Nathan Chen is an American figure skater who wins the gold medal in the 2022 Olympic Games. He became the sixth American man to win an individual title at the Games.
Previous to winning the gold medal, he was the youngest novice champion in history.
The internet world erupted as Nathan Chen of the United States won the gold medal in the men’s singles competition with a score of 218.63 on his free program, giving him a total of 332.60 points.
Over the past several years, the 22-year-old American has been one of the most dominant figure skaters on the scene, winning three world championships and six national titles and finally As if leaving nothing to chance, he won his first gold medal of an already splendid career. On Feb 10, 2022.
Nathan Chen Age, Family, and Early Life
Nathan Chen was born on May 5, 1999, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the United States. He is 22 years old as of 2022. His parents were immigrants from China. Zhidong Chen is his father, and his mother, Hetty Wang, is his mother.
Chen’s father is a research scientist, while his mother is a medical translator. They are from Laibin, Guangxi, and Beijing, respectively. He has four older siblings: Colin, Alice, Janice, and Tony.
He trained in dance at Ballet West Academy and competed in gymnastics at the state and regional levels for seven years in addition to figure skating. Chén Wi is his Chinese name.
Nathan Chen Career, What is his profession?
Nathan Chen began figure skating when he was three years old, using his sister’s white skates. In 2003, he competed in his first figure skating competition. He qualified for the US Junior Nationals at the juvenile and intermediate levels from 2007 to 2009. At the 2007 and 2008 Junior Nationals, he finished 10th and 3rd in the junior divisions, respectively. He earned the intermediate men’s silver medal at the 2009 Junior Nationals.