Who Is Nathan Chen?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 29, 2023
Learn about American figure skater Nathan Chen's Olympic journey to gold in this exciting title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending topics.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow Nathan Chen’s path from childhood hobbies to Olympic gold and Yale graduation.
- Themes
- Figure skating, Olympic achievement, Athlete biography
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Ice Skating, Olympics
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Learn about American figure skater Nathan Chen's Olympic journey to gold in this exciting title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending topics. In 2022, Nathan Chen dazzled the world when he won the gold medal in men's figure skating to Elton John's "Rocketman" at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Though this was his first Olympic gold, Nathan was not new to big victories.
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He was already a six-time US national champion and had already won the World Figure Skating Championship three times! Nicknamed the "Quad King," Nathan is known for his thrilling quadruple jumps on the ice and is considered one of the greatest male figure skaters of all time. Learn all about Nathan's life from his childhood hobbies of ballet and gymnastics to his recent graduation from Yale University in this inspiring book for young readers!
Nathan Chen’s Olympic Gold
Follow Nathan Chen’s path from childhood hobbies to Olympic gold and Yale graduation.
Come here for
- Nathan Chen’s Olympic gold in men’s figure skating
- His childhood hobbies, skating victories, and Yale graduation
Expect
- Quadruple jumps and championship milestones
- A life story spanning ballet, gymnastics, and figure skating
Where it sits
| Ice Skating | 85% |
|---|---|
| Olympics | 71% |
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 66% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Olympics
- Winter Sports
- Authors
- Joseph Liu
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 29, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Figure skating · Olympic achievement · Athlete biography
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids