Congrats to Patrick Chan!
The 22-year-old Canadian skater broke not just one or two, but three world records during the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard ISU Grand Prix held at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy on Saturday night (November 16) in Paris, France.
“A score like that – if I put that up at the Olympics I think it will be very, very hard to beat,” Patrick shared with press afterwards. “This is a grand prix event I’ve been to many times. The Olympics is only the second time (for me) and I’m competing against the best skaters in the world so it’s a very different circumstance, a very different atmosphere.”
Patrick scored 295.27 points total, smashing the world record to pieces.
Team USA’s Jason Brown also medaled, taking home the bronze with a score of 243.09.
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Patrick Chan skates around the rink after winning the gold medal at 2013 Skate Canada International held at Harbour Station on Saturday night (October 26) in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
The 22-year-old Olympic hopeful secured his first place spot after a short program the night before, his points totaling 262.03 points.
Be sure to watch Patrick‘s free skate, set to Vivaldi‘s “Four Seasons” below!
“I was nervous, honestly,” Patrick told press afterwards. “I started having the (negative) feelings I had last season…It was really challenging even before I got on the ice to stay positive, and remember the things that I wanted to repeat that I had in the short program – looking forward to going out there, to look forward to doing the quad, but not looking too far ahead, doing one quad at a time and then moving on.”
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Patrick Chan – Skate Canada 2013
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Patrick Chan celebrates with Kazakhstan’s Denis Tan and Spain’s Javier Fernandez on the podium during the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Budweiser Gardens on Friday evening (March 15) in London, Ontario, Canada.
The 22-year-old Team Canada skater finished first, 1.30 points ahead of Denis. This makes Patrick‘s third consecutive world championship.
“I’m sorry I didn’t get to do a good program. I wanted to do it so badly,” Patrick shared with the crowd after falling during his free skate. “I definitely was disappointed in myself. The moment wasn’t as good as it could be, nonetheless it was special.”
As for Team USA — Ross Miner and Max Aaron are heading to the Olympics! Be sure to be on the lookout for them both on JJJ!
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Patrick Chan of Team Canada reacts after his short program at the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Budweiser Gardens on Wednesday afternoon (March 13) in London, Ontario, Canada.
The 22-year-old skater shared with press after claiming the top spot with 98.37 points, the highest score ever: “I worked very hard for the past three weeks which really paid off. I do this program every day in practice. The Canadian fans help me to be more focused, concentrate more and they lift a lot of pressure.”
He added, “Today I had no luck, just a lot of hard work that paid off. This feels almost as great as the Vancouver Olympics. Setting a new world record is just the icing on the cake.”
Team Canada‘s Kevin Reynolds and Team USA‘s Ross Miner and Max Aaron are also pictured below.
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