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Steve Milton
December 8, 2011
QUEBEC CITY- Skate Canada officials aren’t upset with a report that world champion Patrick Chan feels unappreciated in this country.
In a story from Reuters Wednesday, the Canadian-born Chan said, “If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athletes. People understand better what we do as skaters.
“Sometimes I feel we are not appreciated for how much work we put in. If my parents hadn’t emigrated from China and, say, I had skated for China, things would have been very different. My parents wouldn’t have had to make as much sacrifices as they have and there would be a lot more respect for what we do as figure skaters.”
The comments were from an interview back in September and Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada’s director of high performance, said Thursday morning that “they were taken out of context. We know he’s proud of the support he receives in Canada.”
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