Nathan Chen (#Slaythan Fans) thread

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mtnskater said:
Short program is too frenetic with way too much flailing arms for my simpler taste. It looks really difficult though. I think the LP is more my cup of tea. I’d like to see Nathan continue to work on his posture and softening his arms a bit, but I definitely see artistic improvement from him!
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America has a serious problem with what I call "the stick up the arse" syndrome! Only a handful have had the graceful, relaxed style more common with Eur/Russian skaters; truly balletic! At the top of the list of a great tactician & graceful as any swan, Sasha Cohen! She doesn't actually have to jump; just stroke around the ice and give us a couple "falling leaf's!" For the men it gets harder; you have to go way back to Todd Eldridge who was fairly smooth and wasn't incombered by that "stick!" Jeremy Abbott was another one gifted with more than jumps and a stiff back! For me, a male skater has to be fearless and not be afraid to skate like a woman if that makes any sense! My all time favorite male swan though will always be Russia's Alexei Urmanov: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqRMYU8StY - - :plush:
 
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Fiero425 said:
America has a serious problem with what I call "the stick up the arse" syndrome! Only a handful have had the graceful, relaxed style more common with Eur/Russian skaters; truly balletic! At the top of the list of a great tactician & graceful as any swan, Sasha Cohen! She doesn't actually have to jump; just stroke around the ice and give us a couple "falling leaf's!" For the men it gets harder; you have to go way back to Todd Eldridge who was fairly smooth and wasn't incombered by that "stick!" Jeremy Abbott was another one gifted with more than jumps and a stiff back! For me, a male skater has to be fearless and not be afraid to skate like a woman if that makes any sense! My all time favorite male swan though will always be Russia's Alexei Urmanov: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqRMYU8StY - - :plush:
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Hmmm, Johnny Weir is just too easy as another example of a graceful U.S. male skater I suppose, as is Rudy Galindo, Paul Wylie, Scott Williams, (you mentioned Jeremy Abbott), Jason Brown, and I'm sure there are others. Williams of course had a much different style than that of Galindo and Weir. As a professional, Williams flourished particularly in his collaborations with choreographer Brian Wright.

Nathan studied ballet but his style is not balletic. He's more new age, techno edgy with swagger, and he's got the musicality and ballet training to back him up. As @mtnskater mentioned, Nathan can continue to work on his posture and softening his arms -- and not falling forward on some of his quad landings.

Nathan looks good in his new programs, but the exhibition style lighting makes it difficult to get a completely good feel, plus what is it with the ridiculous screaming and yelling after his every jump? :duh: Just watch the program, rest your vocal chords, and relieve others' ear drums!

As TSL observed, there is a different pacing to the free program since it's cut down to 4min per new ISU rule. I would imagine the jump selection and layout will change over the course of the season, and of course Nathan did not perform quads that I could tell. They mostly looked like triples since it's the off-season and he doesn't need to go full bear.
 
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Debbie S said:
Article from Champs Camp:
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New working link (on USFS' newly revamped Fan Zone website) is: http://www.usfigureskatingfanzone.c...cks-his-bags-for-new-haven.aspx?path=rinkside

Congratulations to Nathan on winning his second consecutive SKATING magazine Readers' Choice Skater of the Year Award (gaining 30.3 percent of the fan vote): http://www.usfigureskatingfanzone.c...of-readers-choice-award.aspx?path=figureskate
"Thanks to all my fans for this prestigious honor," Chen said. "When I look at the list of great skaters who have won this award multiple times, I'm humbled and honored to be in such select company. Having that support means everything to me as I continue to chase my skating dreams.

"I'm looking forward to this season and being able to say thank you in person at the various events in which I will be competing."

Chen will receive the coveted Michelle Kwan Trophy at the 2019 U.S. Championships in Detroit in January. The Michelle Kwan Trophy in a one-of-a-king crystal sculpture that's produced by Crystal Signatures in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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ETA: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/09/10/yale-figure-skating-club-gains-new-members/
With the arrival of figure skating world champion Nathan Chen ’22 to Yale, students have been abuzz with excitement over the prospect of having an Olympian in their midst. But that’s not the only major figure-skating news on campus this year.
Interest in the Yale College Figure Skating Club has doubled this year, with more than 80 student sign-ups at the extracurricular bazaar compared to last year’s 30. And while the increase in attention coincides with Chen’s arrival at Yale, the team’s co-captains said that improved organization and outreach also explains the group’s success this year.
“Nathan Chen is in no way connected to this club so if you’re here for him, please leave,” co-captain Kimberly Wei ’20 said with a laugh at the group’s information session on Sunday.
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Trivia note: I'm pretty sure this is the same Kimberly Wei who used to ice dance with Ilias Fourati for Hungary.
 
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Jackie Wong has quotes from the US Men on his twitter:
Nathan Chen on balancing school and skating: it’s been a process, things are definitely looking better than they were a few weeks ago [at Japan Open] ... I train about 1.5 hrs by myself, and then off campus with other people ... I do FaceTime with Raf sometimes
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Nathan Chen on the most important topic, his hair: I was on the opposite end of that situation last year, but I’m seeing it how it goes ... but I like it
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Nathan Chen: I got really really sick before Japan Open - I had a cold that turned into an infection ... so having that extra time has been good for me
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So hopefully his performance at the Japan Open was just because he was really sick and this weekend will be much better. So excited for the season to really get started. Good luck this season Nathan!:cheer2:
 
Yalie Nathan Chen Ready to Rumble at 2018 Skate America by Lynn Rutherford: https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...en-ready-to-rumble-at-2018-skate-america.aspx
Not that combining training with a full course load – including classes in chemistry, math, English and Spanish – is easy. Chen trains on his own, on Yale's campus and at a rink 30 minutes or so away. No coach, no training partners – "Just on my own, or with some little kids." When jumps go awry, he sets up FaceTime on his phone and sends the video to coach Rafael Arutunian back in Southern California.
"It has its ups and downs," Chen says. "It's definitely nice having ice to myself. I can play as much music as I like. But I definitely miss Romain (Ponsart) and Mariah (Bell) and all the amazing athletes I train with in California. Not having them is the big thing that's lacking in my skating. But still, ultimately, I have to get my job done during practice for the next event, so I can't really worry too much about being lonely on the ice."
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For Chen, "getting it done" means hitting quads, and he's not backing off of them in Everett. While quad loop and Salchow are tabled for now, he's still planning three different four-rotation jumps.
"It will be quad Lutz, definitely two quad toes, triple Axel, loop is probably going to be triple, and then the end is probably triple Lutz," Chen says, running through the jumps in his free skate, set to Woodkid's "Land of All."
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This fan posted video of Nathan's FS run through in practice yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElQunBI1lHI
 
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Firedancer said:
Congratulations to Nathan on his second Skate America win!! :cheer2::cheer2:
Both his programs this year are fantastic and I can’t wait to see them grow over the season!
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I'll have to wait for tomorrow on NBC around noon unless someone downloads it to You Tube! :rolleyes: :yawn: :shuffle:
 
Nathan Chen wins Skate America by largest margin in history

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/20/nathan-chen-wins-skate-america/

Nathan Chen scaled back the quadruple jumps, yet still won Skate America by the largest margin in the event’s history.

Chen, on a fall recess from Yale freshman classes, totaled 280.57 points between Friday’s short program and Saturday’s free skate, prevailing by 41.06 points over a field lacking any other Olympic or world medalists. It’s the largest gap in any discipline at Skate America under the 16-year-old points system.
 
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