# Nathan Chen programs

Nathan Chen is an American figure skater who won his first competition in 2003 at age 3. He spent the beginning of his career in Salt Lake City, progressing through the lower levels of U.S. Figure Skating's developmental pipeline before relocating to Southern California in 2011. His first basic skills and pre-preliminary competition programs as a young skater were set to instrumental versions of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and Three Blind Mice. Chen qualified for his first U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2007 and rose through the juvenile and intermediate ranks between 2007 and 2009. A recording of his early 2007 exhibition performance to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King resurfaced before the 2018 Winter Olympics. Chen made it to his first U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 2010 where, at 10 years old, he became the youngest novice champion in history, skating to music from Kung Fu Panda and Peter and the Wolf. At the end of the championships, he was featured in NBC's coverage of the exhibition gala and was later chosen as the ABC Person of the Week.
During his junior years, Chen performed to music from the Godfather soundtrack, Praeludium and Allegro, The Four Seasons, Michael Jackson, Glenn Miller and George Gershwin. He won the national junior title twice (2012, 2014) and the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in 2015. Throughout the span of his senior career, Chen explored a plethora of musical genres, performing to classical works from Le Corsaire, Mao's Last Dancer, Prince Igor, Mozart, songs from avant-garde artists like Benjamin Clementine, piano pieces from Philip Glass, and music from the Desperado soundtrack. In the 2019-20 season, Chen skated to Armenian artist Charles Aznavour's "La Bohème" and music from the Elton John biopic Rocketman. Chen later decided to return to these two programs for the 2021-22 Olympic season where his win at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing earned him a congratulatory shoutout from John. In November 2022, Chen starred in the official music video for the acoustic version of "Hold Me Closer" by John and Britney Spears. Between his senior debut in 2016 until his gold medal win in Beijing, Chen also won six U.S. titles, three world championships, and three Grand Prix Final titles, and broke national and world records multiple times.

## Programs
### Competition and exhibition programs

* Program details mentioned at first occurrence.
* Olympic seasons highlighted in blue.
Competition and exhibition programs by season :
| Season | Short program | Free skate program | Exhibition program |
| 2003–04 | — | "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" Composed by Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert Choreo. by Stephanee Grosscup | — |
| 2004–05 | — | "Three Blind Mice" Composed by Thomas Ravenscroft Choreo. by Stephanee Grosscup | — |
| 2005–06 | — | A Bug's Life Composed by Randy Newman Choreo. by Karel Kovar | — |
| 2006–07 | — | "Jupiter" From The Planets Composed by Gustav Holst Choreo. by Karel Kovar | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" From The Lion King Composed by Elton John, Tim Rice Performed by Jason Weaver, Laura Williams |
| 2007–08 | — | The Nutcracker Composed by Tchaikovsky Choreo. by Karel Kovar | — |
| 2008–09 | The Nutcracker Choreo. by Stephanie Grosscup | Transformers Composed by Steve Jablonsky Choreo. by Stephanie Grosscup | — |
| 2009–10 | Kung Fu Panda Composed by Hans Zimmer Choreo. by Stephanie Grosscup | Peter and the Wolf Composed by Sergei Prokofiev Choreo. by Evgenia Chernyshova | Peter and the Wolf |
| 2010–11 | "Rawhide" Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin Choreo. by Evgenia Chernyshova | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Composed by Sergei Prokofiev Choreo. by Evgenia Chernyshova | "Rawhide" |
| 2011–12 | WALL-E Composed by Thomas Newman Choreo. by Stephanie Grosscup | The Godfather Composed by Nino Rota Choreo. by Evgenia Chernyshova | "Stereo Hearts" Performed by Gym Class Heroes Choreo. by Evgenia Chernyshova |
| 2012–13 | Praeludium and Allegro Composed by Fritz Kreisler Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva, Rafael Arutyunyan | The Three Musketeers Composed by Paul Haslinger Choreo. by Stephanee Grosscup | — |
| 2013–14 | The Four Seasons Composed by Antonio Vivaldi Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva | Medley: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Composed by Glenn Miller "Summertime" Composed by George Gershwin Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva | "Home" Performed by Phillip Phillips Choreo. by Phillip Mills |
| 2014–15 | Michael Jackson Medley Performed by Michael Jackson Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva Tracks used "Smile" "Smooth Criminal" | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Composed by Frédéric Chopin Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva | "Best Day of My Life" Performed by American Authors Choreo. by Adam Rippon |
| 2015–16 | Michael Jackson Medley | Organ Symphony Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns Choreo. by Nikolai Morozov | "Dream On" Performed by Aerosmith |
| 2016–17 | Le Corsaire Composed by Adolphe Adam Choreo. by Marina Zueva | Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor Composed by Alexander Borodin Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva | "Parachute" Performed by Otto Knows Choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2016–17 | Le Corsaire Composed by Adolphe Adam Choreo. by Marina Zueva | Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor Composed by Alexander Borodin Choreo. by Nadia Kanaeva | "Stole the Show" Performed by Kygo ft. Parson James |
| 2017–18 | "Nemesis" Composed by Benjamin Clementine Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Mao's Last Dancer Mao's Last Dancer Composed by Christopher Gordon The Rite of Spring Composed by Igor Stravinsky Choreo. by Lori Nichol | "Parachute" |
| 2017–18 | "Nemesis" Composed by Benjamin Clementine Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Mao's Last Dancer Mao's Last Dancer Composed by Christopher Gordon The Rite of Spring Composed by Igor Stravinsky Choreo. by Lori Nichol | "Nemesis" |
| 2017–18 | "Nemesis" Composed by Benjamin Clementine Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Mao's Last Dancer Mao's Last Dancer Composed by Christopher Gordon The Rite of Spring Composed by Igor Stravinsky Choreo. by Lori Nichol | "Back from the Edge" Performed by James Arthur |
| 2017–18 | "Nemesis" Composed by Benjamin Clementine Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Mao's Last Dancer Mao's Last Dancer Composed by Christopher Gordon The Rite of Spring Composed by Igor Stravinsky Choreo. by Lori Nichol | "No Good" Performed by Kaleo Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne |
| 2018–19 | "Caravan" Moliendo Café "Caravan" Performed by Fanfare Ciocărlia Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | "Land of All" Composed by Woodkid Choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | "Next to Me" Performed by Otto Knows |
| 2018–19 | "Caravan" Moliendo Café "Caravan" Performed by Fanfare Ciocărlia Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | "Land of All" Composed by Woodkid Choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | "Nemesis" |
| 2018–19 | "Caravan" Moliendo Café "Caravan" Performed by Fanfare Ciocărlia Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | "Land of All" Composed by Woodkid Choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard | "No Good" |
| 2019–20 | "La Bohème" Performed by Charles Aznavour Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Rocket Man Composed by Elton John, Bernie Taupin Choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard Tracks used "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Rocket Man" "Bennie and the Jets" | "Next to Me" |
| 2020–21 | Desperado "Asturias (Suite Española)" Composed by Frida Lopez "Canción del Mariachi" Performed by Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Philip Glass medley Composed by Philip Glass Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne Tracks used "Metamorphosis II" Violin Concerto No. 1 Truman Sleeps | Rocket Man |
| 2021–22 | "Eternity" "Eternity" "Nemesis" Performed by Benjamin Clementine Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne | Mozart Medley Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne Tracks used Piano Concerto No. 23 Lacrymosa "Lacrymosa (Apashe remix") | "The Nights" Performed by Avicii |
| 2021–22 | "La Bohème" | Rocket Man | "Caravan" |
| 2021–22 | "La Bohème" | Rocket Man | "Space Song" Performed by Beach House Choreo. by Massimo Scali |
| 2021–22 | "La Bohème" | Rocket Man | Rocket Man |

### Show programs as a competitive skater

* Live collaborations with other skaters and artists are highlighted in purple.
* Programs performed at three or more ice shows within the same year are only listed with selected shows.
* Show openings and finales are not included in the list.
Show programs from 2003-2022 :
| Year | Program | Event |
| 2003 | Penguin Cafe Orchestra Medley Composed by Penguin Cafe Orchestra Performed live with Stephanie Rosenthal and other skaters Choreo. by Douglas Webster Tracks used Air À Danser Southern Jukebox Music Numbers 1-4 | Community ice theatre, Salt Lake City |
| 2007 | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" | Salt Lake City show |
| 2010 | Peter and the Wolf | WIWA |
| 2010 | "Singin' in the Rain" Composed by Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Performed live with Richard "Mr. Debonair" Dwyer Choreo. by David Liu | WIWA |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2010 | "Nathan and the Spider" From Fantastic Mr. Fox Composed by Alexandre Desplat Choreo. by Joel Dear Tracks used "Mr. Fox's Promenade" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2010 | "Go the Distance" From Hercules Composed by Alan Menken, David Zippel | Galleria Dallas |
| 2011 | "Stereo Hearts" | Michael Weiss Foundation Ice Champions |
| 2012 | "Stereo Hearts" | Skate Asia |
| 2013 | "Home" | An Evening with Champions |
| 2014 | "Best Day of My Life" | An Evening with Champions |
| 2015 | Michael Jackson Medley | An Evening with Champions |
| 2016 | "Stole the Show" | An Evening with Champions |
| 2016 | "Golden Slumbers" Performed by The Beatles Choreo. by Phillip Mills | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2017 | "Nemesis" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2017 | "Stole the Show" | Stars on Ice |
| 2017 | "Parachute" | Stars on Ice |
| 2018 | "Nemesis" | Dreams on Ice, Stars on Ice |
| 2018 | "Back from the Edge" | Stars on Ice |
| 2018 | "Land of All" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2018 | "Caravan" | Sun Valley on Ice, The Ice |
| 2018 | "The Other Side" From The Greatest Showman Performed by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron Performed live with Shoma Uno, Jin Boyang | The Ice |
| 2018 | "Tu Sei" Performed by Vittorio Grigolo Performed live with Nobunari Oda, Jin Boyang, Dmitri Aliev, Sergei Voronov, Morgan Cipres, Alina Zagitova, Mirai Nagasu, Takato Mura Choreo. by David Wilson | The Ice |
| 2019 | "Nemesis" | All That Skate |
| 2019 | "Next to Me" | All That Skate, Stars on Ice |
| 2019 | "Thunder" Performed by Imagine Dragons Performed live with Shoma Uno, Javier Fernández, Lee June-hyoung Choreo. by Sandra Bezic, David Wilson | All That Skate |
| 2019 | "Land of All" | Dreams on Ice |
| 2019 | "La Boheme" | The Ice |
| 2019 | Rocket Man | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2020 | Rocket Man | Carnival on Ice |
| 2021 | "Caravan" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2021 | Rocket Man | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2022 | "Space Song" | Stars on Ice |
| 2022 | Rocket Man | Stars on Ice |

### Programs after the 2022 Winter Olympics

Show programs after the 2021-22 season :
| Year | Program | Event |
| 2022 | Rocket Man | Dreams On Ice |
| 2022 | "The Nights" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2022 | "Heat Waves" Performed by Glass Animals Choreo. by Sam Chouinard | The Ice |
| 2022 | Mozart Medley | The Ice |
| 2022 | "Gabriel's Oboe" From The Mission Composed by Ennio Morricone Performed live with Shoma Uno Choreo. by Miki Sakagami | The Ice |
| 2022 | "Let It Be" Performed by The Beatles | Vail Skating Festival Ice Spectacular |
| 2022 | Rocket Man" | Vail Skating Festival Ice Spectacular |
| 2023 | "Vienna" Performed by Billy Joel | Ice Chips |
| 2023 | "Mr. Blue Sky" Performed by Electric Light Orchestra | Ice Chips |
| 2023 | "Hold Me Closer" Performed by Elton John, Britney Spears Choreo. by Jean-Luc Baker, Nathan Chen | Stars On Ice |
| 2023 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Stars On Ice |
| 2023 | "Hold On Tight"/"The Dreamer in Her" (Laz Masso & Jon Schulder Remix) Performed by Thomas Azier Choreo. by Nathan Chen | The Ice |
| 2023 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | The Ice |
| 2023 | "On the Nature of Daylight" Composed by Max Richter Performed live with Shoma Uno Choreo. by Yuka Sato | The Ice |
| 2023 | "Hold On Tight"/"The Dreamer in Her" | Sun Valley on Ice |
| 2023 | "Vienna" | 20th Annual Detroit Tree Lighting |
| 2023 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Composed by Edward Pola, George Wyle Performed by Andy Williams | 20th Annual Detroit Tree Lighting |
| 2023 | "Ladies Love Country Boys" Composed by Jamey Johnson, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren Performed live with Trace Adkins | Scott Hamilton & Friends |
| 2023 | "Viva la Vida" Composed by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion Performed by Coldplay | Vail Skating Festival Ice Spectacular |
| 2023 | "Hold On Tight"/"The Dreamer in Her" | Vail Skating Festival Ice Spectacular |
Other programs, projects and collaborations :
| Year | Program | Video |
| 2022 | "Hold Me Closer" Choreo. by Nathan Chen | Elton John, Britney Spears (Acoustic) (Official Video) (Stars On Ice) |