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two-time World bronze medalist and Olympian, probably will never get to call a more exciting and compelling free skate than the one he delivered at the World Championships in Boston. “Remember that time when all three Ameri- can men absolutely killed it?” he rhetorically asked his audience. “Tat time there were three stand- ing ovations? Tis was it. Tat’s how you write the script.”
Tis series of magical moments played out
in front of a packed TD Garden, leaving a lasting impression on those U.S. skaters who rose to the occasion and set the stage for the all-star cast in the final group.
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“Te experience was absolutely amazing,”
2016 U.S. silver medalist Max Aaron said. “Te memories will stick with me forever. Te roar from the crowd every time an American’s name was called was so thrilling, and to skate in front of a home crowd is the most amazing experience I have had so far in my career.”
Composed of 2016 U.S. champion Adam
Rippon, Aaron and 2016 U.S. pewter medalist Grant Hochstein, Team USA’s contingent turned in near-clean free skates to finish in sixth, eighth and 10th place, respectively, marking the first time the U.S. has had three men in the top 10 at the World Championships since 2005 (Evan Lysacek, Johnny Weir and Timothy Goebel).
Adam Rippon brings down the house with his performance to a Beatles medley.
Max Aaron greets his teammate Adam Rippon after the skater’s dynamic performance.
Hochstein, the first of the U.S. men to skate in the final segment, set the bar high with a ster- ling performance to music from Les Misérables that opened with a quadruple toe loop and featured eight triple jumps, including two triple Axels. He earned personal-best scores for the segment and overall in his World Championships debut. “I’m running out of good adjectives to de- scribe this experience,” Hochstein said. “When na- tionals was here two years ago, I was in 11th place. I think this season just shows the work that Peter (Oppegard) and Karen (Kwan Oppegard) and I have put into my skating. Tis moment was for me. It was my moment and it was everyone here’s
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