Nathan Chen


Nathan Chen is an American figure skater. He is the 2015 JGP Final champion, the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, 2016 U.S. National bronze medalist and 2014 U.S. Junior champion. At the 2016 U.S. Championships, Chen landed two clean quadruple jumps in his short program, making him the first American skater to land two quads in a short program. At that same competition, Chen landed four clean quadruple jumps in the free skate which made him the first American skater ever to complete four quads in a free skate.

Nathan Chen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended West High School in Salt Lake City and Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California before enrolling at Connections Academy, an online high school, in August 2013 as a sophomore. In addition to figure skating, Chen trained in ballet with Ballet West Academy as well as competing in gymnastics at the State and Regional levels for seven years.

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