Here's the latest article about Patrick Chan. As usual his smart mouth is on display disguised as "refreshing candor," as per the opinion of the journalist who has written this piece. There are also comments by Kurt Browning and choreographer, Lori Nichol...mostly about how wonderful Patrick is.

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/sports/article/220328--patrick-chan-quickly-rises-to-top-of-men-s-figure-skating

I leave it to you to form your own opinions.

Mary C.

yes, this article should come with an warning - attention can cause nausea and do not read if you have just eaten.

Dito Irina!!

Noooo.....Lori is Chan's Choreographer,too?!

:: To say the least, the journalist and the interviewees were all laying it on a little bit thick.

The more articles like this that appear (especially within Canada) mean a larger burden of expectancy & pressure upon the subject.......keep 'em coming, I say!

Chan learns how to skate around the media

Article: http://www.canada.com/sports/Chan+learns+skate+around+media/1985505/story.html

Thanks for the link, Manon.

Interesting aritcle. Apparently P Chan has undergone "media" training to tone down his mouth. Yeah, right, like that's ever gonna happen, LOL. The most "telling" part of the article comes at the end in the short exchange between Patrick and a reporter. When asked who he considers to be the major gold-medal threats, he replies Lysacek, Lambiel, Takahashi, and Oda. Someone interjects, "Not Joubert?" Patrick replies, "Oh, yeah, I forgot," and then adds, that his omission wasn't intentional. Riiiight. I interpret this to mean that Chan doesn't consider Brian as a major threat to his quest of Oly gold.

Mary C.

The first article posted by Mary has already expired.

as for the second..Brian is not the only one who was forgot by Patrick. He didn't said Plushenko neither. Brian and Plushenko are his true rivals for the golden medal. the others are not in their best shape at list till now - I'm talking about Lambiel and Takahashi.

LE: I just realise that the first article is pretty old...

The latest article on Patrick Chan:
http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/708435

Why does this guy have the underlying assumption that he's a lock for the Olympic team? He could have a horrible year and not make the Canadian team. He's way too sure of himself; it's as though he thinks he's entitled to go to the Olympics.

The other thing which bothers me about his comments is in regard to his post-Olympic intentions. If he has no intentions of making a career out of figure skating, then, why would competiting at the Olympics be this big a deal for him? Why care, at all, what the judges think of him or what marks they give him? He states he "loves to compete" and that skating, for him, is "fun" not a "job," that there's "more to like than just skating." If that's true why bother to do all this training to compete? This guy's attitude is so idolic. It's like he's on a stage and performing even in this interview, LOL. If he has no intention of having a post-Olympic skating career why not let those, who see themselves in long-term figure skating careers or continuing to compete, have the places on the various Olympic teams so they can further their careers, and Patrick can go off and do whatever else he wants to do in his life.

This intense focus of his--for the Olympic gold--seems to be something akin to another notch on the bed post. It's something he collects, nothing more. He certainly has different goals for gaining Olympic gold then do his competitors, LOL.

Spoiler:
	Obviously, this little flippant twit rubs me the wrong way. He really gets on my last nerve, LOL.

Mary C.

Here is a new aricle:
http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/708435

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"Everyone seems to hold back and kind of go in their own corner," said Chan. "I think I'm the type of person who's really outgoing and always really friendly.

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He doesn't live and breathe the sport. He won't be doing skating shows when he's in his 30s or 40s – or maybe even his 20s, for that matter. Chan said he can't imagine right now pursuing figure skating past the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

wow i wasn't expecting that!!

The video was kinda funny. He admitted getting caught sitting at his computer naked ...I'm glad he spared us the details of why

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"Everyone seems to hold back and kind of go in their own corner," said Chan. "I think I'm the type of person who's really outgoing and always really friendly.

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He doesn't live and breathe the sport. He won't be doing skating shows when he's in his 30s or 40s � or maybe even his 20s, for that matter. Chan said he can't imagine right now pursuing figure skating past the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Bye Bye Michael LOL Chan
I don't like how he is acting so may be that's why I can't say any positive words about his skating.
And I think he really don't care what judges said .....he has so many other "fascinating things" to do in his life so maybe if he will be the last on OG, he finally will be happy.