Chan the Man

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear. Canadian skater Patrick Chan will NOT be heading into the Vancouver Olympics with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Just the weight of 33 million Canadians.

“You can’t blow this being the home Games out of proportion,” Chan said recently. “So you kind of downplay it and be comfortable with your situation at the Olympics.”

Easier said than done. The pressure Chan will be under is tremendous: A teenager, competing at a home Olympics, in a marquee event, in a discipline that has never been won by a Canadian athlete.

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6 Comments

  1. mark Said,

    February 11, 2010 @ 3:00 PM

    you the man chan!

  2. nikki Said,

    February 11, 2010 @ 5:47 PM

    I’m cheering for you!!!!

  3. derek Said,

    February 12, 2010 @ 3:46 PM

    Chan you can do it .. we are all behind you. Best of luck for the winter Olympics in Vancouver

  4. rachel Said,

    February 12, 2010 @ 7:06 PM

    CHAN IS THE MAN AND HES MY MAN

  5. Andy Said,

    February 12, 2010 @ 7:41 PM

    hi my chinese brother

  6. Tina Said,

    February 15, 2010 @ 6:13 AM

    You ruleeeee Chann….Knock’em dead.!!!!!!! Were all cheering for uuuu!!!

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