Chan says his past with Johnson, and future with Zoueva is recipe for success
TORONTO — It was surprising news, and perhaps no one was caught off guard more than Patrick Chan.
Just weeks before this figure skating season was set to open, Chan’s coach Kathy Johnson announced she was resigning. The news in August was an “extremely huge shock,” the three-time world champion said.
But now that the dust has started to settle, Chan looks back with gratitude at his four years with Johnson, and with excitement about the months to come with new coach Marina Zoueva.
“Kathy and I had a very close relationship, but that can sometimes be very dangerous as well,” Chan said in a recent phone interview. “Eyes on me all the time. . . over time conversations were hard to have, and it was hard to distinguish the lines between training and my life.