In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic
gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey
to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure
skater and the joys and challenges he has experienced-including the
tremendous sacrifices he and his family made, and the physical and
emotional pain he endured. When three-year-old Nathan Chen tried on
his first pair of figure skates, magic happened. But the odds of
this young boy-one of five children born to Chinese
immigrants-competing and making it into the top echelons of figure
skating were daunting. Chen's family didn't have the resources or
access to pay for expensive coaches, rink time, and equipment. But
Nathan's mother, Hetty Wang, refused to fail her child. Recognizing
his tremendous talent and passion, she stepped up as his coach,
making enormous sacrifices to give Nathan the opportunity to
compete in this exclusive world. That dedication eventually paid
off at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where Chen-reverently
known as the "Quad King"-won gold, becoming the first
Asian-American man to stand at the highest podium in figure
skating. In this moving and inspiring memoir Chen opens up for the
first time, chronicling everything it took to pursue his dreams.
Bolstered by his unwavering passion and his family's unconditional
support, Chen reveals the most difficult times he endured, and how
he overcame each obstacle-from his disappointment at the 2018
Olympic Games, to competing during a global pandemic, to the
extreme physical and mental toll the sport demands. Pulling back
the curtain on the figure skating world and the Olympics, Chen
reveals what it was really like at the Beijing Games and competing
on the US team in the same city his parents had left-and his
grandmother still lived. Poignant and unfiltered, told in his own
words, One Jump at a Time is the story of one extraordinary young
man-and a testament to the love of a family and the power of
persistence, grit, and passion. This memoir includes 16 pages of
color photographs.
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