TORONTO

Avid figure skating fans had eyes for not one, not two, but three Olympic hopefuls Thursday in Toronto.

That’s because all three — Patrick Chan of Canada, Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, and Javier Fernandez of Spain — have ties to the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club.

Chan, 23, who now trains in Detroit, used to be coached by the late Osborne Colson at the Wilson Ave. club.

Both Hanyu, 19, and Fernandez, 22, currently train there under two-time Olympic medalist Brian Orser.

While it was Chan’s chance to nab Canada’s first ever Olympic gold medal in men’s single skating, Hanyu swooped into first place instead, winning Japan’s first gold in the event.

Chan walked away with a silver medal, while Fernandez placed fourth.

Skaters at the Club — some of them in training and already competitive — began gathering around television screens by noon, clapping and gasping at every right and wrong move the three skaters made.

Some called cheering for all three skaters “complicated.”

It was a bittersweet moment for the club when Hanyu won the gold.

“It’s definitely a big thing for us, a source of pride,” assistant manager Terry Nolan said. “We’re Canadian and we cheer for Patrick for sure, but it’s exciting to see a club member be the gold medal champion.”

Spanish national champion Sonia Lafuente, 22, trains at the club as well. She was rooting for Fernandez but was delighted to see Hanyu win gold.

“He has such a good competitive attitude,” she said.

Canadian skater Katerina Kramble, 17, said both Hanyu and Chan most likely felt “a lot of pressure.”

“I’m so happy for Yuzu because he’s my training mate and I get to skate with him and he inspires me every day,” Kramble said.

But she expressed dismay for Chan “because he represents Canada,” she added.