Jeremy Abbott (figure skater)
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birthday | 5th June 1985 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Aspen, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
size | 175 cm | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg | |||||||||||||||
Career | ||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Single run | |||||||||||||||
society | Detroit Skating Club | |||||||||||||||
Trainer |
Yuka Satō , Jason Dungjen (former trainers: Tom Zakrajsek , Becky Calvin, Peggy Behr) |
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choreographer |
Robin Cousins , Yuka Satō, Jeremy Abbott |
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status | active | |||||||||||||||
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last change: March 28, 2014 |
Jeremy Abbott (born June 5, 1985 in Aspen , Colorado ) is an American figure skater who starts in a single run .
Abbott is the son of Allison Scott and Danny Abbott. He has a sister, Gwen, who is a downhill skier. Abbott began ice skating at the age of two, and by the age of four, inspired by Robin Cousins , he was already taking part in competitions.
He trained with Broadmoor SC in Colorado Springs , but switched to coach Yuka Satō in Detroit in 2009 . Abbott is the winner of the Grand Prix finals of the 2008/2009 season and was US champion for the first time in 2009 . In 2010 he won the US championship for the second time in a row, by a large margin ahead of reigning world champion Evan Lysacek . However, he was unable to achieve his potential at the 2009 World Cup in Los Angeles or the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver . However, he did better at the 2010 World Cup in Turin when he finished fifth.
Results
Championship / year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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winter Olympics | 9. | 12. | ||||||
World championships | 11. | 11. | 5. | 8th. | 5. | |||
Four continents championships | 3. | 5. | 5. | 3. | ||||
World Team Trophy | 1. | 2. | ||||||
American championships | 4th | 4th | 1. | 1. | 4th | 1. | 3. | 1. |
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Grand Prix competition / season | 06/07 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 13/14 |
Grand Prix Final | 1. | 4th | 5. | |||||
Skate America | 5. | |||||||
Skate Canada | 8th. | 1. | 6th | |||||
Eric Bompard Trophy | 2. | |||||||
Cup of Russia | 4th | 3. | 3. | |||||
NHK Trophy | 4th | 5. | 2. | 3. | ||||
Cup of China | 1. | 1. |
Web links
- Jeremy Abbott in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
- Jeremy Abbott in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- official homepage
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SURNAME | Abbott, Jeremy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th June 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aspen , Colorado , United States |