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Photo essay: Behind the scenes with Patrick Chan
Shadowing the Olympian at the national skating championships
Photographer Blair Gable had the opportunity to shadow Olympic figure skater Patrick Chan over the course of the National Skating Championships in Ottawa. The photo series that stemmed from the competition revealed the busy, multifaceted world of life at the top:
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