Patrick Chan

[Violet Bliss]

Yes ice coverage, Uniqlo is sponsoring Patrick who has indeed worn some of their casual clothes in style. I assume they would provide his costumes as Uniqlo's other sponsored athletes wear Uniqlo brand in their sports. The biggest bang for their sponsorships is when the athletes wear their brand during the highest profile competitions. Granted, Uniqlo makes tons of tennis wear and I can't find them doing skating attires but surely they've managed attires for all sports when they sponsor Japan's Olympic teams multiple times.

eta to answer your latest post, no, there is no evidence of Patrick wearing custom designed costumes from Uniqlo. However, Patrick is not Japanese and seen often in Japan in his casual clothes so it seems the most exposure Uniqlo will get from this sponsorship contract is through his competition costumes.

Last season which was the first season under contract with Uniqlo, his costumes seemed possibly off the rack, actually rather un-costume like. Still, many like the simple look and didn't mind a glimpse of his belly now and then, especially 4everchan However, no matter how wonderful the Chopin costume might be, Patrick needs a new costume for a new program. Whoever is responsible better have it ready for COC.

Unless it is clearly conveyed to the public that Uniqlo is not responsible for Patrick's costumes, they will not gain the desired goodwill through the sponsorship.

 

[ice coverage]

Yes ice coverage, Uniqlo is sponsoring Patrick who has indeed worn some of their casual clothes in style. I assume they would provide his costumes as Uniqlo's other sponsored athletes wear Uniqlo brand in their sports. The biggest bang for their sponsorships is when the athletes wear their brand during the highest profile competitions. Granted, Uniqlo makes tons of tennis wear and I can't find them doing skating attires but surely they've managed attires for all sports when they sponsor Japan's Olympic teams multiple times.

Thanks for your reply .... but again, what is the source of your information?
And what does it mean that Patrick "has indeed worn some of their casual clothes in style"???
Are you saying that he actually has competed in Uniqlo clothing??

Or are you saying that he has worn Uniqlo just for practices/training and off-ice activities??
To me, that kind of exposure would be the value to Uniqlo of having a deal with Patrick. I assume that is why Uniqlo has some sort of deal with the Shibs (or at least I think it does [ETA: again, based on the Shibs' own social media]).

I have found this Apr 2016 post from this thread ... which hardly seems definitive about anything, IMO.

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?35721-Patrick-Chan&p=1404614&viewfull=1#post1404614​

If Uniqlo is sponsoring Patrick, I can imagine a scenario in which it paid for the cost of his costuming.

But your example of professional athletes wearing Uniqlo garments on a tennis court does not seem relevant to me.
Yes, it is great for tennis players to look good in front of a live audience and a tv/online audience, but looking good is not going to have any effect on how many points/games/matches they win.

For a skater, wearing Uniqlo costuming potentially would have some effect on his scores/placements/medals, etc.

ETA:

Bottom-line question:

Where/when has Patrick spoken of his deal (if any) with Uniqlo?
He spoke openly about working with Tu Ly. (And vice versa.)​

Another thought re tennis: it is a great marketing opportunity for Uniqlo to sell shorts branded with Djokovic's name or Nishikori's name.
But I imagine that there would be only a miniscule market for Blackbird skating costumes branded with Patrick's name. YMMV.​

 

[4everchan]

Last season which was the first season under contract with Uniqlo, his costumes seemed possibly off the rack, actually rather un-costume like. Still, many like the simple look and didn't mind a glimpse of his belly now and then, especially 4everchan However, no matter how wonderful the Chopin costume might be, Patrick needs a new costume for a new program. Whoever is responsible better have it ready for COC.

heard my name next to Patrick's belly.... checked again... no way i was there... patrick is way too fit to have a belly...

oh well

 

[4everchan]

from 2013.... where was that video all my life

Patrick practicing a quad Salchow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XPHvWvalM

 

[4everchan]

not only javi but also andrew likes the black bird look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6KsbSGNTMM

 

[calica]

The andrew´s costume is quite similar to Chan, more than Javier´s costume

 

[Violet Bliss]

Tis the season for white or black costumes, and bowling shirts.

 

[calica]

exhibition with these two and MANY more great skaters❤

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZuCJAAq2x/?taken-by=lexiskatess

 

[4everchan]

ohhh as i have said, i am going through the whole thread... i am at the sochi point... i cannot imagine what the people who were posting here lived back then... so much disappointment... for 2018, I think things will be different. Patrick will most likely not be the top contender, but one of many. We will hope for happy Patrick whatever that means to him. Tough times in 2014... ouch.... but then at the same time, looking back... two silver medals.. what an achievement. I miss Patrick these days... Cup of China is so far away.

 

[Mango]

This whole Uniqlo discussion

4everchan and calica I agree that Andrew's look is like a Patrick replica. The Canadian boys are on the same wavelength! Javier needs real suspenders or he needs to get off this ship.

 

[calica]

I don´t understand the english languaje... but i don´t care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrZR4o00EQ

 

[Violet Bliss]

This whole Uniqlo discussion

4everchan and calica I agree that Andrew's look is like a Patrick replica. The Canadian boys are on the same wavelength! Javier needs real suspenders or he needs to get off this ship.

Isn't it great that we see so many happy emoticons on Patrick's fan fest instead of the angsty ones? We have happy instead of emotionally draining ones, more hilarity than worries, and more banters than heated arguments. Let's keep with Patrick!

 

[Violet Bliss]

I don´t understand the english languaje... but i don´t care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrZR4o00EQ

I don't understand the language of this political commentary........... but I don't care.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlBuwrkv1ps

 

[4everchan]

I don´t understand the english languaje... but i don´t care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrZR4o00EQ

no need to understand you know all of this already

so you can just look at his puppy eyes and cute smile

 

[4everchan]

actually something important in the interview

PJ asked what do you want to bring on to 2018

he said : 4Sal

he said : a drive and attack to competition which i haven't had since 2011-12... and that's so TRUE... I have found that Patrick has been in and out of that attacking competitive zone lately... sometimes he is brilliantly focused and slays... sometimes, he looks a bit nervous or I would say in my terms "shy"....

OWN IT PATRICK!


Finally, he talks about enjoying the process more and more... seems like he's been reading my posts on this forum.... I guess if he has, then he knows how much 4everchan likes him i mean....

 

[vivley]

Catching up on this happy thread!

I do like the interview with PJ - I think we are seeing more of his true personality coming out, and he seems more centered and humble when he is giving interviews. Like he said, he realizes now that the goal is not for him to try to be better than other skaters, and that comes out when he is talking. There is less defensiveness and a more good-humored approach to answering questions I also love that he's learning to enjoy the process more, too! Yes, it seems that our positive energy and encouragement is reaching him!



Here's a funny photo caption from Getty Images - I'm sure Nathan would get a chuckle out of it:

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/795761084368044035

I'll work on my blog tomorrow - I may be able to transcribe the interview so non-English speakers can translate it online. Also will be adding to a photo page that I'm working on - gotta add that lovely photo that Calica posted of the recital! I wonder if Patrick skated in that recital with the other students? It reminds me of the music recitals I've been in, where most of the performers were 10+ years younger than me, ha.

 

[4everchan]

Catching up on this happy thread!

I do like the interview with PJ - I think we are seeing more of his true personality coming out, and he seems more centered and humble when he is giving interviews. Like he said, he realizes now that the goal is not for him to try to be better than other skaters, and that comes out when he is talking. There is less defensiveness and a more good-humored approach to answering questions I also love that he's learning to enjoy the process more, too! Yes, it seems that our positive energy and encouragement is reaching him!



Here's a funny photo caption from Getty Images - I'm sure Nathan would get a chuckle out of it:

https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/795761084368044035

I'll work on my blog tomorrow - I may be able to transcribe the interview so non-English speakers can translate it online. Also will be adding to a photo page that I'm working on - gotta add that lovely photo that Calica posted of the recital! I wonder if Patrick skated in that recital with the other students? It reminds me of the music recitals I've been in, where most of the performers were 10+ years younger than me, ha.

humility is the best tool to enjoy the process.

 

[Mango]

I was reading about the cool features vBulletin has I saw that you can see the number of posts a user's made in a thread. Well for this thread Violet Bliss you are number 1! Here are the numbers for you guys to see, and you can also find the posts by a specific user: http://goldenskate.com/forum/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=35721

 

[4everchan]

wow... interesting... i am catching up quickly for someone who is relatively recent here LOL... but many of my posts are just me swooning

Patrick is so sexy that ... oh that's another thread in the Edge

I was reading about the cool features vBulletin has I saw that you can see the number of posts a user's made in a thread. Well for this thread Violet Bliss you are number 1! Here are the numbers for you guys to see, and you can also find the posts by a specific user: http://goldenskate.com/forum/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=35721

 

[Violet Bliss]

wow... interesting... i am catching up quickly for someone who is relatively recent here LOL... but many of my posts are just me swooning

Yup. You're almost overtaking my years of loyalty with a year and a half of swooning. :dumb:

Patrick is so sexy that ... oh that's another thread in the Edge

That would be a worthier thread than quite a few others.