Patrick Chan

For other people named Patrick Chan, see Patrick Chan (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan at the 2015 Grand Prix Final
Full namePatrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chan
Other namesChan Wai-Kuan
Born (1990-12-31) December 31, 1990 (age 33)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
HometownVancouver, British Columbia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1996
RetiredApril 16, 2018[1]
Highest WS1st (2011–12, 2012–13 & 2013–14)
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 3 2 0
Four Continents Championships 3 0 0
Grand Prix Final 2 1 1
Canadian Championships 10 0 0
World Team Trophy 0 2 1
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Medal list
"" Olympic Games ""
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Nice Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 London Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Turin Singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vancouver Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Colorado Springs Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Taipei Singles
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2010–11 Beijing Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011–12 Quebec City Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013–14 Fukuoka Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012–13 Sochi Singles
Canadian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Vancouver Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Saskatoon Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 London Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Victoria Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Moncton Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mississauga Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ottawa Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Halifax Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ottawa Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Vancouver Singles
World Team Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Oberstdorf Singles
Patrick Chan
Traditional Chinese陳偉群
Simplified Chinese陈伟群
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Wěiqún
IPA[ʈʂʰə̌n wèɪtɕʰwə̌n]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Wai5 Kwan4

Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion (2011, 2012, 2013), a two–time Grand Prix Final champion (2010 and 2011), a three-time Four Continents champion (2009, 2012, 2016), and a ten-time Canadian national champion (2008–2014, 2016–2018). He is known for his skating style which is highly appreciated for artistry and elegance. Patrick Chan is a recognized master of figure skating who has made a great contribution to this sport.[2][3][4][5] Becoming a leader in his form and constantly improving from season to season, he has contributed greatly to the emergence of skaters who tried to keep balance, saturating their programs with both complex elements and components.[3] He possesses a unique style of skating by using the edges of the blades, thereby achieving excellent skating skills.[4][6]

On April 27, 2011, Chan set a new world record of 93.02 points for the short program. On April 28, 2011, Chan then set a new world record for his free skating, receiving an overall score of 280.98.[7] In recognition, he was named the recipient of the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete.[8] Chan has repeatedly set world records in figure skating under the ISU Judging System,[9][citation needed] being the world record holder for many years.[10][11] He is one of the few figure skaters in the world to break the 100-point barrier in the short program,[12] and is the third man in the world to break the 200-point barrier in the free program.[13] During his 15–year competing career, he has won more than 30 titles and medals of ISU competitions, including three Olympic medals.[14] He announced the end of his career on April 16, 2018.[15] Chan is considered by many to be one of the greatest Canadian male figure skaters of all time.[16]

Chan at the 2016–17 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
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  2. ^ Frisk, Adam (February 17, 2018). "Fans thank Patrick Chan as Canadian figure skater ends Olympic career". Global News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Порошин, Игорь (February 16, 2014). "Прометей. Почему Патрик Чан значит для истории фигурного катания много больше, чем Плющенко". Sports.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Beverley (February 18, 2018). "Patrick Chan, a farewell look". Wordpress. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Успенский, Андрей (February 27, 2018). "Герои зимних Игр в Пхенчхане". Новая газета (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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  9. ^ "Рекорды Чана на ЧМ-2011 вошли в Книгу рекордов Гиннеса". Sports.ru. September 8, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "ISU Highest Scores Statistics - Short Program Men". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "ISU Highest Scores Statistics - Free Skating Men". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Personal Best Scores". ISU Results. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Personal Best Scores". ISU Results. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Патрик Чан объявил о завершении карьеры". Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). April 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "The 25 greatest figure skaters of all time". Yardbarker. December 8, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2021.