贴一下英文原文: Patrick Chan:Daredevil Returning to Competitive Arena Patrick Chanspoke to the media in a teleconference this morning. Here is what he had tosay: This year offhas been quite the adventure. It was a lot of fun. Doing all the shows that Iwanted to and some activities that I would not necessarily have a chance to dowhile I was competing because of a fear of getting injured. For example, Iwent skydiving and skiing. I have also started a few new projects. I started anice wine label, which should be coming out in June. I have been really keepingmyself busy, maybe even busier than when I was competing. So it has been a goodchange, which has made coming back something to look forward to. But I havebeen wanting to change it up and get back to a regimented schedule. It has beenfun. What ismotivating you to return to the sport? I think I stillhave a lot to give to the sport. For example, after the 2010 Olympics I thoughtI had done the best I could and improved as much as I could, but little did Iknow that I had a lot to improve on and get better, so I feel like after SochiI had peaked. But I spoke to my coach and we both decided I still have a lot toachieve. Not necessarily results-wise but in expanding my vocabulary in skatingand choreography and being able to express different styles and become an evenbetter, more well-rounded skater. On being amentor to Nam Nguyen: Absolutely. Ialways thought I was a bit of a teacher and he was a student but it is a littledifferent now because he has won nationals. For sure, I have kept an eye on himand listened to what he has had to say. It has been interesting to see how heis handling things being thrust into that number one position in Canada. It isa great responsibility. It has been interesting to watch him and see how hehandles it as a young skater, very much like myself once. I am veryexcited to join the team again. There is always a fine line when you arementoring someone. I am very open to helping my teammates but it is a two-wayroad. You have to be open to listening and learning. I was very luckyto have a great mentor, Jeffrey Buttle. We are still great friends and it hasbeen a great relationship, so hopefully it becomes that kind of relationshipwith Nam. Talk about yourgeneral feelings observing the men’s field? I had a chanceto watch a few competitions. I did not watch every single one. I sometimes wentback after a few days and looked on YouTube. I found that the men’s event was,as I expected, nothing too special. It was a very exciting competition. Ofcourse, everyone did all the quads, but we have had two or three seasons of thequads coming back into the men’s field so that is seen as to be expected now.But I think the point, especially for myself, is I Iook to the skaters that arepushing the boundaries. Kind of like theFrench team that won the World Championships. Just how their free dance made mefeel. That is what I enjoyed watching and what I look for in a skater nowadays.Not just the gun blazing of the jumps but I enjoy the subtlety of actualskating that is especially beautiful and tells a story. It sounds cheesy butthat is what it is, and that is what I am looking to do personally. That iswhat I want to emote in my skating. What did youlike about the French dance team? All my dancefriends are going to kill me for this. I do not know what I am talking aboutwhen it comes to dance other than the feeling I get. When I was watching them Ifelt like I was in a whole different world. I was enchanted and thought theyexpressed the emotions of pain and love – whatever it is, the cheesy stuff –but it really came out and I felt that through a computer screen, so imaginethat. That is what Ilook for nowadays. That is why we go out and do extreme stuff like jumping outof an airplane because we want to have that feeling. I had goose bumps watchingthem and that is a good sign of good skating and emotion. It is not aboutthe color of the medals anymore, but more about the presentation: My goal ofcoming back to competition in the next couple of years is not necessarily forthe actual medal or the color of the medal. I have achieved everything I haveachieved so everything at this point is a bonus. I can’t really ask for more.Of course, some people will say that ‘Oh, you are coming back because you wantto win an Olympic medal’ and sure, maybe that is in the back of my mind. Butsomething that I want to learn and teach myself in the next couple of years isto not look at coming back to competing because of a stupid little medal. Well,it is not very little; it is very big and heavy. For me, I wantto go out and skate a program, get off the ice and say now I can have fun. ThatI am comfortable with what I did and do something that people will look back onin years to come; that coaches can play the programs back for other skaters andsay, ‘This is what it takes to be a champion and this is what skating is allabout.’ That is what I am looking to do. That is really my goal, notnecessarily winning a medal. I am thinking beyond that point in my career. On trying newactivities: Some of youdon’t know that Joannie Rochette is quite the skydiver. She convinced me to doit while we were on the U.S. Stars on Ice tour in Florida and it was a blast. Iwas very scared. I contemplated life, but it was worth it. That is what lastseason was about, to experience things we do not get to experience and to getaway from the norm of being an elite athlete. To me, activities that are thatextreme – like skydiving, surfing or back skiing – where your life is kind ofon the line, really puts things into perspective and I think that it will helpwith my return to skating. Just to remind myself of how great of a life I haveand the place I finish does not affect at all who I am and what I can do withit. I did not tellmy coach until after I had done it so I would not have to deal with her wrath.She said as long as I was safe and not doing anything dumb. She is veryemotional about my safety. Pretty much thewhole cast of Stars on Ice are going skydiving today in Montreal. Kaitlyn andAndrew, Jeffrey, Eric Radford and Joannie – that is all I can remember rightnow. The comparisonbetween skydiving and going out for a six-minute warm-up? Honestly, goingup in the plane and waiting for your turn to go out is a bit like waiting tocompete and step on the ice by yourself. It was very, very similar. Veryfrightening. The first few seconds after I jumped out were the scariest butafter that it was such a great rush, in the moment, and you enjoy every minuteof it. Oh my gosh, the view is amazing and it just made me realize how small Iam and, not to bash on the figure skating world, but how small the figureskating world is. Sometimes we think that the figure skating world is huge andit is all about us, but at the end of the day, the world is very big and thereare many people who are doing many, many things. I am just a part of this andgiving the best I can, have a great experience and feel that rush that I getfrom skydiving. If you had wonOlympic title would we still be seeing you skating? I think so.Kathy and I would have had this conversation and she would tell me that I wouldstill be who I am and doing what I am doing. I would still be on tour andstanding exactly where I am. Hopefully, it would not have changed me as aperson, a mentor and someone to look up to by the younger skaters in Canada. SoI think I would still be competing, just for the feeling. A huge part ofmy life that I enjoy is touring and the tour life. I am young and I should takeadvantage of that. One of the reasons I am coming back is so that I can enjoythat life more and keep that going on longer. I do not want to be 40 years oldand look back and say, ‘Oh, geez Patrick, you should have just gone for itinstead of hesitating because it is a really great opportunity.’ Did you watchthe World Championships? I will be deadlyhonest. I did not watch the men’s event. The only event I watched was the icedance because of Kaitlyn and Andrew and all of them. I did go back on YouTubeand skim through Javier’s program and Yuzu’s program – and that in itself saysa lot – that I skimmed through them. Not because I did not like them. I loveJavi’s jumps and Yuzu’s triple Axel. I admire them and I admire a lot ofelements of their programs but that is just what it is. I literally fastforwarded to their biggest jumps and then stopped watching. I am going to behonest; their skating has not changed. It does not look any different. They areskating to the same pieces of music and style. Javi very much has that CharlieChaplin style which totally works for him. It is great, but I would love to seehim do a classical piece. That is what I would do if I was in that position – Iwould challenge myself. I want to see something exciting and that is one of thereasons I want to come back. I want to bring back programs that I have neverdone. I finally get to skate to lyrics, which can open up a whole new realm ofmusic and expression, so that is really exciting for me. David Wilsonwill be doing my short program and revamping the one I used at the Japan Openfor the free.
Catching up with Canadian skating star Patrick Chan http://小www.心btmontreal.群ca/总videos/黑4217575308001/你 Two-time Olympic medalist and world champion Patrick Chan talks to Alex Despatie about taking a year off from competitive skating, and the Stars on Ice 25th Anniversary Tour. 这个视频主要讲了群群说他为什么回来(因为喜欢喽),然后又一点点SOI的镜头,不错~
Chan determined to make comeback successful http://www.tsn.ca/video/chan-determined-to-make-comeback-successful-1.272312 Patrick Chan talks about his plans for his return to figure skating, discusses his plans for a new routine and explains what he did during his year off 看他的态度与状态,越来越期待下个赛季,但你什么时候减肥啊喂