Jeremy Abbott Uber Thread

[Kecasyl]

This is cute: https://www.instagram.com/p/BF4Yed8m8EG/

Is it confirmed that Jeremy will travel to Australia to teach a camp in early July?

Yes, July 2-5 at Western Australia FSC
He's also presenting at their Club Banquet.

 

[Kecasyl]

Is it confirmed that Jeremy will travel to Australia to teach a camp in early July?

Yes, July 2-5 at Western Australia FSC

https://wafsc.org/jeremy-abbott-development-camp-2016/

 

[skatesindreams]

Yes, July 2-5 at Western Australia FSC
He's also presenting at their Club Banquet.

That's wonderful!

 

[arakwafan2006]

Has he finally retired?

 

[skatesindreams]

I'm sure that might please some, here.
However, if he has, we haven't heard about it.

 

[centerpt1]

He didn't compete 15-16 (other than Japan Open and Medal Winner's Open), and he's not competing 16-17.

He hasn't said he's retiring....but.....draw your own conclusions.

 

[Sylvia]

Abbott's quote in an interview he did for Stars on Ice in St. Paul in April (posted on the previous page):

"I don’t know that I will return for the 2017 season, but I’ve been pushing myself on the ice, keeping up my fitness, as well as improving my skills. I truly feel I’ve improved in this last year and I am definitely keeping a return to competition in the back of my head.

Glad to hear he will get a chance to travel to & teach in Australia this summer - sounds exciting!

 

[Kecasyl]

Exactly what @Sylvia quoted.

He hasn't decided yet, keeping his options open. Can't say I blame him, he's skating better now than ever.

 

[Finnice]

I really enjoyed his skating in Friends on Ice last August. He did really express himself without the pressure of the competition.

 

[Sylvia]

Jeremy demonstrating his blade skills in rental hockey skates in Sun Valley last week: https://www.instagram.com/p/BGCz72gm8Hf/
Happy Birthday to him!

ETA:

https://wafsc.org/jeremy-abbott-development-camp-2016/
I think this paragraph was added recently to his Australia camp info page:

Camp Content: “I plan to cover a little bit of everything for the camp. My biggest focus is basics. Building the foundation for all of skating and showing that everything is connected. The technique is the same whether its skating, jumping, or spinning, and the proper use of basics allows for easier connection to the music which in turn makes a skater more artistic” Jeremy Abbott

 

[Kecasyl]

Jeremy will be skating in Scott Hamilton's charity show "An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends" in Nashville, TN on Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 5:00 PM.
https://www.bridgestonearena.com/events/detail/an-evening-with-scott-hamilton-friends

Tickets go on sale 6/21/2016 10:00AM

 

[Sylvia]

Jeremy's Australian adventure has begun Down Under - the club hosting his development camp is posting videos and photos on their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/wafsc/

He will perform in an exhibition on July 2nd: https://wafsc.org/2016/06/07/winter-ice-show/
Short local article: http://www.communitynews.com.au/fre...-champion-will-perform-at-cockburn-ice-arena/

 

[Kecasyl]

Jeremy will be skating at the 2016 Japan Open.
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/japanopen2016/

 

[centerpt1]

Wow- he's got a lot of work to do to get himself back in competition form by then.

Short audio interview (from Perth) http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2016/07/a-life-on-ice.html?site=perth&program=720_perth_breakfast

 

[Kecasyl]

Wow- he's got a lot of work to do to get himself back in competition form by then.

Short audio interview (from Perth) http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2016/07/a-life-on-ice.html?site=perth&program=720_perth_breakfast

Not too much work, he's kept up with his training and is looking better than I've seen in awhile!

 

[centerpt1]

Will he turn Bridge over Troubled Water into a Long, or use something else???

It's always tough when a retired or non competing skater goes up against those that are still out on the GP/Worlds circuit.

 

[Kecasyl]

Will he turn Bridge over Troubled Water into a Long, or use something else???

It's always tough when a retired or non competing skater goes up against those that are still out on the GP/Worlds circuit.

As far as the music, only time will tell. If he brings back an oldie, it could be either Adagio or the competitive version of his Bring Him Home exhibition he used and won at Medal Winners Open with. But like I said, only time will tell.

 

[Sylvia]

This NBCOlympics.com article was published a few days ago: http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/09/23/jeremy-abbott-figure-skating/

Jeremy will compete a free skate at the Japan Open as part of Team North America on Oct. 1 - event thread in GSD: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...an-open-october-1-carnival-on-ice-gala.98849/

He will also perform in the two Scott Hamilton & Friends benefit shows in November: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...-with-scott-hamilton-friends-coming-up.99379/

 

[Kecasyl]

Jeremy has announced (per his fan page) that he will be skating in the "Symphony on Ice" in Allentown, Pennsylvania; December 1, 2016. http://www.pplcenter.com/events/detail/symphony-on-ice
He will also be skating in a special performance of Stars on Ice on December 30,2016; 7:30 pm in Lake Placid, New York http://www.whiteface.com/events/stars-ice

 

[Kecasyl]

I don't know how I could have forgotten this!
Jeremy will be putting on his annual skating show in Aspen, Colorado with the Revolutions Skating Club on December 17, 2016.
The other special guests this year will be Ashley Wagner, Yuka Sato, Rosalynn Sumners and Cain/LeDuc.
They will be putting on only one show this year and further details here: http://www.revolutionssc.com/ice-show

 

[Sylvia]

Clip of Abbott's" 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year' performance tonight in Allentown, PA: https://twitter.com/FrostyLullaby/status/804491009560350721

 

[centerpt1]

Jeremy does great with a whimsical/comical theme. He should do it more often.

 

[Kecasyl]

Jeremy will be skating in the Japanese Special Tour of Stars on Ice: January 13-15, 2017 at Yokohama Arena.
http://figureskate-soi.com/#skaters

 

[centerpt1]

Too bad there's not a Medal Winner's Open this year.

 

[DreamSkates]

Exactly what @Sylvia quoted.

He hasn't decided yet, keeping his options open. Can't say I blame him, he's skating better now than ever.

Especially if he thinks one more Olympics is possible.

 

[DDNatalia]

So Nationals for sure for Jeremy then ... but he IS thinking 2018, right?

 

[Kecasyl]

So Nationals for sure for Jeremy then ... but he IS thinking 2018, right?

What?! There's no MWO this year period is what @centerpt1 was saying.
Where is your part of the conversation coming from?
One of the only things out there regarding anything with Abbott and possible 2018 is this article: http://olympics.nbcsports.com/athlete/jeremy-abbott/

 

[centerpt1]

It just would have been nice if he could defend his MWO title from last year. But there is no MWO this year-so he can't try.

Last I heard, the only thing he committed to was training this season with Yuka. (and the Japan Open)

 

[centerpt1]

I don't think he'll be back to competition unless he's competitive- he's said several times he'd need to have 2 different quads ready for competition.

He wouldn't come back just to participate-

 

[Kecasyl]

I don't think he'll be back to competition unless he's competitive- he's said several times he'd need to have 2 different quads ready for competition.

He wouldn't come back just to participate-

I'd let it go. Honestly, there's been no reason for @DDNatalia to think that Abbott was just going to show up and compete at Nationals.
If and when he decides what he's doing, I'm sure we'll all know about it, I don't know why the poster above would assume otherwise.