Nathan Chen (陈巍), male, born in Salt Lake City, U.S. on May 5, 1999, is a Chinese-American figure skater who is now the only skater who can compete with the world's top figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu.
He was exposed to skating at an early age and was giftedWhen he was three years old, Chen Wei went with his parents to watch the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics figure skating competition live, which was the beginning of his relationship with figure skating. After that, he switched from hockey to figure skating at his mother's suggestion. Chen Wei started to participate in figure skating competitions at the age of 4, and in the following years, he participated in various age-appropriate competitions in the U.S. In order to improve his figure skating level, Chen Wei also took ballet lessons and participated in dance theater performances, etc., which gave Chen Wei a distinctive artistic temperament in addition to his technical movements. He has achieved very good results in various competitions, and his performance at the World Junior Championships was also eye-catching.
He's a Yale University studentChen Wei is not only an excellent skater, but also a Yale University student. He majored in statistics at the school. Chen Wei believes that being in school allows him to develop a new outlook on life and allows him to enjoy skating more.
He knew the chances were slim and never gave upThe first time I was watching him compete on TV was at the 2017 Figure Skating World Championships, when he was left off the podium because of more errors in his free skate but still insisted on completing the entire program.At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Chen Wei was ranked only 17th due to errors in the short program, despite completing six four-week jumps in his free skate. jumps, obtaining a high score of 215.08 ranked first, but still failed to complete the comeback, but this spirit deserves recognition.
He has a strong heartIn March 2018, at the World Championships in skating held in Milan, Italy, all the players in the title contending group made different degrees of mistakes, and Chen Wei played steadily and won his first World Championships title.At the 2019 Saitama World Championships, he was ahead of Yuzuru Yuzuru in the short program, and in the free skating competition, Yuzuru Yuzuru played superbly, but Chen Wei also resisted the pressure. With a set of zero error program, repeated the men's singles title in the World Championships of skating.
He has completed his transformation, and the future is brightThe World Championships were canceled due to the epidemic, and Chen Wei maintained his undefeated record for the 2019-2020 season, so it can be said that he has completed his transformation, and the future is bright. Beijing East Olympic cycle, the pattern of the two male hegemony has been formed, but also look forward to Hanyu Yuzuru and Chen Wei, two world famous generals can provide us with more exciting games.