Nathan Chen Reveals If He'll Retire After Winning Gold at Beijing Olympics

Nathan Chen is bringing home his first Olympic gold medal, as well as a Team Silver medal, after winning the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Following his record breaking performances, the 22-year-old figure skater is now opening up about if he’ll retire from the sport, or focus on the 2026 games in Italy.

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In an interview with AP, Nathan admitted he’s not sure if he’ll compete at the world championships next month in France. This isn’t uncommon for Olympic champions, as many choose to skip them.

“I will think about it a little bit and talk to everyone else on my team and see what their feelings are and then kind of go from there,” Nathan said.

He also shared that he was still undecided on if he’ll be setting new goals for himself, or going on to master more difficult jumps.

“I think that definitely goes hand-in-hand with deciding what the future entails for me … certainly there’s going to be other standouts coming out very rapidly so it’s going to be very interesting and fun to be able to track how skating progresses,” Nathan added. “As for me, you know, it’s still (to be determined) as well.”

At the end of 2020, Nathan admitted he wasn’t sure if he’d be back in competition at all after these Olympics.

“I think it will be highly determined by how I feel after ’22,” he said, via U.S. Figure Skating. “Do I still have the drive? I feel like if I don’t have the drive anymore, then there’s no point. It’ll really depend. As of now, definitely the plan is to go back to school, and even then, probably take one or two years off skating for sure, and then reevaluate.”

Just recently, Nathan performed during the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition over the weekend, and threw in a surprise element – a backflip! Watch it below: