Canada's Patrick Chan "disappointed" with silver in men's free skating

Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan has admitted that he is "disappointed" to have failed to win gold in the men's free skating at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The 23-year-old finished second behind Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, who became the second-youngest man ever to win the event at the Games.

"My plan was to take all the elements one thing at a time," the Japan Times quotes him as saying. "I wanted to focus on myself, but I made several little mistakes. Figure skating is hard.

"There was a lot of pressure to win the gold for Canada, but I really wanted to do it for myself. Feeling the medal slip away was definitely a lingering thought. I'm disappointed, but life goes on."

Kazakhstan's Denis Ten finished third and won the bronze medal.