For his first Olympic debut he comes fifth? I’m definitely happy! He can proudly boast that he is fifth in the WORLD!
I was definitely nervous walking into the rink yesterday. A lot more subdued than when I first went in during the short. Arriving an hour early, there was a lot of time to build up anticipation and nerves. I was more focused on watching skating, (and neglected twitter). It was cool though, I sat next to the girls from General Mills, one of which created the Cheerios cereal box with Patty’s face. Pretty cool to give them a running commentary of the event as well as answer any questions they might have about skating and scoring.
The first axel Patrick did was amazing! I was feeling good and really his Phantom routine is ridiculously hard! If anyone else were to skate that program they would be out of breath by the middle, without jumps! That’s how hard it is! I’m sure I don’t need to recap the routine since it will probably be on youtube but I can definitely tell you that I could finally breathe after he skated. I’m incredibly pleased with his skate.
I had a good chat with his mom after the event. We both came to an agreement that Patrick should now realize what he is capable of. Even with flaws in his routine he managed to come fifth which shows that he does have the capability for greatness. He isn’t far at all from winning gold and with a little more training and focus for another four years, he is well positioned to really achieve his dream! (I’m also extremely happy that Evan won btw, he’s my second favorite). A little more hard work and more experience and Patty will get there, I’m sure! What an Olympic Experience!
Off again to explore the city! I’ll be hanging out with the Chan’s tomorrow so hopefully I’ll be able to get inside Patty’s head and fill you in with more details about his experience. Till then!
-Aivory
Patrick, you are a huge inspiration <3
Good job Patrick! Yes, there were a few flaws, but my goodness, to come in 5th in the Olympics and to be only 19 years old? Patrick’s got a bright life as a figure skater in front of him. I’m really looking forward to seeing him skate in the next winter Olympics.
Ah! I’m still really happy that Patrick won 5th at age 19! That’s amazing! (: Congratulations to Patrick. In 4 years, he’s going to be able to be on the podium! I can’t wait.
Patrick,
You did your best and skated beautifully…sublimely…under the glare of the world’s brightest spotlight. Thank you — for the gifts of artistry, athleticism, and beauty that your skating reveals.
Be proud.
We support you…we appreciate you…and we love you.
Dear Patrick,
I was definitely cheering you on! 5th in the WORLD – that’s just INCREDIBLE! I must’ve really ticked off my neighbours due to the screaming i did last night when you were given Rank 1! You’re performance was beautiful and it shows your creativity and uniqueness and the challenge that only you can master.
No matter the flaws, it took my breath away (:
Next winter olympics: you’re so making it to that podium! Love you!
Congratulations Patrick….. you made Canada proud!
Patrick, you’ve done an amazing job. We are very proud of you. You are still so young and have lots of opportunities. We’ll always support you.
Patrick did so well in 1st Olympic game!!!
I’m sure he’ll stand on the podium after 4 yrs!
WELL DONE!
Patrick, I’ve never seen you skate before until the Olypmics. I love the way you skate not because your canadian but because you truly have talent on the ice! You’re actually exciting to watch!
Congratulations on making it this far and I know you will make it to the poduim next time! All the best with you’re skating career! you are amazing!!
Keep your head up and be proud because I know so many of us are!
So proud of you, Patrick! (:
You’ll always be number 1 in many people’s hearts.
GL on 2014. <3
I think you did an AMAZING job Patrick! You’ve gave it all you got and managed to get 5th for your FIRST time at the Olympics! Canada loves you!!
Patrick, you were fantastic, which is not suprising since you’re always wonderful!
You were the talk of our class for the last 2 weeks and I bet for the next 2 weeks to come also!
Everyone was so proud of you! Great Job!
You’re the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
Félicitations Patrick!!
Well done! I remember Ozzie Coulson saying so many years ago — “this boy is the real deal”. He was and would be so proud of you! Congrats.
You did a great job at the Olympics. I’m sure next year you would get top three if not gold.
We are all proud of you.
OMG. I”m so proud of Patrick, he did so well for his first Olympics!!
He is soooo amazing and I’m his biggest fan!!
Congrats on the fifth place finish. Can’t wait to see you in four years at Sochi!! We will be CHEERing for you! ▌♥ ▌ GO CANADA GO! ▌♥ ▌
This is only the beginning for you, Patrick so please do not be discouraged! You are my shining example of hard work and determination; I look up to you so much and admire your courage to participate in the Olympics at all! Always believe in yourself, Patrick because I will never stop believing in you!
I’m still so proud Patrick
By the way, Aivory? Are you a friend of the Chan family?
If so say hi to Patrick for me.
Haha I’ve never met him though, I’d love to one day.
Mayhaps..
I’m so proud of Channy.
Congratulations to Patrick for 5th place finish at his first Olympic game! He was amazing and so inspiring!!
I am so glad that he had a life changing experience from this Olympics and decided to keep on skating for another four years. We will always support him.
Enjoy the rest of the Olympics! =)
Hi. I was watching the olympics the other night and thought you were amazing! You’re really cute too
Congrations for Patrick’s fifth place finish at his first Olympic games! It was a pleasure and inspiring to watch his performance in our home country!
Keep up the great work and for sure he will be on the podium in the 2014 Olympics in Russia!!
Enjoy the rest of the Olympics, wish I was there to watch and support!!
he did GREAT! & we’re all happy of his mark, he’s defineatly going to get gold for canada in 4 years. i honestly think that canada was putting to much pressure on him, he’ll probably do even better than this year, without anyone bugging him for 4 years. btw are you guys staying till the end of the closing ceremonies? if so, you guys should probably do a meet up on robson square… please?????:]
Was that you, Aivory when the camera panned to Patrick’s mom in the stands during the free skate? The commentator seemed embarrassed not to know who was sitting next to Mrs.Chan..or was he correct that it was Patrick’s sister?
Must not forget the part that siblings play in athletes’ (and people in general)’s success!
You are one of my idols!
Great job at the Olympics!
I have a suggestion, you should try pairs skating!
Also, are you half white and asian?
Do you know Yuna Kim?
love him!
You amazed us. Again.
Patrick,
Thank you for skating such an amazing free program which moved me to tears. It was a special treat to see you, my favourite skater, skate to my favourite music.
We are proud of you. We love you, always.
Awesome… Patrick is the best…. I watched you skate with my friends and we attempted what you did and we failed..lol… and then we did a remake of you McDonald commercial and the cheerios commercial.. which was also awesome we just hope you enjoyed yourself and that your not disappointed because your going to bigger and better in the next Olympics
have fun you amaze us <3
Hye patrick! It’s awesome to see you skate and get into top 5 in the Olympic at the age of 19! *Congrats*!
I’m sure with another 4yrs of training, you would be on the podium! Least, we all know that figure skating is a combination of all elements but not only focus on jumping only!
Have a good break before you start to train again! I bet this olympic would be a very memorable one for you! (;
* cheers and god bless!
I LOVED his skate, even with the falls, I was so happy that he came in 5th. 4 more years and he’s gonna be at the top of the podium, I garentee it.
“He’s a genius on his skates.”
Heard that from the commentators when he was doing Phantom of The Opera, I was so proud <3
Hi Patrick,
Congratulations on your 5th place finish! Thank you for representing Canada with such class under all the pressure Canada has heaped on you. Your performances were absolutely stunning, and your footwork sequences took our breath away. We hope you don’t hang up your skates quite yet, we haven’t had enough of you!
Thank you for all your hard work,
-Bethany and Jane
Your the best skater in the world. See you soon. I will let you try and win a the WII. Your fan Paddison
Hey Patrick, you did great!
I saw you skate, you were just amazing… Especially at your age, I can see a podium finish for you in 4 years! I also saw your conmercials, you’re actually really inspiring. Me, my family and my friends were all cheering for you as you skated, your our favorate! I actually cancelled on a friend and when he asked why I simply said “I HAVE to watch Patrick Chan!” You made it to the Olympics and were proud of you for that! I hope it was a good experience, and it looked like you had fun.. Just because it wasn’t a podium finish doesn’t mean you weren’t good, and you still have the next games to outstand everybody! You’re my inspiration, and I bet there are so many others who you have inspired too!
Anyways, you were awesome, and I wish you luck in the future..!
Bye,
Fahad from Toronto
Patrick:
((((( YOU ARE THE BEST ! )))))
We are so proud of you, and we will support you forever ~~ ^_^
Love
Félicitations, Patrick Chan!
I hope you know that everybody in Canada is extremely proud of you. You have inspired countless young people, and have re-awakened everybody’s interest in figure skating.
I love your bright and warm personality. You future will definitely be filled with success
Love from Vancouver, BC
I am SOOOOOOOOOOO damn Happy for Patrick
5TH!!! 5th place MAN! that’s awesome. XD even though you are my 2nd(Sorry, but i didn’t know you were a figure skater for some time 
soon as i did i went to youtube) favorite Skater …
I just have to say i love the routine..
XD Can’t wait to watch you skate again o__O <<<<—— OMG! that was creepy T__T
Your performance was magnificent and very beautiful!!!!!
You have well tried on the Olympic Games.
We love you!!!!
Patrick, you’re GOLD in our hearts! we’ll see you shine in 2014 winter olympic
Congratulations Patick, you are a huge inspiration to all of Canada. Way to keep fighting through your routines! Your dedication is amazing and admirable. I hope you are happy with how you did, because both your routines were breathtaking and beautiful to watch. You’ll get em next time!
You make Canada proud.
Love
Sarah from Toronto
does anyone know when he is leaving vancouver?
Oh my goodness Patrick you are an amazing skater! Even with your flaws in your routine you did amazing! And person who wrote this, you get to meet patrick and his family!?!? Coool! But why do you get to meet him?
Patrick,
Congrats on your olympic debut! You must be having the time
of your life! The venues look amazing and the streets are so full
of Canadian pride. Great skating too. You have such a powerful connection
to the music. I know in the next olympics you will be standing on the podium. Keep at it! Being the same age, you are such an inspiration to me. I want to be on a cereal box
CHEERing for you
Dear Patrick,
You are the best! You are gracious, you are great and just beautiful to watch! I was so in love with the way you move your body, it is fascinating! You truly stand out!
The other guys were just focused on jumping! There was a huge difference between you and them!
I can only imagine how nervous you might have been on the last performance! Still you were fantastic!!!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to cheer for you again on the next olympics!
Daniela K.
Congratulations man, and good luck in 2014!!!
You’re awesome Patrick! Vancouver & all of Canada loves you!
Your performance was so amazing,i know it’s a good beginning,and all chinese friends are proud of you ,wish you a good luck!
great job chan
ur the best
your my best athelthe there
Dear Patrick,
Congratulations! Thank you for giving us your beautiful performances. You are magnificent (on the ice) and you enthralled us with your charm and your poise. Keep up the excellent work. We’ll always be cheering for you. In our hearts, you are the world’s best! We are proud of you and we love you lots. Keep smiling!
Love, Sally from Toronto xoxo
Great job Patrick! You rocked the ice that night
The footwork was amazing and the judges loved it no doubt. Forget about the flaws, there’s always time to fix that up ^^ Best of luck in 2014!
CHAN PRIDE!!
Jessica Chan
hey patrick! think of it this way: 2008 worlds you got 9th, and in 2009 you got 2nd! just think, 5th in 2010 and gold in 2014! you can do it!
Dear Patrick,
Even if you didn’t get a medal. You did a very good job. Even though you fell you still did a very good job. Don’t give up Canada needs you. Matt
I hope you will get a medal in the next Olympics.
I will wish you luck.
From a 10 year old fan in Richmond Hill.
Amazing. you are so good and such an insperation and just by seeing your videos, really funny and nice. You have a very bright future, Congradulations on fifth !
-Hayley, age 13
PATRICK! YOU DID SO AMAZING AT THE OYLMPICS. I WANT TO BE AN OYLMPIANS TOO,like you. I KNOW FORSURE YOU WILL DO GREAT IN 2014.
Just found this site, and just wanted to say I flipped when I saw your costume / heard your music choice. You totally should have won just for that. ;D
PATRICK CHAN!!!! <3 <3 i loveeeeee youuuu!!!! you did amazing at the olympics and i KNOW YOUR GONNA WIN GOLD AT THE 2014 OLYMPICS!!! canada has faith in you!!!! AND WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!!! GOOD LUCK TRAINING FOR THE 2014 OLYMPICS!!!!!
xoxoxo tiff
PATRICK CHAN!! Your determination and hardwork is inspiring!!!! No pressure for a gold for 2014 Olympics but Canada believes in you =)!!!
GOOD LUCK and I HOPE YOU ENJOY VANCOUVER AND COME BCK SOON!!!!
Best Wishes,
Jess =)! Keep SMILING!