Karen Chen

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Karen Chen
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Born (1999-08-16) August 16, 1999 (age 24)
Fremont, California
Hometown Ithaca, New York
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
Coach Tammy Gambill
Skating clubPeninsula SC
Began skating2005
Medal record
Figure skating: Women's singles
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Team Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Osaka Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tokyo Team
  1. On 29 January 2024 CAS disqualified Valieva for four years retroactive to 25 December 2021 for an anti-doping rule violation. On 30 January 2024 the ISU reallocated medals to upgrade the United States to gold and Japan to silver while downgrading ROC to bronze.

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Karen Chen
Traditional Chinese 陳楷雯 [1]
Simplified Chinese 陈楷雯