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" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "

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" There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there. "

Nathan Chen

Look

Lake

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" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

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

" I like biology a lot. "

Nathan Chen

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Lot

" 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- and power-based. "

" I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s. "

" I genuinely dislike sequins. "

Nathan Chen

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Dislike

" I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery. "

" I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience. "

" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "

" 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 would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "

" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "

Nathan Chen

Awesome

Team

" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "

" Throughout the day, I'll snack a lot. I always have some breakfast cereal, like Kellogg's cereal, something on hand, so that I can just quickly get some carbs in. "

" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "

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

" Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S. "

" I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps. "

" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "

" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "

" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "

" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "

Nathan Chen

Nice

NBA

" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "

" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "

Nathan Chen

Than

Myself

" My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well. "

" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "

" I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me. "

Nathan Chen

Opportunities

Parents

" I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can. "