US figure skater Nathan Wei Chen is one of the most decorated athletes in his sport. Chen has an incredible list of prestigious honors and personal accolades to his name. Despite his incredible achievements, the figure skater continues to thrive for more and has achieved the unthinkable.
Nathan Chen scored a world record 113.97 points in the short program at the Beijing Winter Games, leaving his fans and sports enthusiasts over the world astonished.
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Following his recent achievement, a tweet from the official handle of the U.S. Figure Skating governing body has resurfaced, and it asks all the right questions. “Would you play!?” as Nathan Wei Chen if a figure skating game were ever to be made. Here’s how Twitter reacted.
Would you play!? @nathanwchen 🎮 pic.twitter.com/bOkcoXTHyi
— U.S. Figure Skating (@USFigureSkating) May 26, 2020
Nathan Chen in a Figure Skating video game? Here’s what the fans think
At the age of just 22, the American has already been a three-time World Champion, three-time Grand Prix Final Champion, and is a silver (2022) and bronze (2017) medalist at the Olympics. In addition to this, he is also the 2017 Four Continents Champion and six-time U.S. National Champion.
In 2020, the U.S. Figure skating body had asked fans an interesting question via their social media account. They questioned the fans if they’d play as the now-world record holder, Nathan Chen, in a figure skating video game.
Interestingly, the teaser image is seemingly inspired by various EA titles of other sports. And this is how Twitter reacted.
don't toy with my heart. Sometimes having an imagination is a curse.
— eeri (@eerilai) May 26, 2020
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MAKE IT HAPPEN, GUYS. I would play this in a heartbeat.
— Jessica Beroldi 🏳️🌈 (@jstapfinator) May 26, 2020
Fans of the sport even took to memes and GIFs to express their agreement and excitement with the idea.
— Jair, TLM (@litmasturbator) May 26, 2020
1,000% yes!!! pic.twitter.com/EdA3qyLCNM
— Missy B. (@MissyBee37) May 26, 2020
— daily nathan chen (@dailynathanchen) May 26, 2020
While others did not need to think twice and readily offer their “money” to the probable developers of the to-be game.
TAKE MY MONEY !!!!!
— y (@polaroidarchon) May 26, 2020
Absolutely! Please don't tell me you guys were just monkeying around with graphics for fun! If you make this so, I will demand that you shut up and take my money!
— Truly 'Triple Vaccinated for Extra Creaminess' S. (@hotincleveland) May 26, 2020
There were some figure skating fans who referenced Michelle Kwan Figure Skating, a video game originally released in 1999. It starred the iconic star of the sport. Some fans even challenged Nathan Chen.
Yes. Ready or not Nathan, your virtual form is going for a quintuple jump 😅
— Love, Dillon (@DillonChavez) May 26, 2020
One Twitterati even went into the finer details of the games and asked some fascinating questions.
Is there an option to use moves from the field, create spins, or is this game just a quad jumping derby?
— Samiracles (@samiraculous) May 28, 2020
What are your thoughts on the idea of a potential figure skating video game starring Nathan Chen? Would you play it?
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