“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.”

American figure skater, born 1999

Nathan Wei Chen is an American figure skater born in 1999. He is known for winning the 2022 Olympic title in men’s singles and the team event, along with three World championships and six U.S. national titles. Chen has also been a three-time Grand Prix Final champion and the 2017 Four Continents champion. Earlier in his career, he earned medals at junior level events and became the youngest skater to win a U.S. Championship at the novice level in 2010, when he was ten.