February 14th Fundraiser
Once again, this year, the World Chinese Business Association of Canada is hosting a fundraising campaign to support Patrick Chan in fulfilling his goal. All proceeds from this campaign will go towards Patrick's training so that he can continue to se...
CBC Athelete of the Year
"It's a great honour for me to win the CBC Sports athlete of the year for 2011. It's been an amazing 2011 season with a world championship, three world records and a repeat at the Grand Prix Final", he told CBC Sports. "It's been quite a year and ...
Patrick Chan claims Lou Marsh award
World figure skating champion Patrick Chan is the overwhelming winner of the 2011 Lou Marsh Award. The honour — decided by a panel of national sports editors, reporters and broadcasters — is given annually to Canada's outstanding athlete by th...
Chan voted Sportsnet athlete of the year
The selection of Sportsnet's ninth annual Canadian Athlete of the Year was made through a combination of fan voting on sportsnet.ca and deliberation by a panel of contributors from Sportsnet TV, radio, web and magazine. View entire article: http:...
September 9th Fundraiser
A few weeks ago, on September 9th, some close family friends and a very dedicated group of individuals organized a fundraiser in support of my ongoing training and skating career. [caption id="attachment_208" align="aligncenter" width="300" capt...
Welcome to the new website!
Over the past little while, MACROBLU and some friends of mine have been working to revitalize PatrickChan.ca (in exchange for a few free meals, that is). I hope you enjoy the new look as much as I do! I'll be using the website more often to post sign...
Sports Star with the Most
Toronto Star, May 24, 2011 Cynthia Vukets Djokvic's not the only Sports Star with the Most Most promising: Patrick Chan The 20-year-old Toronto-born figure skater blew away the competition at this year’s World Figure Skating Championships. He...
World Champ helps spread McHappiness
Toronto Sun, May 12, 2011 McDonald's Canada founder George Cohon, left, world champion figure skater Patrick Chan and Toronto Sun Editorial Page Editor Rob Granatstein work the counter at the McDonald's at Coxwell and Danforth Avenue yesterday to ma...
Winner's mindset a good fit for Chan
National Post, May 11, 2011 By Matthew Sianitti Patrick Chan has bright brown, almond-shaped eyes. They have always sparkled with excitement, but as Chan spoke to the media Tuesday his eyes burned with something new: the delight of a world champion...
Patrick Chan: Champion for the Springs
Colorado Springs Independent, May 5, 2011 By Ralph Routon He moved here more than a year ago, looking for new momentum in his promising but unfulfilled figure skating career. He thought the training atmosphere in Colorado Springs, the coaching as w...
Mighty Chan unloads to win Men's World Title
The Toronto Star, Apri 28, 2011 Mighty Chan unloads to win Men's World Title By Randy Starkman MOSCOW—A trip to the Bolshoi Ballet is up next for Patrick Chan. Undoubtedly, it’ll be nice to let someone else put on a show for a change. But th...
Embracing the Risks / Pays Off for Chan
The New York Times, April 28, 2011 Embracing the Risks of Figure Skating Pays Off for Chan By Christopher Clarey MOSCOW — Figure skating is a risky business, one where the distinctions between winner and loser come down to the thin edge of a bl...
Chan on top of the world
The London Free Press, May 2, 2011 Chan on top of the world By Ryan Pyette here was one enduring image of men's figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics. It wasn't Patrick Chan's disappointment over his fifth-place finish or American Evan Lysacek...
Guinness World Records - Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan's record-breaking performances at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships Highest score in figure skating – short programme (men): The highest score in a figure skating short program (men) is 93.02, and was achieved by Patrick C...
NEWS! Chan sets Short Program record!
The Gazette, April 27, 2011 MOSCOW One broken world record and one broken nose. That pretty much sums up Canada’s efforts on Day 1 at the world figure skating championships. The highlight of the day was Patrick Chan, who is off to a flying start...
A clear head, a clean performance
The Canadian Press, April 27, 2011 Canada's Patrick Chan sets record in short program at world figure skating By Lori Ewing MOSCOW — A clear head, a clean performance — and perhaps a few games of Old Maid — are all that stands between Canada...
Patrick Chan's big leap
Toronto Star, April 24, 2011 From quad-rophobia to quad-rophilia By Mary Ormsby Patrick Chan is at the apex of a dangerous jump. Everyone in the arena knows it. The figure skater will spin four times in the air in less than a second, faster than ...
The Patrick Chan Doll
Artist Bob Hunter I met Patrick and his family in 2001 when I worked at a private club were he was learning to figure skate. Patrick was around ten years old when I used to watch him with his coach Osborne Colson from the club’s Dining Room wind...
Help Patrick raise money for Japan Earthquake relief
Toronto Star - March 30, 2011 Patrick Chan Ready to skate for a cause Randy Starkman's Olympics Blog Toronto Figure skater Patrick Chan felt pretty helpless watching the earthquakes in Japan and worrying about friends he has on and off the ice th...
Patrick at McDonald's Go Canada Event
February 12, 2011 Vancouver Hundreds of Olympics fans braved the rain and a half-block lineup to sign the McDonald's Go Canada Banner and meet Canadian Figure Skating Champ and Team McDonald's athlete Patrick Chan at the McDonald's tent out front ...
Patrick Chan wins 4th Canadian Championship
Toronto Star - January 24, 2011 For one night, Chan's dreams become reality Rosie DiManno VICTORIA—That was Perfect Patrick: A 10, a 6.0, a 100 per cent. The kind of seminal performance that an athlete fantasizes about but almost never realiz...
2010 ISU Grand Prix GOLD for Chan
National Post / Postmedia News Chan skates to gold at Grand Prix final BEIJING — Canada’s Patrick Chan landed another quad and in doing so made the jump to the top of the podium at the ISU Grand Prix final. The Toronto skater captured the gold...
Patrick's costumes designed by TU LY
Fashion designer TU LY is collaborating with choreographer Lori Nichol, and taken a fresh, non-traditional approach to Patrick Chan competition costumes. "I see Patrick as a modern Dandy, Elegant and Charming! I looked to imbue his costumes with...
Five stand-out skaters from Liberty
The Liberty summer competition has become an annual event for elite skaters to test new material before the fall international season. This year's event featured world silver medalist Patrick Chan and U.S. bronze medalist Ashley Wagner. The Liberty ...
Chan's seminars a big hit
[caption id="attachment_76" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Patrick's visit to Mennen Sports Arena in NJ, Photo by www.universalsports.com"][/caption] For a full slideshow, visit www.universalsports.com When Patrick Chan hit the ice fo...
Chan to have training stint in New Jersey
(06/07/2010) - Morristown, N.J. - He is not changing venues, but three-time Canadian champion and two-time world silver medalist Patrick Chan is heading east for a brief training stint in New Jersey while networking with the business community in Ne...
Live Web Chat with Kurt Browning
On Friday, May 28th at 3pm head on over to http://www.patrickchan.ca/stream/ for a live video chat between Patrick and Kurt. They'll be answering some questions from fans, so feel free to post questions in advance by commenting on this blog post, or...
Update: Cheerios Contest
Hey Everyone, I know everyone is anxiously waiting for the results of the cheerios contest. Patrick will be returning soon so we will announce a winner in the next two weeks. Everyone can hold me accountable to that! :) Till he returns, I will w...
McGuinty Recognizes Contributions To Amateur Sport
Ontario's top amateur athletes were honoured at the 2009 Ontario Sport Awards last night in Toronto. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Health Promotion and the Sport Alliance of Ontario, also recognized the outstanding contributions of coaches, o...
End of Season and End of Cheerios
Reigning World Silver Medallist! That has a nice ring to it. It was a fantastic way to end the season and he's now got the entire summer to train and be even better next season! Patrick will be back in Toronto for a bit although he will be taking...
Difficult season ends well for Chan
A silver medal for Patrick Chan at the world figure skating championships last night felt like gold, he said after atoning for a frustrating season of injury and disappointment. The 19-year-old skater from Toronto had to endure hardships all seas...
The Plain Truth from Patrick Chan
Turin, Italy -- Refreshing. That's the way Patrick Chan is - refreshingly honest. And he discusses matters in such a way that he separates himself from most other elite athletes out there. "It stinks," he said of his fifth-place finish at the Va...
Chan in hunt for world championship medal
TURIN, Italy - With the pressure of the Vancouver Olympics off his shoulders, Canada's Patrick Chan finds himself in the hunt for a medal at the world figure skating championships. The 19-year-old from Toronto finished second in the short program,...
Off to Torino for Worlds!
Hey Everyone! If there's anyone out there like me who was obsessed with the Olympics, the red mittens, and all the hype that surrounded it than you'll all feel like life has gotten way too monotonous since then. Regular tv just doesn't cut it anym...
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 oppos...
Chan wants it all
Patrick Chan may not need a quadruple jump in his routine to win at future global events or the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, but he definitely wants one. It just won't be next week in Turin, Italy, at the 2010 world figure skating championships. ...
Signed Cheerios Box Contest
Hey PChiddy Fans! Patrick is offering one signed box of Cheerios to the fan who sends in the most unique and interesting question. He also answers some questions in this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq1qPIuKMxk Check it out and s...
Breakfast with the Chans
We recently had breakfast with a great Canadian sporting family, Lewis and Karen Chan, parents of Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan. As we sat and talked, we had a great discussion with a very knowledgeable, friendly and supportive Olympic family....
Vancouver's Home Stretch
Final Leg of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games! and we got a Gold from Scott and Tessa! I would like to point out that when I first watched Scott and Tessa perform their free dance at Thornhill back in August 2009, I did mention that the routine was ...
Shinan Govani's Worthy 30: The Men
Patrick made the National Post's Worthy 30 of Toronto: Patrick Chan Age 19. Sign Capricorn. Gig Olympic figure skater. Drink of choice Ginger ale. Celebrity twin Keanu Reeves. Dream date Taylor Swift. Guilty pleasure “Video games.” Fun fac...
For Patrick Chan's father, the Olympics are just the beginning
Lewis Chan has sat in the stands watching his son's figure-skating practices for 13 years, but this morning's practice might just be the most memorable. Patrick, 19, will take to the ice to warm up for the men's figure-skating short program in which...
Fifth! I'll Take It!
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. Arrivi...
Vancouver: Day 1
Hey Chiddy Fans! What a day! (Eh? Because we are in Canada after all) This has been quite a day so I'll recap what Vancouver is like right now. Arriving at the airport you see so much Olympic Pride sprawled out on every wall and every corner. Th...
En Route to Vancouver!
Finally en route to Vancouver to see Patty skate tomorrow! It is still unbelievable that he's at the Olympics, and he's going to have the skate of his life in T-1 day! Okay maybe not unbelievable but more surreal since its something we've all expecte...
Patrick Draws 24th Spot For Short
Patrick will have to wait a while before he gets to show off his stuff. The medal hopeful from Toronto drew the 24th spot in the 30-man field for Tuesday's short program. Reigning Olympic gold medallist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia will get a much e...
2010 Olympics a test of Patrick Chan's mettle
For Vancouver-bound figure skater Patrick Chan, the support of his teachers at École Secondaire Étienne-Brûlé helped him train for the big show. “They had experience with Olympic athletes already so they really helped me when I was travelling,...
Canadian Olympians: Patrick Chan, Figure Skating
Patrick Chan has a typical teenager’s appetite for burgers and fries, a love compounded by his sponsorship by McDonald’s, and by a belief that, as he told Maclean’s this summer, “I don’t have to watch my diet.” But in recent months, the ...
Chan could be the "greatest ever"
Rod Black, who will call the play-by-play for Olympic figure skating on CTV in Vancouver beginning with the pairs event on Sunday, says he believes Toronto'sPatrick Chan has what it takes to become the greatest Canadian male skater of all time. "I a...
Figure skating: Patrick Chan on a 'new wave of confidence'
Canadian gold medal figure skating hopeful Patrick Chan spoke to the international media Wednesday for the first time since arriving in Vancouver for the Winter Games and maintained he's less nervous now that he's here. The 19-year-old Chan of Toron...
Confident Chan sets the stage
VANCOUVER–The irrepressible and blithely un-circumspect Patrick Chan is never short on entertainment zing on or off the ice. This is the Canadian men's figure skating champion making a casual observation on so banal a subject as how he enjoyed rec...
Countdown to the Olympics!
Red Mittens, Check! Olympic Scarf, Check! Marc by Marc Olympic Tee-Shirt, Check! Yeah, I'm super excited that the Olympics are fast approaching. Anyone else super excited that the greatest event of the year is starting? Talked to Patty on monday ...
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...
Chan greeted by `surreal' Games welcome
VANCOUVER–Such is Patrick Chan's Olympic studliness that photographers were dispatched to the airport Monday afternoon to snap-document his arrival. And the poor Games rookie hasn't even laced up his skates yet. "It's almost surreal," Chan told r...
Figure Skating - Chan's master-plan theatre
Toronto, Canada (Sports Network) - Canadians hope that Patrick Chan makes The Music of the Night when the country's top figure skater takes to the Pacific Coliseum in search of gold. The three-time national champion heads to the Vancouver Winter Gam...
Welcome to Patrick's Revamped Site
We're heading into the Olympics and what better timing to clean up Patrick's site than the week before the big "O"? We've added a video player so you can now see all the videos that we do with Patrick right at his website (among other places as well)...
Chan plans an amazing program
Forget about the expectations and the pressures of performing on home soil. Or that no other Canadian male before him has won an Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Or the burden of being fresh off a calf injury that had him side-lined for the Gr...
Patrick kicks off Harry Rosen Spring Campaign
Patrick Chan, Canada's youngest national figure skating champion and World Silver Medalist, appears in his first fashion photo shoot when he is featured in the iconic Harry Rosen advertising campaign nationally the week of Monday, February 8th. "W...
Chan quickly rises to top of men's figure skating
In a sport that's infamous for its pecking order, Canadian star Patrick Chan simply decided to jump the queue. And that came as absolutely no surprise to Kurt Browning. The two figure skaters became good friends during their years training togeth...
Meet the 2010 Olympic Team for Figure Skating
Skate Canada is pleased to introduce the 2010 Olympic team for figure skating that will compete at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, BC from February 12-28, 2010. The team consists of two entries in men’s, women, pair and ice dance for a total...
Send A Cheer To Our Athletes
Bring home a special marked box of Cheerios. Cut out the 'Cheer' postcard by February 12, 2010 and your cheer could be displayed at the 2010 Winter Games! Learn More...
Chan To Stick With Program At Games
TORONTO - Canada's Patrick Chan has decided to shelve the quad jump for the Vancouver Olympics. The 19-year-old from Toronto had been cultivating the four-rotational jump over the past couple of months, but has never done one in competition and said...
DiManno: 'Humbled' skater Chan aims for
LONDON, ONT. - At around the four-minute mark of his program, about the point where Patrick Chan usually feels like "puking," he unleashed instead a furious and bedazzling piece of end-to-end footwork. "Oooh, that's the best part," the 19-year-old e...
Chan ready for Olympics? You betcha
Patrick Chan signaled that he's on the right path to the Olympic Games with a stunning win at the Canadian figure skating championships....
Don Laws takes on Full-Time Coach Role
Patrick Chan’s coach, Don Laws, informed Skate Canada this week that he will not be attending the 2010 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships or the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Laws plans to take on a full-time role at a new skating facility in W...
