PYEONGHANG, South Korea—As the HMCS Chan sails slowly into the sunset, he waves a fond farewell from the bow.Patrick Chan has pulled up anchor on his competitive figure skating career. Bound for different ports now — this thing called life.No more scrutiny, no more silly costumes — although Chan never really brought the rhinestones and bugle-beads — no more judges and no more of fate hanging on the balance of a 4-mm blade.Read more:Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: What to watch SaturdayOlympic eating bit of an extreme sportDuring Olympics, top athletes are skiing, figure skating, playing volleyballOh, the 27-year-old will skate on into the future, but only for shows tours, or probably try his hand at coaching. There’s the skating complex he still hopes — “fingers crossed’ — an entrepreneur will build for him in Vancouver. Then there’s the real estate license he plans to pursue. The mountains he intends to scale, literally, the back-country courses he’ll continue to ski, the off-track biking, the skydiving, tennis — so many passions.There will be thrills, still. They just won’t be found on a pristine sheet of ice, under the glare of TV lights, and the stare of scorers.“I’m so proud that I was able to stick in it this long,” said Chan, after his final performance on Saturday in Pyeongchang. “I’m happy that I can leave these Games with a gold medal in the team event. Now I’m looking for gold medals in other things in my life.”The Toronto resident — until he packs up his dolls and dishes and moves permanently to the West Coast in the next month or so — is indeed happy, content to be transitioning out of elite sports, where he left such an indelible mark as three-time world champion, 10-time Canadian champion and silver medallist in Sochi.He’s over the dejection of Sochi, thank you very much; could feel nothing but pleasure in the Olym ...
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