Rippon Looking to Take Olympic Team Spot in Boston
- Adam Rippon, 24, the 2012 U.S. silver medalist
and two-time World Junior champion known for his fluid artistry and
excellent jump technique, seems to bound and determined to stake his
claim as one of America’s finest at the U.S. Championships in Boston
this week and could very well generate a memorable Cinderella story
at this Olympic-qualifying event if all goes accordingly.
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Shibutanis Pumped to Power up Olympic Berth in
Boston - Last summer, Maia and Alex Shibutani made a video to the
compelling club anthem, #thatpower by will.i.am (and Justin Beiber)
that somehow seems to represent a message to the skating world as
they prepare to make their bid toward an Olympic berth at the 2013
U.S. Championships in Boston this week.
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Gracie Gold Has Eye on Prize
- Gracie Gold, the 18 year-old 2013 U.S. silver medalist known for
her jumping acumen, has her eyes on the prize as she gears up for
her hunt for a possible first-ever National title and coveted spot
on the 2014 Olympic team at the U.S. Championships in Boston next
week.
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Wagner Hungry to Claim Third U.S. Title
- Ashley Wagner, the 2012 and 2013 U.S. champion, seems
ready to rock Boston this week and prove herself as a
veritable star in the internationally revered U.S.
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Davis and White fired up for U.S. Championships
- Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the reigning
world dance titlists, seem as primed as ever to strike gold once
again at the U.S. Championships in Boston next week as they head
toward the Sochi Olympics in February.
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Max Aaron Reconfigures Strategy. Reigning Champ Ready to
Reclaim Title and Clinch Olympic
Team Berth -
Max Aaron, the reigning U.S. champion who stunned the
skating world last year with his astonishing 2013 Nationals
victory in Omaha, seems bound and determined to repeat that
feat once again in Boston, despite somewhat of a rocky start
earlier this season.
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Zawadzki Shoots for the Stars. Two-time U.S.
Bronze Medalist Aims High
in Boston - Agnes Zawadzki, the 19 year-old two-time National bronze
medalist, is once again determined to make her mark at the
2014 U.S. Championships in Boston in a few weeks, hoping to
score heavy hardware as well as a celebrated berth on the
U.S. Olympic team.
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Making
the U.S. Olympic Team
- Despite the flexibility in the rules, the Olympic team all
but certainly will be determined by the order of finish at
the National Championships. Who is in the running to
realistically make the team?
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