Well imho it is looking terribe for the American Men. After all the promise they showed last year, but the cream always rises to the top, and the cream last year was Evan Lysacek. I have no idea who it will be in this quadrennial, I only know it will be the hardest working male skater out of all of them (ala Evan).
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Not always Nadine. Lysacek who you mentioned here, didn't exactly raise how one would have expected in 2007 for example, after medaling twice in 2005-06 at Worlds and being 4th at the Olympics in Turin, you would have expected him to be in contention for the gold. Instead, he had a let down in 2007 and Joubert and Takahashi rose instead. They proved to be the hungrier after their not so great Olympics in 2006.
Ultimately Evan rose indeed, but two years later. Hard work pays off for sure.
About the current US men in contention, you have to be patient with them (except Abbott). Rippon, Mroz and Armin are really young. They need experience on the large stage. Results will come.
Jeremy is another story. he really have to pull it together this year. There is not much time left for him. I have my fingers all crossed, because beside my japanaese favs., he is the one I am rooting for the most.