Olympic figure skater Karen Chen shares touching meaning behind her costume

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(BEIJING) — Karen Chen was lovely in lavender during day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games for this year’s Women’s Single Skating Free Skating Team event.

While she wowed spectators with her performance and look, the Olympian also revealed that her costume was crafted by her mother.

Her free skate dress was embellished with glowing gems, crystals and jewels, and, on Team USA’s Instagram, she shared more details on the origins of how her latest ensemble came to be.

Alongside the short clip, Chen said that her mother probably does 90% of the work in creating her costumes,