Nathan Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten-time Grand Prix medalist (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist (5 golds, 1 silver). Chen also helped the U.S. Olympic team win the bronze medal in the 2018 team event, and the silver medal in the 2022 team event.
Regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time, Chen has the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era and had the longest win streak in history from 2018-2021. Recognized for performing the most technically difficult programs in the world, Chen is credited for pushing the boundaries of athletic ability in the sport. Known as the "Quad King" for his mastery of quadruple jumps, Chen is the first skater in history to have landed five types of quadruple jumps in competition—the toe loop, Salchow, loop, flip, and Lutz—as well as eight quadruple jumps across a single competition (2018 World Championships). He is the current world record holder for men in the short program, free skate and combined total under the ISU Judging System.
Chen is the first Asian American man to earn an Olympic medal in single skating. Chen was named to the "2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports List" by Forbes Magazine. Chen was named to Time Magazine's Time 100 List of the 100 Most Influential People of 2022 in May 2022, and he was nominated for an ESPY Award in the "Best Olympian, Men's Sports" category in June 2022. In August 2022, Chen was announced as one of Harper's Bazaar's 2022 Icons featured in the September 2022 Harper's Bazaar issue. He was nominated for a People's Choice Award in the "Game Changer of 2022" category and an AAU James E. Sullivan Award in October 2022.

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