Patrick Chan: Daredevil Returning to Competitive Arena
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Did you watch the World Championships?
I will be deadly honest. I did not watch the men’s event.
The only event I watched was the ice dance because of Kaitlyn and Andrew
and all of them. I did go back on YouTube and skim through Javier’s program
and Yuzu’s program – and that in itself says a lot – that I skimmed through them.
Not because I did not like them. I love Javi’s jumps and Yuzu’s triple Axel.
I admire them and I admire a lot of elements of their programs but that is just what it is.
I literally fast forwarded to their biggest jumps and then stopped watching.
I am going to be honest; their skating has not changed. It does not look any different.
They are skating to the same pieces of music and style. Javi very much has that Charlie
Chaplin style which totally works for him. It is great, but I would love to see him do
a classical piece. That is what I would do if I was in that position – I would challenge myself.
I want to see something exciting and that is one of the reasons I want to come back.
I want to bring back programs that I have never done. I finally get to skate to lyrics,
which can open up a whole new realm of music and expression, so that is really exciting for me.
David Wilson will be doing my short program and revamping the one I used at the Japan Open for the free.
