Patrick Chan Biography

Awards Biography Patrick Chan - Canadian skater of Chinese origin. He performs in solitary skating. The tenfold winner of the Canadian Championship. Three times he became the world champion, at the Olympics in Sochi won silver medals in the personal and team standings. At the Olympics in Pyeongchang, he became a gold medal in team competitions. As of January, it takes 9th place in the ranking of the International Union of Skating Hires ISU.

He was the only child in the family. His father Lewis Chan immigrated with his family in Canada when he was only 4 years old. He grew up in Montreal, was fond of tennis, golf. Works as a lawyer. Mother Patrick - Karen - was engaged in tennis and in the summer also decided to move to Canada from Hong Kong to continue her studies. After the birth of Patrick, she devoted all of herself to the upbringing of her son.

Canadian skater Patrick Chan's parents wanted the boy to be multilingual. Even at home they trained his skills-his father spoke French in French, his mother in Chinese, and at school and everyday life he talked in English. He studied at the Franco -speaking school, which, by the way, graduated a year later than the same year, due to intensive classes and figure skating competitions.

When he first became the champion of Canada, a sports prize in his honor was established at his school. Patrick Chan in childhood and youth on the skates of Chan got up at 5 years old, initially he planned to engage in hockey, but his mother convinced him to try figure skating. In childhood, he was also interested in other sports - tennis, golf, taekwondo.

In the year, he entered college and began to study the economy. The figure skating of his first coach was Osborne Kolson, he trained Patrick until his own death, at that time he was already 90 years old. As Chan says, he owes Kolson to many. Under his leadership, the skater received his first awards. Patrick Chan on ice in the year, the young skater became the champion of Canada among children, in among juniors.

And this victory opened his way to the junior world championship. He took 7th place, but at the same time was the youngest participant in the tournament. In the same year, he went to the world championship among juniors and won silver. But the cooperation was short -lived, soon Chan passed to the Amano tire, with her he worked for six months. Since the year, part of the athlete was held in Florida, where Don Law taught him, and part in Toronto - at Helen Burki.

At the beginning of the year, Patrick wins the Canadian Championship. And in the same year he first participates in the adult championship of the world. According to the results of the short program, he took 7th place, in the arbitrary program it became 11, as a result, he took 9th place. In the next season, Patrick won silver at the World Cup. He again won the Canadian championship, and also won two gold at the stages of the Grand Prix.

And he became the winner at the championship of four continents. Starting from the year, Patrick Chan never gave the palm of the championship at the Canadian Championship. For 10 consecutive years, he has become the champion of the country. In the year during training cathedrals in Vancouver, Patrick was suspected of pork flu. He was immediately prescribed antibiotics, such treatment weakened the athlete's muscles.

When he resumed training, he began to feel severe pain. As a result, Patrick had a rupture of the calf muscle.

Of course, he had to withdraw from some competitions. He went to his first Olympic Games, which, by the way, took place in his homeland in Canada. He managed to take 5th place. At the World Cup, Patrick again won a silver medal. In the middle of the season, Don Law refused to work with Patrick. The reasons for their "parting" remained behind the scenes.

Under their sensitive leadership, the skater managed to make a quadricular jump, as well as win the world championship, breaking all world records. He became no less successful for the athlete the season, he became the winner in the Grand Prix finals, took gold at the World Cup, and at the national championship he managed to update the country's record-from the second place Patrick had a tremendous gear-62.7 points.

The athlete was prepared by Katie Johnson at the Olympic Games. At the Sochi Olympics, Patrick Chan won two silver medals: one in the personal standings, the second - in team competitions. In the year, unexpectedly for everyone, Patrick took only 5th line at the World Cup, as a result of which his coach Katie Johnson decided to stop their cooperation.

After that, the skater announced that he would train on his own. But literally a month later he came to the group of Marina Zueva. In the same year, for the fourth time he became the winner of the championship of four continents. At the start of the Olympic season, he again decided to change the coach, Chan moved to Vancouver and began to train Ravi Valiya. Patrick Chan is not married, he has no children.

In the year, information appeared on the Web that his girlfriend is Tess Johnson. Soon, their joint photos began to appear on the athlete’s “Instagram”. As it turned out, Tess was the daughter of his future coach Katie Johnson. Whether the couple is found at the moment is unknown.Patrick Chan and his girlfriend Tess Johnson also on his page the skater often uploads a photo and video from vacation.

In his free time, he rides a bicycle, surfing, attends various sports competitions. Its Instagram is filled with bright colors and cheerful smiles. In one of the photos, he is captured with the Chinese basketball player Yao Min. Looking at their joint photo, it seems like Patrick is extremely low. But in fact, its growth is the cm, but the growth of Yao Mina - see the photo gained thousands of likes and a lot of comments.

Patrick Chan and Yao Min, he often thanks his family in an interview for having many people to sacrifice for his victories. Mom for a long time was his personal manager, she accompanied him in competitions up to a year. In a short team of command competitions, he fell on a four -tuller and a triple acce. But he managed to eventually become the third and ahead of his main competitors - Russian Mikhail Kolyad and American Netan Chen.

Patrick Chan at the Olympics in an arbitrary program, he did everything except triple axel - he did not deceive a little, fell. Patrick again ahead of Kolyada and became the first. As a result, for the Canada team, he won 10 points. And in the team standings, it became the champion of the Olympic Games awards-a silver medal at the World Cup in Los Angeles-a gold medal at the championship of four continents in Vancouver-a silver medal at the World Cup-a gold medal at the World Cup in Moscow-a gold medal at the World Cup-a gold medal at the championship of four continents in the championship Colorado-Springs-a gold medal at the World Cup in London-a silver medal at the Sochi Olympics-a silver medal at the Sochi Olympics in team competitions-a gold medal at the Championship of four continents in Taibea-a gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics in team competitions.