Nathan Chen
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Nathan Chen is an American figure skater
. He is a two-time (2010, 2011) U.S. novice men's champion. By winning the novice gold medal at age 10 in 2010, Chen became the youngest national novice champion in the United States. His 2011 total winning score of 163.40 makes him the highest scoring U.S. national novice champion under the ISU Judging System
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For the 2011–12 season, Chen will move up to the junior level in national competitions but is not old enough to do so internationally. He is coached by Genia Chernyshova and also travels to Lake Arrowhead, California
to work with jump specialist Rafael Arutunian
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Chen has qualified from the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in November 2011 to compete in the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, to be held from January 22 - 29, 2012 in San Jose, CA.
Academy since six years old. He also enjoys playing the piano and competing in youth hockey. Chen has been enrolled in the Extended Learning Program (ELP) of the Salt Lake City School District since kindergarten.
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
. He is a two-time (2010, 2011) U.S. novice men's champion. By winning the novice gold medal at age 10 in 2010, Chen became the youngest national novice champion in the United States. His 2011 total winning score of 163.40 makes him the highest scoring U.S. national novice champion under the ISU Judging System
ISU Judging System
The ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
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Career
Chen won consecutive national novice titles at the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championships.For the 2011–12 season, Chen will move up to the junior level in national competitions but is not old enough to do so internationally. He is coached by Genia Chernyshova and also travels to Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead, California
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...
to work with jump specialist Rafael Arutunian
Rafael Arutunian
Rafael Vladimirovich Arutunian is an Armenian figure skating coach. He is a former Soviet national competitor.Among his current and former students are Jeffrey Buttle, Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Alexander Abt, Sergei Voronov, Alexander Shubin, Ivan Dinev, and fellow Armenian...
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Chen has qualified from the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in November 2011 to compete in the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, to be held from January 22 - 29, 2012 in San Jose, CA.
Personal life
Nathan Chen is the youngest of five siblings in his family. He began figure skating at three years old. In addition to figure skating, he has been training and performing in ballet with Ballet WestBallet West
Ballet West, Salt Lake City, Utah was founded in 1963 by Glenn Walker Wallace, who served as its first president. It was called the Utah Civic Ballet company. Willam F...
Academy since six years old. He also enjoys playing the piano and competing in youth hockey. Chen has been enrolled in the Extended Learning Program (ELP) of the Salt Lake City School District since kindergarten.
Programs
| Season | Level | Short program | Free skate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Junior | Wall-E WALL-E WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future... soundtrack by Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the... choreographed by Stephanie Grosscup |
The Godfather The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard... by Nino Rota Nino Rota Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti... choreographed by Genia Chernyshova |
| 2010–11 | Novice | Rawhide Rawhide (TV series) Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes... soundtrack choreographed by Genia Chernyshova |
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Few other piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity, offering the pianist the opportunity to reveal exceptional skill as a virtuoso,... by Franz Liszt Franz Liszt Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age... choreographed by Genia Chernyshova |
| 2009–10 | Novice | Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures... soundtrack by Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the... choreographed by Stephanie Grosscup |
Peter and the Wolf Peter and the Wolf Peter and the Wolf , Op. 67, is a composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 in the USSR. It is a children's story , spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra.... by Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century... choreographed by Genia Chernyshova |
Competition Results
| 2010–2011 season | ||||||
| Date | Level | Event | SP | FS | Combined | Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22 – 30, 2011 | Novice | 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships | 1 52.47 |
1 110.93 |
1 163.40 |
Short program Free skate |
| 2009–2010 season | ||||||
| Date | Level | Event | SP | FS | Combined | Protocol |
| Jan. 14 – 24, 2010 | Novice | 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships | 1 51.24 |
3 85.80 |
1 137.04 |
Short program Free skate |
Honors
- Recipient of 2011 Athlete Alumni Ambassador Award
- Recipient of 2011, 2010 Cecilia Colledge Memorial Fund award
- Winner of 2011, 2010, and 2009 Michael Weiss Foundation Scholarship
- Recipient of 2010, 2009, and 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund
- Member of the 2010-11, 2011-12 U.S. Figure Skating Team Envelope C
- Featured as ABC World News' "Person-of-the-Week" on February 19, 2010
- Performed in the WiWa Ice Shows in Hangzhou, China, May 1–5, 2010
- Skated in the Sun Valley Summer Ice Shows in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 3, 10, 24 and August 21, 2010
- Performed as guest star in Skate Asia 2010 in Hangzhou, China and again at Skate Asia 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Videos
- ”Hungarian Rhapsody” free skate at 2010 Broadmoor Open
- ”Peter and the Wolf” exhibition at 2010 Smucker's Skating Spectacular