Nathan Chen won his first-ever Olympic gold medal on Thursday, February 10. Here, all the facts to know about the figure skating champion.
What else is there to know about the Salt Lake City, Utah native? Read on for all the facts about the massively talented Nathan Chen.Nathan grew up in Salt Lake City, which was the host city for the 2002 Winter Games. He laced up his first pair of skates when he was justHe has also won a silver medal in the 2022 Games
On Monday, February 7, Nathan and Team USA won a silver medal in the figure skating team competition, placing behind the Russian Olympic Committee but ahead of Japan. Nathan in the team event’s men’s short program with 111.71 points. It was the second-highest score ever received in the event’s history.in New Haven, Connecticut after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. He is pursuing a degree in statistics and data science, and although he has taken a leave of absence for the past two years to train for the 2022 Olympics, he will return to campus in the fall as a junior.in Salt Lake City from ages 8 to 14.
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