2021-22 Figure Skating Roster

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16 Nathan Chen

  • Level/Discipline Senior/Men
  • Training Town Irvine, Calif.
  • Club Salt Lake Figure Skating
  • Birth Date May 5, 1999
  • Coach(es) Rafael Arutunian
  • Birthplace Salt Lake City
  • Choreographer(s) Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • Hometown Salt Lake City

Biography

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Olympic champion (2022)
Olympic Team Event gold medalist (2022)
Olympic Team Event bronze medalist (2018)
Olympian (2022, '18)
World champion (2021, '19, '18)
World Junior bronze medalist (2014)
Four Continents champion (2017)
Grand Prix Final champion (2019, '18, '17)
Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2016)
Junior Grand Prix Final champion (2015)
U.S. champion (2022, '21, '20, '19, '18, '17)
U.S. bronze medalist (2016)
U.S. junior champion (2014, '12)
U.S. junior bronze medalist (2013)
U.S. novice champion (2011, '10)
U.S. intermediate silver medalist (2009)
U.S. juvenile bronze medalist (2008)
World Team Trophy champion (team) (2019)
World Team Trophy silver medalist (team) (2021)
World Team Trophy bronze medalist (team) (2017)
Grand Prix Series medals: 10

2022-23 SEASON NOTES
SP Music: N/A
FS Music: N/A

IJS PERSONAL BESTS
International Competition
SP – 113.97 (2022 Olympic Winter Games) (World Record)
FS – 224.92 (2019 Grand Prix Final) (World Record)
Final Score – 335.30 (2019 Grand Prix Final) (World Record)

U.S. Qualifying Competition
SP – 115.39 (2022 U.S. Championships)
FS – 228.80 (2019 U.S. Championships)
Final Score – 342.22 (2019 U.S. Championships)

HISTORICAL PERSONAL BESTS (pre 2018-19 season)
International Competition
SP – 104.12 (2017 Skate America®)
FS – 219.46 (2018 World Championships)
Final Score – 321.40 (2018 World Championships)

U.S. Qualifying Competition
SP – 106.39 (2017 U.S. Championships)
FS – 212.08 (2017 U.S. Championships)
Final Score – 318.47 (2017 U.S. Championships)

SKATING NOTES
Began skating at age 3 after watching his brothers play hockey ... Previously coached by Genia Chernyshova, Stephanee Grosscup and Karl Kover ... Became the first skater to land seven clean quad jumps in a competition at the 2017 U.S. Championships ... Became the first skater to land five quad jumps in a free skate at an international competition (2017 Four Continents) ... Became the first skater to land six quad jumps in a free skate at an international competition (2018 Olympic Winter Games) ... Became the first skater to land five different quad jumps in competition (quad loop, 2017 U.S. International Classic) ... Became the first man to win four straight U.S. titles (2017-20) since Brian Boitano (1985-88) ... Became the first singles skater to ever win two gold medals at the same Olympic Games (gold in team event and men's event in 2022).

PERSONAL NOTES
Parents are Zhidong Chen and Hetty Wang ... Is the youngest of five siblings ... Older siblings are Alice, Janice, Tony and Colin ... Enjoys playing guitar and biking along the beach ... Studies at Yale University.

PREVIOUS SEASON NOTES
  • 2021-22 Season Notes
    SP Music: “La Boheme” by Charles Aznavour
    FS Music: Music from the Rocketman soundtrack
     
  • 2020-21 Season Notes
    SP Music: “Asturias” by Frida Lopez and “Cancion del Mariachi” by Los Lobos
    FS Music: Various songs by Philip Glass
     
  • 2019-20 Season Notes
    SP Music: “La Boheme” by Charles Aznavour
    FS Music: Music from the Rocketman soundtrack
     
  • 2018-19 Season Notes
    SP Music: “Caravan” by Boston Brass
    FS Music: “Land of All” by Woodkid
     
  • 2017-18 Season Notes
     SP Music: "Nemesis" by Benjamin Clementine
     FS Music: Music from Mao's Last Dancer
     
  • 2016-17 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Le Corsaire" by Adolphe Adam
    FS Music: "The Polovtsian Dances" by Alexander Borodin
     
  • 2015-16 Season Notes
    SP Music: Michael Jackson Medley
    FS Music: "Symphony No.3" by Camille Saint-Saens
  • 2014-15 Season Notes
    SP Music: Michael Jackson Medley
    FS Music: "Concerto No. 1" by Chopin
  • 2013-14 Season Notes
    SP Music: "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi
    FS Music: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller, Selections from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
  • 2012-13 Season Notes
    SP Music: "Prelude and Allegro" by Franz Kreisler
    FS Music: Music from The Three Musketeers soundtrack by Alexandre Dumas

    Costumes designed by Elena Pollack
  • 2011-12 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from the Wall-E soundtrack by Thomas Newman
    FS Music: Music from The Godfather soundtrack by Nino Rota

    Costumes designed by his mother, Hetty Wang
  • 2010-11 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from the TV series "Rawhide"
    FS Music: Frans Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" performed by Lang Lang

    Costumes designed by his mother, Hetty Wang ... Goals is to again win the U.S. novice title
  • 2009-10 Season Notes
    SP Music: Selections from the Kung Fu Panda soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and John Powell
    FS Music: "Peter and the Wolf" performed by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
  • 2008-09 Season Notes
    SP Music: Music from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
    FS Music: Music from the movie Transformers
  • 2007-08 Season Notes
    FS Music: Music from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
  • 2006-07 Season Notes
    FS Music: "Jupiter"
COMPETITIVE HISTORY
  • 2022 Olympic Winter Games – 1st
  • 2022 Olympic Winter Games – 1st (team)
  • 2022 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2021 Skate Canada International – 1st
  • 2021 Skate America® – 3rd
  • 2021 World Team Trophy – 2nd (team)
  • 2021 World Championships – 1st
  • 2021 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2020 Skate America® – 1st
  • 2020 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2019 Grand Prix Final – 1st
  • 2019 Internationaux de France – 1st
  • 2019 Skate America® – 1st
  • 2019 World Team Trophy – 1st (team)
  • 2019 World Championships – 1st
  • 2019 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2018 Grand Prix Final – 1st
  • 2018 Internationaux de France – 1st
  • 2018 Skate America® – 1st
  • 2018 World Championships – 1st
  • 2018 Olympic Winter Games – 5th
  • 2018 Olympic Winter Games – 3rd (team)
  • 2018 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2017 Grand Prix Final – 1st
  • 2017 Skate America® – 1st
  • 2017 Rostelecom Cup – 1st
  • 2017 U.S. International Classic – 1st
  • 2017 World Team Trophy – 3rd (team)
  • 2017 World Championships – 6th
  • 2017 Four Continents Championships – 1st
  • 2017 U.S. Championships – 1st
  • 2016 Grand Prix Final – 2nd
  • 2016 NHK Trophy – 2nd
  • 2016 Trophée de France – 4th
  • 2016 Finlandia Trophy – 1st
  • 2016 U.S. Championships – 3rd
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final – 1st
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix (Spain) – 1st
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix (USA) – 1st
  • 2015 World Junior Championships – 4th
  • 2015 U.S. Championships – 8th
  • 2015 Pacific Coast Sectionals – 1st
  • 2014 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) – 2nd
  • 2014 World Junior Championships – 3rd
  • 2014 U.S. Championships, Junior – 1st
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final – 3rd
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix (Belarus) – 1st
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix (Mexico) – 1st
  • 2013 U.S. Championships, Junior – 3rd
  • 2013 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Junior – 2nd
  • 2012 Junior Grand Prix (Austria) – 1st
  • 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy, Novice – 1st
  • 2012 U.S. Championships, Junior – 1st
  • 2012 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Junior – 1st
  • 2011 U.S. Championships, Novice – 1st
  • 2010 U.S. Championships, Novice – 1st
  • 2010 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Novice – 1st
  • 2010 Central Pacific Regionals, Novice – 1st
  • 2009 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate – 2nd
  • 2009 Central Pacific Regionals, Intermediate – 2nd
  • 2008 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile – 3rd
  • 2008 Central Pacific Regionals, Juvenile – 1st
  • 2007 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile – 10th
  • 2007 Central Pacific Regionals, Juvenile – 1st

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Senior/Men

    May 5, 1999
  • 9

    2018-19Senior/Men

    May 5, 1999
    9
  • 13

    2019-20Senior/Men

    May 5, 1999
    13
  • 18

    2020-21Senior/Men

    May 5, 1999
    18
  • 16

    2021-22Senior/Men

    May 5, 1999
    16