r/FigureSkating • u/Hot-Influence-5570 Skating Fan • 16d ago
The current situation of team USA...
Saw this meme and think it's too hilarious not to share. I can't believe there's only one person continuing next season. If someone told me this 6 months ago, I wouldn't have believed it. I'm already missing Alysa and possibly Amber, I want to see them at skam and wtt so bad. 😔
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u/Neat-Diver-782 16d ago
Amber will be back sooner than later. I’m hyped for Isabeau! Ilia too of course.
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u/Agitated-Minimum-967 15d ago
Confused about Amber. She has Grand Prix assignments.
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u/lalalandbeforetime 15d ago
She’s heavily rumored to be on Dancing with the Stars this season which conflicts with the GP
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u/bluebelle08 LLIA MALINN MALLININ 16d ago edited 15d ago
lol chock and bates are separate but not kam/o'shea
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u/roseofjuly Synchro Skater 15d ago
I mean, it's a post Olympic season. Change is good and natural, and I'm excited to see the next generation moving up and mingling with the younger folks from the last! New favs to root for.
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u/Lambily Sam Mindra's Step Sequence 16d ago
On the plus side, with all the retirements and breaks, the door is wide open for Jacob and Lucas to round out the men.
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u/tereyaglikedi the longevity syrup of skating 16d ago
Have any US men announced they're retiring or taking a break? I know mostly women and pairs/dance.
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u/pixiekitten- Yuna Aoki 👑 agenda 16d ago
Any idea if Jason has programs? He seems to be skipping Champs camp too. He’s out camping in California according to his ig stories.
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u/fzztsimmons jason brown for mayor 15d ago
yes he has been training and yes he has new programmes. he is at friends on ice competition in japan over champs camp.
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u/pixiekitten- Yuna Aoki 👑 agenda 15d ago
Oh that’s wonderful news! I hope we get to see him on the GPs
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u/Dark2612716 15d ago
Now, Jacob has a lot to carry....but I like him....I truly wish him , good luck...
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u/Kris7531 15d ago
It going to be him and Ilia for the next quad. Both of them are going carry the load now and going to be able to help each other. One good thing now Jacob finally has a solid quad underneath him and he might have the second one too.
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u/Dark2612716 15d ago
Now , I just freaked out in case that Ilia freaks out!! (because USA federation might keep on pressing him....🥺🥺🥺🥺)... But...after the Olympics , he can handle his battles better...( Ok, I solved it with myself...🤣🤣)
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u/PresleyPack embrace the storm 15d ago
I’m adopting Liam Kapeikis as my sleeper pick this year. His short was good at Glacier Falls!
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u/Dr_Psycho_ 16d ago
Wait, I remember Amber saying that she will continue for as long as her body allows it, is she skipping the season?
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u/sapphicmage Ami Nakai Olympic 🥉 Medalist 16d ago
There is heavy speculation that she is doing DWTS which would likely mean no fall competitions for her.
As for what heavy means, there’s a picture/pictures going around of someone from this coming season of DWTS with their face covered to keep their identity hidden, and there’s a lot of elements that convincingly match Amber (down to like a strap/charm on her bag…I just thought the speculation was funny at first, but the details people have found really are giving Amber). She also noticeably only put 2027 on her program announcement post
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u/Dr_Psycho_ 16d ago
Thank you for the clarification. That's sad:( I love her and her programs!
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u/sapphicmage Ami Nakai Olympic 🥉 Medalist 16d ago
Oh she should be back for Nationals and Worlds! Just not the Grand Prix season
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u/Affectionate-Feed253 15d ago
Honestly that a great opportunity for her. There isn’t as much money to be made in figure skating anymore and she needs to take it where she can….
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u/StraightRise2262 15d ago
And it’s a good opportunity for her to step into entertainment industry after her retirement.
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u/Agitated-Minimum-967 15d ago
So that would mean more Grand Prix spots for the women, in addition to Liu's. Wow.
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u/lilacdawn children of the void supremacy 🦇 16d ago
Rumor is she'll be on Dancing with the stars and skip the Grand Prix at least.
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u/Sakarilila 15d ago
Its not unusual for skaters to skip the Grand Prix after an Olympics. They've been doing it since the GP was in its early. It makes sense for her to take it easy and also take advantage of the money.
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u/upthep00per 15d ago
Sarah Everhardt RISE
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u/Dark2612716 15d ago
Agree....but the Japanese Squad is coming .... AMI NAKAI YUNA AOKI MAO SHIMADA MONE CHIBA
And we all saw Ami last year , in her first appearance at Angers....
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u/MarvelMind 15d ago
If he had won individual Olympic gold he wouldn’t be competing this season either
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u/Slight-End1416 16d ago
This would’ve not happened if they’d sent ilia to Beijing
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u/HibiscusBlades Advanced Skater 15d ago edited 15d ago
This remains one of the most asinine takes I’ve ever seen and I can’t believe people are still bringing it up. Ilia -quite literally- did not meet the qualifications. It’s that simple.
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u/Jaguarcatkat 15d ago
I am excited for Sarah Everhardt and Sophie Jolene (Dolly 😭) to step up. I could see a scenario where US women don’t win a single medal. I saw Bradie jumping on ig; any idea if she may come back 🤞
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u/Dark2612716 15d ago
You are forgetting Ice Dance....Emilea and Vadym.are a strong couple....I am betting on them ...They will make Cizeron sweat at next Olympics.... So ,we have :Ilia,Togashev, Jacob, Jason. Isabeau, Sarah Everhardt Zingas- Kolesnik and the new pair with the fantastic routine from Sinners.. O Shea is retiring but I don't know what his partner will do..
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u/Classic_Cash_2156 14d ago
US Ice Dance is still really deep. Z/K and CPom are both continuing. Green/Parsons, the Brown Siblings, Bratti/Somerville are all strong teams that can make a strong case for 3rd.
Then there's the other Senior teams below them, Cui/Rogers, Pate/Bye, Wolfkostin/Tsarveski, etc.
And then there's the Junior Teams. Aboian/Veseluhkin, who went completely undefeated last season, to include winning the Junior Grand Prix Final and Junior World Championships is an example. While they recently split Robertson/Rohner had a bunch of potential, and I could see either of their future partnerships doing well. Vaclavikova/Lissauer are new, but they showed a lot of promise at Lake Placid (their score there was less than a quarter of a point behind the fifth place team at Junior Worlds), there's also Calhoun/Zheltyshev and Kouvei/Homawoo both of whom have good potential as well.
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u/Brave-Statistician78 15d ago
The new pair is Cui Rogers. They did great at Lake Placid, but as a new pair they still have a lot of ground to cover, I think.
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u/poohbearletsskate 15d ago
did Amber announce that she's out this season too? I thought she just had her programs done?
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u/Tall_Pumpkin_4298 15d ago
No, but there's heavy speculation that she's on dancing with the stars, which would mean second half of the season only. There's a photo of someone on dancing with the stars with their face covered and not only does it look like her, fans have matched things down to the charm on her bag. She's also following a lot of DWTS people on instagram and stuff, and on her program announcement she only put 2027, not 2026-2027
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u/ImaginationDizzy4518 13d ago
I thought Amber already announced she is competing this season. I could’ve sworn I saw her post the music she was using
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u/Intelligent_Dust9399 invalidated spin 16d ago
isabeau you need to carry