JASON CHAN
Olympic Winter Games Attended
BIOGRAPHY
In 2011, Canadian born Chan trained in Montreal with Valérie Taillefer, competing at the pre-novice level in the Canadian national skating championships in Regina. At the novice level at the 2014 Canadian Championships, the pair won the gold medal. The pair also competed in the Skate Canada Challenge in Regina that year and took first place in the novice dance category. Taillefer/Chan competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, before the end of their partnership.
2019–2020 season: Debut of Harris/Chan Chan formed a dance partnership with Australian ice dancer Holly Harris and began training at the Ice Academy of Montreal under coaches Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer. Harris/Chan debuted internationally on the Challenger series at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed ninth, in the process defeating reigning Australian national champions Kerry/Dodds (in eleventh place) by almost 25 points. They went on to win the Australian national title. Harris/Chan made their ISU Championship debut at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, where they placed ninth. They were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 2020–2021 season Harris/Chan were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. They made their World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing twenty-fourth. 2021–2022 season Harris/Chan began the season at the Skating Club of Boston-hosted Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they finished in fourth place. They then were assigned to the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for Australia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They finished in ninth place, making Australia the fourth reserve. Harris/Chan competed at two more Challenger events, finishing thirteenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy and seventh at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. They then won the bronze medal at the Santa Claus Cup. Assigned to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Harris/Chan finished in eighth place. The team concluded the season at the 2022 World Championships, held in Montpellier with Russian dance teams absent due to the International Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country's invasion of Ukraine. Harris/Chan qualified to the free dance for the first time, coming in eighteenth place. 2022–23 season Appearing at the inaugural Britannia Cup, Harris/Chan won the bronze medal. They were seventh at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They were invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate America, where they finished fourth in the rhythm dance and set a new personal best, clearing the 70-point mark for the first time. They finished fifth overall after errors in the free dance. The following weekend, they were eighth at the 2022 Skate Canada International, their second Grand Prix. After the Grand Prix, Harris/Chan won gold at the Santa Claus Cup and came seventh at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Harris/Chan finished eighth at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, and sixteenth at the 2023 World Championships. 2023–2024 season Harris/Chan finished seventh at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International to start the season, before coming fourth at the Shanghai Trophy invitational. On the Grand Prix circuit, the team came tenth at the 2023 Skate America. They made two further appearances on the Challenger circuit, placing fifteenth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup and sixth at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In the second half of the season, Harris/Chan were ninth at the 2024 Four Continents Championships, after career best scores for their total score (176.34 points) and free dance (107 points), with the ninth place result narrowly missing out on matching their previous best at the event in eighth. The 2024 World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada. Harris and Chan scored 71.44 in their opening rhythm dance, their highest score of the season, putting them in 16th place. The ice dance couple then had the 19th ranked score in the free dance of 103.34 points, giving them a combined total of 174.78 points and a final ranking of 17th. 2024-2025 season Harris/Chan started the season by finishing seventh at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy. Following the withdrawal of Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy, who elected to remain on the junior level, Harris/Chan were assigned to compete at 2024 Skate Canada International, where they finished in tenth place. They subsequently went on to win the gold medal at the 2024 Ice Challenge and finish fifth at the 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy. A couple weeks following the latter event, Harris/Chan won their second national title at the 2025 Australian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2025 Four Continents Championships, Harris/Chan finished the event in seventh place. They then finished the season by placing nineteenth at the 2025 World Championships. 2025–26 season Harris and Chan opened their season at the 2025 Bolero Cup in September where they placed third.Two weeks later, they took the silver medal at the final Olympic qualifying event, the ISU Skate to Milano. This, in turn, won Australia a spot for ice dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The following month, they finished second at 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy, winning their first ISU Challenger Series event medal. In January, Harris and Chan competed at the 2026 Four Continents Championships where they finished fifth in their sixth appearance at this event. "I’m not fully satisfied with the performance, but I think it was a good steppingstone for us," said Harris after the free dance. “A lot of improvement on different elements, but still room to grow. Harris and Chan made their Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, delivering a composed and expressive two‑program performance to finish 18th overall and become the highest‑placed Australian ice dance team in Olympic history. Opening with a lively rhythm dance set to a Jennifer Lopez–inspired medley, they scored 67.75 to safely progress to the free dance, before completing their campaign with a fluid and technically sound free dance to “Clair de Lune,” earning 108.64 for a combined total of 176.39. From Wikipedia Q & AChildhood Ambition:
Be an Olympian Proudest Moment: Winning our first Australian National Championships I began this sport .... At the age of 6 Participation in other sports: Swimming, Tennis Favourite overseas competition and why: Japan - the organisation is always top notch Sports Hero: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir When I am not training/competing I am: Cooking, trying out new coffee shops Highest level of education achieved: Bachelor’s Degree Sponsors: Edea, Jackson Ultima LINKSOWIA News Search: Additional Links:
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