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- Feb 15, 2007
Jeremy Abbott actually shares the sentiments most of us have regarding Chan:
Source: IN: Rink Notes: Abbott mulls Chan's thrall over judges
Asked what Chan -- who triumphed at the 2011 World Championships by more than 22 points, and handily won the recent Grand Prix Final despite two falls -- does to keep the judges in such thrall, Abbott paused.
"I have no idea," he said. "I admire the quality with which he skates; the control and his edging and his speed are phenomenal. I think in terms of skating skills, he's definitely one of the top in the world. But I definitely think he has things that are lacking.
"They break out the [program] components into five pieces, but they all kind of judge them without separating them out, so maybe Patrick has a 10 in skating skills and lower in interpretation, but they all stay in the same range.
Source: IN: Rink Notes: Abbott mulls Chan's thrall over judges