Chen is a bronze medalist in the Team Event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He became the first skater to perform five quadruple jumps in one free skating (quad Lutz, flip, Salchow and two quad toeloops at the U.S. National Championships and Four Continents Championships in 2017). A year before, he became the first skater to land four quads in one free program. He suffered a season ending avulsion injury in the exhibition gala of the 2016 National Championships. Chen won the ISU Skating Award 2023 in the category "Most valuable skater".