Nathan Chen: Too Good for Figure Skating

This is the story of Nathan Chen, the Quad King. A story of record-breaking highs and devastating lows, of five types of quadruple jumps no skater had combined before, and of a champion who won everything figure skating had to offer and walked away to pursue medicine. An athlete who hit rock bottom in PyeongChang, reached the summit in Beijing and left on his own terms to pursue the life he actually wanted. Along the way: six consecutive U.S. titles, three World Championships, ten straight international victories and a technical revolution that changed men's figure skating forever. What you'll see in this video: The PyeongChang disaster and the six-quad free skate that salvaged everything A Beijing Olympic record and the silence that followed How the Quad King walked away from Milan to pursue medicine 00:00 Nathan Chen: Too Good for Figure Skating 00:37 The Chen family 01:28 First Steps 03:05 Quad King Rises 06:41 Two Very Different Olympics 08:23 A New Path 09:31 Icon Forever Sources: Olympics.com olympics.com ISU isu.org U.S. Figure Skating usfigureskating.org Yale News news.yale.edu Team USA teamusa.com This video is an original biographical documentary production by Journey of Icons. Any short clips included are used solely for the purposes of transformative educational commentary and biographical analysis under the fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). These short clips do not substitute the original broadcast, their purpose is to visually illustrate and better explain to the viewer the stories and achievements I describe in the narration. This video is created to celebrate and promote figure skating as a sport and an art form. All factual claims are sourced from publicly available records. If you believe any content in this video infringes on your rights, please contact me directly before filing a claim. I respond within 24 hours. Journey of Icons shows the greatest athletes and defining moments in sports history. Contact: journeyoficons.contact@gmail.com