Karen Chen
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| Born | August 16, 1999 Fremont, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tammy Gambill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Peninsula Figure Skating Club, San Jose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest WS | 10th (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳楷雯 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈楷雯 | ||||||
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Karen Chen (born August 16, 1999) is an American figure skater. She is a 2022 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, 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, 2022 U.S. national silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. national bronze medalist (2015, 2018, 2021). She graduated from Cornell University in 2025.
Chen also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, placing 11th. She has competed at seven ISU Championships, achieving her best result, fourth, at two World Championships (2017, 2021).
Earlier in her career, she won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold at the 2013 JGP Slovakia.