The Adam Rippon Good News Thread

[aftershocks]

You guys must have been ecstatic in the arena. Watching at home, I was jumping up and down before Adam finished and shouting his name. When Adam was in the kiss 'n cry, I wanted to reach through the tv and give him a huge hug!

I love how Adam, Josh, and Jason presented themselves during the free skate press conference. They are such classy young men, and genuinely kind/ caring human beings, not to mention superb athletes/ artists on ice.

 

[DreamSkates]

So happy for you kwanette that you could be there to witness Adam's amazing skates live!

I was there too, so exciting and beautiful to watch.

 

[museksk8r]

Adam Rippon should totally be National Champion this year. A pity the medal he won did not justify the performances he put out!

 

[kwanette]

So happy for you kwanette that you could be there to witness Adam's amazing skates live!

Thanks, KJ, been waiting for this for a long time!

 

[skatesindreams]

Adam Rippon should totally be National Champion this year. A pity the medal he won did not justify the performances he put out!

I was in the arena.
My argument would be with Adam's SP score.
I believe that his score was low for two reasons:

He skated early.
TPTB did not expect him to do well.
It shouldn't affect scoring; however, we know that it often does.

Jason did skate very well; and the differential between them was too much to overcome.

In any case. we have 3 worthy representatives to the World Championships.

 

[kwanette]

I was in the arena.
My argument would be with Adam's SP score.
I believe that his score was low for two reasons:

He skated early.
TPTB did not expect him to do well.
It shouldn't affect scoring; however, we know that it often does.

Jason did skate very well; and the differential between them was too much to overcome.

In any case. we have 3 worthy representatives to the World Championships.

Or Jason's sp score was too high.

 

[Meoima]

practice at 4CC, the 4lz was too far to know if it's fully rotated: https://twitter.com/kyurling/status/565421775727894531

 

[Sylvia]

Adam is scheduled to participate in USFS' Google Hangout chat tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 pm Eastern time - link to the 2015 U.S. World team Google Hangouts thread in GSD: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...ith-the-2015-u-s-world-team-march-9-12.95092/

Announced yesterday:

The Professional Skaters Association announced the winners of the 2015 EDI Awards for Best Performance. They were a result of the 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 2015 Synchronized Skating Championships. The winners, chosen by a committee, were chosen based on the “total performance” with an eye to costuming, presentation, music selection, choreography, style, and technique.

Official press release: http://www.usfigureskatingfanzone.com/uncategorized/psa-announces-2015-performance-awards/

Best Performance Men | Adam Rippon – Championship Free Skate
PSA Coaches – Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Denys Petrov
Choreographer – Tom Dickson
Music selection – Piano concerto No. 1 by Franz Liszt
Costume designer – Braden Overett

Adam's exhibition skate to "After Tonight" (performed live by singer Roman Lob) in Ingolstadt, Germany in December 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_QFe0C_jLI

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

Thank you Sylvia! Best Performance Men | Adam Rippon – Championship Free Skate! Go Adam!!

 

[Sylvia]

Refreshed Rippon dreams of ratified quad Lutz
Posted 3/19/15 by Lynn Rutherford, special to icenetwork
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/03/19/113481028

IFS published some quotes from Adam's media teleconference call yesterday: http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32769-adam-rippon-a-blend-of-honesty-and-humor

Article summarizing his call by Michelle Kennedy: http://www.examiner.com/article/adam-rippon-my-time-is-now

ETA audio link to Adam's call: http://web.icenetwork.com/video/topic/112985072/v49668283/

 

[Sylvia]

Adam shared this photo of himself on the ice with Ashley and Rafael Arutunian (Jeremy Ten commented that he's the figure sitting in the bleachers in the background ): https://instagram.com/p/0dwms7PY40/

ETA that he recently gave an interview to IFS magazine and IFS tweeted this quote on March 16:
"I think I have it in me to skate another 3 years - taking it one season at a time. I do have 2018 Olympics in my goal plan."

 

[Sylvia]

The very good news is that Adam moved up from 11th in the SP to finish 8th at Worlds, rebounding from a subpar Four Continents (though getting enough ISU ranking points there to move up into the penultimate group for the SP likely helped him at Worlds, IMO) AND he contributed to retaining 3 spots for 2016 Worlds in Boston! (The U.S. men definitely were helped out by others not skating well in the FS, but Adam did enough in his FS and Jason Brown anchored the effort with an excellent 4th place finish!)

8 Adam RIPPON USA 229.71 11 8 (his ISU Season Best total score, which moves him to #21 on the SB list for this season)

8 Adam RIPPON USA 154.57 74.93 79.64 8.11 7.68 7.96 7.86 8.21 0.00 #18 (ISU SB score in FS)
Adam doubled his opening Lutz (planned quad) and then landed 6 of his 8 planned triples, including both 3A. He got dinged on his 2F-half loop (1Lo<)-3S< combo in the second half.
He was 6th in PCS.

Also, with his 8th place finish today, he fulfills the envelope criterion of placing 6 to 10 at Worlds for Team A Tier 2 funding for 2015-16.

 

[NadineWhite]

congratulations to mr. adam rippon, he was phenomenal, and did everything he set out to do! *fist pump*

 

[Sylvia]

congratulations to mr. adam rippon, he was phenomenal, and did everything he set out to do!

No, he didn't, actually.

IMHO, he seemed to be over-focused on landing a 4Lz at Worlds. Had he skated more cleanly in his FS (i.e., landed 8 clean triples like he did at Nationals), I think 6th in the FS and at least 6th overall would have been attainable.

Regardless, I'm happy he contributed to the successful effort of retaining 3 spots (he's now 2 for 3: he and Abbott kept the 3 spots at 2010 Worlds by placing 6th and 5th, respectively, but both were unable to regain the 3rd spot in 2012).

 

[Skittl1321]

IMHO, he seemed to be over-focused on landing a 4Lz at Worlds.

This almost made me wonder if he is starting to wrap up his career...
He might know he isn't going to be the World/Olympic Champion he dreamed about when he was coming up the ranks, and getting that 4Z ratified at Worlds was going to be his mark on the sport. (Of course, he has an element basically named after him, but some people do still call two arms up on a lutz a 'Tano, so it isn't quite the same.)

 

[Sylvia]

Adam's quotes after his FS (published in the USFS fanzone Worlds blog):

(on free skate) It definitely wasn’t my best today. I had a few troubles with the jumps but after my short program, I wanted to perform and give a nice long program performance. I felt free out there. Maybe a little bit too free, making that mistake on the quad. I never gave up throughout the program. Coming away, I’m happy to be in the top 10.

In the near future, I will go home and see if I’m selected for World Team Trophy and prepare for that if so. I also want to get a quick start on next season. I started my year poorly with the grand prix but then I really turned it around and so I want to continue that trend.

(on audience reaction) That means everything to me. I’m so excited that everyone received my programs so well here.

ETA:

Photo tweeted by Adam Rippon of him and Jason Brown: https://twitter.com/Adaripp/status/582001751865200640/photo/1

 

[skatesindreams]

Before saying that Adam is "wrapping up his career" we should wait and see what Adam says about that.
I think he already addressed the question!

 

[Skittl1321]

Before saying that Adam is "wrapping up his career" we should wait and see what Adam says about that.
I think he already addressed the question!

I know he has stated that he plans to go for the next Olympics. I'm not retiring him (noticing I said "starting to wrap up"- that wrap up can take the whole quadrennial). But I think he is starting to think about how he is making his mark on skating.
Everything he said pre-worlds was about that quad lutz. No other goal was stated about winning, medaling, top 10, etc.

I'd love to see him become a world champion, I'm not saying he can't still.

 

[skatesindreams]

If he had been able to achieve the goal. the rest would have taken care of itself.
That said, I believe that most skaters obsess too much about the Quad.

 

[Sylvia]

Adam delivered a speech at the Athlete Alumni Dinner at Governing Council last night about his eventful journey in skating so far - the text of the speech has been published on his website: http://figureskatersonline.com/adamrippon/home/profile/

Re-posting these links from the U.S. Men's thread in GSD:

Adam assisted in USFS' annual National Program Components Camp for younger skaters near Chicago last month with fellow members of the Athletes Advisory Committee - group photo shared by Douglas Razzano: https://instagram.com/p/1sgi9UJCeJ/

Here are a few videos from the camp:

Skating to "Sugar" by Maroon 5 - Ben Agosto, John Coughlin, Anastasia Cannuscio, Colin McManus, Douglas Razzano and Adam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_J0eWv6RLE
The shorter clip: https://instagram.com/p/1tN_2zmuwB/

Jonathan Cassar was one of the camp's choreography instructors - his footwork sequence with Adam: https://instagram.com/p/1oPbKDPYwJ/

Adam and Colin McManus dance with the young "Ice Men" group, led by choreographer Adam Blake: https://instagram.com/p/1oc95QQ0xa/

ETA:

Adam is planning to go to Toronto this summer and have Jeff Buttle choreograph his free skate, according to this IN article.

 

[skatesindreams]

Adam delivered a speech at the Athlete Alumni Dinner at Governing Council last night about his eventful journey in skating so far - the text of the speech has been published on his website: http://figureskatersonline.com/adamrippon/home/profile/

What a thoughtful address.

 

[Firedancer]

Great speech by Adam.

 

[kittyjake5]

Very nice speech!

 

[el henry]

Excellent speech, Adam. Thoughtful and mature; my faith may yet be restored.

And Adam is from Clarks Summit????(Northeastern Pennsylvania) How did I not know this? Because if he ever had a Scranton accent, he sure ditched it fast!

 

[LongTimeLurker]

Skating to "Sugar" by Maroon 5....

Ummm, they *do* know what that song is about, right??

 

[kwanette]

Beautiful speech by Adam..from the heart.

 

[clairecloutier]

Here is the text of Adam's speech at Governing Council:

http://figureskatersonline.com/adamrippon/home/profile/

Very inspiring, especially after all he's been through.

 

[aftershocks]

Adaripp!

 

[Sylvia]

Tweeted by Adam today (includes a short video clip - ending spin & pose?):

So lucky to work with Tom Dickson on my short this year. Who Wants to Live Forever; #Queen! instagram.com/p/2_5xjtvY0b/

His website confirms he is using the original vocal version performed by Freddie Mercury: http://figureskatersonline.com/adamrippon/home/

 

[chapis]

Tweeted by Adam today (includes a short video clip - ending spin & pose?):

His website confirms he is using the original vocal version performed by Freddie Mercury: http://figureskatersonline.com/adamrippon/home/

Great choice for Adam.