Okay. Can you show me something that I obviously cannot do?
I would love.
Don't hurt yourself though, but you know...
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!
He's the real deal, y'all. Better watch out.
Going for the gold. Gorgeous!
So obviously you are going to the Olympics
-and representing USA. -Sure.
What does it feel like representing our country?
That's also a lot.
I feel, I'm sorry if I'm triggering you
-No, no, no. -in this interview.
You're like, "Hayley, I know."
I'm having a panic attack, I'm going to leave.
You're like, "Ha-ha. Bye."
No, it's amazing, it's awesome.
Like as a kid growing up like,
of course I was born and raised in the US.
And especially, you know, having immigrant parents
that are like, "Hey, you need to be as successful
-as you can be." -Right.
And then having the opportunity to like you know, be able
to compete internationally for the US,
hearing "Representing Team USA" is like so cool.
From United States of America, Nathan Chen.
And then also just like stepping out
with the rest of Team USA onto the Olympic, like,
Opening Ceremony was crazy.
Like that was so, so cool.
Just like that sense of camaraderie.
Everyone's so happy to be there
and it's just like it's such a cool feeling.
I did grow up watching a lot of skaters, lots of shows,
and I really do feel like he has the star quality.
He's really, really talented and also really, really nice.
And, you know, nice people win.
Nice people really do win.
-All right, music time? -Yeah, let's try it.
Let's get it.
Lord help me, you know?
Okay, here we go.
Five, six, seven, eight.
I found my friends. I found my friends.
Out!
Can't feel my hands, can't feel my hands.
I'm so grateful for this opportunity
because it's very rare for athletes and artists
to be able to share each other's lives together.
This is how it spins.
I just want to dance with you tonight.
Wow!
Because we're all so focused on our goal,
it's all just working.
I just want to dance with you tonight.
And so it was so cool to get to share a little piece
of my world with him, and vice versa,
and be able to be allies and cheer each other on.
And it was just, it felt like a massive hug.
Just wanna dance, I just wanna dance.
I would give today an A plus.
I found my friends.
-Yes! -Yeah, man.
Can't feel my hands.
The great thing about skating,
that no matter how good or bad you are skating,
you can always get on the ice and have a good time
and it's just like a place where there's no judgment.
You can just have fun and explore
and challenge yourself and,
you know, I think that was something
that we definitely did today.
I could do like, kind of a Moonwalk, watch.
It was really fun getting to know Hayley.
She's just like such a pure and genuine person.
Oh yes, I have a present for you.
You have a present?
I feel like we're on a blind date.
Yeah.
From me to you as a friendship offering.
That's so sweet.
-So this is my perfume. -Okay.
-Really? That's so sick. -And it's unisex.
-Okay. -Yeah, I've been working on it
-for, like three years. -That's amazing.
I like actually just ran out of cologne,
so this is amazing.
-Here's my gift for you. -Oh my gosh!
I had a bracelet that I presented to her
that was something that I worked on
to support one of my favorite nonprofits, Gold House.
We created a bracelet to support Gold House,
which is the nonprofit Asian-American collective.
Basically, their intent is just
to continue elevating Asian-Americans in the US
and give us a great platform to continue thriving.
And I figured this would be very soothing.
Wow. I am like, I am shaking.
-I'm so excited to see this. -That's very kind.
Oh my gosh!
Wow, I love it.
I'm just quite honored honestly to have this bracelet,
which is just like the most gorgeous thing ever.
I think it's so important to have representation
in all fields.
For myself growing up, I felt like I didn't
really have an Asian pop star, or even a biracial pop star
that I was able to really look up to and be like,
"Wow, like, if they can do it, I can too."
And so as artists and as athletes
you are starting to pave a way
for younger generations to be able to look up
and be like, "Hey, if they can do it, I can, too,"
and I think that that's what Nathan is doing.
I'm trying to do the best that I can in my sport
with sort of the face that I have, you know?
And hopefully that in itself
inspires some young skater out there.
I think growing up as a kid having Michelle Kwan
and people like that to look up to and be like,
"Hey, like they're trailblazing and they are, you know,
prominent Asian-American athletes, like they can do it."
To have that sort of representation
was so impactful, I think.
And so, the better that I can do,
you know, and the more that I can show
that we are capable of doing great things on the ice,
and then also see all my fellow Asian-Americans doing
great things in their fields, the better it is for all of us.
-I love it. Thank you so much. -Of course.
I had so much fun today.
I did too. This was such an honor.
You're amazing.
You're amazing. I mean, I'm like, geeking out
talking about Nathan. You know about Nathan?
Definitely gonna be getting like a T-shirt
that says like, "Nathan for the gold" or something,
you know, I'm really excited to cheer him on.
You'll have to come to one of my concerts.
I would love that. That would be the biggest thrill.
-Yeah, I would love that. -I would love that too.
-We can do our choreography. -Absolutely, yeah.
Maybe not on the ice.
Like I don't think that was like, it.
But you know what? We tried.
-We did try, we did great. -Yeah.
-It was fabulous. -Thank you so much.
Of course, Hayley.
It was really cool to be able to just have this experience.
And really an honor for me to share this moment
and have this day with her.