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Passport To Gold 2010 archive for Jan. 18, 2010

MONDAY, JAN. 18, 2010

Men's Olympics figure skating team announced

U.S. Figure skating on Monday announced its nominees for the men's U.S. Olympic figure skating team. Getting the nod were Jeremy Abbott, Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir, who placed first, second and third Monday at nationals in Spokane.Keep reading for the full press release from…

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Ashley Cain skates her way into first place during the novice ladies short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Monday, Jan, 18, 2010, at the Spokane Arena. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Photos: Novice ladies, pairs

Update: 6:46 p.m. Just added photos from the novice pairs free skate competition. In final results, Ashley Cain and Joshua Reagan placed first, Tori Vollmer and Zack Sidhu were second, and Mandy Garza and Brandon Frazier placed third.On Monday afternoon the novice ladies took to…

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After the medal ceremony, championship senior men's program gold medalist, Jeremy Abbott, greets his sister, Gwen Abbott, in the stands Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Roundup: Abbott wins one for the books

It's been quite the ride for defending U.S. men's champion Jeremy Abbott, columnist John Blanchette writes, and his gold-medal performance Sunday took it to new heights. His margin of victory was vast and risked overshadowing impressive performances from Evan Lysacek (second) and Johnny Weir (third).…

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2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships