Nathan Chen is yet another American sensation who is a professional figure skater. The 23-year-old young boy is a favorite of all-star events in the field of skating. He is currently in the news whether he will make his journey for the Beijing Winter Olympics or not. However, he began his Olympic journey with a strong short program. He made an opening with a score of 111.71 which put him in the first place.
Early Life
Nathan Chen was born on 5th May 1999 and as of 2022, he is 23 years old. He was brought up in Salt Lake City, Utah along with his four older siblings named Colin, Alice, Janice, and Tony. Nathen belongs to a well-educated family where his father Zhidong Chen is a research scientist and his mother Hetty Wang is a medical translator. As far as his educational details are concerned, Chen went to West High School in Salt Lake City and thereafter became a student of Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California.
Chen received his graduation from California Connections Academy. He enrolled himself for professional training in the Ballet West Academy. He began competing for gymnastics at the state and regional levels, which he pursued for at least seven years. Chen got himself enrolled at Yale University during the fall of 2018. He majored in the subject of statistics and data science.
Nathan Chen Career
Earlier Years of Hustling for Skating
Nathan began hustling for figure skating at the age of three. He got himself paired with one of his elder sisters’ white skates. He entered his first ever competition skating in 2003 at the age of 4. Nathan was ranked at 10th and 3rd place in the juvenile at Junior Nations of the season 2007 and 2008 respectively. At the Junior Nationals of 2009, he won the title of intermediate men’s silver medal. At the age of 10, Nathen became the youngest novice champion in the history of U.S figure skating. Championships in Spokane, Washington. He was so young at that time that he decided to remain at the novice level for the season of 2010-2011. Later, Chen made his first international appearance while competing for novice men’s events at the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy in Selva Val Gardena, Italy.
Hustle for the Beijing Olympics
He began his Olympics season at the 2021 Skate America where he achieved the position of fourth place in the short program. He was placed second in the free skate while doubling on two of his six planned quads and later hustled for third place in the overall competition coming behind Vincent Zhou and Shoma Uno.
Nathan Chen Biography |
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| Real Name | Nathan Wei Chen |
| Birth Date | 5 May 1999 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 22 Years |
| Birth Place | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Figure Skater |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Taurus |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 6” – in Centimeters – 167 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 60 kg – in Pounds – 132 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 8 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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| Father | Zhidong Chen |
| Mother | Hetty Wang |
| Sister | Alice Chen, Janice Chen |
| Brother | Tony Chen, Colin Chen |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Rim of the World High School, West High School |
| College | Yale University |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Affair | No |
| Who is his girlfriend? | Amber Glenn (ex) |
Personal Life
Nathan Chen was highly in the news because of his commitments and love affair with the figure skater Amber Glenn as of 2017. Chen is quite open about his feelings. Glenn also showed her love for Chenn on Twitter. It is not confirmed if they are together or not, which may disappoint many of their fans, but the two have been budding a sweet relationship between themselves. He was open about his feelings about Amber Glenn a year before participating in the Olympics. Glenn is originally from Dallas, Texas.
She is a junior Ladies National Figure skating champion. Once in an interview, before he was going for competition in South Korea, he was asked by one of his fans whether he is dating Amber. To this question, Nathan replied “yes”, and added that he loves her a lot. Although according to the media, he is single now and didn’t commit to anyone lately.
Nathan Chen Net Worth
Nathan Chen has a long-term deal with at least 11 companies. As of 2022, his assets include collaboration with companies like Comcast, Nike, Toyota, Bridgestone, Visa, Airweave, and Grubhub. He is also an active member of NFT with game developer nWay. According to Forbes, Nathan is one of the few figure skaters and winter Olympians who is overall or seems to have the potential of looking over the commands of five and six-figure marketing deals.
According to Forbes, he is one of those gold medalists who gets an additional achievement of the payment of around $37,500 from the committee of Paralympics and the U.S. Olympics. In short, he has possessed a good brand appeal. Chen’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million-plus his assets that he earns with collaboration with different companies. He has got the sponsorship of at least $1 million a year before appearing in the competition of the Beijing Olympics 2022.
Trivia
- Nathan has remained three-time world champion in 2018, 2019 and 2021
- He is a bronze medalist of the 2018 Olympics and has also remained a champion of 2017 Four Continents, a three-time champion of the Grand Prix Final in 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively, and a six-time champion of the U.S. National Championship from 2017 to 2022.
- Also, he has remained the first skater who landed five types of quadruple jumps in one competition in 2018 World CHampionships including toe loop, loop, lutz, flip, and salchow.