Nathan Chen Fan Thread #2

[Alexa]

More ATS videos from honeywater
group number Sing Sing Sing and ending with Yuna, Javi, Shoma etc.

All that skate DAY2 sing sing sing + Ending (Nathan Chen Focus ver)

낀공 피날레 네이든 첸

youtu.be

Day 1 boy’s number Thunder with Javi, Shoma and Junehyeong Lee

All that skate 2019 DAY1 thunder (Nathan Chen focus VER)

올댓스케이트 2019 첫공 남싱 무대 thunder 네이든 첸 포커스

youtu.be

Video she made from his Korea visits last year: The record of Nathan ATS 2019

The Record of Nathan Chen : All that Skate 2019

올댓스케이트 & 네이든 첸 2019.06.05~06.08

youtu.be

 

[Alexa]

SA videos fro honeywater
gala group number

NathanChen 2019 SA group number

Men’s group number starting 1:52 * First part music is deleted because of copyright. Do not Re-Upload&Re-Creat

youtu.be

Next To Me

Nathan Chen 2019 Skate America gala

재업로드,재편집 금지 Do not Re-Upload&Re-edit

youtu.be

SP run through

NathanChen 2019 SA SP runthrough

재업로드,재편집 금지 Do not Re-Upload&Re-Edit

youtu.be

and some beautiful practice moments

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[Alexa]

Back to ATS 2019, I couldn’t believe I didn’t post all these video links
Nemesis SBS

[2019 김연아 아이스쇼] 네이선 첸 - Nemesis : SBS

m.programs.sbs.co.kr

SBS version on Youtube

Nathan CHEN. ATS 2019

youtu.be

a very good fancam of Day 3 Nemesis, some hand details not captured in the SBS video

[4K] 20190608 All That Skate 2019 Day-3 네이선 첸(Nathan Chen) EX - 네메시스(Nemesis)

youtu.be

Next to Me SBS

[2019 김연아 아이스쇼] 네이선 첸 - Next to Me : SBS

m.programs.sbs.co.kr

next to me day 3 fancam

[4K] 20190608 All That Skate 2019 Day-3 네이선 첸(Nathan Chen) EX - Next To Me

youtu.be

 

[aftershocks]

Thanks for sharing about Nathan's fan @Alexa. Still, she should have left off the Netflix logo.

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan's latest Instagram post/clip ("almost half a year since I skated here last! sad!") - 4S landed at the Yale Whale/Ingalls rink: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_xju4H32h/

 

[AxelAnnie]

OMG! He is sooooooo fabulous. And cute!

 

[sk9tingfan]

Yale just published its undergraduate and graduate return to school COVID-19 requirements. If Nathan intends to return to campus, he would have to arrive mid-August to quarantine for at least 14 days. California is one of the states that Connecticut requires that quarantine period in addition to a negative test. I wonder if his posting about The Whale is a hint.

Yale updates fall COVID-19 testing protocols for students

The updated testing policies include both pre-arrival and at-arrival testing, as well as increased screening of asymptomatic individuals during the semester.

news.yale.edu

 

[Bellanca]

⬆⬆⬆ I see Nathan's been mopping up the ice -- nice!

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan can be glimpsed, ever-so-briefly, mid-jump near the end of this new NIKE ad campaign #YouCantStopUS: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDR5bTkny0F/

ETA that he "morphs" into Cristiano Ronaldo!

 

[Sylvia]

On a related (Nike?) note... check out this screen capture from Danielle Montalbano Brezina's Instagram story:

https://twitter.com/Thomas_comma_S/status/1289334342364225536

 

[sk9tingfan]

Nathan Update: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/06/nathan-chen-grand-prix-figure-skating/

 

[Sylvia]

Relevant excerpt from the NBC Sports article:

Chen’s pre-pandemic plan was to move back to New Haven for his junior year and then take a break in the 2021-22 academic year to focus on the Olympics. But now, he’s leaning toward staying in California this fall, perhaps taking some non-core online classes. Most of Yale’s classes are expected to be held remotely.
“I’m going to take time off, I believe, because I just think that given the situation it’s going to be not really worth it to try to still attend while doing all this. I can just focus a little more on skating,” Chen said, noting he has two weeks to make a final decision. “I want to be able to return to school as a student rather than an online student.”

 

[Sylvia]

sequence (and filming angle): https://www.instagram.com/p/CENMD5jnhhR/

 

[Bellanca]

sequence (and filming angle): https://www.instagram.com/p/CENMD5jnhhR/

Nice!

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan (and Mariah) filmed programs today for their upcoming virtual appearance at the Japan Open & Carnival on Ice on October 3, 2020: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFYJHIAspTo/

Serena Williams is a fan! (Nike sponsors both of them, BTW.) https://twitter.com/MaxJGao/status/1307491532904292352

 

[shine]

Nathan’s new FS:

Nathan CHEN - 20/21 NEW FS: Philip Glass Selections- ISP Points Challenge 2020/09/22

Music: Metamorphosis II Violin Concerto I Truman Sleeps all by Philip Glass

youtu.be

SP:

Nathan CHEN - 20/21 NEW SP: Asturias + Canción del Mariachi - ISP Points Challenge 2020/09/22

youtu.be

 

[Firedancer]

Nathan playing his new FS music:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFvcfOADa84/?igshid=qt8md57vopmv

 

[A.H.Black]

Nathan's virtual appearance at the Japan Open -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNsouCpm9i8&feature=youtu.be

I think I will really like this short program. The axel looks especially good these days. I also like putting both step sequences together at the end. The only place I would still like to see improvement is the speed of the spins.

 

[believed]

Nathan's virtual appearance at the Japan Open -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNsouCpm9i8&feature=youtu.be

I think I will really like this short program. The axel looks especially good these days. I also like putting both step sequences together at the end. The only place I would still like to see improvement is the speed of the spins.

I love this so far, especially his energy and performance!

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan reprised his Rocketman FS for the Carnival on Ice virtual exhibition (threw in a 4T & 3A at the beginning, 3T-half loop-3F, 3Lz, 3S, 3F, 3Lz and a backflip near the end):

Nathan CHEN ネイサン・チェン Carnival on Ice 2020

Nathan CHEN ネイサン・チェン Carnival on Ice 2020 Free Skating #NathanCHEN #CarnivalonIce2020 Nathan CHEN Нейтан Чен Carnival on Ice 2020 произвольная программа карн...

www.youtube.com

I meant to post this article in here last week but forgot:

... It's a Wall Street Journal article (subscription required to read) - refers to USFS' ISP Points Challenge virtual competition that has its own thread in GSD:

Figure Skating Turns to Virtual Competition as a Covid-19 Fallback

U.S. skaters are competing head-to-head by recording their performances and sending them to a remote judging panel.

tinyurl.com

...I was able to read the WSJ article on my phone and here's the best quote, IMO (from Nathan):

Alone on the ice he was able to skate without the mask he has worn for training--sparking a shocking realization mid-performance: "I've forgotten how to animate my face."

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting here from GSD:

A side-by-side videos of Nathan's SP and FS for the opportunities 1 and 2 are made by his fan. Very interesting to see them. He changed a part of FS music from opportunity 1 to opportunity 2 (at 3:04 time stamp).

SP https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGDRCu9JwA8/
FS https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGFalLmp9Kx/

His ISU bio is updated with his 2020-21 program music: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054124.htm
SP: Asturias, Canción del Mariachi (from "Desperado") performed by Los Lobos, Antonio Banderas
FS: Selections from Philip Glass
Choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne

4 Glass pieces are identified in this tweet: https://twitter.com/dsntedge/status/1313597741428207616
Metamorphosis II
Violin Concerto I
Truman Sleeps [from The Truman Show OST]
Escape! -Kummerspeck Remix

Nathan made an appearance yesterday on ESPN's NFL Countdown show in the feature about the Spin Move - clip captured here: https://twitter.com/aboutNathan0505/status/1315334234161127424

 

[Debbie S]

Cross-posted in the NFL thread:

Nathan among those interviewed about the "spin move" of Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens quarterback):

The art of the Lamar Jackson spin move - ESPN Video

Barry Sanders, Robert Griffin III and a host of others attempt describe how Lamar Jackson utilizes the spin move to perfection.

www.espn.com

 

[Sylvia]

Yale Daily News article:

Nathan Chen ’23 to skate at first Grand Prix event of the season

2018 Olympic medalist Nathan Chen ’23 is taking a break from his studies and preparing to compete in the Sin City this weekend. The reigning […]

yaledailynews.com

Excerpts:

The statistics and data science major — who is on a leave of absence this year and also plans to take off the following academic year to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing — is set to embark on a season unlike any of his others.
...
Chen noted that while this year’s offseason has been a little longer than normal, the relative overlap with a typical figure skating offseason helped him stay prepared to return to the ice.

Specifically with the free skate, this year’s slower, classically driven program is very different compared to the more contemporary “Rocket Man” program from last year, which featured a strong hip-hop section. Last year’s program set a world record for points in a men’s free skate at the 2019 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.
“Even since I was a little kid … I’ve really been trying to explore new styles, new genres of music per competition,” Chen said. “The [free skate is] more or less in my comfort zone since it’s a little slower, the music is a lot more emotional.”
A combination of flamenco and mariachi styles, this year’s short program is “character-driven” and specific to the feel of “Desperado,” Chen told the News.

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan’s partial FS run through - jumps landed: 4F+3T, 3Lo, 3Lz, 4S, 4T+1Eu+3F, 4T+3T, 3A.
One of my favorite moments is his back lunge during the “Truman Sleeps” middle section.

Post-practice quotes:

https://twitter.com/olyphil/status/1319385617990647809

In a Zoom press conference, @nathanwchen said he was introduced to minimalist composer Philip Glass in a Listening to Music class at @Yale. Chen said he also is a big fan of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, whose modernist work some consider to have influenced the minimalists.

Lynn Rutherford: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1319384351688282112

[Nathan Chen] partly credits his fine form to more focused training during off-season:"The lack of shows, lack of other obligations, made be able to go on a daily basis & train with Raf (Arutunian)." He is not currently enrolled in Yale but is auditing classes.
[He] finds the movement in the Latin section of his short more challenging than his free to Philip Glass selections: "It is more character-driven .... it's new for me. Glass is simple, minimal, I feel like I can interpret it better than the short."

 

[orbitz]

Yale Daily News article:

Nathan Chen ’23 to skate at first Grand Prix event of the season

2018 Olympic medalist Nathan Chen ’23 is taking a break from his studies and preparing to compete in the Sin City this weekend. The reigning […]

yaledailynews.com

Excerpts:

Chen, whose proficiency in landing quads — jumps with between four and five revolutions —

Do the Yale student reporters not know how many revolutions are in a quad ?

 

[Sylvia]

Well, the quad Axel is 4.5 revolutions.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Well, the quad Axel is 4.5 revolutions.

That is ok....I am sure he earned. It somewhere in that program

I noticed something extraordinary about Nathan....his hands are magical so expressive. Songs is really two people his feet and blades the most talented powerful and exacting around. And his hands and wrists move like they are attached to a cloud.

 

[Fiero425]

Well the last group is warming up! Zhou will go early, while Nathan wraps up the evening for the men! I had no idea the season was beginning! I got no warning and wasn't paying attention to the posts that mentioned it! Lucky I was surfing my cable and came across Skate America Live (4 hours)!

 

[Allskate]

Wooot! Nathan skating live on my tv!

I looove the SP footwork!!!

I found the costume distracting for some reason.

 

[vgerdes]

He's pretty much got this title wrapped up already, doesn't he? That program was stellar. Loved the music choice and the execution. Well done.