標題: Patrick Chan wins silver at worlds [打印本頁] 作者: carwing 時間: 2009-3-27 08:29 PM 標題: Patrick Chan wins silver at worlds
Two small errors in his free skate likely cost Patrick Chan a goldmedal Thursday night at the world figure skating championships in LosAngeles. ; v* Q7 C) X/ Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbToronto's Chan finished second behind American Evan Lysacek and just ahead of France's Brian Joubert, who took home the bronze. 9 y4 T6 S8 \+ `+ nwww3.tvboxnow.comChan's silver marks the second year in a row Canada has medalled inthe men's event. Jeffrey Buttle of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., won goldlast year.7 N/ F; G+ o g7 q$ S$ h8 B( e" y
"Jeez, I thought I was just going to walk home with a bronze, but towin a silver medal is just like icing on the cake," Chan said afterwatching Joubert fall twice during his free skate.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) c+ A( w9 ]9 B
"Getting off the ice, I had a huge smile on my face because I justdidn't expect to be where I am now after just my second worlds, and I'monly 18. It's a big shock. It's going to be weird going back to highschool, because I have to be a regular guy again."TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" O' u k z% \$ c7 d) j {# B
Small mistakes proved costly Skatingto music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chan made two errors in his free-skateprogram, turning a planned double toe loop into a single, and doublinga planned triple loop. The mistakes only cost him about four points inhis score, but with the top three skaters so tightly bunched, there wasno room for error. V$ F O8 K6 L& t1 S公仔箱論壇Chan was third after the short program, in which many people feltthe judges short-changed the Canadian in his marks. However, there wereno surprised looks or jeers from the crowd about his marks in the freeskate. 1 w+ F6 \4 d" O" i4 @' ^Lysacek turned in the skate of his life for the gold, scoring 159.53 for his long routine, 4½ points ahead of Chan's 155.03. ) ~1 K! w& n* N/ i5 owww3.tvboxnow.com"I've been looking forward to this event for the last few years,ever since I found out it was coming to the Staples Center," Lysaceksaid. "I think that nervous energy was a positive for me, because Iturned it into adrenalin." 8 F8 _) r2 {' w公仔箱論壇Chan was ninth in his world championship debut last year in Sweden,but with Buttle's retirement and Chan's spectacular season heading intoL.A., the young skater found himself a favourite. ( k1 Q) r" |. g Q# ]. y. Iwww3.tvboxnow.comHe opened the season with a pair of Grand Prix victories, won theCanadian championships and then dominated a strong field to win the ISUFour Continents event last year in Vancouver.5 ~0 Y* M7 Y, s% P* g n! \* ?" t C
This week, Chan found himself in the spotlight off-ice, when Joubertcriticized all the male skaters who don't have a quad jump in theirrepertoire.
