Originally posted in the U.S. Men's thread in GSD:
This is the tweet:Originally Posted by SkateFan66
"August 9, 2012 Thank You to @HiltonHHonors for hosting me in London for a very exciting announcement I'll be making tomorrow morning on @TodayShow. Tune in."
Hilton HHonors is the title sponsor of Skate America...
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08-09-2012, 05:54 PM #1Prepping for club comps!
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Lysacek on TODAY show - Friday, August 10
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isn’t every four years, it’s every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
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08-09-2012, 06:12 PM #2Registered User
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It's pretty obvious what this "announcement" is going to be.
His engagement to Vera Wang.
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08-09-2012, 06:33 PM #3Registered User
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Because it takes going to London to say you've got a spot
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08-09-2012, 08:19 PM #4Watch me move
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The Tweet indicates he's being sent there by his sponsor. There are plenty of other skaters who make appearances somewhere because their sponsor wants them to. Originally Posted by PinkFeathers
Because it takes going to London to say you've got a spotI would have been here sooner, but the bus kept stopping for other people to get on it. - Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
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08-09-2012, 10:16 PM #5Registered User
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I'm pretty sure that means he'll return to competition and compete in Skate America, because 1) Hilton HHonor is the sponsor of SA and 2) SA single-session tickets will be on sale tomorrow morning.
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08-10-2012, 01:47 AM #6Registered User
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That is what I am thinking too. Moreover, with the increased Today Show viewership due to the Olympics, what better way for NBC to promote their coverage of Skate America than to have the Olympic Champ announce that he will return to competition. Originally Posted by Athena
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08-10-2012, 01:49 AM #7
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It's obvious Evan is returning but does anyone else think it's weird sending him to the summer Olympics to make the announcement? Seems to me the focus in London should be the athletes who are competing in the summer games. JMO
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08-10-2012, 02:22 AM #8Registered User
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Nothing wierd about it. During the summer Olympic coverage, NBC has interviewed several winter Olympic Champions. (ex, Sean White, Apolo Ohno) Originally Posted by judiz
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08-10-2012, 01:03 PM #9Not 'Boxxy'!
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08-10-2012, 10:01 PM #10Registered User
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Right, plus he turned down DWTS All star season and Shizuka's FOI this year, changed schedule for Sun Valley show (which was previously set in the same week as Champs Champ), all of the evidences already indicated his decision to return. Originally Posted by SkateFan66
That is what I am thinking too. Moreover, with the increased Today Show viewership due to the Olympics, what better way for NBC to promote their coverage of Skate America than to have the Olympic Champ announce that he will return to competition.
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08-10-2012, 10:05 PM #11Registered User
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Watched the interview from NBC this morning, the video is also available on NBC's website now. Evan looks great, fit, happy and very handsome as usual. Welcome back Evan!
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08-10-2012, 10:21 PM #12Prepping for club comps!
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I think this is the direct link: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/tod...07391#48607391 Originally Posted by Athena
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isn’t every four years, it’s every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
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08-14-2012, 06:45 PM #13Registered User
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It is great that he changed his agent! Maybe got advice from Kwan? Anyway, welcome back to competition, Evan!!!
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