Nathan Chen

“A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little.”

“There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always...”

“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...”

“I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.”

“It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember.”

“I want to be a full-package skater.”

“I do very scientific-based training. However, for skating, that's a little bit out of the ordinary. Many skaters base their off-ice training around plyometrics, whereas mine is very strength...”

“That's something I'm actually very interested in doing, helping young skaters.”

“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.”

“I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders.”

“It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress.”

“Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing.”