Nathan Chen

“A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little.”

“Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number.”

“I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery.”

“Every day's a new day.”

“I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see.”

“I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport.”

“There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much.”

“I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out.”

“I want to be a full-package skater.”

“Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it.”

“There's always things that I can improve on.”

“Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.”

“Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career.”

“I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up.”

“I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines.”

“Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite.”

“It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not.”

“An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement.”

“I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all.”

“It's reassuring knowing that people are supporting me and want to know more about me. It comes with being the national champion and making the Olympic team. I think that it's telling me I'm on the right path.”