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" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

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" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "

Nathan Chen

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" It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not. "

Nathan Chen

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

Nathan Chen

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Team

" There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much. "

" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "

" 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. "

" I start in the morning with something like a breakfast burrito and a smoothie, something that gives me enough protein and carbs to start my day. "

Nathan Chen

Day

" 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. "

" 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 am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "

" 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 hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "

" 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. "

" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "

" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "

" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "

" There are always benefits and good things, bad things that come out of every performance. "

" Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite. "

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

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

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "

" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "

" I like biology a lot. "

Nathan Chen

Biology

Lot

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

" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "

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

" Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal. "

" Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number. "

Nathan Chen

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" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "

" 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. "