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From a young age, Karen Chen knew that she wanted to pursue a career on the ice.
She started skating at just 4 years old, andimmediately fell in love with the sport.
After all, who wouldn’t want to remember the moment they fell in love?"
(viaCornell University).
Since then, Yamaguchi has become a role model for many young figure skaters, including Karen Chen.
Yamaguchi continued to gush, “Karen is an incredible talent, and she’s a beautiful skater.
It’s been really fun to mentor her and to give her whatever positive advice I can.”
That thought terrified me.
However, I decided to go for it."
In true overachiever fashion, the 22-year-old Olympian is even thinking about pursuing a pre-med track.
I’m so thankful for that," Karen Chen said.
“To me, I’m really proud of my heritage and where I came from.
I am proud of who I am and what that represents.”
After the 2018 Olympics, Chen had another serious injury.
As Chen shared in U.S. Chen has posted some of her beautiful pieces on her Instagram, showcasingnature sceneswith bright trees and butterflies.
Who knows, maybe after she retires from skating, Chen will pursue a career as an artist!
Chen described her schedule and diet toNBC, and just reading about it makes us tired.
For Karen Chen, it’s ajade rabbit necklaceshe wears during competitions.
Like many of us, Chen also got into at-home YouTube workouts while she was quarantined at home.
Chencaptionedthe photo, “just tryna be @blogilates #QuarantineThings.”
It’s nice to know that even Olympic athletes enjoyed pilates-style workouts while at home!
Chen’s mother recalled, “We saw she’s not shy at all.”
