People do not know, at least on this site, that Patrick spent more than four weeks to a month, in Japan, during late summer of 2012, working out with the Japanese men's elite group.
I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe. Proof, please.
People do not know, at least on this site, that Patrick spent more than four weeks to a month, in Japan, during late summer of 2012, working out with the Japanese men's elite group.
I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe. Proof, please.
Pictures of Patrick with the Japanese team were circulated on web site, FSU, which I visited last year.
This was after his Korean show at Seoul, and after his vacation in Singapore etc. with relatives, and on his way back to Canada.
I was surprised at the time, with his long duration stay with the Japanese team too. It did not mean anything then.
But looking back, with the vast improvement of the Japanese men, since then, his visit and stay with them helps lots, to bring them up to par with his skill level, catching up, and improving, thus exceeding the level Patrick possesses at the moment.
I don't have any idea about the rest of your story, but none of the Japanese men have exceeded the level of skating skills that Patrick has at the moment.
That's admirable of Chan.
Let's out take that video out of context. Chan obviously was responding a question which "questioned" his aspiration of the Olympic gold medal and he was a bit exasperated. This is something he threw back to the interviewer rather than a dig at Hanyu. Of course he could be more careful with his words nut no need to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
This isn't his first rodeo, though, so he should already KNOW to be more careful with his words. Doesn't Skate Canada do some kind of media training? It's disappointing that he would say something that, yet again, makes him look arrogant or like a whiner/crybaby. He should be very well aware of the fact that what he says can reflect poorly on him as it's blown up on him multiple times already.
Chan was also invited to skate at the 2012 Japanese Nationals as a guest in the exhibition. I cannot recall any other non-Japanese man been given the same honor since men's skating became cash cow for JSF.
Chan was also invited to skate at the 2012 Japanese Nationals as a guest in the exhibition. I cannot recall any other non-Japanese man been given the same honor since men's skating became cash cow for JSF.
Maybe Skate Canada, who boasts in its website, that it is the skating power of the world, with over 6800 registered figure skating coaches, is receiving royalty payments for their star, Patrick Chan's performance/training/expose......to the Japanese skaters.
If they, Skate Canada, wilfully or accidentally miscalculate their star performer's chance of winning the Olympic gold in Russia, in February, they will be blamed for losing their best chance of getting a Men's Figure Skating Gold, commiserate with their 'GLOBALS SKATING POWER' billboard boast to the skating fratenity all over the world.
All Canada's best men skaters won their World Championshlips like eating pizza or donuts, Jackson, Browning, Stojko, and now Patrick Chan, but none of them before Chan get their fingers on the Olympic Gold, and Patrick Chan will continue this tradition, or jinx, if his assistance to his closest competitor bear solid fruit, to displace him as the best men skater in coming February.
Well it probably hasn't really blown up. He said it during NBC's GPF coverage which was likely not watched by a lot of people.
I'll be honest I was switching between GPF and the blizzard-filled Eagles/Lions game.
Sorry to say Tung but you are out to lunch....
The fund raising dinners are well documented as also his support from the Canadian Chinese community. Fund raising dinners are common for politicians and charities so nothing unique there.Steve Lambiel was one of the skaters in the Avon/Seca tour this year, with Patrick, YanHan and others.
One other thing that skating fans do not realize is that Patrick in formers years, up to even after his second GPF win in 2012, did return to Canada, and have been fund-raising amongst communities, Chinese Canadian communities, in fund raising dinners, for so many dollars a plate, etc. for years. With obvious usage for those fund raised monies, to continue the highly paid coaching staff, to maintain his high leve of performance. He was reported to have four separate coaching team in Colorado Springs, before he settled on Kathy Johnson, Skate Canada's contribution doesn't mean anything for his parents, and his dad has to work in Ontario Government, to keep up with his son's skating, and Patrick told reporters that he felt indebted to his parents, for their edurance of hardship, to support his skating career.
The fund raising dinners are well documented as also his support from the Canadian Chinese community. Fund raising dinners are common for politicians and charities so nothing unique there.
Working as a lawyer in the government is a very lucrative position with great pension and no hardship at all as you make out!
Sorry still think you are out to lunch and it's not because you live in China but because of your outlandish views and presuppositions!