Chan returning in 2015! aims for the Olympics

yangjie · Jan 10, 2015

according to Asahi news paper (leading newspaper in Japan)
Patrick chan announces returning to completion in 2015/2016 season
and aims for pyeongchang olympic.
he announced at stars on ice in Osaka on 10th.

he says ' my next aim is to compete in pyeongchang olympic.
i also practice quad jumps'

Ophelia · Jan 10, 2015

Commence the Hanyu vs Chan wars. :popcorn:

Interspectator · Jan 10, 2015

Hanyu will need to be in good health to properly battle Chan.
Things will be more exciting for sure! :drama:

s_parks · Jan 10, 2015

He seems very motivated to return to competition! I miss his skating already.

oriquey · Jan 10, 2015

lilahozi said:
Commence the Hanyu vs Chan wars.

Yeah...it'll be good motivation. But Patrick and Yuzu will have to fend off many others, including Mr. Spicy himself, Nam XD

Violet Bliss · Jan 10, 2015

Chan really appreciates, enjoys, and cherishes being in the Olympics however he places. I think he is addicted to the feelings.

Good for us and the sport. He seems, and I hope he does, to have acquired a lighter mind about competitions. His performances this season off the ISU circuit have been those of easy elegance so I really look forward to his return with his best still to come.

shiroKJ · Jan 10, 2015

He's not plagued with health problems and is still feeling competitive, so it's great that he's coming back. Always great to have a variety of skaters in the field. :yes: hope everyone stays healthy and in good condition.

cooper · Jan 10, 2015

chan has a lot of korean fans.. and i'm sure they will be rooting for him in pyeongchang..

Hanmgse · Jan 10, 2015

lilahozi said:
Commence the Hanyu vs Chan wars.

I'm ready

loiza · Jan 10, 2015

I hope he comes back!

Violet Bliss · Jan 10, 2015

Hanmgse said:
I'm ready

Sure, let them work their butts off but you and your popcorn are always ready and available. :yes:

Meoima · Jan 10, 2015

oriquey said:
Yeah...it'll be good motivation. But Patrick and Yuzu will have to fend off many others, including Mr. Spicy himself, Nam XD

I don't want to say this but I highly doubt that Nam can ever reach the level of PChiddy's skating skill.
Yes he can up his jumps for better TES. But in my eyes PChiddy will always get the better PCS than Nam.

Bumdid · Jan 10, 2015

He's such a beautiful skater. I stilll watch his TEB performances over and over again. I hope the off-season has energize him and that he provide a good competition for the Japanese men.

Krunchii · Jan 10, 2015

I hope that in the future seasons he will skate with less pressure on his shoulders, his own mind is always his own undoing, I can't wait to see him skate again, his skating skills are so beautiful, seeing him skate with less pressure in the Japan Open last year was really great

oriquey · Jan 10, 2015

Meoima said:
I don't want to say this but I highly doubt that Nam can ever reach the level of PChiddy's skating skill.
Yes he can up his jumps for better TES. But in my eyes PChiddy will always get the better PCS than Nam.

Personally, I think it's hard for anybody to reach the SS of Chiddy and Taka in this discipline. But I think under Orser and his team he can improve well enough to be decent. Currently, his jumps are still small and he doesn't have much speed but he's crazy consistent. Who knows what the next few years will do to Nam but I know he's been vocal about his desire to win the gold medal for Canada in 2018. Determination and drive can do wonders.

IcyEdges · Jan 10, 2015

emma · Jan 10, 2015

So often I fear reading the new threads here as they announce an injury, break-up or whatever that makes me sad. This news makes me really, really happy. I can't quite say that I love Chan's skating as much as I loved Kwan's, as she made me feel emotions that I have honestly never felt otherwise while watching skating...but for me, and I totally get it that this is not for others, but for me, Chan enchants me and captures me that is, again to me, and makes me want to be sure I keep up with what's going on in a way that I can only say delights me. This news makes me happy!

That said - i hope it is totally clear that I am a Chan uber AND a skating uber - I really see amazing things in all of them and totally love Hanyu, and Abbot, and Kazuka, and Brown, and Farris and Kovtun....and so on. Simply thrilled to be able to hope that we see Chan compete again.

rain · Jan 11, 2015

I sincerely hope this comes to pass. Chan is one of my all-time favourites and I was not yet ready to say goodbye to him on the competitive circuit. It sounds like he's gotten his motivation and love for it back. I'd love to see him win Olympic gold.

Meoima · Jan 11, 2015

oriquey said:
Personally, I think it's hard for anybody to reach the SS of Chiddy and Taka in this discipline. But I think under Orser and his team he can improve well enough to be decent. Currently, his jumps are still small and he doesn't have much speed but he's crazy consistent. Who knows what the next few years will do to Nam but I know he's been vocal about his desire to win the gold medal for Canada in 2018. Determination and drive can do wonders.

I don't know but even when I tried to, I couldn't enjoy Nam's skating. His jumps are small and underwhelming. I don't feel the wow factor. And his humor is running dry both on and off ice to me. He's young, true. But there are many more young skaters I find more exciting to watch.
I'd take PChiddy over him.

leolion11 · Jan 11, 2015

So happy to see Patrick's coming back for the Pyeongchang olympics :cheer:

It's a good thing for the sport to have a few top contenders so it shakes things up a little :biggrin:

But well, I hope his comeback turns out to be like how Plushenko was after the 2002 Olympics and not the way Alissa Czisny's went (aka, not a disaster)

Chan returning in 2015! aims for the Olympics

yangjie

Ophelia

Interspectator

s_parks

oriquey

Violet Bliss

shiroKJ

Back to the forest you go.

cooper

Hanmgse

loiza

Violet Bliss

Meoima

Match Penalty

Bumdid

Krunchii

oriquey

IcyEdges

Match Penalty

emma

rain

Meoima

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