| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 9 | Men | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| World Championships |
| 5 | Men | 2010 | Torino, ITA |
| 8 | Men | 2012 | Nice, FRA |
| Four Continents Championships |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Taipei, TPE |
| 3 | Men | 2007 | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| Grand Prix Final |
| 1 | Men | 2008/2009 | Goyang, KOR |
| 5 | Men | 2011/2012 | Quebec, QC, CAN |
| Best performance per season in Grand Prix events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | Men |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 3rd |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 2nd |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 1st |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 2nd |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Grand Prix performances in current season |
| 3 | Men | 2013/2014 | NHK Trophy, JPN |
| 6 | Men | 2013/2014 | Skate Canada, CAN |
| ISU World Standings (as of 03 Feb 2014) |
| 29 | Men | | |
| Personal Bests |
| Type | Date | Score | Competition | Event |
|---|
| Total | 10 Dec 2011 | 238.82 | Grand Prix Final 2011/12 | Men |
| Short Program | 19 Apr 2012 | 86.98 | World Team Trophy 2012 | Men |
| Short Program Technical | 06 Nov 2009 | 45.40 | GP NHK Trophy 2009 | Men |
| Short Program Component | 19 Apr 2012 | 42.89 | World Team Trophy 2012 | Men |
| Free Skating | 13 Dec 2008 | 159.46 | SBS Grand Prix Final 2008/2009 | Men |
| Free Skating Technical | 13 Dec 2008 | 82.56 | SBS Grand Prix Final 2008/2009 | Men |
| Free Skating Component | 20 Apr 2012 | 83.94 | World Team Trophy 2012 | Men |
| Season Bests |
| Type | Date | Score | Competition | Event |
|---|
| Total | 09 Nov 2013 | 237.41 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program | 08 Nov 2013 | 78.78 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Technical | 08 Nov 2013 | 38.82 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Component | 08 Nov 2013 | 39.96 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating | 09 Nov 2013 | 158.63 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Technical | 09 Nov 2013 | 78.25 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Component | 09 Nov 2013 | 80.38 | GP NHK Trophy 2013 | Men |
Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
Lilies Of The Valley [from Pina soundtrack] by Jun Miyake
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Exogenesis Symphony Number 3 [Redemption] by Muse (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
ChoreographerRobin Cousins, GBR; Jeremy Abbott [himself]; Yuka Sato, JPN (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
Start of sporting careerHe first tried skating at age two, and began competing at age four. (ISU, 18 Nov 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe was inspired after watching British 1980 Olympic champion Robin Cousins in a skating show. (ISU, 18 Nov 2013)
TrainingHe trains 21 hours a week in the low season and 20 hours a week in the high season. During both seasons he trains in Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States. (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
HeroUS speed skater Dan Jansen. (figureskatersonline.com, 17 Nov 2012)
Most influential person in careerHis former coach Tom Zakrajsek. (figureskatersonline.com, 17 Nov 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto"With a nation behind us and with the world before us, within us all amazing awaits." (figureskatersonline.com, 17 Nov 2012)
GeneralA GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
He took his own queen sized mattress with him to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. He suffers from poor sleeping habits and wanted to make sure this did not affect his preparation. "I did not do well on the twin bed in Vancouver. [The mattress] is really high, it's a legitimate bed. Getting it here was a pain, it weighs 25 pounds. I literally packed a suitcase just for the bed, but it's definitely worth it." He later moved out of the athletes' village into a hotel in order to focus on his individual events. (nbcsports.com, 11 Feb 2014, 03 Feb 2014)
RETIREMENT
He plans to retire at the end of the 2013/14 season. He spoke of his emotions after competing in his final grand prix, the 2013 NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan. "So proud to be on the podium, but so sad to see my final grand prix event as a competitor come and go. This sport and the family I've created along the way have meant everything to me, and I will greatly miss all that comes with being a part of this prestigious series of competitions." (justjaredjr.com, 11 Nov 2013; espn.go.com, 09 Jan 2014; icenetwork.com, 11 Jan 2014)
THE JEREMY ABBOTT FUND
He maintains the Jeremy Abbott Training Fund that he set up in 2005. The fund provides financial assistance to boys skating competitively for the Aspen Figure Skating Club in Colorado, United States. "Growing up in Aspen and being one of the few guys figure skating in an ice hockey town wasn't easy, or cheap. The cost of skating, even from the beginning, can keep families from participating in the sport. I wanted a way to help get, and keep, younger boys in figure skating and this was a small way to start." (figureskatersonline.com, 17 Nov 2012)
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