Patrick Chan retires from competitive figure skating: Exit interview

[@ishitasangia5447]

You've been great Pat. We'll miss you.

[@yunilius7193]

Pudgy Pudge dude why so rude

[@ks2394]

I started crying. He's been one of my favourites since I was a kid.

[@wb2824]

You will be missed Patrick. I thought your skating was just so beautiful. Body line, jumps, spins, you had it all. Good luck to you in whatever you do in your future.

[@vall3643]

You’re the pride of Canada indeed. But not only Canadians figure skating lovers from all over the world will remember you cause you brought beauty, wonderful ice stories, joy and happiness to us. Thank you very much! Wish you all the best! Hope to see you in the future in Canadian sport!

[@laurels084]

We're so proud of you, and you will be missed. ❤️❤️❤️

[@mwyz]

Congratulations on a great skating career and good luck with whatever you do in the future!

[@michelleyuxinwang5961]

this brought me to tears - thank you pchiddy!! the color of the medal does mean SO little in the end. and i’m sure everyone knows you’ve given your all

[@yonsoos1121]

Chan I knew men’s figure skating first time because of u. Even though your mistakes, you always challenged every moments and made such a amazing records and played beautiful programs during all your career. Thank you and i love patrick! Still miss you, from s.korea

[@rawshikacheb2287]

he is still great beautiful skater. i hope his next life stage will be happy from japan. God bless Patrik!

[@michaelp9061]

couldn't think of a better way to finish it. Thank you for everything.

[@marianlaw6294]

We will miss you Patrick. You were amazing. We will never forget you. Good luck ❤️❤️

[@Roof_Pizza]

Thank you Patrick.

[@V3_please]

Love you from Korea. Thank you so much Patrick♥️♥️

[@jkjoker56765]

I just saw him perform today for stars on ice, and he was magnificent. Just so graceful yet powerful 👍

[@zhangyao1005]

Thank you patrick chan.....

[@esetapowell7662]

What a humble star! Great Role model

[@tankffh4x680]

Happy birthday to figure skater and Canada only Patrick Chan have a great birthday today #PatrickChan

[@kageyamatobio7542]

the most beautiful figure skater ever!

[@yunilius7193]

Family is the best part 💗

[@wind10miko]

I'm sorry I grew up watching sports and artistic sports such as skating and appreciated their creativeness. __flation and corrupt judges? Just about every sport, but if you were hating I bet you're just sitting in front of the tv all day versus bringing your butt to a show to boo him in person or provide constructive criticism. At the end of the day it is a sport - nobody died and the man is starting another life at 27 - something haters need to work on or post a video of themselves trying his horrible routine on the ice themselves. Proud to be Canadian and actually remember that these guys have a life too.

[@vilmasantos22]

PATRICK É MARAVILHOSO !

[@lizziezainuddin7891]

Another legend created by figure skating..

[@rolandgreen7484]

The best skater ever without question!

[@meridesiree7940]

I wouldn't go that far, but a true treasure and legend of his time for sure.

[@cherylecooper5120]

^^ Umm.. Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Shoma Uno, Evgeni Plushenko, etc., etc., etc

[@harunotodoroki]

Questionable

[@hkhk3863]

this is just an ordinary man who was a boy with some stupid (study) stress at his 10s. your performance was more than inspiring. I didn't know anything in professionalism of figure skating but only you Chen, and perhaps yuna kim back then. I somewhat found you very elegant yet manly sexy, skilled yet artistic, and new yet trendy. as I followed all of your games (on TV lol), I know what you did and how never you gave up. so, in short, I ... had to watch your performance over and over again and I always got F at tests in school. :) THank you

[@BillyWhaler]

As my old coach used to say, "When you are #99 or Bo Jackson you can talk all you want. When you are not...then just play. Just play."

[@NaomiChambers]

he is retiring!

[@m.l8749]

Nooooooooooo 😭

[@fabiolahermosillo3886]

Con su retiro, Patrick Chan ha dejado un hueco irreemplazable en el mundo del patinaje. :(

[@inamaguire7556]

My favourite skater I only seen 3 times is retiring

[@rietaism]

おつかれさま

[@harunotodoroki]

He looks at least 5 years older

[@lyverbird1973]

dlnnyc64 I imagine this person meant a snide disrespect that they couldn't even be forthright about. Kind of pathetic.

[@icedmocha5264]

I agree. He looks quite a bit older.

[@Boymanjusri]

Foe Chinese gene, maybe. But for white people, not so much. On the other hand. YUZURU Hanyu looks so young at 26. you wonder when he will haves real girl friend? Or boyfriend? Is he asexual? Or what? To be honest I would rather look older and have a ordinary man’s life than look always so young but never have a real life.

[@msbrownbeast]

@@Boymanjusri It doesn't appear that Patrick Chan is 100% Chinese. His parents may be Chinese, but he certainly looks like a half breed.

[@cherylecooper5120]

I won't say mean things about him. But it's definitely time to move on. So it's good that he's doing just that. I don't think Patrick Chan always displayed the best sportsmanship, at times. (i.e, whining about the ice quality at World's 2016, etc.) But he surely had some brilliant moments on the ice prior to the incredible "quad revolution." Yes, it's definitely time to move on.

[@lyverbird1973]

Cheryle Cooper Hypocrite

[@hp80261]

He started the quad revolution.

[@inamaguire7556]

😭😭😭

[@L1623VP]

All I can say to Patrick retiring is, "YAAAAAAAAAAAY!" No more Chanflation and medals for programs where he falls 2-4 times, no more hearing him whine, blaming all his failures on the ice quality, camera distraction or younger, more athletic skaters, and no more of his self-involved ego boasting about how "great" he is or how he was "the bridge" into the super jumpers like Hanyu and Chen or how "no one" combined artistry and athleticism until he came along. LOL It's clear Hanyu and Chen's success had nothing to do with Patrick Chan, and that athleticism and artistry were combined LONG before Chan was even born or out of the kiddie rink by true "total" skaters like Brian Boitano and Alexi Yagudin, among others. He also contributed nothing in the way of quads, as Tim Goeble, the first man to land 3 quads in a program, did so many times previously including at the 2002 Olympics, 8 years BEFORE Chan even came on the scene. Chan had some ability, but he broke NO new ground in any facet of skating. The way they're trying to manufacture some kind of "legacy" for him is disgusting and disrespectful of other skaters who actually did move the sport forward. Thank God this insecure man-child is finally skating off into obscurity.

[@RS-qr7vr]

Haters gonna hate

[@L1623VP]

@@RS-qr7vr Oh, please. Even Elvis Stojko said the judges were propping Patrick Chan up.

[@samh.6886]

Good riddance! I'm not going to miss his overly inflated scores and his self absorbed attitude!

[@cherylecooper5120]

Sam Henderson Yes -- his attitude was very unsportsmanlike, at times. And he believed his own press. Not good. :(

[@lyverbird1973]

Cheryle Cooper Both of you can take your disrespect and shove it.

[@samh.6886]

Respect by the public is earned, not a given.

[@L1623VP]

Sam: Exactly. All I can say to Patrick retiring is, "YAAAAAAAAAAAY!" No more Chanflation and medals for programs where he falls 2-4 times, no more hearing him whine, blaming all his failures on the ice quality, camera distraction or younger,more athletic skaters, and no more of his self-involved ego boasting about how how "great" he is or how he was "the bridge" into the super jumpers like Hanyu and Chen or how "no one" combined artistry and athleticism until he came along. LOL It's clear Hanyu and Chen's success had nothing to do with Patrick Chan, and that athleticism and artistry were combined LONG before Chan was even born or out of the kiddie rink by true "total" skaters like Brian Boitano and Alexi Yagudin, among others. Thank God this insecure man-child is finally skating off into obscurity.

[@L1623VP]

Cheryle: True. Chan was his own worst enemy. He believed his own press and got a HUGE head. The judges consistently over-scored him for highly flawed programs (Chanflation) to create false momentum for him in the years leading into the Sochi games, so he would be the overwhelming favorite to win. (Too much behind-the-scenes scuttle to add here, but Chanflation was REAL. Everyone was talking about it.) Because the judges were letting Chan win with highly flawed programs, he never felt he had to improve technically...so he didn't. In a way, the judges created their own Frankenstein. Even after the Sochi loss, Chan learned nothing. His "comeback" was a total failure because he, once again, refused to improve technically, expecting his "art and edges" to do all the heavy lifting for him. By that time, Nathan Chen arrived on the scene, and the guys were doing 4-5 quads in a LP, and Chen couldn't even land the triple axle. Glad to see my least favorite skater of all time, followed by another narcissist--Plushenko, skate off into the Canadian sunset.