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Massimo Scali did!

That’s 5 years ago he was in grade 11, I guess :-)

He's 5''6" but the proportion of Nathan's body is really good so his movements on ice are really enchanting!

Almost all singles figure skaters are well under six feet tall, including the men, most of which average around 5'6 to 5'9. Having a smaller body with shorter limbs helps the athlete move and rotate quicker because they have a shorter range of motion. It's for this reason that most gymnasts are in that height range, as well, and the women can be even shorter, 4'8 to 5'4. This is why a tall figure skater or gymnast can look clumsy because it takes more time for their long limbs to move through the same actions because they have a longer range of motion. You might notice divers are also well under six feet tall and in the same height range, as well. Any sport that requires twisting, rotating, flipping, or turning quickly is performed much better with a smaller, shorter body. The only exception to this rule is the men in pairs skating because they need to lift the woman, and it's her that's doing 90% of the jumping and rotating in the throw jumps, not him. As such, male pairs skaters tend to be the tallest of all skaters.

Yuzuru has perfect body positions and posture?😂

@@kaiz7619I guess Yuzuru is just a blur of amazing to me. I probably haven’t done a real scientific evaluation 🤓

I don't find Jason's posture appealing, personally. He has a strange posture with a protruding butt. If it appeals to others, that's fine too. However, to say that someone is perfect is just not true because, clearly, different things appeal to different people. Art is so subjective. Same with Yuzuru. Not a fan of his carriage, especially the carriage of his upper body and droopy arms. It's quite noticable when he's trying to set up his jumps. To me, Nathan has the cleanest lines out of all three. Although his shoulders are loose and relaxed, he has nice arms, wrists, and hands. And he points his toes and has beautiful turnouts, prob because of his ballet background. Like I said, different things appeal to different people.

I think he does it because the audience loves it. But I agree that it’s not needed in this program.

It's a performance in Osaka

He usually uses upbeat music for his short program and slow music for his long program as a contrast. I feel that his strength is being a well-rounded skater with a balanced mix of artistry and technical excellence as well as very versatile in different choreography styles and not limited to just one particular style. He did win the past three Worlds Champ with contemporary dance programs like "Mao's Last Dancer", "Land of All" and "Philip Glass". The thing is that he is doing 4 to 5 difficult quads in a program, so it is hard to have very complex choreography while still having the stamina and stability to finish the jumps. For Space Song program, there is not much technical content, so he can focus more on the choreography. If you check out his latest Mozart program, he has been adding hand expressions like the Space Song program which is something different from other skaters.

yeah this definitely didn't feel like Shae Lynn. Someone once said that her choreo has been holding him back a little artistically and I can see it now. He looks so gorgeous with this choreo, it really shows off his body line and shows that Nathan does pay attention to the little details.

@@cyrra8865 I would be really interested to see Nathan do a Scali choreographed program in competition. It would be interesting to see how it goes once quads are added in. Scali did work with Nathan on PCS for Olympics Rocketman but of course he didn’t choreograph that. I hope after Nathan finishes school he does decide to come back.

@@daffygirl4591 I don't think he'll come back to competition unfortunately :^(. I hope he at least keeps doing shows, and that he continues using Scali, they seem to work very well together. I think Japan likes him enough that they'd keep inviting him.

@@cyrra8865 Yeah as much as I would love him to come back I think he’s ready to move on. Some of it will also depend on how he feels during the next two years and his hip. But I will be happy if he still continues to do shows. I would love to see him explore his artistic side more with Scali as his choreographer. He’s very well liked in Japan so I’m sure he’ll be invited back.

@@cyrra8865 To be fair to Shae Lynn and Chen, choreographing a competitive program vs an exhibition program are two different things. The first is more stringent with timing to fulfill various technical requirements. Nathan Chen wouldn't be able to take time and skate like what you see here. Expecting Chen to be this "artistic" at the same time jumping 5 quads is unrealistic. He wouldn't have enough time or energy, nobody could do that.

Such viciousness. This is obviously no competition level skating and puts less strain on body. Please go away. I’m sure YH is skating somewhere too with his “sprained” ankle.

@@vtam9422 Yuzuru sprained his ankle at practice on February 9. Everyone can watch the tape. And he hasn't been announced in any show yet.

@@annabell6014 did I say show? Or just somewhere? In any case, everyone can see this is not a competition level skate. And this is a commitment as part of the team. IMHO, it is more honorable to skip personal events to fulfill a team commitment. I did that myself. I injured myself before a martial arts tournament. So I withdrew from all personal events so I can do one group event so as not to jeopardize the shot of team to medal.

Celosa?

Doing two easy triple jumps with an injury vs. 4/5 quads and a triple axel with an injury are two incomparable things.

Agree. Preferably a simple white shirt because the song is so light, it floats.

@@thulekovish8188 Yup. I saw that he was wearing all white for one of the group number. That outfit would be perfect for this performance.

@@ws-yc7ue Haha yes I can't unsee the meat image. I suggested all white because I saw a photo of him wearing it in a group number and white reminds me of the pure dreamy vibe of the song. Otherwise any uni-color outfit is also fine because it shows his line better.

@@ws-yc7ue Oh he likes tie-dye shirts? It is my first time seeing him in it though. Tie-dye is a tricky thing cos I find it distracting and takes away from his performance. I know his love for either black or white tee and I am totally fine with it. Simple outfit goes very well with his modern and organic skating style.

@@ws-yc7ue Oh but I don't consider the top that he wore for Rocketman at IDF to be tie-dye though. It's like a collage of colors? I actually like all his striking Rocketman costumes except for the yellow one which pales in comparison. I like that his costumes got people talking whether they like or hate it and are part of his "Nathan Chen" signature. Unlike others, I usually have no problem with his costumes but this tie-dye shirt really has to go. It really looks like something that you wear going to the beach or resort.

I like the color, but it’s baggy and not fitted. I just want to see his beautiful body line. He’s a very beautiful skater a very beautiful performer.

More like the inside of a fig. But it didn’t matter. I was still drawn to his performance because it was simply breathtaking.