I think Chan needs to go work with Brian Orser. I think Orser is the only coach whose pupils have the perfect jumping technique.
I think Chan needs to go work with Brian Orser. I think Orser is the only coach whose pupils have the perfect jumping technique.
I think Chan needs to go work with Brian Orser. I think Orser is the only coach whose pupils have the perfect jumping technique.
Well, aside from the fact that his students got their jumps from their former coaches (except, IIRC, for Yuzuru's and Nam's 4S), having Hanyu, Fernandez, Nguyen and Chan training together ....that would be an interesting picture.
It's easy to suggest coaches for skaters like that but I don't think it'll happen. A high level skater like Patrick will need more focus on him and I doubt Orser would take him when his current students are 1st, 2nd and 5th in the World and probably require a lot of attention. Taking on another World Champion-worthy skater would probably be unfair to Patrick and to his current students.
He does need a skating coach though, he says he's returning with his coach who's name I don't even remember (that's how forgettable she is) but if he wants to be on top he's going to need to fix that 3A or add another quad and I doubt his current coach can do that for him.
His main students got their jumping techniques from their past coaches. He does a rather good job on polishing and improving them like for Nam's and Elizabet's. We can then judge him by how he manages his 3A boy (sorry forgot his name!)