 Chen akatanga mwaka wa20172018 nekukunda 2017 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classicmuna September, akatanga purogiramu yake pfupi inonzi Nemesis yakarongwa naShae-Lynn Bourne uye Maos Last Dancer yakarongwa naLori Nichol. Akamhara yake yekutanga quad loop mumutambo wakasununguka uye akazova mutambi wekutanga kumhara maquads mashanu akasiyana 4T, 4S, 4Lo, 4F uye 4Lz mumakwikwi. Akasarudzwa kuti amiririre Chikwata cheUSA pamwe naJeremy Abbott, Karen Chen, naMirai Nagasu kuJapan Open. Ikoko, purogiramu yake yepachena yakawana nzvimbo yechipiri shure kwaJavier Fernandez. 