance-at-worlds-matches-standard-for-transcendent-greatness/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320003626/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/03/25/by-any-measure-nathan-chens-performance-at-worlds-matches-standard-for-transcendent-greatness/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=NBC Sports}} With teammate Vincent Zhou winning bronze, two Americans stood on the men's podium at Worlds for the first time since 1996.{{Cite news |date=2019-03-23 |title=Nathan Chen beats out Yuzuru Hanyu to defend world figure skating title |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |agency=Guardian Sport and agencies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/23/nathan-chen-yuzuru-hanyu-world-figure-skating-championships |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320003307/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/23/nathan-chen-yuzuru-hanyu-world-figure-skating-championships |archive-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0261-3077}} Chen traveled back to Japan to conclude his season at the 2019 World Team Trophy, where he won both segments; Team USA placed first.{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-04-11 |title=U.S. takes lead at figure skating's World Team Trophy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figure-skating-world-team-trophy-day-1-1.5092685 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320004324/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figure-skating-world-team-trophy-day-1-1.5092685 |archive-date=2023-03-20 |website=CBC |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2019-04-13 |title=Team USA wins fourth World Team Trophy gold – Golden Skate |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/04/team-usa-wins-fourth-world-team-trophy-gold/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320004429/https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/04/team-usa-wins-fourth-world-team-trophy-gold/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Golden Skate}}{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Jackie |date=2019-04-12 |title=2019 World Team Trophy play-by-play/results: Men's free skate |url=https://www.rockerskating.com/news/2019/4/12/2019-world-team-trophy-play-by-playresults-mens-free-skate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320004419/https://www.rockerskating.com/news/2019/4/12/2019-world-team-trophy-play-by-playresults-mens-free-skate |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Rocker Skating |language=en-US}}
==2019–2020 season: Third consecutive Grand Prix Final title==
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Chen opened his 2019–2020 season by winning the free skate in the men's event at the Japan Open, contributing to Team North America's bronze-medal finish.{{Cite web |last=Jiwani |first=Rory |date=2019-10-05 |title=Trusova and Chen star as Europe win Japan Open |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/trusova-nathan-chen-europe-japan-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319233808/https://olympics.com/en/news/trusova-nathan-chen-europe-japan-open |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} He went on to defend his title at 2019 Skate America in Las Vegas, becoming the first person to win Skate America three times consecutively since Todd Eldredge, who won four times from 1994 to 1997. Chen's 44-point margin of victory was the largest in the event's history.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Darci |date=2019-10-20 |title=Chen, Hubbell and Donohue Take Skate America Titles – U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2019/10/20/figure-skating-chen-hubbell-donohue-take-skate-america-titles.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319233852/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2019/10/20/figure-skating-chen-hubbell-donohue-take-skate-america-titles.aspx |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=U.S. Figure Skating}} Two weeks later, Chen won his second consecutive Internationaux de France title in Grenoble. He became the first singles skater since Evgeni Plushenko to win eight consecutive Grand Prix events.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-02 |title=Nathan Chen extends Grand Prix win streak to longest in 18 years – OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/11/02/nathan-chen-grand-prix-france/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319022538/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/11/02/nathan-chen-grand-prix-france/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=NBC Sports}}
At the 2019–2020 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu were expected to compete for gold and silver.{{Cite web |last=Flade |first=Tatjana |date=2019-12-01 |title=2019–20 Grand Prix Final Preview: Men |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/2019-20-grand-prix-final-preview-men/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319234637/https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/2019-20-grand-prix-final-preview-men/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}} Chen had a clean short program and a new personal-best score of 110.38, 0.15 short of Hanyu's world record at the time.{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2019-12-06 |title=USA's Chen "very happy" with score at Grand Prix Final |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/usas-chen-very-happy-with-score-at-grand-prix-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319234810/https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/usas-chen-very-happy-with-score-at-grand-prix-final/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}} He went on to set new highest scores of 224.92 in the free skate and 335.30 in the combined total, breaking his own world records in both segments, winning the title with 43.87 points over Hanyu.{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2023-03-19 |title=USA's Chen wins third consecutive Grand Prix Final title |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/usas-chen-wins-third-consecutive-grand-prix-final/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319235149/https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/12/usas-chen-wins-third-consecutive-grand-prix-final/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |work=Golden Skate}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-07 |title=Nathan Chen crushes Yuzuru Hanyu for Grand Prix Final three-peat |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/12/07/nathan-chen-yuzuru-hanyu-grand-prix-final-figure-skating/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319234924/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/12/07/nathan-chen-yuzuru-hanyu-grand-prix-final-figure-skating/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} While suffering from influenza, Chen resumed training less than two weeks before the 2020 U.S. Championships, where he won his fourth national title with a new U.S. national short program record of 114.13, and became the first man to win four consecutive U.S. men's titles since Olympic champion Brian Boitano in 1988.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-25 |title=Chen sets personal best, wins U.S. short program |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/28562629/nathan-chen-soars-personal-best-us-short-program-victory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319023151/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/28562629/nathan-chen-soars-personal-best-us-short-program-victory |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}} Chen was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal but the event was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Lori |date=2023-03-19 |title=World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal {{!}} CBC Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/canada-figure-skating-world-championships-cancelled-coronavirus-1.5493642 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319235526/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/canada-figure-skating-world-championships-cancelled-coronavirus-1.5493642 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=CBC}}
==2020–2021 season: Third consecutive World title==
With the pandemic ongoing, skaters were largely assigned to the 2020–2021 Grand Prix based on geographic location; Chen was set to compete at Skate America.{{Cite web |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=2020-10-22 |title=Chen leads Skate America field as ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating set to start |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1099885/skate-america-2020-grand-prix-skating |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319233609/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1099885/skate-america-2020-grand-prix-skating |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Inside the Games}} Despite popping two planned jumps in the free skate, he won both the short program and the free skate with a total score of 299.15.{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2020-10-24 |title=Chen 'sensational' in Short Program at 2020 Skate America – Golden Skate |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/10/chen-sensational-in-short-program-at-2020-skate-america/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319232906/https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/10/chen-sensational-in-short-program-at-2020-skate-america/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Golden Skate}}{{Cite web |last=Slater |first=Paula |date=2020-10-26 |title=Nathan Chen takes fourth consecutive Skate America title – Golden Skate |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/10/nathan-chen-takes-fourth-consecutive-skate-america-title/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319232910/https://www.goldenskate.com/2020/10/nathan-chen-takes-fourth-consecutive-skate-america-title/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Golden Skate}} Afterward, speaking to Olympic Channel, Chen said he was taking a break from school to focus on skating and the 2022 Winter Olympics; he said, "[The Olympics] are the end goal ... It's the driving force behind a lot of what we do and a lot of the decisions that we make".{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2020-10-24 |title=Nathan Chen exclusive: Champion figure skater has eyes on Beijing 2022 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-beijing-2022-winter-games-figure-skating |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319232536/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-beijing-2022-winter-games-figure-skating |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} At the 2021 U.S. Championships, Chen won his fifth-consecutive national title, becoming the first man to win five consecutive titles since Dick Button, whom Chen cited as inspiration, saying:
{{blockquote|It's incredible to try to follow in his footsteps ... It means the world. Dick is a true skating icon, and it just feels incredible to be trying to chase something that someone like that has done. I'm nowhere near the level he was at, but it's just cool to be able to be even mentioned in his sort of realm of legendness.{{Cite web |last1=Wilner |first1=Barry |last2=Wilson |first2=Bernie |date=2021-01-18 |title=Nathan Chen wins fifth straight US Figure Skating title {{!}} AP News |url=https://apnews.com/article/skating-dick-button-figure-skating-coronavirus-pandemic-6f042051099558acf9273e9d92e6815b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319024203/https://apnews.com/article/skating-dick-button-figure-skating-coronavirus-pandemic-6f042051099558acf9273e9d92e6815b |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Associated Press}}}}
At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Chen placed third after the short program, in which he fell on his quadruple Lutz, with a score of 98.85.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2021-03-25 |title=Hanyu Yuzuru skates into the lead at world championships, Nathan Chen sits third |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-world-championships-men-short-program-hanyu-chen-uno-stockholm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319232038/https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-world-championships-men-short-program-hanyu-chen-uno-stockholm |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} He skated a clean free skate with five quads and finished first with a score of 222.03. He won his third consecutive world title with a cumulative score of 320.88, and became the first man since Patrick Chan (2011–13) and the first American since Scott Hamilton (1982–84) to win three world titles in a row.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2021-03-27 |title=Nathan Chen soars past Hanyu Yuzuru in free skate to capture third world figure skating gold in a row |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-world-championships-hanyu-chen-kagiyama-title-stockholm-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319225234/https://olympics.com/en/news/figure-skating-world-championships-hanyu-chen-kagiyama-title-stockholm-2021 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}} In a post-competition interview, Chen said he felt he had grown since the 2018 Winter Olympics when he was in 17th place after the short program: "I think having had that experience now going into this competition, it definitely helps me retain some resiliency, I think. And I think that definitely, you know, thankfully came into play today."{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2021-03-29 |title=Figure skating: three-time world champ Nathan Chen on Hanyu Yuzuru and Beijing 2022 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/three-time-world-champion-nathan-chen-look-ahead-beijing-2022-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317210622/https://olympics.com/en/news/three-time-world-champion-nathan-chen-look-ahead-beijing-2022-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} Chen finished his season at the 2021 World Team Trophy in Osaka, where he placed first in both segments and Team USA finished second overall.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-16 |title=Figure skating: Chen again upstages Hanyu in World Team Trophy |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/34d06c4b5b49-figure-skating-chen-again-upstages-hanyu-in-world-team-trophy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319220044/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/34d06c4b5b49-figure-skating-chen-again-upstages-hanyu-in-world-team-trophy.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Kyodo News}}
==2021–2022 season: Olympic gold medal==
Chen began the Olympic season at 2021 Skate America, where he placed fourth in the short program. He fell on his first quadruple jump and a poor landing on the second quadruple jump left him unable to execute the required two-jump combination. He placed second in the free skate despite doubling two of his six planned quads, finishing in third place overall behind Vincent Zhou and Shoma Uno. Speaking about the end of his undefeated run since the 2018 World Championships, Chen said: "it's not devastating. It was inevitably going to end as a winning streak at some point in time, and I am really proud of these guys up here".{{Cite web |last=Penny|first=Brandon|date=2021-10-23 |title=Nathan Chen's win streak ends at 14, Vincent Zhou victorious at Skate America|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/10/24/nathan-chen-win-streak-ends-vincent-zhou-wins-skate-america/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319222217/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/10/24/nathan-chen-win-streak-ends-vincent-zhou-wins-skate-america/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=NBC Sports|url-status=live}} Chen recovered a week later at 2021 Skate Canada International, where he won both segments to win the competition with a 47.63-point margin over silver medalist Jason Brown.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=James |date=2021-11-03 |title=Nathan Chen '24 wins 2021 Skate Canada International |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/02/nathan-chen-24-wins-2021-skate-canada-international/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319221839/https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/02/nathan-chen-24-wins-2021-skate-canada-international/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Yale Daily News |language=en}} Chen's results secured him a place in the 2021–22 Grand Prix Final. which was subsequently canceled due to restrictions prompted by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-02 |title=Figure skating Grand Prix Final cancelled over travel rules {{!}} CBC Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/isu-grand-prix-final-cancelled-2021-covid-19-1.6270768 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319221735/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/isu-grand-prix-final-cancelled-2021-covid-19-1.6270768 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=CBC |agency=The Canadian Press}} At the end of November, Chen engaged Massimo Scali to help finalize the presentation of his Olympic programs. After initially skating to Benjamin Clementine's "Eternity" and a Mozart medley, he had decided to return to his "La Bohème" short program and Rocketman free skate from 2019–20 but was unable to work with choreographer Marie-France Dubreull in person due to the ongoing pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2022-02-11 |title=Nathan Chen credits Massimo Scali for finishing touches on gold medal routine {{!}} NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-credits-massimo-scali-finishing-touches-gold-medal-routine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319220323/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-credits-massimo-scali-finishing-touches-gold-medal-routine |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=NBC Olympics |language=en}} At the 2022 U.S. Championships, Chen won his sixth consecutive U.S. title, a feat only achieved by Dick Button 70 years earlier from 1946 to 1952. Chen scored 115.39, a new national record, in the short program,{{Cite web |last=Ramsay |first=George |date=2022-01-09 |title=Nathan Chen breaks short program record at US Figure Skating Championships |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/sport/nathan-chen-figure-skating-record-spt-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319025354/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/09/sport/nathan-chen-figure-skating-record-spt-intl/index.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=CNN |language=en}} and 212.62 in the free skate for a combined total score of 328.01.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2022-01-09 |title=Nathan Chen captures sixth U.S. title in a row ahead of Winter Olympics; Malinin stuns for silver |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-figure-skating-chen-zhou-brown-nationals-olympics-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319025809/https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-figure-skating-chen-zhou-brown-nationals-olympics-2022 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}}
A month later, at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Chen was the U.S. entry in the men's short program in the Olympic team event in which he had poorly performed four years earlier. He skated clean and placed first with a new personal best of 111.71, securing ten points for Team USA. He said, "[I]t feels great to have a short program I actually skated well, at an Olympic experience".{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Lynn |date=2022-02-03 |title=Nathan Chen Powers U.S. Figure Skating Team To Lead With Personal Best Short Program |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2022/february/04/nathan-chen-powers-us-figure-skating-team-to-lead-with-personal-best-short-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319221347/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2022/February/04/Nathan-Chen-Powers-US-Figure-Skating-Team-To-Lead-With-Personal-Best-Short-Program |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Team USA}} The U.S. team initially won the silver medal, which was to be Chen's second Olympic medal; however, following a positive doping test of Russia's gold medalist Kamila Valieva, the team members were not awarded their medals, pending an investigation.{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Christine |date=2022-02-07 |title=Olympic team figure skaters are still waiting for medals a year after Beijing Games. Why? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/02/07/olympic-team-skaters-no-medals-beijing-kamila-valieva-drug-test/11205158002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319221104/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2023/02/07/olympic-team-skaters-no-medals-beijing-kamila-valieva-drug-test/11205158002/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} In January 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the final results, disqualifying Valieva.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-29 |title=Russia to lose 2022 gold to U.S. after Valieva DQ |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39415639/kamila-valieva-dqed-russia-lose-22-skating-gold-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129195803/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39415639/kamila-valieva-dqed-russia-lose-22-skating-gold-us |archive-date=2024-01-29 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |date=2024-01-29 |title=Kamila Valieva doping suspension upheld, positioning U.S. for gold |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/01/29/kamila-valieva-cas-decision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240130070131/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/01/29/kamila-valieva-cas-decision/ |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=2024-01-29 |newspaper=The Washington Post }} Six months later, in July 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed appeals by the Russian Olympic Committee, and the U.S. team was awarded the gold medals in a ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on August 7, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Brian |date=2024-08-07 |title=U.S. figure skating team awarded gold medals in Paris after two year delay |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/08/07/nx-s1-5066690/us-figure-skating-team-olympic-gold-beijing-valieva-doping |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807154459/https://www.npr.org/2024/08/07/nx-s1-5066690/us-figure-skating-team-olympic-gold-beijing-valieva-doping |archive-date=2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=NPR}} Two days after the team event, Chen set a world record in the men's short program with a score of 113.97,{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Phil |date=2022-02-04 |title=After pushing sport's limits again, Nathan Chen earned his rare celebration {{!}} NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/after-pushing-sports-limits-again-nathan-chen-earned-his-rare-celebration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319031959/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/after-pushing-sports-limits-again-nathan-chen-earned-his-rare-celebration |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=NBC Olympics}} breaking the previous record of 111.82 set by Yuzuru Hanyu in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Maine |first=D'Arcy |date=2022-02-08 |title=Nathan Chen scores world-record 113.97 points in men's short program at Beijing Olympics |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33241847/nathan-chen-scores-world-record-11397-points-short-program-beijing-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319220932/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33241847/nathan-chen-scores-world-record-11397-points-short-program-beijing-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=ESPN |language=en}} Chen won an Olympic gold with a free skate score of 218.63 that included five quads, finishing with a combined total score of 332.60.{{Cite web |last=Schad |first=Tom |date=2022-02-10 |title=Nathan Chen gets gold: U.S. figure skater dazzles to win at 2022 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/beijing/2022/02/10/nathan-chen-gold-medal-figure-skating/6719318001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315215340/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/beijing/2022/02/10/nathan-chen-gold-medal-figure-skating/6719318001/ |archive-date=2023-03-15 |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} His free-skate costume, which Chen's long-time collaborator New-York-based fashion designer Vera Wang designed, is now part of the permanent collections in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump at a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=115 |language=en}} After the Olympics, Chen withdrew from the 2022 World Championships due to injury.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-16 |title=U.S. Figure Skating Announces Changes to 2022 U.S. World Figure Skating Team |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/us-figure-skating-announces-changes-2022-us-world-figure-skating-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319220428/https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/us-figure-skating-announces-changes-2022-us-world-figure-skating-team |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en |agency=Press release}}
== 2022–2025: Hiatus ==
Chen stepped away from competition at the end of the 2021–22 season to finish college.{{Cite web |last=Peed |first=Andrea Thompson |date=2024-05-14 |title=Pursuing passions, new and old |url=https://news.yale.edu/2024/05/14/pursuing-passions-new-and-old |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514192328/https://news.yale.edu/2024/05/14/pursuing-passions-new-and-old |archive-date=2024-05-14 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Yale News |language=en}}
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, a medal ceremony was held for Chen and his teammates from the 2022 Olympic Figure Skating Team Event, where they were awarded their Olympic gold medals.{{cite web |last1=Sullivan Hill |first1=Maura |title=From the Olympics to College Skating: What Keeps Karen Chen On the Ice |url=https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2024/09/17/from-the-olympics-to-college-skating-what-keeps-karen-chen-on-the-ice/ |website=Figure Skaters Online |date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |title=All the ice melted but we still won gold |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-YXWHPyinO/?hl=en&img_index=1 |website=Instagram |access-date=19 September 2024}}
Show-skating career
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Chen started performing in ice shows from an early age and at five years old, he made appearances in televised shows such as "Holiday On Ice: Las Vegas Style" (2004),{{Cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |title=Holiday Specials on Television, 1939–2021 |date=January 12, 2023 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-1-4766-8969-2 |edition=1st |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=75 |language=en}} and at seven years old in "Supermen On Ice" (2006).{{cite AV media |url=https://www.megartsmedia.com/what-we-do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225205335/https://www.megartsmedia.com/what-we-do |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-02-25 |title=Supermen On Ice |date=2006-11-15 |medium=Television production |publisher=Mendelson Entertainment Group}} After winning his first novice title, he was invited to skate in shows all over the world, including China in 2010, Thailand in 2011,{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Elvin |date=2011-07-17 |title=Skate Liberty 2011 |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/07/skate-liberty-2011/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152155/https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/07/skate-liberty-2011/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Golden Skate |language=en-US}} and Malaysia in 2012.{{Cite web |title="Skate Asia" – A Brief Competition History |url=https://isiasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SA2020-Skate-Asia-History.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626104919/https://isiasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SA2020-Skate-Asia-History.pdf |archive-date=2023-06-26 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ISIAsia}} Since his early childhood, Chen has performed in the annual "Sun Valley on Ice" summer shows in Idaho,{{Cite web |title=Nathan Chen Returns to Sun Valley on Ice |url=http://www.eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/9595/Nathan-Chen-Returns-to-Sun-Valley-on-Ice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152615/http://www.eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/9595/Nathan-Chen-Returns-to-Sun-Valley-on-Ice/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=eyeonsunvalley.com}} and made several appearances in Harvard University's show "An Evening with Champions".{{Cite web |last=Lok |first=George J. |date=2013-10-08 |title=Graceful Youth |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/image/2013/10/8/AnEveningWithChampionsNathanChen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152746/https://www.thecrimson.com/image/2013/10/8/AnEveningWithChampionsNathanChen/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Harvard Crimson}}{{Cite web |last=Dwivedi |first=Tushar |date=2016-09-16 |title=An Evening with Champions |url=https://harvardindependent.com/2016/09/evening-with-champions/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152828/https://harvardindependent.com/2016/09/evening-with-champions/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Harvard Independent |language=en-US}}
Since his senior international debut in the 2016–2017 season, Chen has been a regular feature on Stars On Ice Japan, the Stars On Ice U.S. Tour, Dreams On Ice, and THE ICE in Japan.{{refn|group=note|name=third|Chen has been a regular feature in ice shows in the U.S. and Japan. See:{{Cite web |last=Capellazzi|first=Gina|date=2017-05-12 |title=U.S. Champions Karen Chen and Nathan Chen make 'Stars on Ice' debut|url=https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2017/05/12/karen-chen-and-nathan-chen-make-stars-on-ice-debut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617231943/https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2017/05/12/karen-chen-and-nathan-chen-make-stars-on-ice-debut/ |archive-date=2017-06-17 |website=Figure Skaters Online |language=en|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2019-03-30|title=In Photos: Stars on Ice figure skating show in Osaka |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/03/c6563c7bfdaf-in-photos-stars-on-ice-figure-skating-show-in-osaka.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319150633/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/03/c6563c7bfdaf-in-photos-stars-on-ice-figure-skating-show-in-osaka.html |archive-date=2023-03-19|url-status=live |website=Kyodo News|language=ja}}{{Cite web|last=Yoko|first=Komastsu| date=2019-07-19|title=来季も目が離せないネイサン・チェン選手、紀平選手、そしてロシア女子に注目! |url=https://www.kateigaho.com/love/53091/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319150648/https://www.kateigaho.com/love/53091/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |url-status=live|website=雑誌 家庭画報公式サイト|language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-27|title=In Photos: The "Ice 2019" figure skating show in Osaka |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/07/a4c77ba6aab2-in-photos-the-ice-2019-figure-skating-show-in-osaka.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319150816/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/07/a4c77ba6aab2-in-photos-the-ice-2019-figure-skating-show-in-osaka.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Kyodo News|url-status=live|language=ja}}}} In June 2019, Chen was cast in Yuna Kim's show All That Skate, which took place at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea, and was directed by Canadian choreographers Sandra Bezic and David Wilson.{{Cite web |last=Jiwani |first=Rory |date=2019-06-19 |title=Yuna Kim dazzles at 'All That Skate 2019' with Nathan Chen and Javier Fernandez |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/yuna-kim-all-that-skate-seoul-chen-fernandez-uno |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152856/https://olympics.com/en/news/yuna-kim-all-that-skate-seoul-chen-fernandez-uno |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Olympics.com}}{{Cite web |last=O'Kane |first=Patrick |date=2019-06-10 |title=Olympic champion Kim returns to ice for All That Skate ice show |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080402/olympic-champion-kim-returns-to-ice-for-all-that-skate-ice-show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319152847/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1080402/olympic-champion-kim-returns-to-ice-for-all-that-skate-ice-show |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Inside the Games}} A few weeks later, Chen was a guest skater with Evgeni Plushenko and Shizuka Arakawa in Prince Ice World in Japan.{{Cite web |title=出演者|プリンスアイスワールド2019–2020 札幌公演 |url=https://gakuon.co.jp/piwsapporo/guest.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731080143/https://gakuon.co.jp/piwsapporo/guest.html |archive-date=2021-07-31 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Gakuon News |language=ja}} He headlined the annual "Ice Spectacular" at the Vail Skating Festival in Colorado in December 2022,{{Cite web |last=Nicoletti |first=Kimberly |date=2022-12-19 |title=Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen stars in Vail Ice Spectacular |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-stars-in-vail-ice-spectacular/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319153246/https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-stars-in-vail-ice-spectacular/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Vail Daily |language=en-US}} and Skating Club of Boston's Ice Chips in April 2023. In November 2023, Chen performed at the 20th annual Detroit Tree Lighting event{{Cite web |last=Ulcinaite |first=Ruta |date=2023-11-18 |title=Thousands flock to downtown Detroit for 20th annual tree lighting ceremony |url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/thousands-flock-to-downtown-detroit-for-20th-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118115755/https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/thousands-flock-to-downtown-detroit-for-20th-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony |archive-date=2023-11-18 |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=WXYZ-TV |language=en}} and in Scott Hamilton's seventh annual benefit show "Scott Hamilton & Friends" in Nashville.{{Cite web |last=Hollabaugh |first=Lorie |date=2023-10-03 |title=Seventh Annual 'Scott Hamilton & Friends' Benefit To Celebrate '90s Country |url=https://musicrow.com/2023/10/seventh-annual-scott-hamilton-and-friends-benefit-to-celebrate-90s-country/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006100404/https://musicrow.com/2023/10/seventh-annual-scott-hamilton-and-friends-benefit-to-celebrate-90s-country/ |archive-date=2023-10-06 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=MusicRow |language=en-US}} He returned to Vail for the "Ice Spectacular" in December 2023.{{Cite web |last=Festival |first=Vail Skating |title=Vail Skating Festival |url=https://discovervail.com/event/vail-skating-festival-ice-spectacular-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002004144/https://discovervail.com/event/vail-skating-festival-ice-spectacular-2/ |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Discover Vail |language=en-US}} Chen participated in the tribute show "Legacy on Ice" on March 2, 2025, benefitting victims of the Potomac River mid-air collision.{{Cite web |last=Munro |first=Dana |date=2025-03-02 |title=‘Legacy on Ice’ tribute honors skaters who died in D.C. plane crash |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/02/dca-crash-skating-victims-legacy-on-ice/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/b31BK |archive-date=2025-03-02 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Washington Post}}
= Coaching =
Following the cancellation of the 2020 World Championships during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chen coached young skaters at a rink in Connecticut and completed the Continuing Education Requirements (CERS), a mandatory course via the Professional Skaters Association, in which he scored 100% on his module exam.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2020-04-20 |title=At Home, Nathan Chen is Exploring – and Loving – Skating in New Ways: 'I've Been Missing It A Lot' |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2020/4/20/figure-skating-at-home-nathan-chen-is-exploring-and-loving-skating-in-new-ways-i-ve-been-missing-it-a-lot.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407202906/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2020/4/20/figure-skating-at-home-nathan-chen-is-exploring-and-loving-skating-in-new-ways-i-ve-been-missing-it-a-lot.aspx |archive-date=2023-04-07 |access-date= |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en}} In August 2023, Chen coached at Javier Fernandez's annual summer camp in Spain with Brian Orser, Tracy Wilson, and Florent Amodio.{{Cite web |last=Mathieu |first=Solène |date=2024-02-12 |title=Interview Javier Fernandez (Anglais) |url=https://steadyhq.com/fr/patinagemagazine/posts/f0a4a2a9-8562-45aa-97c6-cbe836941d7d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240511160509/https://steadyhq.com/en/patinagemagazine/posts/f0a4a2a9-8562-45aa-97c6-cbe836941d7d |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Patinage Magazine |language=en }} Chen taught at seminars in Seattle and Detroit in June 2024 and in Baltimore in February 2025 alongside Jean-Luc Baker and Sam Chouinard via their entrepreneurial enterprise "Your True Step" that Baker and Chen created to help other skaters. The idea that would eventually develop into "Your True Step" was conceived during a training camp leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=2024-06-17 |title=Patterson: What's next for local Olympian Jean-Luc Baker? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/patterson-whats-next-for-local-olympian-jean-luc-baker/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240618090649/https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/patterson-whats-next-for-local-olympian-jean-luc-baker/ |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=The Everett Herald |language=en-US }}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title=Your True Step Seminar |url=https://www.columbiafsc.com/events/your-true-step-seminar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207213736/https://www.columbiafsc.com/events/your-true-step-seminar |archive-date=2025-02-07 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Columbia Figure Skating Club |language=en-US}}
Skating technique and style
Chen has been commended for his technical skill and impact on figure skating: 1984 Olympic Champion Scott Hamilton compared him to Dick Button; according to Hamilton, Chen is "not ... satisfied with the status quo and building his athleticism" in an unprecedented way but combining the athleticism with "very significant artistic performances". Olympic Champion Hayes Jenkins commented Chen's "arms, his hands, his carriage" are fluid, unexaggerated, and purposeful and said Chen is "aware of the music".{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2022-02-10 |title=At age 11, Nathan Chen set his course for Olympic gold {{!}} NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-coach-rafael-arutunian-relationship-olympics-gold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319142840/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-coach-rafael-arutunian-relationship-olympics-gold |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=NBC Olympics |language=en}} According to Cati Snarr of Ballet West, where Chen trained as a child, Chen "has perfect placement (relative positioning of his torso, head and limbs), perfect turnout (hip rotation) and natural kinesthetic awareness that some kids never get"; while 1980 Olympic Champion Robin Cousins said there is a "wonderful, joyous feeling about [Chen's] skating".{{Cite web |last=Staniforth |first=Mark |date=2022-02-03 |title='Mind-blowing' how far figure skating has come since Robin Cousins' 1980 gold |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/beijing-pyeongchang-budapest-st-petersburg-japanese-b2006848.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319142908/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/beijing-pyeongchang-budapest-st-petersburg-japanese-b2006848.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}} From a musical perspective, Chen has progressed with senior programs set to a variety of music such as classical pieces Le Corsaire and the Polovtsian Dances, works by Igor Stravinsky, tracks from melancholy contemporary artists like Woodkid and Philip Glass, upbeat pop songs by Elton John, and contemporary Latin music.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2021-04-16 |title=By the (likely) final performance, Nathan Chen became a mirror for Glass music |url=http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2021/4/16/by-the-likely-final-performance-nathan-chen-became-a-mirror-for-glass-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319143228/http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2021/4/16/by-the-likely-final-performance-nathan-chen-became-a-mirror-for-glass-music |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Globetrotting by Phil Hersh |language=en-US}}
According to Alexei Mishin, fundamentals of the technique he teaches are part of the reason for Chen's consistency: the skater should have a very tight pulling-in position, start the rotation during take-off, and rotate very quickly.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=March 21, 2017 |title=Nathan Chen complicates Fernandez' quest for world skate three-peat |url=http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2017/3/21/nathan-chen-javierfernandez-spain-japan-world-figure-skating-championships |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319143304/http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2017/3/21/nathan-chen-javierfernandez-spain-japan-world-figure-skating-championships |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Globetrotting by Phil Hersh |language=en-US}} Chen's rotation position has been used as an example of what can be defined as the perfect air position; according to George S. Rossano, it is characterized by a vertical axis running through the long axis of his body without hunched shoulders or rounded back and no bend at the waist or the knees, and his arms are pulled tight across his torso like a seat belt.{{Cite web |last=Rossano |first=George S. |date=2019-12-30 |title=Ice Skating International Online |url=http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/features/PerfectAirPosition.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319143519/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/features/PerfectAirPosition.htm |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Ice Skating International Online}} When Chen learned this technique from his childhood coach and former Mishin student Karel Kovar, he trained in "Mishin's Magic Vest", which has sensors that emit beeping sounds when the skater achieves the correct arm position.{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump at a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=21 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Legendary coach Mishin: boycott the Olympics? You just need to read the Constitution of the Russian Federation |url=https://kem-talant.ru/en/pharmacology/aleksei-nikolaevich-trener-figurnoe-katanie-legendarnyi-trener.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319143536/https://kem-talant.ru/en/pharmacology/aleksei-nikolaevich-trener-figurnoe-katanie-legendarnyi-trener.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Kem-Talant}}
Public life
=Sponsorships, endorsements and partnerships=
According to Forbes, Chen had long-term contracts with 11 partners: Bridgestone, Panasonic, Comcast, Nike, Toyota, Visa, OMEGA,{{Cite web |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=2022-02-02 |title=Omega launches Beijing 2022 advert and announces athlete ambassadors |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1118686/omega-beijing-2022-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318162548/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1118686/omega-beijing-2022-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Inside the Games}} Coca-Cola, United Airlines and Kellogg's;{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Bonnie D. |date=2018-02-08 |title=Figure skater Nathan Chen will take his sport to new heights at 2018 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22257148/figure-skater-nathan-chen-take-sport-new-heights-2018-winter-olympics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317232031/https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22257148/figure-skater-nathan-chen-take-sport-new-heights-2018-winter-olympics |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=ESPN}} he has also worked with Powerade{{Cite book |last=Rippon |first=Adam |title=Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir |date=2019-10-15 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=978-1-5387-3240-3 |location=New York |publication-date=2019-10-15 |pages=218 |language=en}} and consumer brands Grubhub, Airweave, and Invisalign.{{Cite web |last=Glasspiegel |first=Ryan |date=2022-10-19 |title=Nathan Chen still hopes US team can celebrate medal after Russian doping scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/nathan-chen-hopes-us-can-celebrate-medal-after-russian-doping-scandal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318164131/https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/nathan-chen-hopes-us-can-celebrate-medal-after-russian-doping-scandal/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Birnbaum |first=Justin |date=2022-02-03 |title=Here's How Much Olympic Figure Skating Star Nathan Chen Is Making From Endorsements |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2022/02/03/heres-how-much-olympic-figure-skating-star-nathan-chen-is-making-from-endorsements/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318164811/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2022/02/03/heres-how-much-olympic-figure-skating-star-nathan-chen-is-making-from-endorsements/?sh=278df0ce2ae2 |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pham |first=Jason |date=2022-02-05 |title=Nathan Chen's Net Worth Reveals What He'll Make if He Wins Gold at the Olympics |url=https://stylecaster.com/nathan-chen-net-worth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318164836/https://stylecaster.com/nathan-chen-net-worth/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=STYLECASTER |language=en-US}} Chen was featured on cornflakes boxes from Kellogg's, in Nike and Coca-Cola ads on billboards in New York City,{{Cite web |last=Kussoy |first=Howie |date=2018-02-06 |title=Meet America's best figure skating hope, who knows unstoppable |url=https://nypost.com/2018/02/05/meet-americas-best-figure-skating-hope-who-knows-unstoppable/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206051320/https://nypost.com/2018/02/05/meet-americas-best-figure-skating-hope-who-knows-unstoppable/ |archive-date=2018-02-06 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jaylon |date=2022-02-23 |title=Daily Sports Smile: U.S. Olympian Nathan Chen gets own billboard at Times Square in New York City |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/olympics/2022/02/23/nathan-chen-gets-own-times-square-billboard/6897665001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223153707/https://eu.usatodaysportsplus.com/story/olympics/2022/02/23/nathan-chen-gets-own-times-square-billboard/6897665001/ |archive-date=2022-02-23 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} and inspired a United Airlines Olympic athlete super hero action figure.{{Cite web |last=Legatos |first=Jasmin |date=2018-02-14 |title=PyeongChang 2018: United Airlines Gets Into the Olympic Spirit |url=https://apex.aero/articles/pyeongchang-2018-united-airlines-gets-olympic-spirit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815155501/https://apex.aero/articles/pyeongchang-2018-united-airlines-gets-olympic-spirit/ |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=APEX |language=en-US}} He starred in crossover television commercials for the 2022 film Jurassic World: Dominion with fellow Olympians Shaun White and Mikaela Shiffrin,{{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=Universal Pictures and NBC Sports Join Forces for a New 14-Day Campaign Featuring Three U.S. Olympic Athletes and Jurassic World Dinosaurs |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2022/01/21/universal-pictures-and-nbc-sports-join-forces-for-a-new-14-day-campaign-featuring-three-u-s-olympic-athletes-and-jurassic-world-dinosaurs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318165152/https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2022/01/21/universal-pictures-and-nbc-sports-join-forces-for-a-new-14-day-campaign-featuring-three-u-s-olympic-athletes-and-jurassic-world-dinosaurs/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=NBC Sports |language=en|url-status=live}} and promotional pieces and content for other sponsors.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-05 |title=Wells Fargo Active Cash VISA Card TV Spot, 'Guitar Strings' Featuring Nathan Chen |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/q4cM/wells-fargo-active-cash-visa-card-guitar-strings-featuring-nathan-chen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318173912/https://www.ispot.tv/ad/q4cM/wells-fargo-active-cash-visa-card-guitar-strings-featuring-nathan-chen |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=ispot.tv |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-17 |title=XFINITY Rewards TV Spot, 'Our Thanks, Your Rewards' Song by Stevie Wonder, Featuring Nathan Chen |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qQH3/xfinity-rewards-our-thanks-your-rewards-featuring-nathan-chen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318174223/https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qQH3/xfinity-rewards-our-thanks-your-rewards-featuring-nathan-chen |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=ispot.tv |language=en}} Chen is a brand ambassador for Panasonic and fronted their "Green Impact" initiative with tennis player Naomi Osaka and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. The company engaged Chen, Osaka, and Phelps for its sustainability mission, and Chen made appearances for Panasonic at the annual technology conference CES 2023 in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=2023-01-04 |title=Panasonic launches a phygital CES booth with a sustainability message |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/panasonic-launches-a-phygital-ces-booth-with-a-sustainability-message/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318170749/https://venturebeat.com/games/panasonic-launches-a-phygital-ces-booth-with-a-sustainability-message/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Eun-hee |date=2023-01-05 |title=올림픽 피겨 챔피언이 CES 무대에 섰다 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/016/0002087218 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318170814/https://n.news.naver.com/article/016/0002087218 |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Naver News |language=ko}} In November 2023, Chen, an OMEGA ambassador, attended the opening of the Planet OMEGA exhibition in New York{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Zachary |date=2023-11-17 |title=Nicole Kidman, Cindy Crawford, and Daniel Craig Land on Planet Omega in New York |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/planet-omega-new-york-exhibition-2023 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117194432/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/planet-omega-new-york-exhibition-2023 |archive-date=2023-11-17 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} and participated in a panel discussion with Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles and Oksana Masters.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Planet OMEGA welcomes Olympic and Paralympic athletes |url=https://fr.worldtempus.com/article/people/planet-omega-accueille-des-athletes-olympiques-et-paralympiques-omega-76694.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113210035/https://fr.worldtempus.com/article/people/planet-omega-accueille-des-athletes-olympiques-et-paralympiques-omega-76694.html |archive-date=2023-11-13 |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=WorldTempus |language=FR}} Chen contributed to a sleep study for Airweave that was overseen by Emmanuel Mignot, a sleep scientist and professor at Stanford University,{{Cite web |last=只木 |first=信昭 |date=2022-04-06 |title=ネーサン・チェンが睡眠の研究に参画 イェール大卒業後は医学の道へ/フィギュア |url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20220406-V3FNILT5YRA5HC5E4B7H2JB3WE/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406081815/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20220406-V3FNILT5YRA5HC5E4B7H2JB3WE/?outputType=theme_beijing2022 |archive-date=2022-04-06 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=サンスポ |language=ja}} and he spoke at the 2023 Nikkei Sleep Conference in Tokyo. The conference focused on sleep as a social issue.{{Cite web |title=【ハイブリッド開催】NIKKEI睡眠カンファレンス2023 社会課題としての睡眠を考える |url=https://events.nikkei.co.jp/62229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009142955/https://events.nikkei.co.jp/62229/ |archive-date=2023-10-09 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=日経イベント&セミナー |language=ja}} During a press briefing at the end of May, 2024, Airweave revealed that the company is planning a new research project with Chen.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=エアウィーヴ記者発表会に浅田真央がリモート出演 |url=https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/7478/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531152413/https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/7478/ |archive-date=2024-05-31 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=WFS-Web ワールド・フィギュアスケートWeb |language=ja}}
In 2019, Chen partnered with Boosted Boards, a manufacturer of electric skateboards and scooters.{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Adam |date=2019-09-24 |title=He's an Olympic Medalist and a College Sophomore: All About Skater Nathan Chen's Life at Yale |url=https://people.com/sports/nathan-chen-yale-2019-boosted-prepping-2022-olympics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926143848/https://people.com/sports/nathan-chen-yale-2019-boosted-prepping-2022-olympics/ |archive-date=2019-09-26 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=People |language=en}} He was part of luxury jewelry designer David Yurman's social-media campaign "My New York" in 2021,{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Tales of New York City Told From American Greats |url=https://www.papermag.com/david-yurman-new-york-campaign-2651299315.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1?rebelltitem=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318171158/https://www.papermag.com/david-yurman-new-york-campaign-2651299315.html?rebelltitem=1 |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Paper |language=en}} and collaborated with Yurman to create an exclusive bracelet benefiting AAPI non-profit collective Gold House.{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Lynn |date=2021-10-06 |title=Heavily Favored For Beijing Nathan Chen Will Take Things Step-By-Step |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2021/october/06/heavily-favored-for-beijing-nathan-chen-will-take-things-step-by-step |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318173123/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/October/06/Heavily-Favored-For-Beijing-Nathan-Chen-Will-Take-Things-Step-By-Step |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Team USA |language=en}} In January 2023, Chen was announced as one of the celebrity guests on the fifth season of the Apple podcast Time to Walk on the company's exercise tracking app Apple Fitness Plus; the podcast mixes music and inspirational monologues from musicians, athletes, and actors.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Ian Carlos |date=2021-01-25 |title=Apple adds walking with celebrities to Fitness Plus' features |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22248678/apple-time-to-walk-celebrity-guided-audio-dolly-parton-shawn-mendes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318171354/https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/25/22248678/apple-time-to-walk-celebrity-guided-audio-dolly-parton-shawn-mendes |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Victoria |date=2023-01-05 |title=Apple's adding kickboxing, Beyoncé to Fitness Plus |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/5/23540465/apple-fitness-plus-beyonce-kickboxing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318171431/https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/5/23540465/apple-fitness-plus-beyonce-kickboxing |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} On social media, Chen promoted Uniqlo's Heattech collection,{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Nathan |date=2023-12-15 |title=It was pouring and cold outside the other week so I decided to put @UNIQLOUSA's HEATTECH to the most extreme of tests |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C04WTIRLRHL/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/nathanwchen/3258452401973957067 |archive-date=2023-12-30 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Instagram}} products from Ultraslide,{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Nathan |date=2023-12-07 |title=What I mean when I say I'm going to the rink... |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C0iU8Y6sq78/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/nathanwchen/3252253991768338172 |archive-date=2023-12-30 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Instagram}} and ramen from Japanese food and beverage company Maruchan.{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Nathan |date=2024-07-26 |title=@maruchan_inc GOLD Loudest Slurp Contest |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C95FJ6UsiSv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/nathanwchen/3420788063296693423 |archive-date=2024-08-10 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Instagram}} Chen has been represented by Yuki Saegusa at IMG since the beginning of his senior career.{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Nathan |title=One Jump at a Time |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-328052-6 |edition=1st |location=NewYork |pages=115 |language=en}}
=Ambassadorships=
In June 2021, the Salt Lake City–Utah Games Committee, bidding to host the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2030 or 2034, named Chen to its Athlete Advisory Committee alongside alpine skiers Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety, speed skater Apolo Ohno, and others.{{Cite web |last=Roche |first=Lisa Riley |date=2021-06-14 |title=New leadership for Utah's Olympic bid about 'celebrating the athletes' – Deseret News |url=https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/13/22529579/olympics-new-leadership-for-utah-salt-lake-city-bid-about-celebrating-athletes-gov-cox-says |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318041612/https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/13/22529579/olympics-new-leadership-for-utah-salt-lake-city-bid-about-celebrating-athletes-gov-cox-says |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Deseret News}} Chen said; "the developed infrastructure is already in place, so it makes a lot of sense to bring it back to Salt Lake City ... having an Olympics in a home town of a lot of young athletes can be very inspiring".{{Cite web |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=2023-01-17 |title=Chen backs Salt Lake City to step into breach to host 2030 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132600/chen-backs-salt-lake-city-2030-bid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318021120/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132600/chen-backs-salt-lake-city-2030-bid |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Inside the Games}} Salt Lake City previously hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002 and its bid relied on existing infrastructructure and private funding.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=SLC named preferred host for '34 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/11/29/salt-lake-city-named-preferred-host-2034-winter-olympics |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126033059/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/11/29/salt-lake-city-named-preferred-host-2034-winter-olympics |url-status=live }} In July 2024, Salt Lake City was officially elected as host of the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics,{{Cite web |last=Roche |first=Lisa Riley |date=2024-12-19 |title=Final meeting of Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid committee is emotional. Here's what's coming next |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/12/18/olympics-utah-2034-winter-games-governor-organizing-committee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219124443/https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/12/18/olympics-utah-2034-winter-games-governor-organizing-committee/ |archive-date=2024-12-19 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Deseret News |language=en}} and in February 2025, Chen was selected to serve on the steering committee for the 2034 Olympics and Paralympics.{{Cite web |last=Jag |first=Julie |date=2025-02-27 |title=What do skating star Nathan Chen and Utah’s richest man have in common? Both will shape the 2034 Olympics. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2025/02/27/nathan-chen-billionaire-matthew/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227165631/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2025/02/27/nathan-chen-billionaire-matthew/ |archive-date=2025-02-27 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}
Chen was announced as Goodwill Ambassador for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, commonly known as Lake Placid 2023{{Cite web |last=Sankar |first=Vimal |date=2022-08-06 |title=Olympic champion Chen named Goodwill Ambassador of Lake Placid 2023 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126628/lake-placid-2023-nathan-chen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318150107/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126628/lake-placid-2023-nathan-chen |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Inside the Games}} and spearheaded Panasonic's "Green Impact" campaign at the International University Sports Federation's World Conference that was held in conjunction with the games. The theme of the conference was climate change.{{Cite web |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=2023-01-14 |title=Chen champions Panasonic's Green Impact campaign at FISU World Conference |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132522/chen-panasonic-green-impact-campaign |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318021302/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132522/chen-panasonic-green-impact-campaign |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Inside the Games}}
=Books and magazines=
Chen's memoir One Jump at a Time: My Story was released in English by HarperCollins in November 2022, in Japanese by Kadokawa in late March 2023,{{Cite press release |date=April 7, 2023 |title=【Twitterプレゼントキャンペーン!!】『ネイサン・チェン自伝 ワンジャンプ』が2023年3月29日(水)に発売! 抽選で5名様にプレゼント!! |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000012468.000007006.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410015809/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000012468.000007006.html |archive-date=2023-04-10 |access-date= |website=PR Times |language=Japanese}} and in Russian by AST in October 2024.{{Cite web |title=Чен Нейтан, Парк Элис / Нейтан Чен. К мечте прыжок за прыжком |url=https://urss.ru/cgi-bin/db.pl?lang=Ru&blang=ru&page=Book&id=324286 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/hALkM |archive-date=2024-10-16 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=URSS |language=ru}} In it, Chen discusses his figure-skating career from his childhood as the youngest son of Chinese-American immigrants to his success, his family's determination to fund expensive training, his hip injury and subsequent surgery in 2016, and his disappointment at the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Lynn |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Yale University Calls Nathan Chen |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2022/july/29/yale-university-calls-nathan-chen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319133946/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2022/July/29/Yale-University-Calls-Nathan-Chen |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Team USA}}{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2022-12-01 |title=Nathan Chen exclusive – The Olympic champion has a new title: Author |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-olympic-champion-author-book-memoir |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319134018/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-olympic-champion-author-book-memoir |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} In February 2023, HarperCollins released Chen's first children's book Wei Skates On, which is a picture book about feeling nervous and reframing negative thinking, with illustrations by Lorraine Nam. The book tells the story of a young boy named Wei who learns to face his fears and find joy in sports{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Chen's autobiography provides a rare revelatory look at the man who won Olympic skating gold a year ago |url=http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2023/2/9/chen-gold-medal-olympics-anniversary-autobiography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319134224/http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2023/2/9/chen-gold-medal-olympics-anniversary-autobiography |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Globetrotting by Phil Hersh |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kingsbury |first=Margaret |date=2023-02-08 |title=12 Of The Best New Children's Books Out February 2023 |url=https://bookriot.com/february-2023-new-childrens-books/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319134245/https://bookriot.com/february-2023-new-childrens-books/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Book Riot |language=en-US}} and was named one of the Best Children's Books of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=The Best Children's Books of the Year [2024 edition] |url=https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=ccl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513144816/https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=ccl |archive-date=2024-05-13 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Bank Street College of Education}} Wei Skates On was released in Japanese in August 2023 by Shinshokan.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-31 |title=ネイサン・チェン「スケートは最後は戻っていきたい場所」 絵本出版イベントでフィギュアへの思い語る |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/07/31/kiji/20230731s00079000549000c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731121303/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/07/31/kiji/20230731s00079000549000c.html |archive-date=2023-07-31 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Sponichi |language=Japanese}}
Chen, who skated to music by Philip Glass when he won his third-consecutive world title, was an essay writer in the boxed set Philip Glass Piano Etudes: The Complete Folios 1–20 & Essays from Fellow Artists which was released by Artisan Books on November 7, 2023. The boxed set contains The Complete Folios 1–20 and Studies in Time: Essays on the Music of Philip Glass, and was designed to be an heirloom.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Andrew |date=2023-10-31 |title='What it means to have a life of practice': New publication combines Philip Glass Études with essays from his most high-profile listeners |url=https://www.classical-music.uk/features/article/what-it-means-to-have-a-life-of-practice-new-publication-combines-philip-glass-etudes-with-essays-from-his-most-high-profile-listeners |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108081124/https://www.classical-music.uk/features/article/what-it-means-to-have-a-life-of-practice-new-publication-combines-philip-glass-etudes-with-essays-from-his-most-high-profile-listeners |archive-date=2023-11-08 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Classical Music |language=en}} In August 2023, Penguin Books released the children's book Who Is Nathan Chen? {{Cite web |title=Who Is Nathan Chen? by Joseph Liu, Who HQ: 9780593661000 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723312/who-is-nathan-chen-by-joseph-liu-illustrated-by-gregory-copeland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320022957/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723312/who-is-nathan-chen-by-joseph-liu-illustrated-by-gregory-copeland/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Penguin Random House |language=en-US}} as part of its bestselling book series Who Was?, which tells the stories of prominent public figures and celebrities.{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2017-05-10 |title='The Who Was? Show': Netflix Sets Family Variety Series For 2018 |url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/netflix-the-who-was-show-family-series-1202088157/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130032459/https://deadline.com/2017/05/netflix-the-who-was-show-family-series-1202088157/ |archive-date=2020-11-30 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Who HQ Now |url=https://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-hq-now/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320023133/https://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-hq-now/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Who Was...?}}
Chen has also appeared in fashion and news magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Time, Teen Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Spur Magazine, and has been featured on the covers of World Figure Skating Magazine and International Figure Skating Magazine.{{refn|group=note|name=second|Chen has appeared in multiple well-known fashion and news magazines. See:{{Cite web |last=Sullivan|first=Robert|date=January 24, 2022 |title=How Four Members of Team USA Are Gearing Up for the Winter Games |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nathan-chen-chloe-kim-team-usa-winter-games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319134904/https://www.vogue.com/article/nathan-chen-chloe-kim-team-usa-winter-games |archive-date=2023-03-19| url-status=live|website=Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wolfgang|first=Ashley|date=2022-03-02 |title=Nathan Chen Is Ready to See the World Beyond Figure Skating |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/figure-skater-nathan-chen-profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319140254/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/figure-skater-nathan-chen-profile |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Tang|first=Estelle|date=2018-02-17 |title=Nathan Chen Skated So Well His Name Is Now a Verb |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a18215893/nathan-chen-free-skate-comeback |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319140813/https://www.elle.com/culture/a18215893/nathan-chen-free-skate-comeback/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Elle |language=en-us|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Roberts|first=Kayleigh|date=2022-01-31 |title=13 Things to Know About Nathan Chen, Team USA's Record-Breaking Figure Skater |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a38938544/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skater-facts/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405193033/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a38938544/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skater-facts/|archive-date=2023-04-05|website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-us|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Tannenbaum|first=Emily|date=2022-02-05 |title=5 Things to Know About Nathan Chen, the Figure Skater Dominating the 2022 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/nathan-chen-5-things-to-know-about-the-figure-skater-2022-beijing-winter-olympics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319140918/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a38938544/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skater-facts/access-date=2023-02-28 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=Glamour|language=en-US|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2018-10-05|title=【SPUR.JP限定】ネイサン・チェン、「クールなんかじゃない」スピンオフ! – カルチャートピックス |url=https://spur.hpplus.jp/culture/topics/2018-10-05-MmKCIoY/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319141358/https://spur.hpplus.jp/culture/topics/2018-10-05-MmKCIoY/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=SPUR |language=ja|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=【SixTONES京本大我、ディオール身にまといゲームの世界を駆け抜ける 『ポケモンGO』『遊戯王』などオタ語り|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2238598/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210205/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2238598/full/ |archive-date=2023-04-05 |website=Oricon News |date=June 15, 2022 |language=ja|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} Nathan Chen |url=https://nathanchen.figureskatersonline.com/news/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319141443/https://nathanchen.figureskatersonline.com/news/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |language=en-US|url-status=live}}}}
=Film and television=
Chen starred in three episodes of the Elton-John-produced show From the Top: Olympians and Rockstars with singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko on the Olympic Channel in 2021, which paired Olympic athletes with music stars. John served as executive producer and noted there "has long been an inextricable connection between music and sport, two worlds that often come together for cultural moments around the world".{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=August 13, 2021 |title=Elton John Exec Produces New Series Pairing Music Stars & Olympic Athletes: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/elton-john-from-the-top-olympians-and-rockstars-olympic-channel-show-9614342/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155708/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/elton-john-from-the-top-olympians-and-rockstars-olympic-channel-show-9614342/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=September 17, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=From The Top: Olympians and Rockstars |url=https://olympics.com/en/original-series/from-the-top-olympians-and-rockstars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155720/https://olympics.com/en/original-series/from-the-top-olympians-and-rockstars/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}} Chen stars in the music video for Elton John and Britney Spears' acoustic version of the John song "Hold Me Closer"; in the video, Chen is depicted skating at Yale University's Ingalls Rink.{{Cite web |last=wrmf |date=2022-11-18 |title=Elton John taps Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen to star in new "Hold Me Closer" music video |url=https://www.wrmf.com/elton-john-taps-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-to-star-in-new-hold-me-closer-music-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319155745/https://www.wrmf.com/elton-john-taps-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-to-star-in-new-hold-me-closer-music-video/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=WRMF |language=en-US}} The collaboration between the duo can be traced back to 2019 when Chen first selected John's songs from the Oscar-winning motion picture Rocketman for his free skate.{{Cite news |last=John |first=Elton |date=2022-11-18 |title=Nathan Chen stars in music video for 'Hold Me Closer (Acoustic Version)' |url=https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/nathan-chen-hold-me-closer-acoustic-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319154538/https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/nathan-chen-hold-me-closer-acoustic-video |archive-date=2023-03-19 |newspaper=Elton John}} In March 2023, Chen attended the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 31st annual Academy Awards party in West Hollywood, California.{{Cite web |last=Faraone |first=Philip |date=2023-03-12 |title=Jean Luc Baker and Nathan Chen attend Elton John AIDS Foundation's... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/jean-luc-baker-and-nathan-chen-attend-elton-john-aids-news-photo/1473086269 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319154453/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/jean-luc-baker-and-nathan-chen-attend-elton-john-aids-news-photo/1473086269 |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}
In July 2022, Chen made an appearance as a creator on the American dance-competition NBC television series Dancing With Myself, in which a creator demonstrates a series of dance moves each contestant must then perform.{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Ishani |date=2022-07-15 |title=Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen Shows Off His Dance Moves On 'Dance With Myself' Show |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-shows-off-his-dance-moves-on-the-dance-with-myself-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160200/https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-shows-off-his-dance-moves-on-the-dance-with-myself-show/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date= |website=EssentiallySports}} In August 2022, he was featured in an episode of the CBS series Secret Celebrity Renovation, in which celebrities gift a renovation to a person who helped guide them to success. Chen gifted a renovation to Salt Lake City Sports Complex, which houses the rink on which he learned to skate as a toddler; Chen donated to the center a new skater's lounge and dressing room,{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Darci |date=August 12, 2022 |title=On "Secret Celebrity Renovation," Nathan Chen Gives Back to Rink Where it All Began |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/secret-celebrity-renovation-nathan-chen-gives-back-rink-where-it-all-began |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160318/https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/secret-celebrity-renovation-nathan-chen-gives-back-rink-where-it-all-began |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=U.S. Figure Skating |language=en}} and dedicated the renovation to childhood coaches Stephanee Grosscup, Karel Kovar, and Evgenia Chernyshyova.{{Citation |title=Secret Celebrity Renovation: Nathan Chen {{!}} TVmaze |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2365634/secret-celebrity-renovation-2x03-nathan-chen |work=TVmaze.com |access-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160531/https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2365634/secret-celebrity-renovation-2x03-nathan-chen |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-19}} Chen also reunited with all four of his siblings to compete on the Steve Harvey-hosted game show Celebrity Family Feud against Marvel's Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu's team. The episode aired on ABC in August 2022.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Daniel |date=2022-03-10 |title=Simu Liu and Nathan Chen tease upcoming 'Celebrity Family Feud' showdown |url=https://nextshark.com/simu-liu-and-nathan-chen-tease-family-feud/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160339/https://nextshark.com/simu-liu-and-nathan-chen-tease-family-feud |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=NextShark |language=en}}
Chen has also appeared on American television talk shows such as Today,{{Cite web |last=Byrnes |first=Liz |date=2023-06-27 |title=Nathan Chen places gold medal around mother's neck at surprise reunion |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-olympic-gold-medal-mother-surprise-reunion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319161549/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-olympic-gold-medal-mother-surprise-reunion |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date= |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}} The Late Late Show with James Corden,{{Cite magazine |last=Orbey |first=Eren |date=2022-02-26 |title=Nathan Chen Is Waiting for His Silver Medal |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/q-and-a/nathan-chen-is-waiting-for-his-silver-medal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160818/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/q-and-a/nathan-chen-is-waiting-for-his-silver-medal |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-03 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}} The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Nathan Chen, Shaun White make late-night stops |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2022/02/23/Olympic-TV.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319160917/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2022/02/23/Olympic-TV.aspx |archive-date=2023-03-19 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en}} Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-27 |title=Gold Medalist Nathan Chen Joins the Clubhouse! |url=https://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live-with-andy-cohen/season-19/episode-37/videos/gold-medalist-nathan-chen-joins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/8vpYn |archive-date=2024-10-10 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Bravo TV |language=en-US}} and Access Hollywood.{{Citation |title=Nathan Chen Reacts To Elton John Congratulating Him For Winning Olympic Gold: 'That Was Crazy' |date=2022-02-23 |url=https://www.accessonline.com/videos/nathan-chen-reacts-to-elton-john-congratulating-him-for-winning-olympic-gold-that-was-crazy |website=Access Hollywood |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319161026/https://www.accessonline.com/videos/nathan-chen-reacts-to-elton-john-congratulating-him-for-winning-olympic-gold-that-was-crazy |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-19}}
= Philanthropic work and supported causes =
Chen regularly supports charitable causes. Since 2017, he has been involved with Figure Skating in Harlem, a non-profit organization aiming to help girls of color grow in confidence, leadership skills, and academic achievement. In 2022, he was one of the honorees at the organization's 25th gala event.{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Naman Gopal |date=2022-04-26 |title=US Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen Facilitated During the Gala Event of 'Figure Skating in Harlem' |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-us-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-facilitated-during-the-gala-event-of-figure-skating-in-harlem/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205722/https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-us-olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-facilitated-during-the-gala-event-of-figure-skating-in-harlem/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=EssentiallySports}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=Figure Skating in Harlem: 25 Years And Growing – Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-18/figure-skating-in-harlem-25-years-and-growing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205825/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-18/figure-skating-in-harlem-25-years-and-growing |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Bloomberg |agency=Associated Press}} Chen has worked with StandUp for Kids, a national non-profit program that works to end youth homelessness and has a branch in Orange County, California, near Chen's training base. Chen provided an opportunity for children to skate with him at Great Park Ice in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-17 |title=August 2021 Supporter Spotlight: Erin Jeon {{!}} StandUp For Kids |url=https://www.standupforkids.org/blog/article/august-2021-supporter-spotlight-erin-jeon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205724/https://www.standupforkids.org/blog/article/august-2021-supporter-spotlight-erin-jeon |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=StandUp for Kids}} Chen is an investor in the nonprofit collective Gold House, which promotes the interests and safety of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.{{Cite web |last=Loizos |first=Connie |date=2022-04-19 |title=A 30m Fund Backed by Dozens of Power Players Aims to Empower Founders of Asian Descent |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/19/a-30m-fund-backed-by-dozens-of-power-players-aims-to-empower-founders-of-asian-descent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317210822/https://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/19/a-30m-fund-backed-by-dozens-of-power-players-aims-to-empower-founders-of-asian-descent/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=TechCrunch}} Chen was part of a delegation when Gold House rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on May 2, 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title=Gold House Rings the Opening Bell |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/events/gold-house-rings-the-opening-bell |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502191313/https://www.nasdaq.com/events/gold-house-rings-the-opening-bell |archive-date=2023-05-02 |website=Nasdaq}} He spoke against violence against Asian Americans in 2021, calling it "unacceptable". He said, "I worry about my parents more so than myself. I don't want them to go out in the park to walk and then get beat up or [have] worse things to happen to them."{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2022-02-10 |title=From Michelle Kwan to Nathan Chen, passing an Olympic torch of representation {{!}} NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/michelle-kwan-nathan-chen-passing-olympic-torch-representation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211182012/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/michelle-kwan-nathan-chen-passing-olympic-torch-representation |archive-date=2023-12-11 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=NBC Olympics |language=en}}
In early 2022, Chen partnered with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to aid in their public education initiative "We Can Do This", a campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccines,{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=Nathan Chen Day |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2022/05/nathan-chen-day/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317212414/https://nwasianweekly.com/2022/05/nathan-chen-day/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Northwest Asian Weekly}} and he spoke to immunologist and former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Anthony Fauci.{{cite podcast |url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/This-Week-in-Skating-August-29-2022-Podcast/B0BC4GYT6S?ref=a_pd_This-W_c1_lAsin_2_5 |title=This Week in Skating/August 29, 2022 |website=This Week In Skating |publisher=Figure Skaters Online/IDC |host=Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman |date=2022-08-29 |access-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014151255/https://www.thisweekinskating.com/episodes/ |archive-date=2022-10-14 |url-status=live}} Chen had been open about his anxiety before traveling to the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm during the pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2021-03-18 |title=Reigning champ Nathan Chen doesn't hide his anxieties about getting to, competing at figure skating worlds in Sweden — Globetrotting by Philip Hersh |url=http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2021/3/18/reigning-champ-nathan-chen-doesnt-hide-his-anxieties-about-getting-to-competing-at-figure-skating-worlds-in-sweden |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317212939/http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2021/3/18/reigning-champ-nathan-chen-doesnt-hide-his-anxieties-about-getting-to-competing-at-figure-skating-worlds-in-sweden |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Globetrotting by Phil Hersh}} In 2023, Chen joined the Elton John AIDS Foundation's social-media awareness campaign called InnerElton, an initiative protesting against LGBTQIA+ stigma and championing equality, health equity, and love. The campaign was launched in tandem with Elton John's and David Furnish's Rocket Fund, which aims to raise $125 million to help eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030.{{Cite web |title=Let Your "Inner Elton" Out – The Shorty Awards |url=http://shortyawards.com/8th-impact/inner-elton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024145535/https://shortyawards.com/8th-impact/inner-elton |archive-date=2023-10-24 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Shorty Awards}} In January 2024, Athletes for Hope announced a newly established Athlete Leadership Council fronted by Chen, professional basketball player Stephen Curry and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.{{Cite web |title=Athlete Leadership Council |url=https://www.athletesforhope.org/who-we-are/alc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131173034/https://www.athletesforhope.org/who-we-are/alc/ |archive-date=2024-01-31 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Athletes for Hope |language=en-US}} The non-profit was created in 2006 by Muhammad Ali, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Andre Agassi and other top athletes and aims to empower athletes to make a difference in their communities.{{Cite web |title=Our Story and Mission |url=https://www.athletesforhope.org/who-we-are/story-mission/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131173129/https://www.athletesforhope.org/who-we-are/story-mission/ |archive-date=2024-01-31 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Athletes for Hope |language=en-US}}
Accolades and impact
{{For|the full list of honors and awards|List of career achievements by Nathan Chen#Honors and accolades}}
Nathan Chen has received numerous accolades for his achievements, and impact on figure skating and the Asian American community.{{Cite web |last=Yam |first=Kimmy |date=2022-02-10 |title=Why Nathan Chen's history-making gold medal is so significant |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nathan-chens-history-making-gold-medal-significant-rcna15747 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181319/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nathan-chens-history-making-gold-medal-significant-rcna15747 |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=NBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Ke |first=Bryan |date=2023-05-24 |title=10 AAPI athletes who have inspired and influenced new generations of athletes |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/10-aapi-athletes-inspired-influenced-194538883.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525155722/https://sports.yahoo.com/10-aapi-athletes-inspired-influenced-194538883.html?src=rss |archive-date=2023-05-25 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Yahoo! |language=en-US}} In 2023, he was nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year and was named Most Valuable Skater at the International Skating Union's annual ISU Skating Awards 2023.{{Cite web |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=2023-02-05 |title=Olympic champion Chen named Most Valuable Skater for 2023 at ISU Skating Awards |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133356/nathan-chen-most-valuable-skater-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181440/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133356/nathan-chen-most-valuable-skater-2023 |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Inside the Games}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Hall of Fame 2023 |url=https://isu.org/figure-skating/isu-skating-awards/skating-awards-hall-2023 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=International Skating Union}} Chen has received nominations for an ESPY Award,{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kaleb |date=2022-06-08 |title=2022 ESPY nominees: Full list of ESPN award nominations |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/06/28/2022-espy-nominees-espn-award-nominations-dick-vitale/7759010001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181814/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/06/28/2022-espy-nominees-espn-award-nominations-dick-vitale/7759010001/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=USA Today}} a People's Choice Award,{{Cite web |last=Malec |first=Brett |date=2022-12-06 |title=2022 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees – E! Online |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1351289/2022-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181846/https://www.eonline.com/news/1351289/2022-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=E!}} and James E. Sullivan Award;{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=Vote for Nathan Chen for AAU James E. Sullivan Award {{!}} U.S. Figure Skating |url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/vote-nathan-chen-aau-james-e-sullivan-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181911/https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/vote-nathan-chen-aau-james-e-sullivan-award |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=U.S. Figure Skating}} and been recognized on reputable lists such as Time magazine's Time100 that lists the 100 most-influential people in the world,{{Cite magazine |last=Kwan |first=Michelle |date=2022-05-23 |title=Nathan Chen Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177800/nathan-chen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181536/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177800/nathan-chen/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |magazine=Time}} the Time Next Generation Leaders List,{{Cite magazine |last=Park |first=Alice |date=2017-03-02 |title=Meet the Next Rising Star in Figure Skating |url=https://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/4684920/nathan-chen-next-generation-leaders/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318200235/https://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/4684920/nathan-chen-next-generation-leaders/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18}} Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports list,{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Chris |editor2-last=Kleinman |editor2-first=Dan |title=30 Under 30 2020: Sports |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/sports/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181617/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/sports/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Forbes}} and Harper's Bazaar's Icons.{{Cite magazine |last=Edmonds |first=John |date=2022-08-16 |title=Nathan Chen on What It Means to Be an Icon in 2022 |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a40783158/nathan-chen-bazaar-icons-interview-2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317181708/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a40783158/nathan-chen-bazaar-icons-interview-2022/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar}}
Committee of 100, a non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans,{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |department=University Communications |title=WIU President Named to Committee of 100 – WIU News |url=http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=18434 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329094927/http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=18434 |archive-date=2023-03-29 |access-date= |website=Western Illinois University}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Washington, D.C. Conference and Gala {{!}} Committee 100 |url=https://www.committee100.org/conference/2022dc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702105020/https://www.committee100.org/conference/2022dc/ |archive-date=2022-07-02 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Committee of 100 |language=en-US}} presented Chen with its Trailblazer Award for Commitment to Excellence in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Mansi |date=2022-05-07 |title=Nathan Chen's Sister Receives His Trailblazer Award as Golden Boy Contracts COVID-19 on His Birthday |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-nathan-chens-sister-receives-his-trailblazer-award-as-golden-boy-contracts-covid-19-on-his-birthday/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318200709/https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-figure-skating-news-nathan-chens-sister-receives-his-trailblazer-award-as-golden-boy-contracts-covid-19-on-his-birthday/ |archive-date=2023-03-18 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=EssentiallySports}} Chen is also a Gold House A100 Honoree{{cite news |title=Gold House A100 |work=Gold House |url=https://goldhouse.org/a100/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318201541/https://goldhouse.org/a100/ |archive-date=2023-03-18}} and has been inducted into the Gold House A100 Hall of Fame.{{cite news |title=Gold House A100 Hall of Fame |work=Gold House |url=https://goldhouse.org/a100-hall-of-fame/?y=2021 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318201623/https://goldhouse.org/a100-hall-of-fame/?y=2021 |archive-date=2023-03-18}} He attended Gold House's 2024 Gold Gala in Los Angeles in May 2024.{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Lawrence |date=2024-05-13 |title=Olympic Champion Nathan Chen Graduates from Yale, Reveals Where He's Headed Next (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/olympic-champion-nathan-chen-graduates-from-yale-8647948 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514051431/https://people.com/olympic-champion-nathan-chen-graduates-from-yale-8647948 |archive-date=2024-05-14 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=People |language=en}} On January 26, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledged Chen during a speech at the White House, where Chen was a guest at the President and First Lady Jill Biden's Lunar New Year reception.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-26 |title=Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Lunar New Year Celebration {{!}} The White House |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/01/26/remarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-lunar-new-year-celebration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317210409/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/01/26/remarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-lunar-new-year-celebration/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The White House}}
Chen’s gold medal-winning performance at the 2022 Winter Olympics played a central role in boosting his public profile. A report from Morning Consult, showed that the rise in recognition and favorability was significant, not just in absolute numbers but in terms of percentage growth. Chen’s 13-point increase in recognition (from 27% to 40%) and 10-point rise in favorability (from 15% to 25%) marked the largest jumps among all U.S. athletes surveyed.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title=チェン、五輪Vで好感度&知名度が爆上がり 米国内の調査結果「最も数字高めた選手」 |url=https://the-ans.jp/news/227783/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521020617/https://the-ans.jp/news/227783/ |archive-date=2022-05-21 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=THE ANSWER スポーツ文化・育成&総合ニュース・コラム |language=ja}}
Personal life and education
Nathan Chen attended Hawthorne Elementary School in Salt Lake City; he was accepted into the school district's extended learning program, in which he took classes one level above his grade. He later attended West High School in Salt Lake City and Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California, and graduated from high school at California Connections Academy. He was admitted to Yale University in 2018 and enrolled at Jonathan Edwards College. After his sophomore year, Chen took a leave of absence to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics but returned in late 2022 to complete his baccalaureate degree in statistics and data science.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |date=2022-05-18 |title=In return to Yale, Nathan Chen goes back to his future – OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/05/18/nathan-chen-figure-skating-future-return-to-yale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317213707/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/05/18/nathan-chen-figure-skating-future-return-to-yale/ |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=NBC Sports}}{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Helene |date=2019-05-10 |title=Nathan Chen discovers a world outside of figure skating at Yale – Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nathan-chen-figure-skating-20190510-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317213742/https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nathan-chen-figure-skating-20190510-story.html |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Los Angeles Times}} During his junior year, Chen worked in cardio-oncologist Jennifer M. Kwan's research lab at Yale School of Medicine and was the recipient of an American Heart Association undergraduate research award to support his genomics and cardiovascular research projects.{{Cite web |last=Parry |first=Julie |date=2021-06-21 |title=Physician-Scientists Are "Endangered Species" |url=https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/nephrol/news-article/physician-scientists-are-endangered-species/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205403/https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/nephrol/news-article/physician-scientists-are-endangered-species/ |archive-date=2023-06-21 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Yale School of Medicine |language=en}} As a senior, Chen authored manuscripts and gave talks at science symposiums.{{Cite web |last=McCarvel |first=Nick |date=2023-11-28 |title=Nathan Chen exclusive – The Olympic champion on his new relationship with skating: 'It's just for me' |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-olympic-champion-new-relationship-figure-skating-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128184523/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-exclusive-olympic-champion-new-relationship-figure-skating-interview |archive-date=2023-11-28 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Olympics}} He graduated from Yale in May 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Candidates for Degrees {{!}} Yale 2024 |url=https://yale2024.yale.edu/candidates-degrees/yale-college |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520121603/https://yale2024.yale.edu/candidates-degrees/yale-college |archive-date=2024-05-20 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Yale 2024}} where he won a Statistics and Data Science Outstanding Thesis Award for his senior project entitled "Utilizing Deep Learning to Predict Somatic Variant Pathogenicity."{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Congratulations to our graduates! {{!}} Department of Statistics and Data Science |url=https://statistics.yale.edu/news/congratulations-our-graduates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524175032/https://statistics.yale.edu/news/congratulations-our-graduates |archive-date=2024-05-24 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Department of Statistics and Data Science}}
Chen is currently enrolled in a one-year post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Goucher College to prepare him for medical school admission. He is serving as an Ambassador for Public Outreach for the American Junior Investigators Association (AJIA),{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.juniorinvestigator.org/about-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240620150621/https://www.juniorinvestigator.org/about-1 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The American Junior Investigator Association |language=en }} an initiative established in 2024 to advocate for physician-scientists in the early stages of their careers.{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=K |date=2024-04-30 |title=Early Career Physician Scientist Survey {{!}} Medicine Matters |url=https://medicine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2024/04/early-career-physician-scientist-survey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619024753/https://medicine-matters.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2024/04/early-career-physician-scientist-survey/ |archive-date=2024-06-19 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Hopkins Medicine |language=en-US}}
Records and achievements
{{For|Chen's world/national records, all his firsts in titles, medals, scoring and other achievements|List of career achievements by Nathan Chen}}
Nathan Chen holds the highest winning percentage in modern figure skating at 73%. In the 13 season period from the 2009–2010 season, when he entered the novice level, until the 2021–2022 season, his final competitive season, Chen won the U.S. Championship ten times, twice as a novice, twice as a junior and six consecutive times as a senior, only once failing to defend his same-level title; in two of the three remaining seasons, he earned bronze medals.
Chen has seven world record scores in the +5/-5 Grade of Execution (GOE) system, one in the short program, three in the free skate, and three in the combined total score.ISU Progression of Highest Scores Statistics:
- {{cite web|url=https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmsp.htm|title=Short Program Men|website=ISU Results|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016143035/https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmsp.htm|archive-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmfs.htm|title=Men's Free Skate|website=ISU Results|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016143217/https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmfs.htm|archive-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmto.htm|title=Men's Total Score|website=ISU Results|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016143323/https://results.isu.org/isujsstat/phsmto.htm|archive-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live}}
The highest segment scores are recognized as world records by Guinness World Records.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Highest score in figure skating – short programme (men)|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/83519-highest-score-in-figure-skating-%E2%80%93-short-programme-men |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227162740/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/83519-highest-score-in-figure-skating-%E2%80%93-short-programme-men |archive-date=2022-02-27 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-07 |title=Highest score in figure skating – long programme (men)|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/96749-highest-score-in-figure-skating-long-programme-men |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918102341/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/96749-highest-score-in-figure-skating-long-programme-men |archive-date=2022-09-18 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-07 |title=Highest score in figure skating – total score (men)|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/96747-highest-score-in-figure-skating-total-score-men|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918102356/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/96747-highest-score-in-figure-skating-total-score-men |archive-date=2022-09-18 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en|url-status=live}}
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|+Chronological list of world record scores in the +5/-5 GOE system |
scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Segment ! scope="col" | Score ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Note |
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scope="row" style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Oct. 20, 2018
| style="text-align:center" | 189.99 | rowspan="2" | 2018 Skate America | Chen broke Mikhail Kolyada's record from September 2018. |
Combined total
| style="text-align:center" | 280.57 | Chen broke Shoma Uno's record from September 2018. |
scope="row" style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Mar. 23, 2019
| style="text-align:center" | 216.02 | rowspan="2" | 2019 World Championships | Chen broke Yuzuru Hanyu's record from November 2018. |
Combined total
|style="text-align:center" | 323.42 | Chen broke Hanyu's record from November 2018. |
scope="row" style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | Dec. 7, 2019
| style="text-align:center" | 224.92 | rowspan="2" | 2019–20 Grand Prix Final | Chen broke his own record from March 2019. |
Combined total
| style="text-align:center" | 335.30 | Chen broke his own record from March 2019. |
scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Feb. 8, 2022
| style="text-align:center" | 113.97 | Chen broke Hanyu's record from February 2020. |
Programs
=Competition and exhibition programs=
{{For|the full list of Chen's programs and details about music and choreographers|Nathan Chen programs}}
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{{Figure skating program list
|exhibition=yes
|season1=2009–10|ref1=|EXnum1=1
|SP1={{FS program|Kung Fu Panda|composer=Hans Zimmer|choreographer=Stephanie Grosscup}}
|FS1={{FS program|Peter and the Wolf|composer=Sergei Prokofiev|choreographer=Evgenia Chernyshova}}
|EX1=Peter and the Wolf{{Cite web |last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|date=2016-12-07 |title=Nathan Chen, once the darling boy of U.S. figure skating, is now a leading man|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/12/07/nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221052846/http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/12/07/nathan-chen-grand-prix-final/|archive-date=2016-12-21 |website=NBC Sports}}
|SP2={{FS program|"Rawhide"|composer=Dimitri Tiomkin|choreographer=Evgenia Chernyshova}}
|FS2={{FS program|Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2|composer=Franz Liszt|choreographer=Evgenia Chernyshova}}
|EX2="Rawhide"{{cite AV media |title= 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Smuckers Skating Spectacular |publisher= NBC Sports |medium= Television production |date= 2011-02-05 }}
|SP3={{FS program|WALL-E|composer=Thomas Newman|choreographer=Stephanie Grosscup}}
|FS3={{FS program|The Godfather|composer=Nino Rota|choreographer=Evgenia Chernyshova}}
|EX3={{FS program|"Stereo Hearts"{{cite AV media |title= 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Smuckers Skating Spectacular |publisher= NBC Sports |medium= Television production |date= 2012-02-04 }}|performer=Gym Class Heroes|choreographer=Evgenia Chernyshova}}
|SP4={{FS program|Praeludium and Allegro|composer=Fritz Kreisler|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva, Rafael Arutyunyan}}
|FS4={{FS program|The Three Musketeers|composer=Paul Haslinger|choreographer=Stephanee Grosscup}}
|SP5={{FS program|The Four Seasons|composer=Antonio Vivaldi|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva}}
|FS5={{FS program||music1="Chattanooga Choo Choo"|composer1=Glenn Miller|music2="Summertime"|composer2=George Gershwin|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva}}
|EX5={{FS program|"Home"{{Cite web |last=Mills|first=Phillip|date=2017-02-07 |title=A Privilege|url=https://www.phillipmillschoreographer.com/post/a-privilege |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323070345/https://www.phillipmillschoreographer.com/post/a-privilege|archive-date=2023-03-23 |website=phillipmillschoreographer.com}}|performer=Phillip Phillips|choreographer=Phillip Mills}}
|SP6={{FS program|Michael Jackson Medley|performer=Michael Jackson|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva
|track1="Smile"|track2="Smooth Criminal"}}
|FS6={{FS program|Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor|composer=Frédéric Chopin|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva}}
|EX6={{FS program|"Best Day of My Life"{{cite AV media |title= Junior World Figure Skating Championships 2015 – Gala |publisher=ETV |medium= Television production |date= 2015-03-08 }}|performer=American Authors|choreographer=Adam Rippon}}
|SP7=Michael Jackson Medley
|FS7={{FS program|Organ Symphony|composer=Camille Saint-Saëns|choreographer=Nikolai Morozov}}
|EX7={{FS program|"Dream On"{{cite AV media |title= Exhibition Gala – 2015 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Barcelona ESP | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NVcnDE7XU |publisher=International Skating Union |medium= Television production |date= 2020-06-20 }}|performer=Aerosmith}}
|EXnum8=2
|SP8={{FS program|Le Corsaire|composer=Adolphe Adam|choreographer=Marina Zueva}}
|FS8={{FS program|Polovtsian Dances|from=Prince Igor|composer=Alexander Borodin|choreographer=Nadia Kanaeva}}
|EX8={{FS program|"Parachute"|performer=Otto Knows|choreographer=Benoît Richaud}}
|EX8_2={{FS program|"Stole the Show"|performer=Kygo ft. Parson James}}
|olympic9=yes|EXnum9=4
|SP9={{FS program|"Nemesis"|composer=Benjamin Clementine|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|FS9={{FS program|Mao's Last Dancer|music1=Mao's Last Dancer|composer1=Christopher Gordon|music2=The Rite of Spring|composer2=Igor Stravinsky|choreographer=Lori Nichol}}
|EX9_3={{FS program|"Back from the Edge"|performer=James Arthur}}
|EX9_4={{FS program|"No Good"{{Cite web |last=Clark|first=Gill|date=2018-03-25 |title=ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018: Day 5 Exhibition Gala {{!}} Bleacher Report |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766498-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-2018-day-5-exhibition-gala |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331155701/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766498-isu-world-figure-skating-championships-2018-day-5-exhibition-gala |archive-date=2018-03-31 |url-status=live|access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Bleacher Report}}|performer=Kaleo|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|EXnum10=3
|SP10={{FS program|"Caravan"|music1=Moliendo Café|music2="Caravan"|performer=Fanfare Ciocărlia|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|FS10={{FS program|"Land of All"|composer=Woodkid|choreographer=Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard}}
|EX10={{FS program|"Next to Me"|performer=Otto Knows}}
|SP11={{FS program|"La Bohème"|performer=Charles Aznavour|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|FS11={{FS program|Rocket Man |track1="Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"|performer1=Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell)|track2="Rocket Man"|performer2=Taron Egerton|track3="Bennie and the Jets"|performer3=Logic, Elton John, Pink|composer=Elton John, Bernie Taupin|choreographer=Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard}}
|EX11="Next to Me"{{cite AV media |title= 2020 Toyota U.S. Championships – Skating Spectacular |url= https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/2020-toyota-us-figure-skating-championships |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200307133613/https://www.usfigureskating.org/event/2020-toyota-us-figure-skating-championships |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2020-03-07 |publisher= NBC |medium= Television production |date= February 2, 2020 }}
|SP12={{FS program|Desperado|music1="Asturias (Suite Española)"|composer1=Frida Lopez|music2="Canción del Mariachi"|performer2=Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|FS12={{FS program|Philip Glass medley|composer=Philip Glass|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne
|track1="Metamorphosis II"|track2=Violin Concerto No. 1|track3=Truman Sleeps}}
|EX12=Rocket Man{{cite AV media |title= 2021 World Figure Skating Championships – Gala |publisher= CBC |medium= Television production |date= 2021-03-28 }}
|season13=2021–22|ref13={{Cite web |last=McCarvel|first=Nick|date=2021-12-21 |title=Nathan Chen returns to previous programs for U.S. figure skating nationals |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-return-two-previous-programs-ahead-usa-nationals-figure-skating-2021 |access-date=2023-03-14 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314192124/https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-return-two-previous-programs-ahead-usa-nationals-figure-skating-2021 |url-status=live |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports}}
|span13=4|olympic13=yes|EXnum13=1
|SP13={{FS program|"Eternity"|music1="Eternity"|music2="Nemesis"
|performer=Benjamin Clementine|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne}}
|FS13={{FS program|Mozart Medley|composer=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|choreographer=Shae-Lynn Bourne
|track1=Piano Concerto No. 23|track2=Lacrymosa|track3="Lacrymosa (Apashe remix")}}
|EX13={{FS program|"The Nights"{{Cite web |date=2021-10-25|title=宇野昌磨の「ムーンウォーク」には大歓声! トゥルソワ、ネイサン・チェンらがエキシビションで華麗な演技を披露【GPアメリカ大会】 |url=https://thedigestweb.com/topics_detail13/id=48133/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025171920/https://thedigestweb.com/topics_detail13/id=48133/ |archive-date=2021-10-25 |access-date= |website=thedigestweb.com|language=ja|url-status=deviated}}|performer=Avicii}}
|olympic14=yes|EXnum14=3
|SP14="La Bohème"
|FS14={{FS program|Rocket Man||choreographer=Massimo Scali (Add’l. choreography)}}
|EX14="Caravan"{{Cite web |last=Rice|first=Nicolas|date=2022-02-20|title=Team USA's Nathan Chen Lands a Backflip During Final Performance at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics |url=https://people.com/sports/nathan-chen-lands-backflip-for-final-performance-at-beijing-winter-games/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223030646/https://people.com/sports/nathan-chen-lands-backflip-for-final-performance-at-beijing-winter-games/ |archive-date=2022-02-23 |access-date= |website=People |language=en-US|url-status=live}}
|EX14_2={{FS program|"Space Song"{{Cite web |date=2022-02-02|last=Capellazzi|first=Gina|title=Review: Stars on Ice tour celebrates Olympic season – Figure Skaters Online |url=https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2022/05/05/review-stars-on-ice-tour-celebrates-olympics-season/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320144824/https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2022/05/05/review-stars-on-ice-tour-celebrates-olympics-season/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date= |website=Figure Skaters Online |language=en-US|url-status=live}}|performer=Beach House|choreographer=Massimo Scali}}
}}
File:Nathan Chen-GPFrance 2018-Gala-IMG 7649.JPG gala|300x300px|alt=A photograph of Nathan Chen standing on the ice under purple exhibition lights.]]
=Programs after the 2022 Winter Olympics=
{{For|the full list of Chen's programs and details about music and choreographers|Nathan Chen programs}}
{{smalldiv|
- Programs performed at three or more ice shows within the same year are only listed with selected shows.
- Show openings and finales are not included in the list.
}}
{{Figure skating program list 2
|caption=Show programs after the 2022 Winter Olympics
|year1=2022|span1=6
|P1={{FS program|Rocket Man{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=ネーサン・チェン、五輪金プログラム「ロケットマン」熱演 「今季は大学に復学します」|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20220701-OHT1T51240.html?page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521140228/https://hochi.news/articles/20220701-OHT1T51240.html?page=1|archive-date=2023-05-21 |url-status=live|website=Sports Hochi|language=ja}}}}|E1=Dreams On Ice|Enum1=1
|P1_2={{FS program|"Heat Waves"{{cite AV media |title= THE ICE 2022 Special Edition Part 1|url=|publisher= Chūkyō TV |medium= Television production |date= 2022-10-09|lang=ja }}}}|E1_2=THE ICE|Enum1_2=3
|P1_3={{FS program|Mozart Medley{{cite AV media |title= THE ICE 2022 |url= https://www.nitteleplus.com/info/rm23o4xfw4lgxlhk.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220802000735/https://www.nitteleplus.com/info/rm23o4xfw4lgxlhk.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2022-08-02 |publisher= Nittele Plus |medium= Television production |date= 2022-09-18|lang=ja }}}}
|P1_4={{FS program|"Gabriel's Oboe"{{Cite magazine|script-title=ja:ザ・アイス2022|trans-title=The Ice 2022|magazine=アイスショーの世界|volume=8|publisher=Shinshokan|author=World FS|location=Bunkyo, Tokyo|asin=B0BF333L2Q|language=ja|date=September 26, 2022}}}}
|P1_5={{FS program|Rocket Man"{{Cite web |last=Nicoletti|first=Kimberly|date=2022-12-19|title=Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen stars in Vail Ice Spectacular |url=https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-stars-in-vail-ice-spectacular/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102021810/https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/olympic-gold-medalist-nathan-chen-stars-in-vail-ice-spectacular/ |newspaper=Vail Daily|archive-date=2023-01-02 |access-date=2023-07-05 |language=en|url-status=live}}}}|E1_5=Vail Skating Festival Ice Spectacular|Enum1_5=2
|P1_6={{FS program|"Let It Be"{{cite podcast |url=https://www.audible.com/pd/This-Week-In-Skating-January-2-2023-Podcast/B0BRJNZ3SP?ref=a_pd_This-W_c1_lAsin_8_2 |title=This Week in Skating/January 2, 2023 |website=This Week In Skating |publisher=Figure Skaters Online/IDC |host=Gina Capellazzi and Daphne Backman |date=2023-01-02 |access-date=2023-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221938/https://www.audible.com/pd/This-Week-In-Skating-January-2-2023-Podcast/B0BRJNZ3SP?ref=a_pd_This-W_c1_lAsin_8_2 |archive-date=2023-10-26 |url-status=live}}}}
|performer=The Beatles
|year2=2023|span2=10
|P2={{FS program|"Vienna"
{{Cite web| last=Brannen|first=Sarah S.|date=2023-04-28 |title=Nathan Chen: New Perspectives|url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/4/28/rinkside-nathan-chen-new-perspectives.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429082506/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/4/28/rinkside-nathan-chen-new-perspectives.aspx|archive-date=2023-04-29 |website=U.S. Figure Skating|url-status=live}}
}}|E2=Ice Chips|Enum2=2
|P2_2={{FS program|"Mr. Blue Sky"}}
|P2_3={{FS program|"Hold Me Closer"{{Cite web |last=Tsai|first=Ephney|title=Dazzling Start to 2023 U.S. 'Stars on Ice' Tour in Anaheim |url=https://asiapacificarts.org/2023/05/22/dazzling-start-to-2023-u-s-stars-on-ice-tour-in-anaheim/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525015421/https://asiapacificarts.org/2023/05/22/dazzling-start-to-2023-u-s-stars-on-ice-tour-in-anaheim/ |archive-date=2023-05-25 |access-date= |website=asiapacificarts.org |date=May 23, 2023 |language=}}}}|E2_3=Stars On Ice |Enum2_3=2
|P2_4={{FS program|"Mr. Blue Sky"}}
|P2_5={{FS program|"On the Nature of Daylight"{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22|title=【フィギュア】宇野昌磨とネイサン・チェンの世界王者コラボ実現「THE ICE」愛知公演開幕 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202307220001855.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722192359/https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202307220001855.html |archive-date=2023-07-22 |website=Nikkan Sports|language=ja|url-status=live}}}}|E2_5=THE ICE|Enum2_5=3
|P2_6={{FS program|"Hold On Tight"{{Cite web|date=2023-07-25|title=宇野、りくりゅうも…日光にトップスケーター集結 アイスショー開幕 華麗な滑りで1500人を魅了光|url=https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/768163|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230726200706/https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/768163|archive-date=2023-07-26|website=shimotsuke.co.jp|url-status=live|language=ja|access-date=July 26, 2023}}{{cite AV media |title= THE ICE 2023 盛岡公演の放送内容 |url=https://tver.jp/series/srhp1j5k6u |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003185013/https://tver.jp/series/srhp1j5k6u |url-status=live |archive-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=Menkoi TV |medium= Television production |date= 2023-08-25|lang=ja }}}}
|P3={{FS program|"Mr. Blue Sky"{{cite AV media |title= THE ICE 2023 |url= https://www.nitteleplus.com/program/the_ice2023/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230830101718/https://www.nitteleplus.com/program/the_ice2023/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2023-08-30 |publisher= Nittele Plus |medium= Television production |date= 2023-09-24|lang=ja }}{{Cite magazine|script-title=ja:ザ・アイス2023|trans-title=The Ice 2023|magazine=フィギュアスケートLife Extra アイスショー2023|publisher=Fusosha|location=Tokyo|language=ja|date=September 29, 2023|isbn=978-4-594-62077-6}}}}
|P3_2="Vienna"|E3_2=20th Annual Detroit Tree Lighting|Enum3_2=2
|P3_3={{FS program|"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"{{cite AV media |title= Light Up The Season special |url= https://www.wxyz.com/news/2023-detroit-tree-lighting-everything-you-need-to-know |publisher= WXYZ-TV |medium= Television production |date= 2023-11-17 |access-date= November 21, 2023 |archive-date= November 21, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231121163411/https://www.wxyz.com/news/2023-detroit-tree-lighting-everything-you-need-to-know |url-status= bot: unknown }}}}
|P3_4={{FS program|"Ladies Love Country Boys"{{Cite web |last=Oreste|first=Debi|date=2023-12-29|title=Scott Hamilton & Friends 2023|url=http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=photogallery&id=2023scottandfriends/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164748/http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=photogallery&id=2023scottandfriends/ |archive-date=2023-12-30 |url-status=live|website=Absolute Skating}}}}|E3_4=Scott Hamilton & Friends
}}
Competitive highlights
{{For|the full list of Chen's competition scores|List of career achievements by Nathan Chen#Detailed results}}
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- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- C – Event was cancelled
- WD – Withdrew from competition
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team event are listed in parentheses.
}}
File:2019 Internationaux de France Saturday medals men 8D9A8421.jpg|235x235px|alt=A photograph of Nathan Chen taking a selfie.]]
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=senior|ref={{r|SS-NC}}
|season1=2014–15|season2=2015–16|season3=2016–17|season4=2017–18|season5=2018–19|season6=2019–20|season7=2020–21|season8=2021–22
|{{FS placements|8|Winter Olympics|p4=5th|p8=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|Winter Olympics (Team event)|p4=3rd|p8=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|World Championships|p3=6th|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=C|p7=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{nowrap|Four Continents Championships}}|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|Grand Prix Final|p3=2nd|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=C|p8=C}}
|{{FS placements|8|U.S. Championships|p1=8th|p2=3rd|p3=1st|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=1st|p8=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|GP}} France|p3=4th|p5=1st|p6=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|GP}} NHK Trophy|p3=2nd}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|GP}} Rostelecom Cup|p4=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|GP}} Skate America|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=1st|p8=3rd}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|GP}} Skate Canada|p8=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|CS}} Finlandia Trophy|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|{{small|CS}} U.S. Classic|p4=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|Japan Open|p4=3rd|t4=2nd|p5=3rd|t5=4th|p6=3rd|t6=1st}}
|{{FS placements|8|World Team Trophy|p3=3rd|t3=2nd|p5=1st|t5=1st|p7=2nd|t7=1st}}
}}
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|level=junior|ref={{r|SS-NC}}
|season1=2011–12|season2=2012–13|season3=2013–14|season4=2014–15|season5=2015–16
|{{FS placements|5|{{nowrap|World Junior Championships}}|p3=3rd|p4=4th}}
|{{FS placements|5|Junior Grand Prix Final|p3=3rd|p5=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|U.S. Championships|p1=1st|p2=3rd|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} Austria|p2=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} Belarus|p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} Croatia|p2=WD|p4=2nd}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} Mexico||p3=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} Spain|p5=1st}}
|{{FS placements|5|{{small|JGP}} United States|p5=1st}}
}}
Bibliography
= Books and compilations =
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite book|title=One Jump at a Time: My Story|publisher=HarperCollins|first=Nathan|last=Chen|location=New York|language=en|date=November 22, 2022|isbn=978-0-06-328052-6}} 240 p.
- {{Cite book|title=Wei Skates On | trans-title = |publisher=HarperCollins|last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|last2=Nam|first2=Lorraine|location=New York|language=en|date=February 21, 2023|isbn=978-0-06-328282-7|author-mask1=With}} 40 p.
- {{Cite book|script-title=ja:自伝 ワンジャンプ|trans-title=One Jump at a Time: My Story|translator-last1=Naito|translator-first1=Fumiko|translator-last2=Kodama|translator-first2=Atsuko|translator-last3=Nakamura|translator-first3=Kuriko|publisher=Kadokawa|last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|location=Chiyoda, Tokyo|language=ja|date=March 29, 2023|isbn=978-4-04-113436-8|author-mask=5}} 368 p.
- {{Cite book|script-title=ja:ウェイと金のスケートぐつ|trans-title=Wei Skates On|publisher=Shinshokan|last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|last2=Nam|first2=Lorraine|translator-last=Noriko|translator-first=Suga|location=Bunkyō, Tokyo|language=ja|date=August 1, 2023|isbn=978-4-403-31155-0|author-mask1=With}} 32 p.
- {{Cite book|date=November 7, 2023|last=Chen|first=Nathan|editor-last1=Glass|editor-first1=Philip|editor-last2=Brumbach|editor-first2=Linda|editor-last3=Regas|editor-first3=Alisa E.|title=Philip Glass Piano Etudes: The Complete Folios 1–20 & Essays from 20 Fellow Artists|publisher=Artisan|location=New York|pages=96–101|chapter=Freedom on the Ice|language=en|isbn=978-1-64829-188-3|author-mask=5}} 136 p.
- {{Cite book|script-title=ru: К мечте прыжок за прыжком|trans-title=One Jump at a Time: My Story|translator-last1=|translator-first1=|publisher=AST|last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|location=Moscow, Russia|language=ru|date=October 2, 2024
|isbn=978-5-17-159790-0|author-mask=5}} 288 p.
{{Refend}}
= Audio =
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite AV media|title=One Jump at a Time: My Story|trans-title=Narrated by Nathan Chen and Eunice Wong|type=Audio book|url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/One-Jump-at-a-Time-Audiobook/B09VYD1681?eac_link=JrtSpYloijVk&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B09VYD1681&qid=zXNdC6zKO8&eac_id=258-0184810-9781256_zXNdC6zKO8&sr=1-1|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20231107211122/https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/One-Jump-at-a-Time-Audiobook/B09VYD1681?eac_link=JrtSpYloijVk&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B09VYD1681&qid=zXNdC6zKO8&eac_id=258-0184810-9781256_zXNdC6zKO8&sr=1-1|archive-date=November 7, 2023|url-status=live|website=Audible|publisher=HarperAudio|first1=Nathan|last1=Chen|location=New York|language=en|date=November 22, 2022|isbn=|access-date=November 7, 2023}}
- {{Cite podcast|title=Time to Walk with Nathan Chen|number=80|type=Podcast|url=https://fitness.apple.com/it/workout/passeggiamo-con-nathan-chen/1670456034|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20231107211132/https://fitness.apple.com/it/workout/passeggiamo-con-nathan-chen/1670456034|publisher=Apple Fitness+|last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|location=Cupertino, California|language=en|date=February 20, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2023|url-status=live|website=Apple|isbn=|author-mask=5|access-date=November 7, 2023}}
{{Refend}}
= Abstracts and conferences=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Shen |first2=Miles |last3=Rao|first3=Veena|last4=Juan Ivey|first4=Miranda|last5=Tan|first5=Zhen|last6=Wei|first6=Wei|last7=Testani|first7=Jeffrey M.|last8=Halene|first8=Stephanie|last9=Gu|first9=Gianlei|last10=Zhao|first10=Hongyu|last11=Hwa|first11=John|last12=Jha|first12=Alokkumar|last13=Kwan|first13=Jennifer M.|editor1-last=Hill|editor1-first=Joseph A.|title=Abstract 17773: Novel Partition Scores Identify Pathways Implicated in Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) Mediated Heart Failure |url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17773 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107152129/https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17773|archive-date=2023-11-07|journal= Circulation|url-status=live|volume=148 |issue=Suppl_1 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association|pages= A17773|doi= 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17773|access-date=|publication-date=November 6, 2023|url-access=subscription}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Matute Martinez |first2=Carlos F |last3=Jayakrishnan|first3=Ritujith|last4=Ferrigno Guajardo|first4=Ana|last5=Leveille|first5=Etienne|last6=Lin|first6=Derrick|last7=Im|first7=Yunju|last8=Christofides|first8=Anthos|last9=Baldassarre|first9=Lauren A.|last10=VanOudenhove|first10=Jennifer|last11=Halene|first11=Stephanie|last12=Hwa|first12=John|last13=Kwan|first13=Jennifer M.|editor1-last=Hill|editor1-first=Joseph A.|title=Abstract 17607: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) is an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Solid Malignancy|url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17607 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107154841/https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17607|archive-date=2023-11-07|journal= Circulation|url-status=live|volume=148 |issue=Suppl_1 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association|pages= A17607|doi= 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17607|access-date=|publication-date=November 6, 2023|author-mask1=With|url-access=subscription}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Ryu |first2=Allen|last3=Christofides|first3=Anthos|last4=Matute Martinez|first4=Carlos|last5=Jayakrishnan|first5=Ritujith |last6=Ahn|first6=Shawn|last7=Ferrigno Guajardo|first7=Ana|last8=Espinoza|first8=Jeacy|last9=Jha|first9=Alokkumar|last10=Im|first10=Yunju|last11=Halene|first11=Stephanie|last12=VanOudenhove|first12=Jennifer|last13=MOJIBIAN|first13=HAMID|last14=Duncan|first14=James|last15=Dvornek|first15=Nicha|last16=Kwan|first16=Jennifer M.|editor1-last=Hill|editor1-first=Joseph A.|title=Abstract 17610: A Novel Approach Using Deep Neural Networks on Clinical Cardiac MRIs Can Identify Patients With Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential With High Accuracy|url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17610 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107160816/https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17610|archive-date=2023-11-07|journal= Circulation|url-status=live|volume=148 |issue=Suppl_1 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association|pages= A17610|doi= 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17610|access-date=|publication-date=November 6, 2023|author-mask1=With|url-access=subscription}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Chehayeb|first2=Rachel Jaber|last3=Hong|first3=Dat|last4=Martinez Martinez
|first4=Carlos Matute|last5=Jayakrishnan|first5=Ritujith|last6=Guajardo|first6=Ana Ferrigno|last7=Lin|first7=Derrick|last8=Im|first8=Yunju|last9=Halene|first9=Stephanie|last10=VanOudenhove|first10=Jennifer|last11=Hwa|first11=John|last12=Jha|first12=Alokkumar|last13=Kwan|first13=Jennifer|title=Abstract 3632: Cytokine profiles associated with ICI myocarditis using machine learning approaches identifies novel cytokines and implicated pathways|url=https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/84/6_Supplement/3632/737193/Abstract-3632-Cytokine-profiles-associated-with|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408090033/https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/84/6_Supplement/3632/737193/Abstract-3632-Cytokine-profiles-associated-with|archive-date=2024-04-08|journal=Cancer Research|url-status=live|volume=84|issue=6_Supplement|publisher=American Association for Cancer Research|pages=3632|doi=10.1158/1538-7445.AM2024-3632|publication-date=March 22, 2024|author-mask1=With|url-access=subscription}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Matute Martinez |first2=Carlos Felipe |last3=Jayakrishnan|first3=Ritujith|last4=Ferrigno Guajardo|first4=Ana|last5=Im|first5=Yunju|last6=Jiang|first6=Matthew|last7=VanOudenhove|first7=Jennifer|last8=Hwa|first8=John|last9=Halene|first9=Stephanie|last10=Kwan|first10=Jennifer M.|title=Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) is an Independent Risk Factor for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis [abstract]|url=https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097%2824%2904482-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406121301/https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097%2824%2904482-6|archive-date=2024-04-06|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|url-status=live|volume=83 |issue=13_Supplement |page=2492 |publisher=Elsevier for the American College of Cardiology|doi= 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04482-6|access-date=2024-04-06|publication-date=April 2, 2024|url-access=subscription|author-mask1=With}}
- {{cite conference |url=https://statds.org/events/ucsas2024/keynotes.html |title="Designing the Optimal Figure Skating Program: Leveraging Data for a Competitive Edge" |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |author-link1= |date=2024-04-13 |publisher= |book-title=|pages= |location=University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406123628/https://statds.org/events/ucsas2024/keynotes.html |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |conference=UConn Sports Analytics Symposium (UCSAS 2024) |id=}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen|first1=Nathan|last2=Kaur|first2=Harleen|last3=Halder|first3=Saiti|last4=VanOudenhove|first4=Jennifer|last5=Biancon|first5=Giulia|last6=Gu|first6=Sean|last7=Chakraborty|first7=Raja|last8=Jain|first8=Kanika|last9=Park|first9=Jinkyu|last10=Qyang|first10=Yibing|last11=Eiman|first11=Ibrahim|last12=Halene|first12=Stephanie|last13=Hwa|first13=John|last14=Campbell|first14=Stuart|last15=Jha|first15=Allokumar|last16=Kwan|first16=Jennifer|title=Abstract 4144255: Treatment of Human Engineered Heart Tissue with Serum from Cancer Patients with Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential Cytokine Leads to Impaired Function|url=https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4144255|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204173313/https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4144255|archive-date=2024-12-04|journal=Circulation|url-status=live|volume=150|issue=Suppl_1|pages=A4144255 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association|publication-date=November 11, 2024|doi=10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.414425|doi-broken-date=January 15, 2025 |author-mask1=With}}
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= Publications =
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- {{cite journal |last1=Obradovic|first1=Aleksandar|last2=Toubat|first2=Omar|last3=Chen |first3=Nathan W.|last4=Siebert|first4=Aisha|last5=Jansen|first5=Carey|last6=Christophers|first6=Briana|last7=Leveille|first7=Etienne|last8=Noch|first8=Evan|last9=Kwan|first9=Jennifer M.|editor1-last=|editor1-first=|title=Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physician-Scientist Trainees to Faculty One Year into the Pandemic|journal= BMC Med Educ|volume=24 |issue=1|publisher=BioMed Central|pages=587 (2024) |doi= 10.1186/s12909-024-05541-9|doi-access=free |pmid= 38807106|pmc=11134762 |publication-date=May 28, 2024|author-mask1=}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan |last2=Leveille |first2=Etienne|last3=Jaber Cheheyeb|first3=Rachel|last4=Matute-Martinez|first4=Carlos|last5=Jayakrishnan|first5=Ritujith|last6=Christofides|first6=Anthos|last7=Lin|first7=Derrick|last8=Im|first8=Yunju|last9=Biancon|first9=Giulia|last10=VanOudenhove|first10=Jennifer|last11=Halene|first11=Stephanie|last12=Kwan|first12=Jennifer M.|title= Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) is an Independent Risk Factor for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis [abstract]|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666087324002096|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702205834/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666087324002096?via%3Dihub|archive-date=2024-07-02|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|url-status=live|volume=(in press)|issue= 4|pages=605–607 |publisher=Elsevier for the American College of Cardiology|doi=10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.05.013|access-date=2024-07-02|publication-date=July 2, 2024|author-mask1=With|doi-access=free|pmid=39239339 |pmc=11372300}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Nathan|last2=Jaber Chehayeb|first2=Rachel|last3=Singh|first3=Jaiveer|last4=Matute-Martinez|first4=Carlos|last5=Ferrigno Guarjardo|first5=Ana|last6=Lin|first6=Derrick|last7=Jayakrishnan|first7=Ritujith|last8=Christofides|first8=Anthos|last9=Leveille|first9=Etienne|last10=Im|first10=Yunju|last11=Biancon|first11=Giulia|last12=VanOudenhove|first12=Jennifer|last13=Ibrahim|first13=Eiman|last14=Ardasheva|first14=Anastasias|last15=Jha|first15=Allokumar|last16=Hwa|first16=John|last17=Halene|first17=Stephanie|last18=Kwan|first18=Jennifer|title=Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is associated with increased risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis in a prospective study of a cardio-oncology cohort|journal=Cardio-Oncology|volume=10|article-number=84 (2024)|issue=1|publisher=BMC|publication-date=November 26, 2024|doi=10.1186/s40959-024-00289-z|doi-access=free |pmid=39587635 |author-mask1=With|pmc=11590368}}
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Filmography
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See also
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- List of career achievements by Nathan Chen
- Nathan Chen programs
- List of highest scores in figure skating
- List of Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World medalists
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Notes and references
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=Citations=
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{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title=Nathan Chen: 2012/2013 |date=13 April 2013 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316172313/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2013/2014 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140322080838/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= March 22, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2014/2015 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150523195947/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= May 23, 2015 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2015/2016 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160528003654/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= May 28, 2016 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2016/2017 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170530235140/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= May 30, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2018/2019 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181124013025/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= November 24, 2018 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2020/2021 |website=International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201014191651/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |archive-date= October 14, 2020 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |date=2022-05-12|url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803031234/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm |title= Nathan Chen: 2021/2022 |website=International Skating Union|access-date=2021-11-02|archive-date=2023-08-03|url-status=live}}
{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=44 |title= Nathan Chen |website=U.S. Figure Skating |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240131195427/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/nathan-chen/484 |archive-date= January 31, 2024 |url-status= live }}
{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/nathan_chen |title= Earlier versions: 2014–2018 |work=IceNetwork.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180701172519/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/nathan_chen |archive-date= July 1, 2018 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101030&mode=I |title= Earlier versions: 2007–2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130912170748/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101030&mode=I |archive-date= September 12, 2013 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120915&content_id=38473302&vkey=ice_news |title= Musketeer Chen slays all comers at JGP Austria |first1=Renee |last1=Felton |first2=Mimi |last2=Whetstone |work= IceNetwork.com |date=September 15, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055523/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120915&content_id=38473302&vkey=ice_news |archive-date= March 4, 2016 }}
{{cite web |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121006&content_id=39536488&vkey=ice_news |title=USA's Wang, Miller top ladies podium in Croatia |first=Josh |last=Ellis |work=IceNetwork.com |date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064313/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121006&content_id=39536488&vkey=ice_news |archive-date= March 4, 2016 }}
{{cite web |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/01/09/66435988/little-chen-choo-choos-way-to-junior-mens-romp |title=Little Chen Choo Choos way to junior men's romp |first=Amy |last=Rosewater |work= IceNetwork.com |date=January 9, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060634/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/01/09/66435988/little-chen-choo-choos-way-to-junior-mens-romp |archive-date= March 4, 2016 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/05/18/178809206/chen-on-road-to-recovery-after-season-ending-injury |title= Chen on road to recovery after season-ending injury |first= Amy |last= Rosewater |work= IceNetwork.com |date= May 18, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161112020931/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/05/18/178809206/chen-on-road-to-recovery-after-season-ending-injury |archive-date= November 12, 2016 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/08/26/197645372 |title= Chen hopes to put injury bug behind him in 2016–17 |first= Lynn |last= Rutherford |work= IceNetwork.com |date= August 26, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170117020855/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/08/26/197645372 |archive-date= January 17, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/10/29/207519314/ |title= Chan, Chen in Canton with different goals in mind |first= Lynn |last= Rutherford |work= IceNetwork.com |date= October 29, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080112/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/10/29/207519314/ |archive-date= February 11, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/01/18/213823372/ |title= Chen revamps programs in preparation for KC |first= Lynn |last= Rutherford |work= IceNetwork.com |date= January 18, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170131200943/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/01/18/213823372/ |archive-date= January 31, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/17/216306546 |title= Chen joins exclusive club in winning short program |last= Xiong |first= Wei |work= IceNetwork.com |date= February 17, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170222013639/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/17/216306546 |archive-date= February 22, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/04/01/221831256/ |title= Chen unable to overcome boot issues in Helsinki |first= Philip |last= Hersh |work= IceNetwork.com |date= April 1, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180703043016/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/04/01/221831256/ |archive-date= July 3, 2018 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/09/15/254564678 |title= Chen powers way to gold in return to Salt Lake City |first= Philip |last= Hersh |work= IceNetwork.com |date= September 15, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170916140748/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/09/15/254564678 |archive-date= September 16, 2017 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite AV media |title= ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup 2017 Exhibition |publisher= Match! Arena |type= Television production |date= October 22, 2017 }}
{{cite news |last=Hersh|first=Phil|url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2018/01/07/264376290/quad-mastery-sends-chen-to-top-of-us-podium |title= Quad mastery sends Chen to top of U.S. podium |work= IceNetwork.com |date= January 7, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180108162509/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2018/01/07/264376290/quad-mastery-sends-chen-to-top-of-us-podium |archive-date= January 8, 2018 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite AV media |title= ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Internationaux de France 2018 – Gala Exhibition |publisher= Match! Arena |medium= Television production |date= November 26, 2018 }}
{{cite web |title= Review: Stars on Ice continues to create special memories for skating fans
|date= April 29, 2019 |url= https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2019/04/29/review-stars-on-ice-continues-to-create-special-memories-for-skating-fans/ |publisher= figureskatersonline.com |access-date= May 7, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190507120655/https://figureskatersonline.com/news/2019/04/29/review-stars-on-ice-continues-to-create-special-memories-for-skating-fans/ |archive-date= May 7, 2019 |url-status= live }}
{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/ea67e29658cc-figure-skating-hanyu-2nd-best-japan-3rd-on-team-trophy-1st-day.html|title=Figure skating: Yuzuru Hanyu 2nd best, Japan 3rd on Team Trophy 1st day|website=Kyodo News|date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418080059/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/ea67e29658cc-figure-skating-hanyu-2nd-best-japan-3rd-on-team-trophy-1st-day.html|archive-date=April 18, 2021|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/03/24/nathan-chen-wins-figure-skating-world-championship/|title=Nathan Chen wins world title by nearly 50 points after everyone falls|website=NBC Sports|last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|date=March 24, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128101408/https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/03/24/nathan-chen-wins-figure-skating-world-championship/|archive-date=January 28, 2021|url-status=live}}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240808235547/https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/nathan-chen-866079 Nathan Chen] at Team USA (archived August 8, 2024)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20241111113330/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/chen Nathan Chen] at Olympics.com (archived November 11, 2024)
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- [http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=763 Nathan Chen] at RinkResults
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