Nathan Chen is an all-time great figure skater. But during the 2026 Winter Olympics, the United States legend is just watching. Chen is actually in Italy, but he's not competing. He's there watching ...

Former figure skating gold medalist Nathan Chen was once where Ilia Malinin is now: solemnly looking back on a disappointing Olympic performance. Malinin stunningly stumbled in the men’s individual ...

When the men’s figure skating competition began on Saturday, February 7, many fans noticed one familiar name missing from the Olympic ice: Nathan Chen. The Olympic gold medalist last competed on the ...

The world has now witnessed American figure skater Ilia Malinin’s breakdown during the men’s free skate event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, and everyone has observed the fallout that ...

Who is the greatest male figure skater of all time? As the sport continues to push the boundaries of physics, scoring, and art, three names have consistently come up through the first week of the ...

Support has been unwavering for American figure skater Ilia Malinin, whose Olympic gold dreams last Friday in the free skate final quickly turned into a nightmare. He fell twice during his performance ...

Cambodia continues to work with China, the United States and Britain on the case of Chen Zhi, the business tycoon accused of masterminding a vast network that scammed billions from victims around the ...

Chen had a similar collapse in the men's singles at the Pyeongchang Games, but bounced back to win gold four years later Mike Marsland/Getty; Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Nathan Chen ...

Figure skating is just as much a mental sport as it is a physical sport — and few people know that better than Nathan Chan and Ilia Malinin. Like Malinin, Chen went into the Winter Olympics in 2018 as ...

Nathan Chen falls during his routine in the 2018 Olympics. Four years later, he won gold. Aris Messinis / AFP via Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side ...

A rudderless young man and his hardworking father each experience love, marriage, loss and the fragility of dreams in this concluding part of Anthony Chen’s loosely linked ‘Growing Up’ trilogy. By ...