2012 US NATIONALS NATHAN CHEN JR MENS CHAMPION 

10 years passed. He won Olympic gold medal

So this was when he was 12. Holy crap.

Wow!!! Now we all know why he is the 2022 Olympic Champion. He was amazing then and now!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I smiled the entire time seeing this now after he Won the 2022 Olympics. Super Cool.😍

Fast forward 10 years later and Nathan is our Olympic Gold Champion!

I go into a “watch any Nathan Video” and I’m always blown away. I hope they make a film about Nathan and Raf and mother Chen.

Amazing so young and talented

After Nathan Chen met this coach, his performance level leaped significantly.

No wonder he is the Olympic gold medalist!

Go little rock star ✨

What’s so amazing is you see that with the exception of the quad, Nathan had mastered all the fundamentals of the sport by age 12.

Absolutely incredible that he was already perfect at the age of 12!

I came here after he won the men's figure skate match in Beijing 2022 Olympic Games

Amazing

I was there and made this video. No one did a triple axel in Jr Men long program.

Wow wow and wow. A champion at such a young age.

Nathan is a real wunderkind! Olympic gold was his destiny from birth! I've truly never seen anyone like him in all my long life of watching figure skating and having been an amateur skater myself and knowing how very difficult this sport is to master! Yes, of course the jumps and spins are textbook wonderful but it's such a joy to watch someone who feels the music in every cell in his body and is able to interpret it brilliantly even at this young age. Bravo!!!

Hey Nathan, if you're ever reading this comment, this is from Nam Nguyen and I just wanted to say that you are the most amazing skater I have ever seen and I wish you luck for this upcoming season and I look forward to competing against you in JGP:)

I have a feeling he will be @ the 2026 Olympics!!! What a CHAMPION!!! :)

I happen to agree with you 100%. Nathan is an amazing talent, and best of all, he is such a nice boy. Friendly, shy, very focused, considerate of others and a very good attitude. I've been with him in a lot of situations and he is always the good little guy you might expect. Not at all arrogant as one might expect of a champion.

He was so good already here! He's the GOAT!!

MAGNIFICENT!!!

この頃から素敵ですねぇ。

5:11 "That was phenomenal" Indeed !

And now he is olypic champ ion !!!!

Those of you who really know Nathan know what a great kid he is. He's not "full of himself" like a lot of skaters. He is as humble as can be. Those of you who don't know him personally should realize that this quiet, very understated young man is exactly what a great champion is. Hard working (very), humble, never satisfied with his achievements and very aware of the sacrifices his family makes to keep him on the ice. He's my favorite skater and favorite person on planet earth.

Only 12? Wow!

Nathan is truly multi-talented. He is not only an Olympic champion, he is also a superb pianist and versatile dancer. I enjoy watching all his incredible performance.

Супер! Обожаю этого фигуриста!

Super since then!

You can see Olympic Gold in his future!!!

Who are the haters out there??!!! HOW can anyone dislike this?? This kid is phenomenal!!! Amazing technique, and so much musicality and expression in his dancing. It's sad how some people just can't appreciate so much talent and hard work.

Finally he can add Olympic Championship to his long list of accomplishments. So much work and so much talent went into a champion.

Great skating for such a young one, those jumps, amazing.

Nathan + Rafael = Gold 🥇

Now he is olympic Champion

子供に見えるが中身はすでに大人 表現も全てがすごい！

Amazing talent. And only got better and better up to his gold medal this year! Love you Nathan!

That's pretty BIG music for a youngster to skate to! He owned it!

wow he was/is such a prodigy

Olimpic Champion 🏆

I have a feeling this kid is going to win a gold medal at the Olympics in about 10 years. I am usually pretty good with my predictions.

The prince before he became the King of American skating!

By Kristina Sakai Nathan is a real wunderkind! Olympic gold was his destiny from birth! I've truly never seen anyone like him in all my long life of watching figure skating and having been an amateur skater myself and knowing how very difficult this sport is to master! Yes, of course the jumps and spins are textbook wonderful but it's such a joy to watch someone who feels the music in every cell in his body and is able to interpret it brilliantly even at this young age. Bravo!!!

Отличное выступление

😳😳😳he blew me away too ... AMAZING 😍😍😍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪🙏👐👐👐❤️💕💗😍

Incredible! I am so happy that this young man finally got the accolades he has now. Stunning talent and so much dedication!

Awesome Nathan Chen!

Olympic Gold Medalist ! 👑

Это чудо, явление в фигурном катании. Что-то более восхитительное трудно представить. Какой он интересный маленький!! Какое владение коньком, какие дорожки, какие скольжение!!! А с каким задором!!!

Way to go Nathan you are a very talented young man ,wish you the best of luck, I’m very glad that I watched such a wonderful talent performing in such a great way ,keep up your good work.

Looks at Nathan only 12 years old he performs like 20 years professional skater. Amazingly talented.

he is amazing! the future of men's figure skating!

Very enthusiastic at this age

Thank you for posting this video! Nathan was already amazing and near perfect at age 12!!

Это было прекрасно. Браво талантливому мальчику!

Near perfection since very young, a figure skating prodigy indeed !!!!

amazing he was so great back then!

Saw him sat 2/4/2012 on TV, & he blew me away! Kid is lights-out...and a rock-n-roller like Scott Hamilton/Kurt Browning, which I love. What a talent!

❤❤❤Nathan Chen!!!

Wow… simply genius in figure skating… born to be a champion in skating.

Beautiful

Unlike some opportunitists, Nathan Chen truly inspired young people and demonstrated true sportsmanship

Absolutely divine

OMG, he was waaayyyyy better than ALL current skaters of all ages and genders in Singapore at 12.... :O like literally leagues ahead! What an amazing performance!!! (and I should probably move to somewhere else lol)

Wow! Simply amazing and he was just 12? So much hard work and dedication.

Wow, Wow, Wow! God has really gifted this young man in abundance. Such a bright and promising future. I look forward to seeing even more great things from this skater in the years to come. Congratulations Nathan!

mini Nathan!!!! so cute!

I came across this video just now and I'm glad I did. OMG, Nathan was already AMAZING at 12! Thanks for sharing the video.

Shows ALL the promise that he delivers to this day!

Wow!!! Amazing, he was that talented so young. Everything he's doing now. On a smaller scale!! 😊Love Ya Nathan!!!💛💛💛💛😊🤗

Nathan's maturity and humility belie his age. What an inspiration and gift to the world. Go, Nathan!!

2022.02.27. great 💜💜💜

Unbelievable!

amazing talent. give it a couple years and he will blow everyone away

Great young skater.

Your videos like my sunshine in my gloomy days . I often forget that you on the ice . So artistic and you performed with so much fun . What a talent Your genuine smile is so contagious

Nathan! I'm impressed with 6 quads at the world championship and Biellmannspin here! 😱 So proud of you! 💞

Love the music from The Godfather

Much thanks

He was always the quad’s king ❤️

What was I doing when I was 12 ..Playing , staying at home and doing nothing

smol so smol, extremely proud of him

Nathan born as Olympic gold medalists 🌟

He is Amazing I watched him win the Gold. Wow wow wow. I have watched alot of skaters. But he gold all the time Karen

It's so great to have these reacords of his talent.

best

This program is... harder than his gold medal free skate. When he opened with a 4+3, my jaw dropped.

Great when he was 12

Much thanks for posting this. Shows his continuous hard working ethics.

I met him face to face! in an ice skating camp! i hope someday i could be like him! I LOVE YOU NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So beautiful 👏👍✌

He was born on may 5th 1999 just like me! i have hopes ill be somthing good like him!

He's Plushenko but he's twelve! CAN'T WAIT FOR PYEONGCHANG Thank you so much for sharing this! We can see this beautiful star growing exponentially and it is a pleasure and honor to live in the same time of such amazing and inspiring person! :)

Amazing 🤩

What a little cutie! You saw the great potential then!

Amazing to see this video as Nathan prepares for the Olympics. Thank you, Ted Wilson!

WOOOO!! HE IS AMAZING

amazing！

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !