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" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "
Nathan Chen
Day
Every Day
Out
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" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "
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" I like biology a lot. "
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" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "
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" My skating career won't last forever. "
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" 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. "
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" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "
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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. "
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" I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters. "
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Four
" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "
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Never
Good
" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "
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" 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. "
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" Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes. "
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Human
Am
" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "
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Lines
Know
" I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport. "
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New
Me
" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "
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Think
Growing Up
Growing
" If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general. "
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Time
Food
Love
" 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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Myself
People
Thought
" 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. "
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Away
I Can
Down
" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "
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Than
Myself
More
" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "
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Japan
Spain
Enjoy
" I've always had Russian coaches. "
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Russian
Had
Always
" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "
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Struggle
Say
Never
" 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. "
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Out
Ordinary
Strength
" I want to be a full-package skater. "
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Want
" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "
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Lake
Held
" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "
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See
Awesome
Unity
" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
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See
Watch
Through
" My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life. "
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Life
Giving
Parents