One of the perks of training in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the unmatched scenery just minutes from the World Arena Ice Hall.


Farris puts his short pro- gram out for the first time at the U.S. International Classic in Salt Lake City.


senior ranks. First stop: Skate Canada in Saint John, New Brunswick, Oct. 25‒27. Tere, he’ll square off against Chan and Hanyu, among others. “Patrick is a big deal, but because I trained with him for a couple of years [when Chan lived in Colorado Springs], it’s Yuzuru that has me a lit- tle bit starstruck,” he said. Farris tries not to anticipate the 2014 U.S. Championships, where two men’s spots on the 2014 Sochi Olympic Team will be up for grabs. But ask about it, and you can see him toeing that line yet again. “A couple of days ago I thought,


‘OK, odds are I’m not going to make it,’” he said. “But then I thought, ‘What if I do make it, and I’m an Olympian this year?’ Tere is that ac- tual possibility. It’s starting to inspire me. I’m going to work my butt off.”


Farris is stepping up his game this season, with two quads planned for his free skate.


32 NOVEMBER 2013


JAY ADEFF/U.S. FIGURE SKATING


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