The three-time U.S. national bronze medalist, Karen Chen is an American figure skater who had developed her interest in the sports industry since her childhood and started learning to skate at the age of 6. Later, she made her career on it and started representing the United States in numerous divisions. In her initial career, she won four medals in the ISU Junior Grand Prix and later won the silver medal at the 2022 U.S National Figure Skating Championship. She is also a two-time CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist (2016, 2017), the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2017 U.S. national champion, and the 2022 U.S. national silver medalist.
Besides sports, she published a memoir titled Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice in November 2017 where she revealed that she suffers from spondylolisthesis. Do you know that she was chosen to be one of eight POWERGIRLs on 2019 International Women’s Day for social fitness blogger Cassey Ho’s activewear company, POPFLEX Active? If you like to know more about her, you should have a scroll through the page below.
What is Karen Chen famous for?
- Her achievements and contributions in the industry of figure skating.
- Winner of the bronze medal in the C5 U.S. Classic in 2016 and 2017, a 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, and is a 2017 U.S. national champion.
Where is Karen Chen from?
Karen Chen was born under the birth sign of Leo to her parents in the year 1999. Currently, she is aged 22 years old. Her birthplace is Fremont, California but currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the US. Her parents are Hsiu-Hui Tseng and Chih-Hsiu Chen. However, her parents’ professional details are yet to be revealed. She also has a brother named Jeffrey Chen who is also a figure skater. Similarly, she holds American nationality and belongs to South-Asian ethnicity.
For education, She was homeschooled through Connections Academy in high school. She was then admitted to Cornell University’s School of Human Ecology as part of the class of 2023. There, she majors in Human Biology, Health, and Society on a pre-med track.
Karen Chen Figure Skater career
- Karen Chen began learning to skate in 2005.
- In 2011, she won gold on the national intermediate level. She then golds competing as a novice in 2012.
- The following season, she competed on the junior level at the 2013 U.S. Championships where she placed fourth.
- She made her international debut at the 2013 Gardena Spring Trophy where she won gold on the novice level.
- In the 2013-14 season, She received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments where she won the bronze medal.
- In the 2014 World Junior Championships, she placed sixth in the short program, ninth in the free skate, and ninth overall because of her right ankle injury while practicing a triple Lutz.
- In the 2014-15 JGP series, she won bronze at Czech Skate and silver at the Croatia Cup, respectively.
- She was awarded the bronze medal in her senior national debut at the 2015 U.S. Championships.
- In the 2015-16 season, she finished fourth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, and her first senior international.
- She won bronze at her second CS assignment, the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb in December, and finished 8th at the 2016 U.S. Championships in January.
- In the 2016-17 season, she achieved a seventh-place finish at the 2016 Cup of China and a sixth-place finish at the 2016 NHK Trophy.
- She won the gold medal at the 2017 U.S. Championships after placing first in both the short program and free skate and set a new U.S. record with her short program score of 72.82.
- She rebounded at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, placing fifth in the short program with a score of 69.98.
- In the 2017-18 season, she competed in her second Grand Prix event at 2017 Skate America and placed ninth in the short program after failing to land a triple loop.
- At the 2018 U.S. Championships, she placed third in the short program and fourth in the free skate to win the overall bronze medal and was selected to represent the US at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.
- In the 2018-19 season, she withdrew from early season events and her Grand Prix assignments, 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki, and 2018 Rostelecom Cup, following an injury during the off-season.
- She returned to competition at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy, where she finished ninth in the short program.
- She subsequently withdrew from the 2019 U.S. Championships to focus on her health in early January.
- In the 2019-20 season, she opened her season at the 2019 Philadelphia Summer International, where she won the silver medal behind training teammate You Young of South Korea.
- She earned personal bests in all three segments to achieve a seventh-place finish at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, her highest ever after previously placing 12th twice.
- She was correspondingly assigned to compete at 2020 Skate America.
- At the 2021 U.S. Championships, she was fourth after the short program due to several under rotations. She placed third in the free skate with only one major mistake on her triple loop.
- She then competed at the 2021 World Team Trophy, where she finished sixth in both segments to help Team USA win the silver medal.
- In the 2021-22 season, she was assigned to begin the Grand Prix at the 2021 Skate Canada International, Chen was sixth in the short program.
- At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she earned 131.52 points for a fourth-place finish and won a silver medal with the U.S. team.
Karen Chen Dating & Boyfriend
Karen Chen is currently in a romantic relationship with her boyfriend Cam Pulkinen who is also a figure skater. The information regarding their meeting is yet to be disclosed. However, they are very supportive of each other. Currently, the lovebirds enjoying their love life happily. Let’s see what will be happened in their relationship. Either they will be tied knot or split up. Until then stay with us for new updates.
What is Karen Chen’s net worth?
Karen Chen has been engaged in the sports industry since her tender age. During her career, she participated in several national and internal games. Thus, she should have earned the sum of a good amount of money and fame throughout her career to date. Based on some online sites, her current estimated net worth is said to be $2 million. However, her salary and other financial details are yet to be disclosed. Further, she has endorsed numerous brands such as POPFLEX Active.
Karen Chen Height, Weight & Size
Karen Chen has a slim body with a height of 5 feet 1 inches and she weighs around 53 Kg. She has a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes and her hair color is black. She has a Plumps Lips and thick eyebrows. She used to wear 5.5 (US) shoe sizes. Further, her other body information is yet to be public. Overall, she has a fit and healthy body.
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