Chen Yudong

Chen Yudong (; born 28 September 2004) is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2020 Cup of China bronze medalist, a three-time Chinese national champion (2022–24), and a two-time Chinese junior national champion (2020, 2022).

Personal life Chen was born on September 28, 2004 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China. In addition to figure skating, he also enjoys singing and dancing.

2019–20 season: Junior Grand Prix debut Chen debuted in the Junior Grand Prix circuit and was assigned to the Courchevel and Egna/Neumkart, where he finished in ninth and sixth place, respectively.

Senior career 2020–21 season: Senior debut With the 2020–21 figure skating season having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, senior skaters were invited to a maximum of one Grand Prix event, based largely on geographic location. Chen was invited to the 2020 Cup of China, where he finished in third place behind Jin Boyang and Yan Han.

2021–22 season: Senior international debut Chen began the season by competing at the 2021 Asian Open Trophy, where he finished ninth.

2022–23 season: First Chinese national title Chen, still being age-eligible for the junior grand prix circuit, was assigned to the Solidarity Cup 2022, where he finished in second place. Chen was assigned to compete in the junior and senior levels in the 2022 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy. He finished first at both levels. Having met the minimum technical score requirements, Chen was entered to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships.

After winning his first national title at the 2023 Chinese Championships, he went on to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, where he finished fifteenth.

2023–24 season Chen started the season by competing on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, placing seventh at 2023 JGP Hungary. Going on to compete at 2023 JGP Poland, Chen placed fourth in the short program. During the free skate, Chen had a hard fall on the opening triple axel, seemingly injuring himself as he began limping after getting up. Despite this, Chen continued his free skate, making several mistakes throughout the program. He would place twenty-second in that competition segment and would drop to seventeenth place overall.

At the 2024 Chinese Junior Championships, Chen won the silver medal behind Tian Tonghe but would go on to win gold at the senior-level championships. Going on to compete on the junior level of the 2024 Chinese National Winter Games.

In January, Chen competed at the 2026 Four Continents Championships held in Beijing. He placed tenth in the short program with a new personal best of 79.66 points and thirteenth in the free skate with 144.02 points, finishing eleventh overall.

In March, Chen completed his season at the 2026 World Championships. He placed twenty-second in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, finishing sixteenth overall.

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2025–2026 237.70| 79.66|2026 Four Continents Championships 44.32|2024 Four Continents Championships 36.15|2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 161.29|2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 86.53|2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 74.76|2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

Senior level

Junior level