--- description: U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen set a record with six quad jumps in the men's figure skating long program in the 2018 Winter Olympics. title: Nathan Chen Just Stunned Every Figure Skater You've Ever Heard Of image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30684ef01f30415e/69892812096a9423206a18d0/nathan-chen1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2018 Pyeongchang Olympics](/tag/2018-pyeongchang-olympics/) ## 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nathan Chen Just Stunned Every Figure Skater You've Ever Heard Of by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 17, 2018 3:22 AM CUT  Nathan Chen of the United States in the mens free figure skating program in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung in Pyeongchang in South Korea. February 16, 2018. Nathan Chen of the United States in the mens free figure skating program in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung in Pyeongchang in South Korea. February 16, 2018.Steve Russell—Toronto Star via Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 17, 2018 3:22 AM CUT U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen set an Olympic record with [six quad jumps](http://time.com/5164072/nathan-chen-quad-jump-figure-skating/ "undefined") in the men’s figure skating long program on Friday. Chen bounced back after a disappointing turn during the [short program](http://time.com/5131418/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating-long-program/ "undefined") that left the skater in 17th place in the 2018 Winter Olympics. The redemptive long program showed Chen could pull off what he came to do, and his record six [quad jumps](http://time.com/5164041/quad-jump-figure-skating-olympics/ "undefined") felt like vindication for Chen’s many spectators and fans. Chen’s fellow figure skaters were possibly the most emotional of those watching. Several shared their pride in Chen and awe of his accomplishments online. > [](https://twitter.com/kristiyamaguchi/status/964689474583171073) > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleWKwan/status/964688460161343490) > [](https://twitter.com/Meryl%5FDavis/status/964688616533446656) > [](https://twitter.com/AlexShibutani/status/964688413386403841) > [](https://twitter.com/MaiaShibutani/status/964687894760775681) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5164101/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5164101/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating/"},"headline":"Nathan Chen Just Stunned Every Figure Skater You've Ever Heard Of","datePublished":"2018-02-17T03:22:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:20:08.910Z","description":"U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen set a record with six quad jumps in the men's figure skating long program in the 2018 Winter Olympics.","url":"https://time.com/5164101/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating/","keywords":["2018 Pyeongchang Olympics","Winter Olympics","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30684ef01f30415e/69892812096a9423206a18d0/nathan-chen1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30684ef01f30415e/69892812096a9423206a18d0/nathan-chen1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nathan Chen","caption":"Nathan Chen","creditText":"Steve Russell—Toronto Star via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2018-pyeongchang-olympics/","name":"2018 Pyeongchang Olympics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5164101/nathan-chen-olympics-figure-skating/","name":"Nathan Chen Just Stunned Every Figure Skater You've Ever Heard Of"}}]}] ```