Chen Wei

Nathan Wei Chen (English: Nathan Wei Chen, May 5, 1999 -), American men's singles figure skater. Gold medalist at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, three-time world champion (continuously held the 2018, 2019 and 2021 World Championships), three-time Grand Prix Finals champion (continuously held from 2017 to 2019, current), 2017 Four Continents Championship champion, six-time U.S. champion (continuously, current from 2017-2022). The gold medal in the team competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Chen Wei is the current world record holder for short program, free skate and total points. He is the youngest world champion after Plushenko. In 2019, following Yagudin, he became the first person in the 21st century to defend the world championship before the age of 20. Top 100 People of the 2022 Era. Known as the "King of Quad Jumps", Chen Wei is the first and currently the only skater to successfully complete five quadruple jumps (4Lz hook, 4F back inside, 4Lo back outside, 4S back inside, and 4T back outside) in an official international competition recognized by the International Figure Skating Federation. He is also the first skater to complete five quadruple jumps in the long program at many official International Figure Skating Federation competitions. He is called the "May 4th Youth" by Chinese ice fans. In 2018, he set an Olympic record in Pyeongchang and became the first athlete to challenge six difficult quadruple jumps in a single program, rewriting the record for the highest technical score in history. The first athlete to successfully complete 7 clean quadruple jumps (2 short program, 5 free skate) in one competition (2019 Grand Prix Finals, 2022 Winter Olympics). Chen Wei, who is famous for his jumping ability, has also been praised by experts for his artistic performance. Honda Takeshi Review "His still pictures are all beautiful poses, which represent graceful movements. His technique and expression are excellent, and every pose is meaningful. Even better are jumping and gliding. Being able to jump out of a variety of high-quality quadruple jumps is one of his characteristics, and his stability is outstanding. Also because of He has received ballet training for many years, and his meticulous posture and aesthetics from fingertips to toes are also excellent. "Chen Wei has excellent jumping stability. According to Japanese TV statistics, during the first week of practice at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he succeeded in 104 out of 110 quadruple jumps, with a success rate of over 94%. Chen Wei returned to Yale University to continue his studies after the Beijing Winter Olympics.