sorry but chiddy ain't getting that gold medal, he just can't perform under pressure. he landed every jump perfectly in warm up and then choked badly in the actual thing
Come on, we all know that he needs to fall at least five times to lose /s
my fear with jeremy's 4 point skate is that the US team won't make the medal round
The person I feel most sorry for at the moment is Max Aaron. Imagine knowing how close you were to the Olympic team and then turning on your TV and seeing THAT.
It's really time for Jeremy to retire. He should give up his spot at Worlds to Jason. It's time to invest in the new guys who already seem to be better competitors then Jeremy ever was.
I dearly wish that the U.S. men had three slots, and that Max were competing in Sochi.
That said, I think Max's first and primary instinct would be to feel a lot of compassion for any skater from any country -- incl. Abbott -- who is competing under the weight of expectations.
Max understands very well that flawless run-throughs in training do not provide immunity from mishaps in competition.
Well, aren't you just a ray of endless sunshine.
Day 1 of the Sochi Olympics and people are already playing the role of disappointed parent so very well. Happy Olympics, everyone!
That is what the U.S.S.F. has with Jeremy Abbott . . . a crap shoot. And that is how it played the Olympics by sending him.
What even makes you say that? Patrick has scored above Hanyu's SP score before. And team gold is not gone yet (although it is Russia's to lose) when their lesser Russian pairs and ice dance teams are skating the LP. Plush's LP is also a big question mark.Even had Patrick skated cleanly he would have been behind Hanyu, but ahead of Plushenko. In any case the team gold is already pretty much gone for Canada. Russia would have been happy to even be tied at this point, and they are already ahead.
Max totally bombed at NHK this season, so he certainly knows how it is to have a tough day on the ice.
Even had Patrick skated cleanly he would have been behind Hanyu, but ahead of Plushenko. In any case the team gold is already pretty much gone for Canada. Russia would have been happy to even be tied at this point, and they are already ahead.
Max Aaron, Joshua Farris, Richard Dornbush, Adam Rippon, and Ross Miner all relinquished their chance to outshine Abbott with their own disappointments this season. The US men collectively have not been reliable and consistent; it's not just Jeremy.
Joshua beat Jeremy quite handily at Skate Canada. Remember? Where Jeremy absolutely bombed the LP? Joshua was 5th and Jeremy was 7th - and it was Joshua's first Grand Prix.
Max has a Grand Prix medal - Skate America, remember?
Abbott should never have been chosen purely based on his record.
I do not understand how anyone can possibly be surprised that this has happened.