In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic
gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to
success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and
the joys and challenges he has experienced--including the tremendous
sacrifices he and his family made, and the physical and emotional pain
he endured.
When three-year-old Nathan Chen tried on his first pair of figure
skates, magic happened. But the odds of this young boy--one of five
children born to Chinese immigrants--competing and making it into the
top echelons of figure skating were daunting. Chen's family didn't have
the resources or access to pay for expensive coaches, rink time, and
equipment. But Nathan's mother, Hetty Wang, refused to fail her child.
Recognizing his tremendous talent and passion, she stepped up as his
coach, making enormous sacrifices to give Nathan the opportunity to
compete in this exclusive world.
That dedication eventually paid off at the 2022 Olympic Games in
Beijing, where Chen--reverently known as the "Quad King"--won gold,
becoming the first Asian-American man to stand at the highest podium in
figure skating. In this moving and inspiring memoir Chen opens up for
the first time, chronicling everything it took to pursue his dreams.
Bolstered by his unwavering passion and his family's unconditional
support, Chen reveals the most difficult times he endured, and how he
overcame each obstacle-from his disappointment at the 2018 Olympic
Games, to competing during a global pandemic, to the extreme physical
and mental toll the sport demands.
Pulling back the curtain on the figure skating world and the Olympics,
Chen reveals what it was really like at the Beijing Games and competing
on the US team in the same city his parents had left--and his
grandmother still lived. Poignant and unfiltered, told in his own words,
One Jump at a Time is the story of one extraordinary young man--and a
testament to the love of a family and the power of persistence, grit,
and passion.
This memoir includes 16 pages of color photographs.
