Well done Nathan! Chinese parents will do anything for their kids. My parents moved to America to work in factories and kitchens just so that I can have better educations. I’m super grateful for their sacrifices and for the country that educated me to become who I am today! Thanks for representing USA, you are a true American spirit! Congrats to the Chen family!
Not just Chinese..similar story. My parents from the Philippines gave up professional careers there to start over in the USA, which I proudly consider my home country. ✌ Bravo, Chen family !!
Yes, totally agree. It is hard to describe the hard work the first gen Chinese, Asian or any immigrants has done to settle in and build a great foundation for their family's future. What strikes me the most is that how common Nathan's parents are among people I know. Nathan could be any of their son.
Yes, ethnic Chinese parents are the best! They have so much love, warmth, and generosity for their kids! They're not just nasty Tiger Parents. Most Chinese parents are so nice and caring!
Oh my gosh! Can you imagine driving from Salt Lake to California so many times? God bless his mom, dad and siblings for helping to make it work. It's a family affair; everyone participates in some way or another. Congratulations Nathan.
I am a 70 year old grandmother who gets great pleasure watching this glorious young man performing!! I can actually say that I love ❤️ this golden skater who gives inspiration to So many people…on and off the ice‼️ May you have a wonderful experience at Yale! You are so smart 💟
Usually Asian parents will have their kids go to college to be a doctor or a lawyer, but his parents are super supportive in his dreams and they all deserve it as supportive families
Yes! Indeed! I watched the 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating and felt so bad for his fall on ice and I am extremely happy for him this time. He came back stronger and better! Go Nathan Chan and thank you mama Chen and Coach Rafael!
Wow, he is so articulate, so humble and he really appreciates and realizes all his sweet mom did for him. I have teras of pride for this amazing young man. He is an inspiration to all, everywhere in the world
The GOAT! Congratulations Nathan and your mother's unwavering devotion to you is WONDERfUL. Your trainer RAFAEL HARUTYUNYAN is also to be highly commended for his training abilities and his kind heart towards Nathan and his mother.
Obviously he was lucky, raised by traditional Chinese parents that would do whatever it takes to help their kids succeed. It’s amazing to see uplifting story like this. Congrats to Nathan and his family!
@@makiyoheihei5445 I will make an exception in this case... for the benefit of those people in mainland china or even overseas who still think too highly of their Chinese language ( and will not read English comments - yes, many of them challenged me why I do not type Chinese when debating them on the blog - they could not accept the fact that it is simply a matter of convenience for me ) which in itself is not the real traditional Chinese cited and written into many great ancient poems... the "official" chinese we know today is mixed with some Mongolian language from what I heard... yet the CCP looks down on ethnic minorities - how many ethnic minority have made it into the top echelon of the CCP leadership circle ? The CCP top inner circle does not have representatives from southerner part of china ( let alone Hong Kong )
Clearly appreciative of all the sacrifices made by family to support him - Coach and friends included. Nathan you are a gem !! And yes, THIS Asian mom would give the same support to my children.
yes, what Nathan has shown us is his personal integrity , plus awareness of the plight of others less fortunate then us here in the free USA, who are being persecuted for their different viewpoint than their government's, for their ethnicity, for their belief, for their religious faith
Thanks to Nathan's super-mom who sacrificed and loved her children so much. With five children to raise, money was an issue; however, Nathan's mom never lost hope and drove from Utah to California and back to Utah without hesitation so that Nathan could get the best coaching possible. How many mothers would be willing to make this supreme sacrifice? His Gold Medal was truly earned and he deserved it. I am sure that he will continue to figure skate and hope that he will be in the next Olympics to defend his Gold.
Thanks for his supportive mom! Everyone needs support to move towards a goal and especially getting the gold medal! Great performance Nathan Chan! Go USA!
Watching you and how you regard your mom , made me reflect as a mother too . Thank you and congratulations! I can’t stop myself watching your videos and staying late just to capture your performances.Stay healthy and safe . You inspire so many people. Bravo
Bravo to him, nice person, bravo to his mother who seems a great personality helping and supporting his son during a long time.Amazing example of what mother’s love can do👏👏👏👏👏👏🌞🌞🌞🌞💥💥💥🤯💥💥🙏🙏🙏💐
Congratulations Nathen Chen, Mr. Spectacular, now I realize how much support you've gotten to achieve this feat to bring a Gold Medal for USA + Nathen Chen! Mad Props😍😍
Simply stunning perfection performance. We love you not just because of your skating but also your integrity. You didn't talk like Gu, say those people who doesn't like her are uneducated. Instead, yr answer towards CCP's critism shows yr high IQ and EQ. You are the proud of Chinese and American. I think it is Because of this combination you are so special, you keep the virtues of Chinese and American. In front of you, Gu and her Mom are just looser, money can buy them for everything.. love fr China
There is no limit to a mother's love. When you realise your child has a true talent, you will move heaven and earth to allow every opportunity for that talent to develop. Kudos to Nathan Chen for giving credit to his mom...饮水思源 when you drink the water, remember its source. Well done.
@@baraclude The world has moved on. I was schooled in 繁体字 but we switched to a more pragmatic 简体字. 繁体字 will always be part of our heritage.骨文。One might argue that it should be written in 甲骨文? No? Why stop at 繁体字?
even though you may have meant well, but it may have to do with physical trait and the law of physics, and personal characters.... in other words, be careful not to fall into sterotyping of race.... even if it sounds positive... God has given each of us different gifts, we are all uniquely different and equal as God's creature, the differences in achievement depends on our own personal resolve, conviction, goal setting, mental attitude and how far into the future we can see and plan and execute our plan for
I wish I had a mother who took my career seriously without insulting me on what other people do for a living. The parent’s job is to encourage, motivate and provide emotional support, to be excited for when they are making an effort on their craft. Not belittle them based on their career choices. Nathan Chen’s Mother is an example of how a mother should be in supporting their children’s career goals.
if history is of any indication - Nathan will always be endeared and endorsed by USA - I think Americans value patriotism more than just a gold medal... I don't think the same can be said for the Chinese people who sided with the CCP ideology
@@tennissport4318 There's really no set values in America, otherwise that in definition would be against "freedom" somehow. Even the "capitalism" that should enforce survival of the fittest, would be compromised when the masses do not like it.
@@asianamericancasestudies6434 If you are in USA you would know or heard of the USA Constitution : "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...." No country or political system is perfect. No human is perfect. We all have our own opinion and interpretation of moral standard and values. To many Americans, there is even higher standards and values, as summarized by Jesus in these Bible verses on Matthew 22:36-40, that we try to follow : “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." You are right in that freedom may mean different things to different people from different part of the world, but there is a bottom line where we all know we should not lower beyond, such as freedom does not mean I can do whatever I want...I cannot hurt others or reduce others' same right and freedom while trying to exercise my right and freedom
I really don't think that fits because 1) it's not a complimentary term and 2) Nathan clearly said his mother let her kids choose their pursuits, but that they should give their serious pursuits their all.
I'm sure Nathan is proud of his Chinese heritage, as am I, but that pride is not necessarily represented by the Chinese flag. Nor is it equivalent to Chinese National Pride as in the nationalistic pride of citizens of the People's Republic of China. Please don't interpret this comment as hate, just trying to keep facts straight.
@@dewdropsbonvoyage...not sure if they dared to approach Nathan but, for sure, they tried to buy Vincent Zhou, who kindly told them to go screw themselves.
USA should thank Asians and Africans for giving them so many good athletes. Too bad the US is still racially discriminating and beating and shooting them.
I think you do not have the total picture. ( 1 ) there is only some special groups that really harbors racial hatred ( 2 ) even minority groups have ( a) discrimination against members of their own racial group - yes - that is possible.... example... in a company panic many years ago, some of those mainland China speaking mandarin tended to interact less with those Chinese immigrant colleagues from Hong Kong ( b ) those hip hop songs full of racial slurs against people of their own African American group ( 3 ) even minority groups have discrimination against other minority groups - as the crime rate in California seems to suggest. So, you cannot say the "US" is doing that to asians and africans, unjustifiably implying white Americans are targeting minority groups. You have to qualify and quantify who is doing what to whom, based on facts and statistics. I am a minority myself and I feel safe in my community - it is a matter of what policy adopted by what local government to address crimes in general and racial crimes in specific so do not make blanket statement that will only divide the country - not sure what your motive is
@@tennissport4318 You think security is you, you don't represent all minorities. I and the people around me and many more people feel unsafe! You're talking about a few people who beat and kill blacks and Asians directly, most of them are discriminating from the heart. The United States has the worst situation on earth, so I use the term America.
@@tennissport4318 You said it the other way around, many Chinese in Hong Kong don't socialize with Mandarin Speaking Chinese because they feel superior to Chinese in other parts of the world. Please make sure of the facts before you speak.
@@user-tl1bw4wp1c ( 1 ) Hong kong is a small place compared to the rest of the world ( 2 ) Hong Kong people is well known for donating money to help in all the nature disasters ( in various earthquakes in China - I won't even comment on the infamous substandard quality of those buildings collapsing on people ( 3 ) Hong Kong people obliged their mainland relatives demanding their HK relatives to bring various electronic goods - such as the famous TV sets during the period when China was still underdeveloped and many mainland Chinese swam the shark infested water to sneak into Hong Kong ( 4 ) if not for Hong Kong bringing back investment into China, opening new factories, training the mainland workers and teaching them management skills etc, China would have at least taken much longer path into becoming "the factory of the world" ( 5 ) there is always people in Hong Kong who feel they are of higher social status and belittle other people - not just the mainland immigrants, but even other Hong Kong people ( 6 ) I spoke from personal experience in that specific company picnic gathering and trying to socialize with those from China and felt they tended to form their own little circle instead ( 7 ) I also speak from personal experience when I said Hong Kong people helped many mainland immigrant - I helped a mainland Chinese immigrant who had pretty bad english, and not yet able to land a job in Florida...I gave him a few lessons in business English sitting in fast food joint. I helped another Chinese immigrant who bought inventories of live flowers trying to sell on the street of Toronto for mother's day.... I found out he did not sell much so after my working hours I organized other good friends ( also have mainland China ) to go out to the street to help him sell off his inventory - else he would have suffered much greater investment loss... but as usual I cannot prejudge all chinese immigrants - I can only speak from my personal experience and what others have told me from their personal experience. I only wish the mainland Chinese not able to escape the CCP dictatorship regime to be free and have better future - not just the young people with wealth and education or good appearance but everybody - the old, the sick, the overweighted, the wrinkled, the disabled, they all deserve the basic human right we are all created and born with... not just the privilege red-second generation or the rich-second generation I heard so much about in the last 10 years.
@@tennissport4318 It seems that you are a Hong Kong man and admit that you are Chinese, which is good. But you have a lot of misconceptions. First, mainland Chinese have been taught from decades ago that Hong Kong people are compatriots and should be treated in a friendly way. We see Hong Kong people are very warm, but many Hong Kong people are indifferent to the mainland people think Hong Kong people are superior to them! Then there are many anti-China Hong Kongers, such as the dark riots in Hong Kong in 19 years! Let mainland Chinese and Chinese around the world began to hate Hong Kong young people. How can you avoid these questions?You said That Hong Kong has brought benefits to the country. Why not mention that the country has brought more benefits to Hong Kong? Does a city need to brag about all the economic benefits it brings to its country? Did the Chinese government praise itself when the country gave various benefits to Hong Kong? This is the right thing to do, not to say! Do you understand? How could Hong Kong develop without a country? Please use your head! Dictatorship? You are talking about Japan. If you think that the current economic and cultural height of mainland China has improved and people are living a rich life because of dictatorship? Well, we welcome this dictatorship! We support this dictatorship!
Not gay. There was a controversial interview on You Tube last year where he made it a point to say he was straight. It caused a big stink. Why? I have no idea. I'm gay, I watched the interview. Nothing about it offended me.
?!?!?!?! You talking about Biden? If so, Nathan Chen didn't "choose" to represent the U.S. This is his native country, born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. If you still believe he made this "choice", then so did every other member of the U.S. Olympic team.
As opposed to what? Communist China who throw different ethnic groups from their own country into camps and force them to live the way the Chinese think they should live? No country is perfect but Nathan isn't so ignorant as to not realize that his home country, the US, is still one of the greatest in the world.