Ben Agosto, five-time U.S. champion and Olympic silver medalist ice dancer with Tanith Belbin, served as the honorary chair of the event in Kent, Wash.
Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt sign the jacket of one of their fans. Jeremy Abbott Armin Mahbanoozadeh
champion, sat third after the short program but hit a major roadblock in his free skate, which was judged eighth-best in the 10-man field. “Tat was awful,” said Abbott, who tallied 211.35 points. “We kind of retooled the way I train, on ice and off ice, physically, mentally and there’s obviously a disconnect somewhere. We have to really re- evaluate everything, again.” Armin Mahbanoozadeh, who
replaced injured Olympic champi- on Evan Lysacek in the field, fin- ished seventh with 203.65 points. He sprained his right ankle the
day before competition and had to fight through both of his programs. “It was an enormous factor,” he said of the injury. “It was really tough. I was close to withdrawing, but I’m really glad I stuck it out. I found out a lot about myself this week.” Doug Razzano, competing at
his second Skate America in two years, finished ninth with 187.73 points. He landed his quad toe loop to open his free skate.
Doug Razzano
Team USA took advantage of an enthusiastic home crowd to claim four medals. Nearly 13,200 spectators walked through the turnstiles at the ShoWare Center.
Tanith Belbin and Scott Hamilton provide their expert opinions at the AT&T Ice Desk.