3-time world champion Patrick Chan earns first Olympic gold

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Canada has won their first gold medal of the Team Figure Skating event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday.

Olympic athletes from Russia took home the silver medal, while Team USA secured bronze for the second straight Olympics.

Patrick Chan of Canada competes in the Figure Skating Team Event Men's Single Free Skating on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. /VCG Photo

The three-time world champion Patrick Chan has won two silver medals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, one in the men's singles and the other in the team event and competing at his third and final Olympics in PyeongChang. Chan said he was relieved to finally have a gold.

He stated that he is neither physically nor mentally different from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but he’s a better athlete now.

The 27-year-old Chan was the favorite to win gold in Sochi, and he finally grabbed one this time. As he said, he could not do the wonderful performances without support from teammates.

Kaetlyn Osmond (CAN), Figure Skating, Team Event‍ Ladies Single Skating Short Program, Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. /VCG Photo

Chan’s teammate Kaetlyn Osmond also mentioned that they have been training together in the past few years, so they've stayed together like a family, adding that she felt amazing to be a part of it.