Nathan Chen Fan Thread #2

[Sylvia]

Is this it? By Phil Hersh:

Nathan Chen credits Massimo Scali for finishing touches on gold medal routine

Nathan Chen is in good hands with his coach Rafael Arutunian, but he credited the expertise of Italian skater Massimo Scali, the former coach of teammate Alysa Liu, for adding soul to his Elton John free skate. The results are undeniable.

www.nbcolympics.com

Scali began this recent collaboration with Chen at the end of November. They worked together two or three days a week for several weeks. During the two weeks before Chen left for the Olympics, Scali was at the practice rink in Irvine, California, every day.
"We started working on the things I felt I was lacking," Chen said. "Rafael (Arutunian, his coach of 11 years) covers a lot of my bases, basically everything I need in competition. But I did feel having an extra set of eyes such as Massi’s would help in the weeks before the Olympics."
...
One area Chen said Scali focused on was making sure the skater smiled during the upbeat final section of his free skate to show everyone he was enjoying the program.

"It’s really important to have your soul connected with what you’re doing," Scali said. "I think he had lost a little of the intensity of that connection. We gave the long (program) the soul he wasn’t feeling."
"We went through a lot of moments getting his movement and expression and emotion to do what the music was saying."
Scali was delighted to see Chen in the Olympic long program doing the things they had worked on. Some were subtle, some as striking as Chen executing both the quadruple flip and triple toeloop of his big initial jumping pass on consecutive powerful beats in the music.
"He hit every accent we were working on," Scali said. "That connection with the music on the right beat helps the program make sense, and it all goes into the eyes of the people watching and, of course, of the judges. It gives the feeling, 'I know what I’m skating to, and I bring my soul and emotion to the movement.'"

Scali admitted to some trepidation about tinkering with the skating of the three-time reigning world champion so close to the biggest competition of Chen’s life. It was reassuring, Scali said, when Arutunian would ask every day, "You’re coming back, right?"
"There is always in the back of your mind, 'Am I doing the right thing?'" Scali said. "I always go back to the feeling the skater is giving me. I could feel we were on the right track."
Scali said he absolutely does not want people to think he deserves substantial credit for Chen’s brilliant skating at the Olympics. Yet it was Chen who revealed Scali’s contribution.
"I was just happy and proud I could help him with anything he needed to feel ready for the Games," Scali said.

If so, it was @skatfan:

Article and interview about Scali’s work with Nathan. No wonder I liked Rocketman more here in Beijing:

 

[Firedancer]

Great picture of Nathan at the closing ceremony:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPzDv3LSuC/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[sheetz]

He's now in NYC and standing atop Penn Station!!

https://twitter.com/PatrickKwan/status/1495903399598080006

Love the photo with JLB

Sachi on Instagram: "So many pictures!🤩 📸 @usfigureskating Closing Ceremony! Goodbye, Beijing. Hello to the new quad! ….. #WinterOlympics #Beijing2022 #Jean-LucBaker #ジャン＝リュック・ベイカー #NathanChen #ネイサンチェン #OlympicChampion #GoldMedal #FigureSkating #

375 likes, 2 comments - sachiko_n_satsuki on February 21, 2022: "So many pictures!🤩 📸 @usfigureskating Closing Ceremony! Goodbye, Beijing. Hello to the new quad! ….. #WinterOlympics #Beijing2...".

www.instagram.com

Chinese fans were able to get a message to him, including video of the zoo he visited years ago.

https://twitter.com/NathanChinese/status/1495579581599911939

 

[A.H.Black]

Is this it? By Phil Hersh:

Nathan Chen credits Massimo Scali for finishing touches on gold medal routine

Nathan Chen is in good hands with his coach Rafael Arutunian, but he credited the expertise of Italian skater Massimo Scali, the former coach of teammate Alysa Liu, for adding soul to his Elton John free skate. The results are undeniable.

www.nbcolympics.com

If so, it was @skatfan:

That's it. Thanks to Skatfan

 

[A.H.Black]

Nathan must have been on a stopover on his way to New York. This was in Salt Lake.
https://ksltv.com/484911/members-of-team-usa-reunite-with-family-friends-in-utah-following-olympics/

 

[sheetz]

Turns out Nathan's Penn Station billboard is animated!

https://twitter.com/Jacqueline4Fun/status/1495955530216615937

Add Access Hollywood to Nathan's list of TV appearances. He's scheduled for Feb 23.

KNBC Show Schedule [KNBC]

Show schedule and history for KNBC see what on now and what is playing later.

streamingtvguides.com

 

[Sylvia]

All in one place, Nathan's interviews scheduled so far:

NBC 2/22/22 Tuesday Today 7:00-9:00 AM - NBC
NBC 2/22/22 Tuesday Today Third Hour 9:00-10:00 AM - NBC
NBC 2/22/22 Tuesday Tonight with Jimmy Fallon 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM NBC
CBS 2/23/22 Wednesday CBS Mornings 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM -CBS
CBS 2/25/22 Friday The Late Late Show with James Corden 12:36 - 1:38 AM - CBS

TODAY Show video :

Olympian Nathan Chen reunites with mom live on TODAY

Figure skater Nathan Chen stops by Studio 1A after winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying, “It really just feels like a dream.” After the TODAY anchors say they ordered him some New York pizza, Chen is surprised when his mother walks out pushing a cart with pizza on it!

www.today.com

He & his mom were on the third hour of the TODAY Show at 9:20 am ET.

 

[aml78]

Should we read into his non-mention of worlds in terms of what’s next? Not surprising, but seems like a pseudo-confirmation.

 

[Firedancer]

TODAY Show video :

Olympian Nathan Chen reunites with mom live on TODAY

Figure skater Nathan Chen stops by Studio 1A after winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying, “It really just feels like a dream.” After the TODAY anchors say they ordered him some New York pizza, Chen is surprised when his mother walks out pushing a cart with pizza on it!

www.today.com

He & his mom were on the third hour of the TODAY Show at 9:20 am ET.

I’m just sad it doesn’t sound like he is going to worlds.

 

[skatfan]

It sounds like Nathan is done competing. The Salt Lake Tribune article says that when he returns to Yale he won’t be training. Good for him for going onto new things.

 

[aml78]

It sounds like Nathan is done competing. The Salt Lake Tribune article says that when he returns to Yale he won’t be training. Good for him for going onto new things.

At Olympic’s close, Salt Lake’s Nathan Chen helps say goodbye to the Beijing Games

Gold medal winner Nathan Chen was back on the ice for the figure skating gala this weekend. He will leave Beijing with his future uncertain, but his legacy secured.

www.sltrib.com

Heres the article for reference. I wonder if he will do light training while he’s there just to stay in shape. It’s actually well timed for him to take a little break and finish up school. But I’d be surprised if he comes back. He’s achieved so much. It all does need to come to an end at some point. I guess time will tell. Always hard saying goodbye to these athletes. It’s my least favorite part of the Olympic cycle.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Originally not listed, Nathan was on Hoda and Jenna for a game of Charades including Hoda, Jenna, and Ana Gasteyer. His category was dances and he killed it! I hope that NBC puts a video out so I can post it for all.

 

[Sylvia]

Originally not listed, Nathan was on Hoda and Jenna for a game of Charades including Hoda, Jenna, and Ana Gasteyer. His category was dances and he killed it! I hope that NBC puts a video out so I can post it for all.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496147938405502981

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

https://twitter.com/HodaAndJenna/status/1496147938405502981

Nathan was a good sport about it but this is why I don't watch talk shows and rely on clips for any good interview parts.

 

[sheetz]

Nathan on Connecticut TV

Watch: Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen Talks About Yale Experience, New Haven Pizza

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Nathan on New York Live

Blades Of Glory With Nathan Chen | New York Live TV

Olympian Nathan Chen talks with Joelle Garguilo and Lauren Scala about his record-breaking gold medal win. For more, head to nbcolympics.com. #NewYorkLiveTV...

youtu.be

 

[Sylvia]

Posing in front of his Madison Square Garden/Penn Station billboard (not in Times Square, haha) in NYC! https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1496159767684808704

https://twitter.com/x/status/1496159767684808704

TeamUSA included a 2nd photo of Nathan & his billboard on their IG account: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaSUvYNsMXh/

 

[Garden Kitty]

TODAY Show video :


He & his mom were on the third hour of the TODAY Show at 9:20 am ET.

I missed the third hour interview, but in the first interview, I liked how his Mom commented that the accomplishment was also due to the efforts of all his coaches and everyone who has helped him over the years.

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan was just on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports" (at end of the hour, just before 1 pm ET):

https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/1496180618731954187
Has winning gold in Beijing sunk in? @nathanwchen: "It's certainly been a very surreal last two weeks. Now that I'm back in the U.S. it's definitely sunk in a little bit more."

https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/1496181296015499271
On silver medal ceremony delay, @nathanwchen: "We're hoping for the best. This can take quite some time and I don't have concrete details quite yet but hopefully soon and we would love to get our medal soon."

https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/1496181678838013959
On doping controversy, @nathanwchen: "I'm proud of my team and what we've done. We competed and we did everything we needed to do correctly and we did our very best and able to come up with the second place fairly. From there, I think we deserve our medal soon."

https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/1496182237884256258
Seeing his mom on the @TODAYshow, @nathanwchen: "That was a really cool surprise. Of course I hadn't seen her since before I left for the Olympics about a month ago. So it was really cool to be able to see her & of course I hadn't been able to show her the medal yet."

FULL VIDEO:

Nathan Chen: ‘Surreal past two weeks’ after winning gold at Beijing Olympics

Gold medalist Nathan Chen joins Andrea Mitchell to break down how the “Rocket Man” figure skater blasted off to Olympic glory. “It’s certainly been a very surreal past two weeks,” says Chen. “But yeah, now that I’m back in the U.S., it's definitely sunk in a little bit more.”

www.msnbc.com

 

[Sylvia]

"The boys from 502" (how Jean-Luc Baker captioned his IG story of the 1st pic; photo credit to Evan Bates): https://www.instagram.com/p/CaP4rkmJMnO/

 

[Integrity]

I'm in NY today to see Elton at MSG. I saw the Nathan billboard.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Nathan on Connecticut TV

Watch: Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Chen Talks About Yale Experience, New Haven Pizza

www.nbcconnecticut.com

is incredible.
Nathan on New York Live

Blades Of Glory With Nathan Chen | New York Live TV

Olympian Nathan Chen talks with Joelle Garguilo and Lauren Scala about his record-breaking gold medal win. For more, head to nbcolympics.com. #NewYorkLiveTV...

youtu.be

Ted Koppy of NBC Connecticut did a great job interviewing Nathan. I found Nathan's favorite pizza place and sent him the "rebranded link. https://jet2nolo.com/ Not only do the choices look epic, but also the new building in which it is housed.

I was going to try his favorite Thai restaurant, September in Bangkok before the crud hit, but never got a chance.

https://septemberinbangkok.com/.

Will wait until summer after the Yale campus has emptied to try these "Nathan-Approved" restaurants!

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan Chen tells how he earned his 'unreal' gold medal: Focus, friends and a belief in fearlessness
The American figure skater dispelled any PyeongChang demons at Beijing 2022. He speaks to Olympics.com exclusively about how he did it – and much more.
By Nick McCarvel
22 February 2022 11:16
https://olympics.com/en/news/nathan-chen-unreal-gold-medal-focus-friends-beijing-2022

While he fought for confidence at the start, Chen couldn’t help but break into a smile mid-program a few moments later, then pure joy – elation and relief – at the conclusion of his performance, when it was clear that he had done just when he needed.
"It was really special," he said of that moment. "Immediately, I was like, 'Oh man, at the [single] flip! I wish I could go back and redo that.’ But, of course, I knew I'd done enough to secure the win.
And Raf has told me, ‘Man, the one thing that I don't have is an Olympic champion.’ I know how much he wanted that. So I'm really happy that I was able to be a part of that journey with him."

 

[crzesk8dad]

Nathan will be on Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this evening (Tuesday Feb 22).

https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show

Scroll down for the list of guests...

 

[sheetz]

Some photos from Alice

Alice Chen on Instagram: "I gotta say, gold is my color 💁🏻‍♀️💅🥇"

10K likes, 83 comments - alicefchen on February 22, 2022: "I gotta say, gold is my color 💁🏻‍♀️💅🥇".

www.instagram.com

Video taken outside the Today studios

https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1496172410525081604

Nathan posing in front of his billboard

https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1496159767684808704

Japanese interview in Non-no magazine

北京オリンピック金メダル、ネイサン・チェン選手最新インタビュー！ 五輪王者が語る、過去、現在、未来【フィギュアスケート男子】

前回の平昌五輪閉幕から４年間。歴代世界最高得点を何度も塗り替え、出場したほぼすべての大会で優勝するなど、あらゆる称号をその手につかみ取ってきたフロントランナーに、ついに五輪王者のタイトルが加わった。今回ノンノでは、大会を終えたばかりのチェン選手にZoomを通してインタビューを敢行。平昌五輪から北京五輪金メダルに至るまでの道のり、ネイサン流メンタルヘルスメソッド、さらには自身とフィギュアスケートの未来についてなど、人柄の良さが垣間見える誠実な言葉で一言一句丁寧に語ってくれた。

nonno.hpplus.jp

Another interview on his arrival at SLC airport

Olympians return to hero's welcome in Salt Lake City

Some of best young athletes from the United States are now back home after competing in the Winter Olympics in China; that includes several who either grew up or have strong ties to Utah.

www.fox13now.com

 

[sk9tingfan]

Additional Nathan Interview
2/23/22 Wednesday: NBC Access Hollywood 7:29 - 8:00 PM

 

[sheetz]

Nathan was a guest on Zerlina.

Olympian Nathan Chen On His Figure Skating Wins | Zerlina.

Fresh off of his wins at the 2022 Winter Olympics, gold medalist Nathan Chen joins Zerlina to discuss being the #1 men’s figure skater in the world.» Subscri...

youtu.be

Direct link to interview with Andrea Mitchell

Nathan Chen: ‘Surreal past two weeks’ after winning gold at Beijing Olympics

Gold medalist Nathan Chen joins Andrea Mitchell to break down how the “Rocket Man” figure skater blasted off to Olympic glory. “It’s certainly been a very surreal past two weeks,” says Chen. “But yeah, now that I’m back in the U.S., it's definitely sunk in a little bit more.”

www.msnbc.com

Photo w/ cast of Today show

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaSXbEuLcf8/

 

[livetoskate]

The charades game with dance moves was really funny. Glad Nathan has gotten a lot of media attention.

 

[Firedancer]

Nathan meeting Jimmy Fallon:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaTWfCmgfIj/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[Sylvia]

Nathan on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaEEiQEu3gI

The CBS Mornings hosts tried to get Nathan to commit to 2026 but he handled it deftly (haven't found a clip yet).

 

[Sylvia]

The CBS Mornings hosts tried to get Nathan to commit to 2026 but he handled it deftly (haven't found a clip yet).

Found his segment! https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1496493766458314756