Nathan Chen (#Slaythan Fans) thread

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Congratulations to Nathan for winning Team USA’s male athlete of the month!
Here's the article: https://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/N...rn-Best-Of-October-Honors-For-Team-USA-Awards
Nathan Chen won his first ISU Grand Prix title at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, beating reigning Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan by over three points. The 2017 U.S. champion was the only skater to break 100 points in the short program, landing a pair of quads to create a strong lead going into the free skate. Chen went on to land four quads in the free skate, scoring a season-best 193.25 points and finishing with a combined score of 293.79. The victory marked Chen’s third Grand Prix medal over the last two seasons.
Nathan's thank you tweet: https://twitter.com/nathanwchen/status/928451006148382721
 

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^^^^ I should go take one......

and is this Romain gonna be there? Hope he can support a 200 lb bodybuilder.
 

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^^^^^^ LOL.... I mean if I take a lesson can he support my weight.... I could crush him
 

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Thanks to @marysy for posting the link to a Russian interview with Nathan Chen when he was in Moscow for Rostelecom Cup (direct link to the post in his GSD thread): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/figure-skating’s-leading-man-nathan-chen-has-one-title-little-brother.102061/#post-5210688

Funny doodle re. Nathan's hair :lol:: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcHgT8FHS11/?taken-by=wtf_skating_doodles

ETA - He skated to "Parachute" (his 2017 SOI number) in the GPF gala, with a 4T again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2B5uTOLS4Q
 
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Re-posting from his articles thread in GSD (thanks to @aftershocks for posting these 2 links last night):
A very cute young Nathan in a Lion King costume made by his mother, as older Nathan looks back fondly on that exhibition performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQU2i7SvLw Nathan Chen's Advice to His Younger Self
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzodLgB-oMA 23 Questions with Nathan Chen
Also, USFS uploaded his "Lion King" exhibition video (full screen) on Dec. 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LNVumcxXdc
 

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I'm torn about the billowing sleeves he currently wears: In his spins, they create illusions but you also miss a lot of the nuanced arm movements during the LP because they hide his arms.
 

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I really like what Nathan has been wearing for the SP. I think it fits him and fits the program. I think he could use something different for the FS. But I don’t think Vera Wang is the way I would go.
 

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I'm glad Nathan is getting a new costume. At GPF I noticed a sweat patch under his arms before the start. It's totally natural and logical but I've never seen it in other costumes, which suggests that nearly all costumes already take this issue into consideration.
 
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Nathan Chen to debut new Vera Wang costumes at U.S. Nationals: http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-debut-new-vera-wang-costumes-us-nationals

Michelle Kennedy tweeted this from his media teleconference call yesterday: https://twitter.com/CenteredSpin/status/946922430911541249
Nathan Chen will be performing the quad lutz, quad flip, quad toe, quad salchow and will repeat one of those jumps in the free skate, but would not disclose which one. He did confirm that it won't be the quad loop. #USChamps18
 

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I love him, and FINALLY I am in love with someone's MUSIC CHOICES, both of them!!!!! Looks like he went to the school of "Michelle Kwan." And I couldn't be happier!!!!!

Speaking of which I say she woulda placed 3rd at US Nats this year.

tee-hee
 

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Congratulations to Nathan on officially making his first Olympic Team (as if there was question)! He was amazing last night! His best FS of the season even with being sick and using watered down content. His ability to compete continues to be so impressive. I can’t wait to see what he can do in Pyeongchang!!

I like the new short program costume but I preferred his original costume and think it fit the program better. I don’t think the new FS costume fits the program at all and the zipper down the back is distracting.
 

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Vera or Nathan has given an explanation about the costumes? I think they do not fit at all with the programs but I'm sure there was a lot of thought put into creating them.
 

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Definitely a lot of thought went into creating them. He said the SP costume is supposed to be aerodynamic but that is all I have heard. Perhaps others have heard more?
 

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