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120-474: (Redirected from Short Program ) Short program and similar can mean: Short program (figure skating) , part of a figure skating competition Short Program (manga) , a Japanese manga series by Mitsuru Adachi Short Program , a live-action drama series adaptation of the manga starring members of JO1 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

240-429: A leave of absence to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics but returned in late 2022 to complete his baccalaureate degree in statistics and data science. During his junior year, Chen worked in cardio-oncologist Jennifer M. Kwan's research lab at Yale School of Medicine and was the recipient of an American Heart Association undergraduate research award to support his genomics and cardiovascular research projects. As

360-551: A Biellmann position after they have completed the required eight revolutions and can spin in one position without a change of foot for a minimum of eight revolutions in this position and with any variation and/or variations in the chosen position. For both men and women, "[i]f the landing position of the Flying spin is the same that in the Spin in one position, the last performed of these two spins will not be counted", but will be marked by

480-487: A Lutz or flip take-off by the woman, but women can only perform two or three free rotations in the air. Seniors can perform any double or triple jump and throw jump, but juniors can only perform what has been prescribed. Seniors can perform any double or triple solo jump, but juniors can only perform the prescribed jump. Their solo spin combination "must have a minimum of two different basic positions with two revolutions in each of these positions by both partners anywhere within

600-431: A U.S. Championship at the novice level in 2010, at age ten, a title he successfully defended the following season. Chen, who has been referred to as one of the greatest men's figure skaters of all time by news outlets, holds the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era with a more-than-three-year winning streak from 2018 to 2021 in what has been described as one of the most dominant four-year stretches in

720-413: A circle or wheel traveling element; and a twizzle element. Nathan Chen Nathan Wei Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater . 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 Prix medalist (8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze),

840-405: A clean free skate with five quads and finished first with a score of 222.03. He won his third consecutive world title with a cumulative score of 320.88, and became the first man since Patrick Chan (2011–13) and the first American since Scott Hamilton (1982–84) to win three world titles in a row. In a post-competition interview, Chen said he felt he had grown since the 2018 Winter Olympics when he

960-498: A combined score of 282.85 points, coming second to Hanyu. At 17, he became the second-youngest man to win a medal at a Grand Prix Final after Evgeni Plushenko , who was 16 in 1999. At the 2017 U.S. Championships in Kansas City, Chen performed two quadruple jumps in the short program and became the first skater to land five clean quadruple jumps in a free skate. He won his first senior U.S. title with record scores of 106.39 in

1080-531: A combined total score of 332.60. His free-skate costume, which Chen's long-time collaborator New-York-based fashion designer Vera Wang designed, is now part of the permanent collections in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History . After the Olympics, Chen withdrew from the 2022 World Championships due to injury. Chen stepped away from competition at the end of

1200-444: A free skate with music from Mao's Last Dancer . In the free skate, he landed his first quadruple loop to become the first skater to land five different quads in competition. After placing first in the short program and second in the free skate at 2017 Rostelecom Cup , Chen defeated Yuzuru Hanyu to win his first Grand Prix title. At 2017 Skate America , Chen secured his second title, finishing ahead of teammate Adam Rippon . With

1320-683: A home town of a lot of young athletes can be very inspiring". Salt Lake City previously hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002 and its bid relies on existing inftrustructure and private funding. Chen was announced as Goodwill Ambassador for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games , commonly known as Lake Placid 2023 and spearheaded Panasonic's "Green Impact" campaign at the International University Sports Federation 's World Conference that

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1440-403: A jump. Seniors can choose to execute any type of flying spin with a landing position different from the spin in one position, but juniors can only execute the prescribed type of flying spin. When awarding the grade of execution for a flying spin, judges must ascertain whether or not skaters performed a step-over while executing it. Only eight revolutions in the landing position can be different from

1560-465: A new short program with Marina Zoueva , while Zoueva and Oleg Epstein coached him in Canton, Michigan . Chen opened the pre-Olympic season at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy , winning gold ahead of Patrick Chan . At his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2016 Trophée de France , he landed clean quadruple Lutz and triple-toe combinations and clean quadruple flips in both segments. He received 92.85 points for

1680-438: A newly established Athlete Leadership Council fronted by Chen, professional basketball player Stephen Curry and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky . The non-profit was created in 2006 by Muhammad Ali , Jackie Joyner-Kersee , Andre Agassi and other top athletes and aims to empower athletes to make a difference in their communities. Nathan Chen has received numerous accolades for his achievements, and impact on figure skating and

1800-536: A non-profit organization aiming to help girls of color grow in confidence, leadership skills, and academic achievement. In 2022, he was one of the honorees at the organization's 25th gala event. Chen has worked with StandUp for Kids, a national non-profit program that works to end youth homelessness and has a branch in Orange County, California , near Chen's training base. Chen provided an opportunity for children to skate with him at Great Park Ice in 2021. Chen

1920-573: A place in the 2021–22 Grand Prix Final . which was subsequently canceled due to restrictions prompted by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant . At the end of November, Chen engaged Massimo Scali to help finalize the presentation of his Olympic programs. After initially skating to Benjamin Clementine 's "Eternity" and a Mozart medley, he had decided to return to his " La Bohème " short program and Rocketman free skate from 2019–20 but

2040-414: A press briefing at the end of May, 2024, Airweave revealed that the company is planning a new research project with Chen. In 2021, Chen was part of luxury jewelry designer David Yurman 's social-media campaign "My New York", and collaborated with Yurman to create an exclusive bracelet benefiting AAPI non-profit collective Gold House . In January 2023, Chen was announced as one of the celebrity guests on

2160-421: A quadruple jump is executed in a jump combination, a different quadruple jump can be included as a solo jump. Senior men and women and junior men cannot execute an additional Axel jump to fulfill the second requirement of a triple or quadruple jump and it cannot be repeated as a solo jump or jump combination. Senior women can choose any triple jump for the second requirement, but junior men and women can only execute

2280-462: A record short-program score of 79.61 and a record cumulative score of 223.93 at the 2014 U.S. Championships , and won bronze at the 2014 World Junior Championships a few months later. Chen was often injured during the 2014–2015 season, and was only healthy enough to compete at one Grand Prix event in Croatia, where he finished second behind Shoma Uno . Chen debuted as a senior in the U.S. at

2400-428: A renovation to a person who helped guide them to success. Chen gifted a renovation to Salt Lake City Sports Complex, which houses the rink on which he learned to skate as a toddler; Chen donated to the center a new skater's lounge and dressing room, and dedicated the renovation to childhood coaches Stephanee Grosscup, Karel Kovar , and Evgenia Chernyshyova . Chen also reunited with all four of his siblings to compete on

2520-546: A seat belt. When Chen learned this technique from his childhood coach and former Mishin student Karel Kovar , he trained in "Mishin's Magic Vest", which has sensors that emit beeping sounds when the skater achieves the correct arm position. According to Forbes , Chen had long-term contracts with 11 partners: Bridgestone , Panasonic , Comcast , Nike , Toyota , Visa , OMEGA , Coca-Cola , United Airlines and Kellogg's ; he has also worked with Powerade and consumer brands Grubhub , Airweave, and Invisalign . Chen

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2640-480: A senior, Chen authored manuscripts and gave talks at science symposiums. He graduated from Yale in May 2024 where he won a Statistics and Data Science Outstanding Thesis Award for his senior project entitled "Utilizing Deep Learning to Predict Somatic Variant Pathogenicity." Chen is currently enrolled in a one-year post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Goucher College to prepare him for medical school admission. He

2760-630: A short program of required moves" as the first part of pair competitions. The short program for pair skating first appeared at the European Championships in 1963 , the World Championships in 1964 , and the Olympics in 1968 . The arrangement of the specific moves, also unlike compulsory figures for single skaters and the compulsory dance for ice dancers , were up to each pair team. According to writer Ellyn Kestnbaum,

2880-530: A single competition—two in the short program and six in the free skate. He became the first U.S. man to win the World Championships since Evan Lysacek in 2009 and the youngest world champion since Evgeni Plushenko in 2001. His margin of victory over silver medalist Shoma Uno (47.63 points) was the greatest at a World Championships, Olympic Winter Games , and Grand Prix Final under the historical ISU Judging System (IJS). In early 2018, Chen

3000-463: A true skating icon, and it just feels incredible to be trying to chase something that someone like that has done. I'm nowhere near the level he was at, but it's just cool to be able to be even mentioned in his sort of realm of legendness. At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Chen placed third after the short program, in which he fell on his quadruple Lutz, with a score of 98.85. He skated

3120-470: A variety of music such as classical pieces Le Corsaire and the Polovtsian Dances , works by Igor Stravinsky , tracks from melancholy contemporary artists like Woodkid and Philip Glass , upbeat pop songs by Elton John , and contemporary Latin music . According to Alexei Mishin , fundamentals of the technique he teaches are part of the reason for Chen's consistency: the skater should have

3240-446: A very tight pulling-in position, start the rotation during take-off, and rotate very quickly. Chen's rotation position has been used as an example of what can be defined as the perfect air position; according to George S. Rossano, it is characterized by a vertical axis running through the long axis of his body without hunched shoulders or rounded back and no bend at the waist or the knees, and his arms are pulled tight across his torso like

3360-574: A year. The family did not have much money to spend on skates, lessons, and competition costumes so Chen and his mother sometimes slept in their car. At age 11 Chen told his mother he should move to further his career, and Chen and his mother relocated to Southern California. Arutyunyan became his main coach in 2011. Chen became eligible to compete in the ISU Junior Grand Prix in 2012–2013 and made his debut in Austria , where he won

3480-516: Is "aware of the music". According to Cati Snarr of Ballet West , where Chen trained as a child, Chen "has perfect placement (relative positioning of his torso, head and limbs), perfect turnout (hip rotation) and natural kinesthetic awareness that some kids never get"; while 1980 Olympic Champion Robin Cousins said there is a "wonderful, joyous feeling about [Chen's] skating". From a musical perspective, Chen has progressed with senior programs set to

3600-456: Is a brand ambassador for Panasonic and fronted their "Green Impact" initiative with tennis player Naomi Osaka and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps . The company engaged Chen, Osaka, and Phelps for its sustainability mission, and Chen made appearances for Panasonic at the annual technology conference CES 2023 in Las Vegas . In November 2023, Chen, an OMEGA ambassador, attended the opening of

3720-508: Is an investor in the nonprofit collective Gold House , which promotes the interests and safety of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. Chen was part of a delegation when Gold House rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on May 2, 2023. He spoke against violence against Asian Americans in 2021, calling it "unacceptable". He said, "I worry about my parents more so than myself. I don't want them to go out in

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3840-553: Is defined as "the ability of the Skater to execute the skating repertoire of steps, turns, and skating movement, with blade and body control": variety of edges, steps, turns, movements and directions; clarity of edges, steps, turns, movements and body control; balance and glide; power and speed; and flow. Nathan Chen from the United States holds the highest recorded single men's short program score at 113.97, which he scored at

3960-552: Is serving as an Ambassador for Public Outreach for the American Junior Investigators Association (AJIA), an initiative established in 2024 to advocate for physician-scientists in the early stages of their careers. Nathan Chen holds the highest winning percentage in modern figure skating at 73%. In the 13 season period from the 2009-2010 season, when he entered the novice level, until the 2021-2022 season, his final competitive season, Chen won

4080-665: Is the current world record holder for men in the short program and combined total score, and former world record holder in the free skate under the ISU Judging System . He currently holds the highest total scores of three major ISU competitions: the Olympics , the Four Continent Championships , and the Grand Prix Final . Chen is the first Asian American man to win U.S., world, and Olympic titles in single skating . At age 17, Chen became

4200-404: The 2015 Pacific Sectional Championships , which he won, and advanced to the 2015 U.S. Championship . A week before the championship, Chen developed a growth-related heel injury and competed with modified versions of both programs, placing eighth overall. After nationals, Chen was assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships , where he finished fourth. In 2015–2016 , Chen took first place in

4320-481: The 2018 Winter Olympics . Chen ended the season at the 2017 World Team Trophy , where he finished second in the short program and fourth in the free skate. The U.S. team finished third overall. Chen's first competition in the Olympic season was the 2017 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic . Working with choreographers Shae-Lynn Bourne and Lori Nichol , he debuted a short-program set to " Nemesis " and

4440-565: The 2019–2020 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu were expected to compete for gold and silver. Chen had a clean short program and a new personal-best score of 110.38, 0.15 short of Hanyu's world record at the time. He went on to set new highest scores of 224.92 in the free skate and 335.30 in the combined total, breaking his own world records in both segments, winning the title with 43.87 points over Hanyu. While suffering from influenza, Chen resumed training less than two weeks before

4560-555: The 2020 U.S. Championships , where he won his fourth national title with a new U.S. national short program record of 114.13, and became the first man to win four consecutive U.S. men's titles since Olympic champion Brian Boitano in 1988. Chen was assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal but the event was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . With the pandemic ongoing, skaters were largely assigned to

4680-402: The 2020–2021 Grand Prix based on geographic location; Chen was set to compete at Skate America . Despite popping two planned jumps in the free skate, he won both the short program and the free skate with a total score of 299.15. Afterward, speaking to Olympic Channel , Chen said he was taking a break from school to focus on skating and the 2022 Winter Olympics ; he said, "[The Olympics] are

4800-559: The 2021 World Championships in Stockholm during the pandemic. In 2023, Chen joined the Elton John AIDS Foundation 's social-media awareness campaign called InnerElton, an initiative protesting against LGBTQIA+ stigma and championing equality, health equity, and love. The campaign was launched in tandem with Elton John's and David Furnish 's Rocket Fund, which aims to raise $ 125 million to help eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030. In January 2024, Athletes for Hope announced

4920-575: The 2022 Beijing Olympics . Russian skater Kamila Valieva holds the highest single women's short program score of 90.45, which she earned at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Chinese pairs team Sui Wenjing and Han Cong hold the highest pair skating short program score of 84.41, which they earned at 2022 Beijing Olympics. Wenjing and Cong also hold the two highest short program scores. The short program for senior single skaters consists of seven required elements. The sequence of

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5040-417: The 2022 Olympic champion in the team event , the 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 gold, 1 silver). He became the youngest skater to win

5160-513: The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Chen was the U.S. entry in the men's short program in the Olympic team event in which he had poorly performed four years earlier. He skated clean and placed first with a new personal best of 111.71, securing ten points for Team USA. He said, "[I]t feels great to have a short program I actually skated well, at an Olympic experience". The U.S. team initially won

5280-623: The Elton John AIDS Foundation 's 31st annual Academy Awards party in West Hollywood, California . In July 2022, Chen made an appearance as a creator on the American dance-competition NBC television series Dancing With Myself , in which a creator demonstrates a series of dance moves each contestant must then perform. In August 2022, he was featured in an episode of the CBS series Secret Celebrity Renovation , in which celebrities gift

5400-713: The Gold House A100 Hall of Fame . He attended Gold House's 2024 Gold Gala in Los Angeles in May 2024. On January 26, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledged Chen during a speech at the White House , where Chen was a guest at the President and First Lady Jill Biden 's Lunar New Year reception. Nathan Chen attended Hawthorne Elementary School in Salt Lake City; he was accepted into

5520-795: The Jennifer Doudna lab and is co-founder of Mammoth Biosciences . Chen's mother was very involved in his skating career from the beginning; she financed his skating activities, and the pursuits of his siblings, by working as a medical translator and cleaning houses. Chen was more active and fearless than his siblings, whom he tried to copy. He aspired to become a hockey goalkeeper after watching his older brothers play hockey but his mother gave him figure skates. To improve his coordination and strength and supplement his skating, Chen's mother enrolled him in gymnastics and ballet classes. He trained with Ballet West Academy for more than six years and competed at state level in gymnastics, placing first in

5640-571: The Junior Grand Prix Final after winning both Grand Prix events in Colorado Springs, Colorado . and Logroño . At the 2016 U.S. Championships , Chen became the first U.S. man to land two quadruple jumps in a short program, and the first U.S. man to land four quadruple jumps in a free skate. He finished third overall behind Adam Rippon and Max Aaron ; Rippon did not attempt any quads and Aaron landed two, restarting

5760-560: The Russian Olympic Committee , and the U.S. team was awarded the gold medals in a ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on August 7, 2024. Two days after the team event, Chen set a world record in the men's short program with a score of 113.97, breaking the previous record of 111.82 set by Yuzuru Hanyu in 2020. Chen won an Olympic gold with a free skate score of 218.63 that included five quads, finishing with

5880-792: The Stars On Ice U.S. Tour, Dreams On Ice , and THE ICE in Japan. In June 2019, Chen was cast in Yuna Kim 's show All That Skate , which took place at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea, and was directed by Canadian choreographers Sandra Bezic and David Wilson . A few weeks later, Chen was a guest skater with Evgeni Plushenko and Shizuka Arakawa in Prince Ice World in Japan. He headlined

6000-676: The Steve Harvey -hosted game show Celebrity Family Feud against Marvel 's Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu 's team. The episode aired on ABC in August 2022. Chen has also appeared on American television talk shows such as Today , The Late Late Show with James Corden , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen , and Access Hollywood . Chen regularly supports charitable causes. Since 2017, he has been involved with Figure Skating in Harlem,

6120-440: The free skating program , is a segment of single skating , pair skating , and synchronized skating in international competitions and events for both junior and senior-level skaters. It has been previously called the "original" or "technical" program. The short program was added to single skating in 1973, which created a three-part competition until compulsory figures were eliminated in 1990. The short program for pair skating

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6240-494: The 100 most-influential people in the world, the Time Next Generation Leaders List, Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports list , and Harper's Bazaar ' s Icons. Committee of 100 , a non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, presented Chen with its Trailblazer Award for Commitment to Excellence in 2022. Chen is also a Gold House A100 Honoree and has been inducted into

6360-661: The 2018 Winter Olympics. In February 2023, HarperCollins released Chen's first children's book Wei Skates On , which is a picture book about feeling nervous and reframing negative thinking, with illustrations by Lorraine Nam. The book tells the story of a young boy named Wei who learns to face his fears and find joy in sports and was named one of the Best Children's Books of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee . Wei Skates On

6480-498: The 2021–22 season to finish college. During the 2024 Paris Olympics , a medal ceremony was held for Chen and his teammates from the 2022 Olympic Figure Skating Team Event , where they were awarded their Olympic gold medals. Chen started performing in ice shows from an early age and at five years old, he made appearances in televised shows such as " Holiday On Ice: Las Vegas Style " (2004), and at seven years old in "Supermen On Ice" (2006). After winning his first novice title, he

6600-576: The Asian American community. In 2023, he was nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year and was named Most Valuable Skater at the International Skating Union 's annual ISU Skating Awards 2023 . Chen has received nominations for an ESPY Award , a People's Choice Award , and James E. Sullivan Award ; and been recognized on reputable lists such as Time magazine's Time100 that lists

6720-1417: The Lithuanian ice show "Stichijos" (Elements) in Kaunas in January 2025. Following the cancellation of the 2020 World Championships during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chen coached young skaters at a rink in Connecticut and completed the Continuing Education Requirements (CERS), a mandatory course via the Professional Skaters Association , in which he scored 100% on his module exam. In August 2023, Chen coached at Javier Fernandez 's annual summer camp in Spain with Brian Orser , Tracy Wilson , and Florent Amodio . Chen taught at seminars in Seattle and Detroit in June 2024 alongside Jean-Luc Baker and Sam Chouinard via their entrepreneurial enterprise "Your True Step" that Baker and Chen created to help other skaters. The idea that would eventually develop into "Your True Step"

6840-591: The Music of Philip Glass , and was designed to be an heirloom. In August 2023, Penguin Books released the children's book Who Is Nathan Chen? as part of its bestselling book series Who Was? , which tells the stories of prominent public figures and celebrities. Chen has also appeared in fashion and news magazines such as Vogue , GQ , Harper's Bazaar , Time , Teen Vogue , Elle , Cosmopolitan , Glamour , and Spur Magazine , and has been featured on

6960-585: The Olympic Team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea, Chen performed his short program in the team event poorly and placed fourth, but won bronze alongside his teammates. A week later, Chen had another disappointing performance in the men's individual short program and finished 17th heading into the free skate. Afterward he said, "Honestly, it was bad ... I made as many mistakes as I possibly could have". Chen placed first in

7080-401: The Olympic season at 2021 Skate America , where he placed fourth in the short program. He fell on his first quadruple jump and a poor landing on the second quadruple jump left him unable to execute the required two-jump combination. He placed second in the free skate despite doubling two of his six planned quads, finishing in third place overall behind Vincent Zhou and Shoma Uno. Speaking about

7200-572: The Planet OMEGA exhibition in New York and participated in a panel discussion with Allyson Felix , Noah Lyles and Oksana Masters . Chen contributed to a sleep study for Airweave that was overseen by Emmanuel Mignot , a sleep scientist and professor at Stanford University , and he spoke at the 2023 Nikkei Sleep Conference in Tokyo. The conference focused on sleep as a social issue. During

7320-564: The age of 10. He remained at the novice level for the 2010–2011 season and became the first male skater to retain the U.S. novice champion at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, finishing almost 36 points ahead of his nearest competitor. Chen debuted as at the junior level in the 2011–12 season, and won his first national junior men's title at the 2012 U.S. Championships in San Jose. At his first international appearance, Chen won

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7440-505: The all-around at the Utah Boys' State Gymnastics Championships in St. George in 2008. As a child, Chen also trained as a pianist and won local competitions in his age group and later learned to play guitar as an extracurricular activity. According to Chen, he is from "a huge chess family"; as children, his siblings competed in chess tournaments, but he says he is less skilled in chess than

7560-782: The annual "Ice Spectacular" at the Vail Skating Festival in Colorado in December 2022, and Skating Club of Boston 's Ice Chips in April 2023. In November 2023, Chen performed at the 20th annual Detroit Tree Lighting event and in Scott Hamilton 's seventh annual benefit show "Scott Hamilton & Friends" in Nashville. He returned to Vail for the "Ice Spectacular" in December 2023. Chen is scheduled to perform in

7680-681: The beginning of his senior career. In June 2021, the Salt Lake City–Utah Games Committee, bidding to host the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2030 or 2034, named Chen to its Athlete Advisory Committee alongside alpine skiers Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety , speed skater Apolo Ohno , and others. Chen said; "the developed infrastructure is already in place, so it makes a lot of sense to bring it back to Salt Lake City ... having an Olympics in

7800-697: The covers of World Figure Skating Magazine and International Figure Skating Magazine . Chen starred in three episodes of the Elton-John-produced show From the Top: Olympians and Rockstars with singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko on the Olympic Channel in 2021, which paired Olympic athletes with music stars. John served as executive producer and noted there "has long been an inextricable connection between music and sport, two worlds that often come together for cultural moments around

7920-425: The criteria equally. Unity, connections between and within elements, choreography reflecting the skaters' musical phrase and form, multidimensional movements and use of space, and pattern and ice coverage are considered when judges evaluate skaters' composition, which the ISU defines as "the intentional, developed and/or original arrangement of the repertoire of all types of movements into a meaningful whole according to

8040-412: The elements is optional. Skaters can choose their own music, but their programs must be skated in harmony with it. Men single senior skaters must have the following elements in their short program: Women single senior skaters must have the following elements in their short program: Junior single skaters also have seven required elements, in any sequence, but with three groups of variations depending on

8160-399: The end goal ... It's the driving force behind a lot of what we do and a lot of the decisions that we make". At the 2021 U.S. Championships , Chen won his fifth-consecutive national title, becoming the first man to win five consecutive titles since Dick Button , whom Chen cited as inspiration, saying: It's incredible to try to follow in his footsteps ... It means the world. Dick is

8280-426: The end of his undefeated run since the 2018 World Championships, Chen said: "it's not devastating. It was inevitably going to end as a winning streak at some point in time, and I am really proud of these guys up here". Chen recovered a week later at 2021 Skate Canada International , where he won both segments to win the competition with a 47.63-point margin over silver medalist Jason Brown . Chen's results secured him

8400-496: The entire ice surface. Junior women had to skate these elements: a double or triple flip jump; one jump combination consisting of two double jumps, one double and one triple jump, or two triple jumps; a flying sit spin; a layback and/or sideway leaning spin or a camel spin without a change of foot; a spin combination with just one change of foot; and a step sequence using the entire ice surface. Senior male single skaters can execute any triple or quadruple jump they like, although when

8520-421: The fifth season of the Apple podcast Time to Walk on the company's exercise tracking app Apple Fitness Plus ; the podcast mixes music and inspirational monologues from musicians, athletes, and actors. On social media, Chen promoted Uniqlo 's Heattech collection, products from Ultraslide, and ramen from Japanese food and beverage company Maruchan . Chen has been represented by Yuki Saegusa at IMG since

8640-593: The first man to win three consecutive national titles since Johnny Weir in 2004–2006. Competing at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama during Yale's spring break, Chen defended his world title and broke the world record for the free skate and total score, with 216.02 and 323.42 points respectively. He won the championship by 22.45 points over Yuzuru Hanyu , becoming the first U.S. man to win back-to-back world titles since Scott Hamilton (1981–1984). With teammate Vincent Zhou winning bronze, two Americans stood on

8760-522: The first person to win Skate America three times consecutively since Todd Eldredge , who won four times from 1994 to 1997. Chen's 44-point margin of victory was the largest in the event's history. Two weeks later, Chen won his second consecutive Internationaux de France title in Grenoble . He became the first singles skater since Evgeni Plushenko to win eight consecutive Grand Prix events. At

8880-420: The flying position. No previous rotation can be done before the skater takes off for the flying spin and the "required eight revolutions can be executed in any variation of the landing position". Both senior and junior men can execute their spins with only one change of foot, but senior men must choose to execute either the sit position or camel position of their chosen spin and this position must be different from

9000-404: The form of a jump with no fewer than six revolutions on each foot in the basic position they have chosen or in the form of a step-over. When women single skaters execute a layback- or sideways-leaning spin, they can assume any position they like, but only if "the basic layback or sideways leaning position is maintained for eight revolutions without rising to an upright position". They can execute

9120-417: The free skate with a new personal best score of 215.08, and became the first skater to land six quads in a free skate, and finished fifth overall. Chen caught influenza and withdrew early from the gala to avoid infecting other athletes. A month later, Chen won his first world title at the 2018 World Championships , finishing first in both programs. He became the first skater to land eight quadruple jumps in

9240-457: The judges as complete. Spin combinations must include just one change of foot, which may be executed in the form of a jump or a step-over, with no fewer than six revolutions on each foot. Skaters can execute their change of position or change of foot either at the same time or separately. Step sequences can include any unlisted jumps. Both junior and senior pair skaters have seven required elements, but with three groups of variations depending on

9360-504: The juvenile and intermediate levels in the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships , placing 10th at the juvenile boys' level in 2007; in the same competition, he won bronze in the juvenile boys' division in 2008 and the intermediate men's silver medal in 2009. Progressing to novice level in the 2009–2010 season, Chen competed at the 2010 U.S. Senior Championships in Spokane, becoming the youngest U.S. novice men's champion in history at

9480-403: The landing position of their flying spin. The ISU also requires that "[t]he spin must consist of only one change of foot, which may be executed in the form of a step over or a jump with not less than six revolutions on each foot in the chosen basic position". Junior men can only perform the prescribed camel or sit position and the spin must have only one change of foot, which can be done in either

9600-427: The largest point margin in the competition's history. At the 2018 Internationaux de France , Chen fell on his quadruple flip in the short program and entered the free skate in third place behind Jason Brown . He recovered and won the event with a total score of 271.58. At the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final , Chen won the short program and the free skate—though he made some mistakes—to win his second Grand Prix Final. With

9720-782: The long-standing debate over whether artistry should trump athleticism. While attempting a quadruple toe loop in the exhibition, Chen sustained an avulsion injury to his left hip and underwent surgery. He withdrew from the 2016 World Junior Championships and the 2016 World Championships . After a month of rehabilitation at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista , he went to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to work with strength-and-conditioning specialists, and continued his rehabilitation. Chen resumed full training around July. In preparation for his senior international debut, Nathan Chen worked on

9840-548: The men's podium at Worlds for the first time since 1996. Chen traveled back to Japan to conclude his season at the 2019 World Team Trophy , where he won both segments; Team USA placed first. Chen opened his 2019–2020 season by winning the free skate in the men's event at the Japan Open, contributing to Team North America's bronze-medal finish. He went on to defend his title at 2019 Skate America in Las Vegas, becoming

9960-480: The novice men's event at the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy in Italy. Chen had started working with former Czechoslovakian skater Karel Kovar , who used to train with Russian coach Alexei Mishin and taught Chen to pull his arms across his torso in a "seat belt" position when he rotated, a position Chen still uses. Kovar introduced Chen to fellow Czechoslovakian skater Jozef Sabovčík nicknamed "Jumping Joe". Sabovčík

10080-548: The park to walk and then get beat up or [have] worse things to happen to them." In early 2022, Chen partnered with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to aid in their public education initiative "We Can Do This", a campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccines , and he spoke to immunologist and former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Anthony Fauci . Chen had been open about his anxiety before traveling to

10200-503: The prescribed double or triple jump. All levels of skaters must execute different jumps in their jump combinations than the jump they choose to fulfill their solo jump requirement. However, senior men can choose the same jump or a different double, triple, or quadruple jump, but when they execute a quadruple jump to fulfill their quadruple or triple jump requirement (#2), they can include a different quadruple jump in their jump combination. Senior women and junior men and women can include either

10320-573: The principles of proportion, unity, space, pattern, and musical structure". When evaluating skaters' presentation, which is defined as "the demonstration of engagement, commitment and involvement based on an understanding of the music and composition", judges must take into account skaters' expressiveness and projection the variety and contrast of their energy and movements, their musical sensitivity and timing, and for pair skaters and ice dancers, unison, oneness and awareness of space. The following must be considered when judging skaters' skating skills, which

10440-419: The required elements for the junior and senior short program yearly. They include: one artistic element; one creative element; an intersection element; a group lift element (but only for senior teams, when required); a block or line linear element; a move element; a mixed element; one no-hold element; a pair element; a block or line pivoting element; a circle or wheel rotating element; a synchronized spin element;

10560-490: The rest of his family. Nathan Chen was part of an increase in the number of infant skaters following the 2002 Winter Olympics in his home town. He started skating at the age of three in a beginners' class at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex, which served as a practice rink during the Olympics. He entered his first figure-skating competition in 2003. When he was seven, Chen started competing at

10680-459: The same Olympic games (Beijing 2022, in the men's and team competitions). After his gold medal-winning performance at the 2022 Winter Olympics , Chen was named Most Valuable Skater at the 2023 edition of the International Skating Union 's ISU Skating Awards and earned a nomination for a Laureus World Sports Award . In 2022, he appeared in Time magazine's list of the 100 most-influential people in

10800-465: The same jump or a different double or triple jump in their combination jump. If a skater executes an extra jump or jumps, "only the individual jump(s) which is not according to requirements will have no value". Jumps are judged in the order of their execution. A skater will not get any credit for spins "if there is no spin position before and/or after the change of foot" and if it does not have at least three revolutions. Only flying spins can begin with

10920-514: The same requirements as senior teams, although with two differences: they had to perform either a double or triple toe loop throw jump or their choice of a flip throw jump or a Lutz throw jump; and either a double loop solo jump or a double Axel solo jump. The sequence of the elements is optional and their short programs must be skated in harmony with the music they choose. Only the prescribed overhead lift take-off and death spiral are allowed. Both junior and senior pair skaters can only perform either

11040-434: The same time or separately. For step sequences, they have to be performed together or close together, and can include any unlisted jumps. Pair skaters may also perform short stops, if done "in accordance with the music". In synchronized skating, both juniors and seniors must perform a maximum of six required elements. The sequence of the elements is optional. The ISU, out of the following 14 elements, chooses and publicizes

11160-549: The school district's extended learning program, in which he took classes one level above his grade. He later attended West High School in Salt Lake City and Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California , and graduated from high school at California Connections Academy . He was admitted to Yale University in 2018 and enrolled at Jonathan Edwards College . After his sophomore year, Chen took

11280-401: The season. For example, men in the junior division had to skate the following elements in 2022-2023 : one double or triple Axel jump; a double or triple loop jump; one jump combination consisting of either one double jump and a triple jump or two triple jumps; one flying camel spin; a sit spin with just one change of foot; a spin combination with just one change of foot; and a step sequence using

11400-460: The season. For example, seniors during the 2022–2023 season had to perform the following: any lasso lift take-off; either a double or triple twist lift ; either a double or triple throw jump ; either a double or triple solo jump; a solo spin combination with just one change of foot; a backward-inside death spiral ; and a step sequence using the entire ice surface. Junior pair skaters also had three groups of required elements. In 2022–2023, they had

11520-456: The short program lasts 2 minutes and 50 seconds, "but may be less". Vocal music with lyrics is allowed in all disciplines since the 2014–2015 season. The first time vocal music was allowed at the Olympics was in 2018 . Pair skating, which has never included a compulsory phase like the other figure skating disciplines, did not require a short program until the early 1960s, when the ISU "instituted

11640-406: The short program, 212.08 in the free skate, and 318.47 overall to become the youngest champion in more than 50 years. A few weeks later, Chen won the 2017 Four Continents Championships . He scored 103.12 in the short program, 204.34 in the free skate, and 307.46 in combined total, exceeding 100 (short program), 200 (free skate), and 300 (combined total) for the first time in his career, and became

11760-471: The short program, breaking Evan Lysacek 's U.S. record of 90.30. Chen placed fourth overall and returned to California to work with Rafael Arutyunyan before the NHK Trophy , where he finished second behind Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu . Chen opened the 2016–2017 Grand Prix Final , placing fifth in the short program. He won the free skate with a performance that included four quadruple jumps, earning

11880-496: The short programs introduced in single men and women competitions in 1973 were modeled after the pair skating short program, and the structure of competitions in both single and pair competitions have been identical since the elimination of compulsory figures in 1990. Skaters' and teams' entire performance during their short program is evaluated by three program components: composition, presentation, and skating skills. Both partners of pair skating and ice dancing teams must demonstrate

12000-573: The silver medal, which was to be Chen's second Olympic medal; however, following a positive doping test of Russia's gold medalist Kamila Valieva , the team members were not awarded their medals, pending an investigation. In January 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the final results, disqualifying Valieva. Six months later, in July 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed appeals by

12120-405: The spin", both partners must perform all three basic positions to earn its full value, and can begin with a jump. For spin combinations, pair skaters "must include only one change of foot with not less than five revolutions on each foot by both partners". The change of foot may be done in the form of either a jump or a step-over, and the change of foot and change of positions must be made either at

12240-417: The sport's history. Chen is recognized for performing the most technically difficult programs in the world and is credited for exceeding the expectations of athletic ability in the sport; he is known as the "Quad King" for his mastery of quadruple jumps . Chen is the first skater to have landed all types of quadruple jumps, except the quadruple Axel, in competition. He has broken world and national records, and

12360-505: The title Short program . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short_program&oldid=1103993486 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Short program (figure skating) The short program, along with

12480-557: The title with the combined total score of 222.00 with 37 points to spare. He withdrew from his second event in Croatia after sustaining a lower leg injury but won the junior men's bronze medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships . In 2013–2014 , Chen was placed first at both Grand Prix assignments in Mexico and Belarus , and qualified for the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final , where he finished third. He won his second U.S. junior title with

12600-479: The two wins, Chen earned the top qualifying spot for the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final , where he had a narrow win over Shoma Uno . Chen became the first U.S. man to win the final since Evan Lysacek in 2009. At the 2018 U.S. Championships , which served as trials for the Olympics, Chen performed seven clean quadruple jumps—two in the short program and five in the free skate—to win his second consecutive national title. Chen, Adam Rippon, and Vincent Zhou were named to

12720-478: The win, Chen became the fourth man to win consecutive Grand Prix Final titles since the event debuted in 1995. At the 2019 U.S. Championships in Detroit, Chen received a record score of 113.42 for a two-quad short program and a record score of 228.80 for a four-quad free skate, ending with a record combined score of 342.22 points. He won the championship by 58.21 points over Vincent Zhou in second place and became

12840-559: The world and was announced as one of Harper's Bazaar ' s Icons. Chen was included in Forbes 's 2020 30 under 30 Sports list. Chen has written two books: his memoir One Jump at a Time: My Story and the children's book Wei Skates On . Nathan Wei Chen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah , to Chinese immigrant parents Zhidong Chen, a research scientist from Guangxi , China, and Hetty Wang from Beijing . He has four older siblings: Alice, Tony, Colin and Janice Chen , who worked for

12960-526: The world". Chen stars in the music video for Elton John and Britney Spears ' acoustic version of the John song " Hold Me Closer "; in the video, Chen is depicted skating at Yale University 's Ingalls Rink . The collaboration between the duo can be traced back to 2019 when Chen first selected John's songs from the Oscar-winning motion picture Rocketman for his free skate. In March 2023, Chen attended

13080-528: The youngest Four Continents men's champion in history until Kao Miura in 2023. At the 2017 World Championships , Chen's boots had begun to fall apart, but he felt his back-up boots were too new and decided to try to repair the old ones with duct tape and hockey laces. Chen finished sixth overall, saying, "It wasn't at all the program I wanted to do. I made a whole bunch of mistakes". Chen's placement, combined with his teammate Jason Brown 's seventh-place finish, ensured Team USA would be able to send three men to

13200-450: The youngest U.S. champion since Dick Button (1946), and in 2022 became the first man to win six consecutive U.S. titles since Button (1946–52). When Chen won the 2018 World Championships , he became the youngest World Champion since Evgeni Plushenko (2001). In 2021, he became the first U.S. man to win three consecutive world titles since Scott Hamilton (1982–1984). He is the first and only single figure skater to win double gold medals in

13320-549: Was accepted into Yale University . Chen's first competition as a full-time college student was the Japan Open , where he skated alongside Jeremy Abbott , Bradie Tennell , and Mariah Bell . He finished fourth in the free skate and Team North America finished third overall. At 2018 Skate America , Chen skated to "Caravan" by Fanfare Ciocărlia in his short program and to "Land of All" by Woodkid during his free skate. He won both segments and defended his title, winning by

13440-570: Was conceived during a training camp leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Chen has been commended for his technical skill and impact on figure skating: 1984 Olympic Champion Scott Hamilton compared him to Dick Button ; according to Hamilton, Chen is "not ... satisfied with the status quo and building his athleticism" in an unprecedented way but combining the athleticism with "very significant artistic performances". Olympic Champion Hayes Jenkins commented Chen's "arms, his hands, his carriage" are fluid, unexaggerated, and purposeful and said Chen

13560-513: Was featured on cornflakes boxes from Kellogg's, in Nike and Coca-Cola ads on billboards in New York City, and inspired a United Airlines Olympic athlete super hero action figure. He starred in crossover television commercials for the 2022 film Jurassic World: Dominion with fellow Olympians Shaun White and Mikaela Shiffrin , and promotional pieces and content for other sponsors. Chen

13680-826: Was held in conjunction with the games. The theme of the conference was climate change. Chen's memoir One Jump at a Time: My Story was released in English by HarperCollins in November 2022, in Japanese by Kadokawa in late March 2023, and in Russian by AST in October 2024. In it, Chen discusses his figure-skating career from his childhood as the youngest son of Chinese-American immigrants to his success, his family's determination to fund expensive training, his hip injury and subsequent surgery in 2016, and his disappointment at

13800-452: Was in 17th place after the short program: "I think having had that experience now going into this competition, it definitely helps me retain some resiliency, I think. And I think that definitely, you know, thankfully came into play today." Chen finished his season at the 2021 World Team Trophy in Osaka, where he placed first in both segments and Team USA finished second overall. Chen began

13920-496: Was introduced at the 1963 European Championships , the 1964 World Championships , and the Olympics in 1968 ; previously, pair skaters only had to perform the free skating program in competitions. Synchronized skating has always had two competition segments, the short program and free skating. The short program must be skated before the free skate. It lasts, for both senior and junior singles and pairs, 2 minutes and 40 seconds. In synchronized skating, for both juniors and seniors,

14040-557: Was invited to skate in shows all over the world, including China in 2010, Thailand in 2011, and Malaysia in 2012. Since his early childhood, Chen has performed in the annual " Sun Valley on Ice " summer shows in Idaho, and made several appearances in Harvard University 's show "An Evening with Champions". Since his senior international debut in the 2016–2017 season, Chen has been a regular feature on Stars On Ice Japan ,

14160-476: Was released in Japanese in August 2023 by Shinshokan . Chen, who skated to music by Philip Glass when he won his third-consecutive world title, was an essay writer in the boxed set Philip Glass Piano Etudes: The Complete Folios 1–20 & Essays from Fellow Artists which was released by Artisan Books on November 7, 2023. The boxed set contains The Complete Folios 1–20 and Studies in Time: Essays on

14280-430: Was the first coach who told Chen not to stop in the middle of a program during a run-through. Chen worked with Kovar until age nine, and had begun taking lessons from Evgenia Chernyshyova , who was local to Salt Lake City and more easily accessible. When Chen started working with jump specialist Rafael Arutyunyan when he was 10, he and his mother drove from Salt Lake City to Lake Arrowhead, California , several times

14400-404: Was unable to work with choreographer Marie-France Dubreull in person due to the ongoing pandemic. At the 2022 U.S. Championships , Chen won his sixth consecutive U.S. title, a feat only achieved by Dick Button 70 years earlier from 1946 to 1952. Chen scored 115.39, a new national record, in the short program, and 212.62 in the free skate for a combined total score of 328.01. A month later, at

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