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Eighteen-year-old Nathan Chen
The sure thing:  Nathan Chen
Eighteen-year-old Nathan Chen  was excited to be named to  his  first Olympic team. Really.  He  was.
Even though  Chen  dominated the men's competition  winning  his  second straight U.S. title; even though  he 's ranked fifth in the world  and has been skating better than  his  rivals ahead of  him ; even though  his  selection for South Korea was considered a sure thing — heck   he  called it 8 years ago. Even with all those evens  when  he  got the text before  he  went to bed Saturday  telling  him   he 'd made it   Chen  was "so  so  so excited to be part of this team."
At a Sunday press conference   Chen  also clarified that prediction  he 'd made long ago — lest we think  he  was a 10-year-old a little too full of  himself .
"It was more centered around the fact that I would be age-eligible for 2018 "  he  said  "obviously that was my goal. That's what I wanted  but I honestly didn't really think it would be attainable. I thought that 2022 would be more in my sights  since 2018 was just so close."
"The sure thing:  [TGT]
Eighteen-year-old [TGT] was excited to be named to  [TGT]  first Olympic team. Really.  [TGT]  was.
Even though  [TGT]dominated the men's competition  winning  [TGT]  second straight U.S. title; even though  [TGT] 's ranked fifth in the world  and has been skating better than  [TGT]  rivals ahead of  him ; even though  [TGT]  selection for South Korea was considered a sure thing — heck   [TGT]  called it 8 years ago. Even with all those evens  when  [TGT]  got the text before  [TGT]  went to bed Saturday  telling  [TGT]   [TGT] 'd made it   [TGT]was "so  so  so excited to be part of this team."
At a Sunday press conference   [TGT]also clarified that prediction  [TGT] 'd made long ago — lest we think  [TGT]  was a 10-year-old a little too full of  [TGT] .
"It was more centered around the fact that I would be age-eligible for 2018 "  he  said  "obviously that was my goal. That's what I wanted  but I honestly didn't really think it would be attainable. I thought that 2022 would be more in my sights  since 2018 was just so close.""