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Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen at the 2018 Internationaux de France - Awarding ceremony
Name: Nathan Wei Chen
Born: May 5, 1999
Birth Hometown: Salt Lake City
Occupation: American figure skater and author
Years active: 2013-present

Nathan Wei Chen (Chinese: Chén Wēi, 陈巍, born May 5, 1999), is an American figure skater and author. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten-time Grand Prixmedalist (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze), a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist (5 golds, 1 silver).

Regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time, Chen has the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era with the longest win streak in history from 2018 to 2021 in one of the most dominant four year stretches in the history of the sport. Recognized for performing the most technically difficult programs in the world, Chen is credited for pushing the boundaries of athletic ability in the sport.Known as the "Quad King" for his mastery of quadruple jumps, Chen is the first skater in history to have landed five types of quadruple jumps in competition (Toe loop, Salchow, Loop, Flip, and Lutz), the first skater to have landed 6 quadruple jumps in a free skate as well as the first skater to have landed eight quadruple jumps across a single competition (2018 World Championships). He has broken multiple records and is the current world record holder for men in the short program, free skate and combined total score under the ISU Judging System.

Chen is the first Asian American man to earn an Olympic medal in single skating. He was nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award and named Most Valuable Skater at the 2023 edition of the ISU Skating Awards. Chen was also included in the prestigious Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022, as well as business magazine Forbes' 2020 30 Under 30 Sports list, and was announced as one of Harper's Bazaar's Icons of 2022. Additionally, in 2022, he was nominated for an ESPY Award, a People's Choice Award, and an AAU James E. Sullivan Award.

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