Patrick Chan
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| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  Canada |
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| Date of birth: | December 31, 1990 | |
| Residence: | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Height: | 171 cm | |
| Coach: | Donald Laws, Ellen Burka | |
| Former Coach: | Shin Amano, Osborne Colson, Mei Yang |
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| Choreographer: | Lori Nichol | |
| Skating Club: | Granite Club, Toronto | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 214.94 | 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Short Program: | 70.89 | 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Free Skate: | 145.86 | 2007 Skate America |
Patrick Chan (born December 31, 1990 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2008 Canadian Champion and 2007 World Junior silver medalist.
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[edit] Personal life
Chan was born in Ottawa, Ontario and he is of Chinese descent. His Chinese name is Wěiqún (traditional Chinese: 陳偉群; simplified Chinese: 陈伟群; pinyin: Chén Wěiqún; Jyutping: can4 wai5 kwan4). His father immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong when he was a child; his mother immigrated from Hong Kong at age 20.[1][2] Chan speaks English, French, and Cantonese, [1][3] and attends École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé[3] in a northern part of Toronto historically called North York.
In January 2008, the Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto (Youth Chapter) conferred Chan with the 2007 Chinese Canadian Youth of the Year award.[4][5] In May 2008, Chan was named Asian of the Year in arts and sports by Asia Network magazine.[6]
[edit] Career
Chan started skating at age five. He won three consecutive National titles from 2002 to 2004. His Junior national title in 2004 earned him a trip to the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 7th. At age fourteen, he was the youngest skater at the event.[7]
The following season, he skated on the Junior Grand Prix. He won the gold medal at the event in Montreal. He qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 5th. He made his senior debut at Nationals that year and placed 7th. He earned a spot to the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he moved up one placement, to 6th.
Chan was coached by Osborne Colson from the beginning of his career until Colson's death in July, 2006. Chan switched coaches to Shin Amano, who coached in the same facility. This was a temporary arrangement that lasted six months. Chan began working with Don Laws as a secondary coach and switched fully to Laws in 2007, splitting his time between being coached by Laws in Florida and Ellen Burka in Toronto.[8]
Despite having only one Junior international medal, Chan made the choice to move up to senior following that season. He was assigned two Grand Prix events. Chan made his senior international debut at the 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard, where he placed 5th. He followed it up at the 2006 NHK Trophy, where he placed 7th. In January 2007, Chan competed at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Halifax and placed 5th. This earned him his third consecutive trip to the Junior Worlds, where he became the first Canadian men's skater since 1984[9] to win a medal at the Junior Worlds when he won the silver in 2007.[10]
Chan began the 2007-2008 Grand Prix season at the 2007 Skate America, where he won the bronze medal. He then went on to win the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard. He placed 5th at the 2007-2008 Grand Prix Final. After winning the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships at age 17, it was widely reported that Chan had become the youngest Canadian men's champion in history.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Chan made his senior Worlds debut in Sweden in March 2008. Finishing seventh place in the short program and eleventh place in the long program, he ranked ninth overall in his World debut.[17]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short Program | Long Program | Exhibition |
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| 2007-2008 | Exile to Snowy West and in the Bamboo Forest by Tan Dun |
Excerpts from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi |
Nessun Dorma |
| 2006-2007 | Gourmet Valse Tatare by Klaus Badelt |
Excerpts from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi |
Nessun Dorma |
| 2005-2006 | La Represion by Lalo Schifrin Feline by E. van Dijken |
Guitar Concerto by John Williams Symphony No.2 Romantic by H. Hanson Romance from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by E. Korngold |
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| 2004-2005 | La Represion by Lalo Schifrin Feline by E. van Dijken |
Burn It All (Backdraft soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer and Jay Rifkin You Go, We Go & Fahrenheit 451 (Backdraft soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer and Jay Rifkin |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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| World Championships | 9th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 6th | 2nd | ||
| Canadian Championships | 1st N. | 1st J. | 7th | 5th | 1st |
| Grand Prix Final | 5th | ||||
| Skate America | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 5th | 1st | |||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | ||||
| ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Montreal | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 4th | ||||
| NACS Waterloo | 5th J. | ||||
| NACS Thornhill | 3rd N. | ||||
| Eastern Challenge | 2nd N. | 4th J. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nealin, Laurie. "Chan eyeing SKAM podium", 2007-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ ISU Biography. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b AsianAthlete.com: Patrick Chan. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ "Patrick Chan wins Chinese Canadian Youth Achievement Award", Skate Canada, 2008-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ "12華青榮獲青年成就獎 陳偉群當選「風雲青年」", Ming Pao Toronto, 2008-01-13. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. (Chinese)
- ^ Shufelt, Tim. "Asian awards focus on spirit of helping", The Ottawa Citizen, 2008-05-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Mittan, Barry. "Canadian Chan on a Gold Medal Streak", Skate Today, 2005-05-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Mittan, Barry. "Chan Sets Sights on 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games", Golden Skate, 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Druzin, Randi. "Patrick Chan: Canadian teenager carving a name for himself in first senior season", CBC Sports, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships - Junior Men. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Smith, Beverly. "Chan becomes youngest men's champion", Globe and Mail, 2008-01-19. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ Bell, Terry. "Chan becomes Canada's youngest men's figure skating champ", National Post, 2008-01-19. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Little, Lyndon. "Chan youngest to nab Canadian crown", Vancouver Sun, 2008-01-19. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Chan youngest to win men's national title", TSN, 2008-01-19. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ "陳偉群花式溜冰錦標賽摘金", Ming Pao Vancouver, 2008-01-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. (Chinese)
- ^ Cleary, Martin. "More skating success stories begin this week in Ottawa", The Ottawa Citizen, 2008-01-30. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Canada's figure skaters on target for 2010 Vancouver Olympics", Canadian Press, 2008-03-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Patrick Chan at the International Skating Union biography page
- Skate Canada Profile
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