Nathan Chen Fan Thread #2

[Karen-W]

If he's recycling put me on Team Caravan, La Boheme is along the same gloomy vein as his current programs

I think he should go back Caravan too. It will make more of a contrast to the FS and really shows off his ability to perform.

Yes. After rewatching both La Boheme and Caravan this afternoon, Caravan is the stronger program.

 

[AxelAnnie]

My guess is that the hip issue is a chronic condition aggravated by the back-to-back scheduling, and that hopefully the time off will get him back in shape.
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Gala schedule is up. Nathan skates 2nd to last and has an encore. Any guesses as to the encore? I think he'll do the Mozart chsq.

https://twitter.com/NathanChenJP/status/1454681614127034375

Nathan's FS from CBC with comments from Elladj Balde and Kevin Reynolds

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVsJy27JAH2/

Practicing FS choreo backstage

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVr4HHng6XW/

Doing floor abs

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrECkDDEkq/

First it is not fair that you guys get Ted Barton.
Next I think Nathan needs his own category.

 

[Spun Silver]

Add me to Team Caravan too.

 

[Rukia]

I said in the PBP that if he does redo a SP Caravan was my choice as well haha. Seems to be the people's program!

 

[Alexa]

Congrats from Panasonic

Panasonic North America on Instagram: "What a great weekend for #TeamPanasonic's @NathanChen! Congratulations on the win!🏅🎉"

120 likes, 1 comments - panasonic on November 1, 2021: "What a great weekend for #TeamPanasonic's @NathanChen! Congratulations on the win!🏅🎉".

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Three-time Olympic champion Irina Rodnina talked about Natha’s artistry in interview RIA Novosti

Роднина: выступления Чена – большее искусство, чем прокаты фигуристок

Выступления трехкратного чемпиона мира американца Натана Чена представляют собой большее искусство, чем прокаты молодых фигуристок, заявила РИА Новости... РИА Новости Спорт, 01.11.2021

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SCI FS fancam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbqeeYBtu2o

 

[sheetz]

More nice words from Canadian coach Joanne Mcleod

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvd3uXviAN/

Congrats from John Wilson

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvfCvRM47t/

And USFS

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvc02TNMZF/

Glimpse of Raf watching Nathan's FS

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVr6SprqIA0/

 

[aml78]

Just rewatched Caravan. I loved nemesis and had such high hopes for this version of his SP, but I agree. He should bring back Caravan. For so many reasons that feels like such a fit. It’s energetic and brings out a happy positive energy from him. The crowd gets into it and I think his skating was so much more free and less cerebral feeling in that program. It would be a good move for him to do now should he make the GPF. And if not he should do another comp to get it out there.

 

[jlai]

I don’t agree. Recycling programs that were successful doesn’t mean you will be successful again. History has shown mixed results on that.

 

[aml78]

I don’t agree. Recycling programs that were successful doesn’t mean you will be successful again. History has shown mixed results on that.

Normally I agree but this SP program isn’t working and I don’t see him getting a new one in time.

 

[sheetz]

Nathan spoke on the Ice Skating Podcast at around 8m55s. Sounds like he wants to enter a competition between now and GPF.

Skate America & Skate Canada interviews with Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Madison Hubbell, Zachary Donohoe; Speed Skating Preview with Douwe de Vries; Short Track World Cups review with Suzanne Schulting

<p>Welcome to an action-crammed edition of The Ice Skating Podcast! </p><p>This episode we are looking back on a fabulous Skate America and Skate Canada, with interviews from Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohoe.</p><p>As the Speed Skating season approaches, there is an...

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[Karen-W]

Nathan spoke on the Ice Skating Podcast at around 8m55s. Sounds like he wants to enter a competition between now and GPF.

Skate America & Skate Canada interviews with Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Madison Hubbell, Zachary Donohoe; Speed Skating Preview with Douwe de Vries; Short Track World Cups review with Suzanne Schulting

<p>Welcome to an action-crammed edition of The Ice Skating Podcast! </p><p>This episode we are looking back on a fabulous Skate America and Skate Canada, with interviews from Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohoe.</p><p>As the Speed Skating season approaches, there is an...

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I didn't get that impression at all. It sounded like he wasn't sure if he would qualify for the GPF and was thinking, in general, about wanting another competition this fall.

 

[sheetz]

I didn't get that impression at all. It sounded like he wasn't sure if he would qualify for the GPF and was thinking, in general, about wanting another competition this fall.

Could be, but I don't know why he keeps saying he's not sure about qualifying when he has. His stats profs will be disappointed.

 

[Karen-W]

Could be, but I don't know why he keeps saying he's not sure about qualifying when he has. His stats profs will be disappointed.

He probably wasn't thinking about it much while trying to get himself back on track physically. I'm sure once someone sat him down and said "Nathan, look at the points, your 1st/3rd beats out any 2nd/2nd" he went "oh, yeah, derrrrrr..."

 

[sk9tingfan]

Yes. After rewatching both La Boheme and Caravan this afternoon, Caravan is the stronger program.

ITA. And he related to it more.

 

[Alexa]

Nathan’s win in the BC newspaper, The Province

https://twitter.com/yumyuminator/status/1455730361997037570?s=20

 

[sheetz]

Yale article on Skate Canada

Nathan Chen ’24 wins 2021 Skate Canada International

After a disappointing third-place finish at Skate America, Chen bounced back and took gold in a dominant victory in Vancouver.

yaledailynews.com

Q&A with Maiia K. She says she'd like to be Nathan's friend and that he is the best skater in the world.

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Российская фигуристка Майя Хромых ответила на вопросы Максима Транькова в рамках челленджа «90 секунд».

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Here's the accompanying video

https://youtu.be/bVHphdj3SmA

Nathan and Sota: Then and now

https://twitter.com/Jacqueline4Fun/status/1455695865235054598

Back when Sota was struggling with injury Nathan said in a Japanese interview that he wanted Sota to come back.

 

[olympic]

Nathan pulled a Kwan this year and stayed in NA for the GP series. I believe he made it to the GPF in December where he will likely face Hanyu. What should his strategy be? I think he should work to beat him early on because another loss will be treated as a loss of momentum. OTOH, I don't think this will be a Clash of the Titans because normally, Hanyu is not interested in peaking early.

 

[Firedancer]

Nathan pulled a Kwan this year and stayed in NA for the GP series. I believe he made it to the GPF in December where he will likely face Hanyu. What should his strategy be? I think he should work to beat him early on because another loss will be treated as a loss of momentum. OTOH, I don't think Hanyu is interested in peaking early

Hanyu is injured and withdrew from NHK so he won’t be at the final.

 

[~tapdancer~]

I have adored Nathan since seeing him skate "Peter and the Wolf". What a cutie he was! And now, what a hottie he is. I love his skating and I'm rooting for him all the way this season. He is a spectacular champion.

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

I have adored Nathan since seeing him skate "Peter and the Wolf". What a cutie he was! And now, what a hottie he is. I love his skating and I'm rooting for him all the way this season. He is a spectacular champion.

My feelings exactly about Nathan. Except the hottie part LOL! He is one of my Ice Children. Has been since he was a cute little boy, skating to "Peter and the Wolf"! I do understand why so many fans consider him a hottie though!

 

[sheetz]

Nice words from Dima:

https://twitter.com/thelandofall05/status/1457225832804536320

I respect Nathan as a person and athlete and have had many chances to hang out with him. I was really inspired by his results in Canada, saw that he is a truly strong person. For me he is a role model from which I derive the energy to exist.

Nathan made a small cameo appearance along with Tara and Johnny on the NBC Breeders Cup broadcast.

https://twitter.com/aboutNathan_vid/status/1457196502481264640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1457196502481264640%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

 

[~tapdancer~]

My feelings exactly about Nathan. Except the hottie part LOL! He is one of my Ice Children. Has been since he was a cute little boy, skating to "Peter and the Wolf"! I do understand why so many fans consider him a hottie though!

LOL. Actually I am old enough to be his (young) grandmother but I still appreciate his hottie status. I also feel that way about Logan Bye, too! Watched them both when they were wee ones.

 

[sheetz]

Nathan and Jason paired off for game of Pyramid

https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1457392777722048519/retweets/with_comments

Photo with a fan in latest Skating magazine

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_v8KyJovU/

Some jumps from SA practice

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV90lU5J63P/

Praise from French Eurosport commentators at Skate Canada

https://twitter.com/lacrimalaeta/status/1457461468610375688

 

[Wyliefan]

Nathan and Jason paired off for game of Pyramid

https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/1457392777722048519/retweets/with_comments

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Nathan not knowing how to define the word "glam" is so on-brand, bless him.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

All he had to do was say something like sparkly or dressed up

 

[VGThuy]

Maybe he was afraid that if he defined it that some fans on Twitter would attack him for pushing stereotypes.

 

[sheetz]

In a Japanese TV interview Shoma talks about trying to be more like Nathan

https://twitter.com/piccolino110/status/1458553553279094784

世界で見るとネイサン・チェンが一歩ぬけて１人だけ１つ高いレベルの構成をやっていて。しかも誰よりも安定している。僕もその域に少しでも足を踏み入れられる選手になれるよう練習していきたい。
When you look at the World Nathan Chen is a step ahead, and he alone does the most difficult layouts. Yet he's more stable than anyone else. I want to practice so that I can be an athlete who can step into that domain even if just a little bit.

Behind the scenes of SC Gala, including Keegan and Nathan's SBS backflip.

Jeremy Ten on Instagram: "2 weeks notice, hours of music research, 2 hrs of on-ice prep, 1 hr of actual rehearsal and staging time with the skaters, and we have a 7-minute group finale! So honoured to be invited back to choreograph the group finale

519 likes, 19 comments - jeremyjten on November 10, 2021: "2 weeks notice, hours of music research, 2 hrs of on-ice prep, 1 hr of actual rehearsal and staging time with the skaters, and we have a 7-minute group finale! So honoured to be invited back to choreograph the group finale number at the...

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NBC's Athletes to watch in Beijing

U.S. athletes to watch at the 2022 Winter Olympics: Part 2

A look at Nathan Chen, Alysa Liu, Hilary Knight, Erin Jackson and other notable athletes expected to compete for Team USA at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

www.nbcolympics.com

 

[sheetz]

Raf's Russian interview. As expected, he attributes Nathan's poor SA performance mostly to an overly ambitious layout combined with a lack of prior competitions.

"Комплексовать перед Трусовой Чен точно не будет": откровенное интервью тренера из США Арутюняна

В интервью корреспонденту РИА Новости Борису Ходоровскому тренер действующего чемпиона мира Натана Чена Рафаэл Арутюнян рассказал о причинах поражения своего... РИА Новости Спорт, 11.11.2021

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[orbitz]

Was Nathan's SP layout really ambitious for him though? It wasn't like Nathan was executing the 4ltz and the 4flip for the first time this season. Those jumps have been in his repertoire for a couple of years now, and hadn't he also done those jumps in past SP ?The only "new" thing he attempted this season was putting back the 4loop. I suspect that Nathan will go back to the 4toe and 4f for the SP, because the main thing is to be clean and probably take out the 4loop for the long.

 

[sheetz]

Was Nathan's SP layout really ambitious for him though?

It's not something he's had a lot of success with recently, though. He did it at Nats but was very mediocre, scoring lower than he did the previous year with just 4F and 4T3T. And of course at Worlds he fell on the 4Lz.

ETA: To add to that, in recent years he's been successful by starting off slowly and gradually building up his difficulty as the season progressed. Here he went for max BV right off the bat.