A biography for Nathan Chenhasn’t been written yet.
“I start in the morning with something like a breakfast burrito and a smoothie, something that gives me enough protein and carbs to start my day.”
“I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program.”
“My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.”
“I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport.”
“Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it.”
“The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid.”
“If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general.”
“I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps.”
“Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps.”
“It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again.”
“I genuinely dislike sequins.”
“I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters.”
“Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging.”
“It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.”
“Really, I'm just a normal kid.”
“My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me.”
“Throughout the day, I'll snack a lot. I always have some breakfast cereal, like Kellogg's cereal, something on hand, so that I can just quickly get some carbs in.”
“Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.”
“In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say.”
“The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning.”