Jeremy Abbott interview: Winning, losing and having it all

My biggest complaint when I watch skating on television? I never hear from the skaters! Whether it's time constraint or lack of interest from the media, we only have time to watch the skaters skate, get off, sit down in the Kiss and Cry area where they make strange gestures to the camera only understandable to their friends and family, wave to the crowd, and walk off. I think NBC tried to remedy that at Nationals with the "Truth Booth" but I'm still unsure if that's the way to go. It's either really effective or really annoying -- fine line. It reminds me of when you're leaving a voicemail for someone and you just know while you're talking that you're rambling. I have an idea NBC -- hire ME to have real conversations with the skaters so that we get to know them beyond the ice! Just a thought...

Anyway, here's MY real conversation with 2009 U.S. champ Jeremy Abbott. He was in town in mid-April to host a skating seminar in New Jersey and to perform at a fundraiser that evening. We covered topics ranging from his wins, his losses (or as he described 2009 Worlds, "I didn't skate poorly, it just wasn't...good."), expectations from the public and himself, the story behind Bobby the Puppet, family life, the Olympics and a whole host of other topics. Afterwards, my friends asked, "How was he? How was he?" I really thought about that question and obviously it's difficult to capture someone in a few words, but I would say that Jeremy is the quintessential "nice young man" and "earnest."

Get more of your Jeremy fix, including exclusive video of his skates at: http://www.lifeskate.com/skate/jeremy-abbott/

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[charlie90027]

Nice guy, not flashy and well spoken. He's a great champion already and will represent the USA very well.

[borntowitness]

he's one of my favorite male skaters :) his combination of artistry and technique is amazing.

[Ouranlover8]

@tom4s2 that he is :)

[GailCamino]

best movie..worth to watch it in webmovietube

[leonidaroofner27]

wow..amazing..awesome..just watched this in webmovietube

[BambiSofieCutie]

I hope him all the luck for Nationals and World's! I love his skating!!

[tom4s2]

he is hot

[Mbookfreak]

@maryluvstim lol omg, best term EVER, i am so using that in the future!

[missMiaviolet]

pretty boy!

[maryluvstim]

I thought I've seen every Jeremy interview, but never saw this one. Thank you so much. He truly is JEREMAZING!!

[tedzteddie]

whre is brandon mroz? did he compete at US championships? brandon and jeremy are the peole i look up to in the men skating world..:d

[PaintingPaperTowns]

Really great interview from Jeremy. He's cute, classy, and a great skater. I felt bad for him though when the interviewer mentioned his eleventh place finish at Worlds. He looked so disappointed.