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Patrick Chan

Born:

December 31, 1990

Birthplace:

Ottawa

Height:

5' 6"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Toronto,

Training Town:

Toronto

Club:

Granite Club

Coach:

Don Laws

Choreographer:

Lori Nichol

Both of Chan's parents are from Hong Kong ... His father moved to Canada at the age of 4, his mother at the age of 21 ... He speaks English, French and Cantonese ... He was coached by Osborne Colson from the beginning of his career until Colson's death in July 2006 ... He switched coaches to Shin Amano and Ellen Burka at Granite Club in Toronto temporarily after Colson's passing, then began working with Don Laws as a secondary coach in August 2006 ... He switched to Laws full-time in February 2007, training in Florida when he is not in school ... He had a successful junior career, winning a JGP gold medal in the fall of 2005 and then taking the world junior silver medal in 2007 ... Broke through at the senior level with a gold medal at the Trophee Bompard in November 2007 ... At 17, he became the youngest Canadian men's champion when he upset soon-to-be world champion Jeffrey Buttle to win that title in January 2008 ... He won two gold medals in 2008 Grand Prix Series (at Skate Canada and at the Trophee Bompard again) and earned his first win at Four Continents, at the Vancouver Olympic venue no less, in February 2009.

2008 Season Notes
SP Music: "Tango de los Exilados" by Walter Taieb, performed by Vanessa Mae
FS Music: "Allegro Scherzando" and "Andante" from Cello Sonata and "Allegro Scherzando" from Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Patrick Chan - 2008-09 Grand Prix Final - Free Skate 400K | 700K
Patrick Chan - 2008-09 Grand Prix Final - Short Program 400K | 700K
Patrick Chan's Four Continents free skate 400K | 700K
Patrick Chan's Four Continents short program 400K | 700K