Chen, Nathan (1999-…), is a champion American figure skater. He won the gold medal in the men’s figure skating event at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, in 2022. He set a world record in the men’s short program with a score of 113.97. Chen was also on the United States team that won a gold medal in team figure skating at the 2022 Olympics. 
Chen was also on the United States team that won a bronze medal in team figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Chen finished fifth in the men’s figure skating event. However, he made Olympic history by becoming the first skater to land six quadruple jumps in one program. In a quadruple jump, the skater jumps and makes four full revolutions in the air.
Chen won the men’s World Figure Skating Championship sponsored by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 2018, 2019, and 2021. The ISU is the governing body of international figure skating. Chen also won the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The Grand Prix, organized by the ISU, includes six international figure skating events leading to a Final competition for the top skaters.
Chen won six U.S. Figure Skating Championships (also called the nationals, or U.S. Championships), consecutively from 2017 to 2022. U.S. Skating is the national governing body of figure skating in the United States. The organization sponsors competition at many levels, including novice, junior, and senior competitions that lead to national titles. During the U.S. nationals in 2017, Chen became the first skater to land five quadruple jumps in one program.
Chen was born on May 5, 1999, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents emigrated from China to the United States in 1988. Chen began skating at the age of 3. He entered his first figure skating competition in 2003, at the age of 4. Chen won the national novice title at the U.S. Championships in 2010, the youngest novice champion in the history of U.S. Figure Skating. For the 2011-2012 season, Chen moved up to the junior level and won the junior men’s title in 2012. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He won the gold medal in the Final of the 2015 Junior Grand Prix.
