Patrick Chan

Patrick Chan
Patrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chanis a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, and an eight-time Canadian national champion...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth31 December 1990
CityOttawa, Canada
CountryCanada
amateur athletes burden cost pay quite share skating sports themselves trying
In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs.
canada extremely korea lack recognized sports
I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity.
grew huge love loved skiing
When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it.
chinese
I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.
active games good playing quite sports video
There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after.
chinese slowly
I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.
although earlier hard hour might opposed skaters wake
Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually.
skate
I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well.
chinese guess though
Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
huge skating sports tough unnatural
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.
compete course hope olympics win
I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
born canada country freedoms parents
I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
good skating until
My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career.
soccer sports kids
I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.