Canadian figure skater Chan looks to improve quad jumps at world championships
When Patrick Chan stepped away from competing after the Sochi Olympics, the three-time world figure skating champion could never have known how drastically the sport would change.
Skating’s young stars were suddenly reeling off huge quadruple jumps with the unfettered ease of kids playing hopscotch. Chan has been forced to try to follow suit.
The 26-year-old from Toronto will make what could be his final world championship appearance in Finland this week. And days away from taking the ice at Helsinki’s Hartwell Arena, Chan was asked: has his comeback been worth it?
“That’s where the sports psych (Scott Goldman) has been very helpful,” Chan said. “We have those conversations where it’s: OK, yes, it does get to a point where it’s so frustrating. I feel like I’m running as fast as I can but they’re just creeping away from me.