American athletes who are expected to play an active part in the Beijing Olympics next year will attend a press conference on the 19th, and Nathan Chen, who has won the world championship in figure skating for the third consecutive time, said he is enthusiastic that he is "preparing for everything he can do". Did.

On the 19th, the American Olympic and Paralympic Committee held a press conference online for athletes who are expected to play an active role in the Beijing Olympics next year.



Among them, in figure skating, Chen, who has won the men's single in the world championship for the third consecutive time, participated.



Chen will be competing in the first round of the Grand Prix series in the United States in October, saying, "I'm very excited. The first round is a great opportunity to showcase a new program. I'm ready to do everything I can. I'm doing it, "he said with enthusiasm.



Chen said that his mother was from Beijing, "I still have a lot of relatives in Beijing. It really makes a lot of sense to me to compete in the Olympics where I have connections." ..



Chen finished fifth in the men's singles at the last Pyeongchang tournament, and after looking back on that time, he said, "There were many routines for the game at that time, and I did everything at the Olympics, but it's not going well. I didn't. From that experience, I've quit all routines now. "



On top of that, he said, "I will be one step away from skating in the near future, so I want to enjoy the limited competition as much as possible," he said with a strong desire for this season.