Patrick Chan
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I'm pretty sure Patrick spoke French for a while without knowing English, his French has always been great, I'll always remember that moment when he was to step in during a press conference at Worlds to translate a question for Brian Joubert, what a sweet little potato he is
I look forward to him skating with less pressure on his shoulders now, I hope there's more news about his ice wine coming to stores, it better come on time for the GPs *shakes fist*
I look forward to him skating with less pressure on his shoulders now, I hope there's more news about his ice wine coming to stores, it better come on time for the GPs *shakes fist*
Kwong: Patrick Chan still a force to be reckoned with
"The "skating" is the thing in figure skating. Patrick Chan's basic skating skill is second to none. He continues to have an ease on his blades that is both memorable and remarkable.
Memorable because of the effortless way he is able to get across the ice. Remarkable because in a sea of great skaters at the top of the world rankings, Chan's skating ability is still distinct.
The season hasn't even started yet, but Chan has already been reflecting on what he needs to do. He's realistic, he's humble and he's committed to his path.
Make no mistake: Patrick Chan is still a force to be reckoned with."
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/patrick-chan-committed-to-being-the-best-again-1.3214402
"The "skating" is the thing in figure skating. Patrick Chan's basic skating skill is second to none. He continues to have an ease on his blades that is both memorable and remarkable.
Memorable because of the effortless way he is able to get across the ice. Remarkable because in a sea of great skaters at the top of the world rankings, Chan's skating ability is still distinct.
The season hasn't even started yet, but Chan has already been reflecting on what he needs to do. He's realistic, he's humble and he's committed to his path.
Make no mistake: Patrick Chan is still a force to be reckoned with."
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/patrick-chan-committed-to-being-the-best-again-1.3214402
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nope… Patrick went to French Immersion school in Ontario. I am assuming he speaks Cantonese but I don't know for sure… French Immersion means that the "mother tongue" is English but students will learn a lot of French… I have met a lot of people going through this system and very speak French as well as Patrick… so that's why i find it amazing, especially since it keeps improving.
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i had the same reaction… i came here and was shocked to see all the trash talk someone like Patrick got… he is such a special skater… for me he is the ultimate skater….the one who can do everything… but apparently for many in here, he is nothing special.. you are in the right thread.. here we LOVE HIM 
Some quotes of Patrick and Nam
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/09/02/dont-expect-any-trash-talk-between-patrick-chan-nam-nguyen
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/09/02/dont-expect-any-trash-talk-between-patrick-chan-nam-nguyen
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Yay! Waiting to watch Patrick in competition again. Thank you for the all the links. 
Born in Ottawa and lived in Montreal for a while, he went to French Immersion school after he moved to Toronto and they pretty much take all their classes in French so from what I know of him his French was better than English but now he uses English more. My friend's sister went to French Immersion for a while and it's actually quite good, you're completely immersed in the language so speaking it daily makes you learn quickly. He said in a while ago that his Cantonese is very broken so I'm assuming he understands the language and doesn't speak that well. In a radio interview someone had to teach him to say his own name I think
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all i can tell you is that his french is not his mother tongue... french immersion is still for anglophones wishing to learn french as a second language and they vary across the country... in BC they are not great maybe in Toronto, the schools are better... as a native french speaker, i can tell you he has a lot to improve in french to be truly bilingual but that is what is so amazing as he keeps getting better and better every year... first time i heard him in french was when he was 17 and he was looking for words and asking help from the interviewer... not this time.. he was much stronger. in any case, let's agree that we love patrick 
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all i can tell you is that his french is not his mother tongue... french immersion is still for anglophones wishing to learn french as a second language and they vary across the country... in BC they are not great maybe in Toronto, the schools are better... as a native french speaker, i can tell you he has a lot to improve in french to be truly bilingual but that is what is so amazing as he keeps getting better and better every year... first time i heard him in french was when he was 17 and he was looking for words and asking help from the interviewer... not this time.. he was much stronger. in any case, let's agree that we love patrick
Well he is Chinese-Canadian like myself, his first language was probably Cantonese and then deteriorated over the years learning French and English, I know someone who skated with him before he got any international fame and she told me his French at the time was better than his English, he was popular at the rink with the little girls because he was a good skater, very shy and just modestly told all the girls thank you, his mom is a helicopter mom, my friend's mom avoided her because she found her scary
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is helicopter mom like tiger mom?
patrick is so sweet... no wonder why he was popular with little girls
i lived in vancouver for a long time and met many chinese canadians whose parents spoke very little english... so the kids spoke cantonese or mandarin with their parents... or grandparents.... and of course, couldn't write it... couldn't speak it at an advanced level... because they spoke english at school... i think what your friend may have noticed is that patrick being in french immersion seemed more fluent in french than in english (it's a question of perception too... was your friend perfectly fluent in both languages??? if she spoke english as a first language and little french, patrick's command of french would looked much stronger than his english.... ) ... but we can easily agree that french is not his first language.
Patrick's first language is definitely English, French second and Cantonese probably a far third... most people I know who took french immersion forgot all of it after high school... that's why i find it amazing for him to have retained AND improved his french.
patrick is so sweet... no wonder why he was popular with little girls
i lived in vancouver for a long time and met many chinese canadians whose parents spoke very little english... so the kids spoke cantonese or mandarin with their parents... or grandparents.... and of course, couldn't write it... couldn't speak it at an advanced level... because they spoke english at school... i think what your friend may have noticed is that patrick being in french immersion seemed more fluent in french than in english (it's a question of perception too... was your friend perfectly fluent in both languages??? if she spoke english as a first language and little french, patrick's command of french would looked much stronger than his english.... ) ... but we can easily agree that french is not his first language.
Patrick's first language is definitely English, French second and Cantonese probably a far third... most people I know who took french immersion forgot all of it after high school...
that's why i find it amazing for him to have retained AND improved his french.
is helicopter mom like tiger mom?
patrick is so sweet... no wonder why he was popular with little girls
i lived in vancouver for a long time and met many chinese canadians whose parents spoke very little english... so the kids spoke cantonese or mandarin with their parents... or grandparents.... and of course, couldn't write it... couldn't speak it at an advanced level... because they spoke english at school... i think what your friend may have noticed is that patrick being in french immersion seemed more fluent in french than in english (it's a question of perception too... was your friend perfectly fluent in both languages??? if she spoke english as a first language and little french, patrick's command of french would looked much stronger than his english.... ) ... but we can easily agree that french is not his first language.
Patrick's first language is definitely English, French second and Cantonese probably a far third... most people I know who took french immersion forgot all of it after high school...
Nah she was in normal public school with me and we just have French class once a day, she said she didn't hear him talk much in English and she heard him speak French mostly to others, she was one of the ones who didn't really approach him. e just thank you but I'm not that great at skating
Helicopter mom as in she hoovered around him a lot and was quite aggressive, Patrick when he was young shared the same costume maker as my friend, his mom insisted that his costume be a bigger size so he can grow into it. Not that I blame her, the costumes were $1000+ and for a boy who's still growing it's a big amount to drop at once but apparently she was really aggressive about these kind of things. She speaks English ok from what I know, came to Canada in her early 20s
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yup.. that makes lot of sense... gosh figure skating is so expensive... no wonder why my parents told me it was too costly and I should choose another sport...i went into swimming... speedos are 40- 50 dollars much cheaper
much cheaper
yup.. that makes lot of sense... gosh figure skating is so expensive... no wonder why my parents told me it was too costly and I should choose another sport...i went into swimming... speedos are 40- 50 dollars
Swimming is also a lot less stressful on the body than figure skating, it's also a good life skill so you've got that. There were payment options for families with less income, if you bought the materials then you could bring down the price of labour and pay less for the costume but even for a preteen kid the cost of the materials were around $200 per dress for a girl according to my friend. Many also resold and bought their dresses from one another. It is so costly along with ice time and boots and skates. Patrick's own skating costs are over 6 figures a year and I heard that Ashley Wagner's are around $80k, crazy.
Info from FSU:
Souvenir Georges-Éthier 2015 Beauport Québec Sep 24-27:
Senior Men SP is Friday, Sept. 25, start time is 16:50 Eastern time in Rink 1.
Event info: http://www.patinage.qc.ca/pages.asp?id=647
Souvenir Georges-Éthier 2015 Beauport Québec Sep 24-27:
Senior Men SP is Friday, Sept. 25, start time is 16:50 Eastern time in Rink 1.
Event info: http://www.patinage.qc.ca/pages.asp?id=647
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As of a month ago, GS has had its own thread for Souvenir Georges-Ethier -- thanks to Doris
.http://goldenskate.com/forum/showth...Georges-Éthier-2015-Beauport-Québec-Sep-24-27
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Heads up - Patrick just starting. Live stream at the event thread.
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SGE video: Senior Men
Patrick skated first, starting at around 9:30.
Well, I can't get the link to start at the time I want. Warm-up starts at about 3:05
Patrick skated first, starting at around 9:30.
Well, I can't get the link to start at the time I want. Warm-up starts at about 3:05
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There was some super speed going through-out the program. Very good. :thumbsup: Can't wait till JO. So many front runners will be there. How will Chan do up against Fernandez? Very exciting.
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