Chan takes inspiration from Lysacek’s rise to gold

Patrick Chan says Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek helped him “feel better and move on” after a disappointing fifth-place finish at his first Games last month.

It’s not what the 25-year-old American figure skater said or did. Quite the opposite, in fact.

First, there is Lysacek’s gold – not the one around his neck in Vancouver, but the one he didn’t win four years ago at his rookie Games in Turin. If Lysacek could rebound after a fourth-place finish, 20-year-old Chan figures he could trade fifth for a podium in four years, too.

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3 Responses to Chan takes inspiration from Lysacek’s rise to gold

  1. Jamie says:

    “He fired his coach about a month before the Games.”
    I hate it when people don’t do proper research and start saying bullshit.

    “I’m sure that that would definitely push all his buttons.”
    That is such an understatement. ;)

  2. Marla says:

    Isn’t Patrick 19? Not 20?

  3. VitaliCious says:

    At the moment he’s 19..but this year he becames 20 year old:)

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