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Jeremy headed to NHK Trophy, Skate Canada in the fall

May 30, 2009 — Jeremy received two assignments on the Grand Prix circuit for the upcoming season. He will compete at the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan, Nov. 5-8, and Skate Canada, Nov. 19-22, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

NHK Trophy is the fourth event in the six event series while Skate Canada is the sixth competition. The top six performers in the entire circuit will compete at December's Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan.

He won the 2008 Grand Prix Final, becoming the first American man ever to take the gold medal at that competition.

The upcoming season marks the third year he will compete on the Grand Prix circuit. He finished first at 2008 Cup of China and fourth at Cup of Russia. In his previous Grand Prix competitions, Jeremy finished eighth at 2007 Skate Canada and fourth at NHK Trophy.

Jeremy leaves Colorado Springs to train with World Champion Yuka Sato

April 18, 2009 — Jeremy announced today he has ended his 10-year professional relationship with coach Tom Zakrajsek and will train with Yuka Sato at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Jeremy has trained with Zakrajsek at the Colorado Springs World Arena since 1999.

"I am sad to be leaving Colorado, where I have lived my whole life," Jeremy said, "but am very excited about my future and the opportunities that lie ahead."

Zakrajsek was named the Professional Skating Association's Coach of the Year on Thursday at the organization's annual conference in Orlando, Fla.

"I wouldn't be where I am today without Tom," Jeremy said. "I am so grateful to him and everyone else at the World Arena for all that they have done for me in the past."

In addition to capturing top honors at the 2009 U.S. Championships and the 2008 Grand Prix Final, Jeremy took home the gold from the 2008 Cup of China. He won the bronze at the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and is the 2005 U.S. junior champion.

"I want to thank Jeremy for allowing me to lead him these past 10 years," Zakrajsek said. "I am very proud of my work with him and wish him good luck in his new situation."

Sato is the 1994 World champion, 1990 World Junior champion and a two-time Japanese champion. A coach at the Detroit Skating Club since 1998, Sato also works with 2009 U.S. champion Alissa Czisny.

Team USA wins the inaugural World Team Trophy

April 18, 2009 — Jeremy Jeremy and seven other skaters from the United States won the inaugural World Team Trophy today in Tokyo, Japan. The Americans finished with 60 points, including eight from Jeremy's individual standing, to best teams five other nations.

Team USA also consisted of World Champion Evan Lysacek on the men's side. Broadmoor Skating Club member Rachael Flatt, the two-time U.S. silver medalist who finished fifth at Worlds, and U.S. bronze medalist Caroline Zhang, who finished second at the World Junior Championships, represented the country in the ladies event.

Competing in pairs was U.S. silver medalists Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett, who were ninth at Worlds. Five-time U.S. Champions Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, who recently won the silver medal at Worlds and also took silver at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, competed in ice dance.

Canada (54), led by World silver medalists Patrick Chan and Joannie Rochette as well as World bronze medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, finished second while Japan (50) took third. The other nations participating were France (37), Russia (35) and China (34).

Team USA also won the team spirit award.

Jeremy lands quad, finishes fifth at World Team Trophy

April 17, 2009 — Jeremy Jeremy ended the season with a 205.05 point showing at the World Team Trophy in Tokyo. He finished fifth individually, which helped Team USA maintain the lead after the second day of action.

Jeremy started his impressive season with a gold medal at November's Cup of China. In total, he won three gold medals, including the Grand Prix Final in December, becoming the first American man to accomplish that feat, and the 2009 U.S. Championship in January.

His standing at the World Team Trophy contributes eight points to the final score Team USA, which is competing against teams from five other nations including China, France and Russia. Canada and Japan are in second and third place.

He started his performance with a quadruple toe. Jeremy went on to land a triple flip, single axel, triple Salchow, single axel-double toe, triple lutz-triple toe-double toe and triple loop. He fell on the final triple axel.

Jeremy stumbles in short program at World Team Trophy

April 16, 2009 — Jeremy Jeremy skated his last short program of an impressive competitive season today at the inaugural World Team Trophy in Tokyo. He finished fifth with a score of 71.27 points.

Skating to Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Jeremy started his program with a solid triple flip-triple toe combination, which earned a positive grade of execution. But received two points in deductions after falling on his triple axel and stumbled later in the program.

His placement contributes eight points to the current team score. Team USA has 48 points after the completion of the original dance, men's short program and ladies short program. Japan is second with 43 and Canada is third with 39.

Jeremy matches World Championship result from last season

March 27, 2009 — U.S. Champion Jeremy Jeremy, the only American man to win the Grand Prix Final, finished the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles with the same standing he had last season. He placed 11th overall with 204.67 points.

Jeremy had moments of brilliance in his free skate to "Eight Seasons Tangos" by Astor Piazzolla. Among the highlights were an opening triple lutz, a triple flip, triple Salchow and later, a triple lutz-triple toe-double toe combination.

But he had some troubles on the axel, a jump he has four times in the program. He fell out of the landings of both triple axels. He later popped a double axel into a single then put his hand down on the landing of another double axel.

"I really didn't feel that the mistakes I made were great enough to justify my scores," said Jeremy, who placed 10th in the free with 132.52 points. "It certainly wasn't my greatest, but I'm proud of my effort. I didn't feel any pressure."

His program component scores, 72.50, were the sixth best of the competition.

Jeremy in the top 10 after World Championship short program

March 26, 2009 — Jeremy Jeremy is in 10th place after the short program at the World Championships in Los Angeles. The newly crowned U.S. Champion takes 72.15 points into Thursday's free skate.

It was an off day for the often spectacular Jeremy, who holds highest score ever recorded for an U.S. man in international competition from his win at the Grand Prix Final. He put his hand down on the triple toe then stepped out of the triple axel, which was downgraded to a double.

"I just felt tight," Jeremy said. "It's been a long, long season. I think that, training for this, I wanted to get my best points at worlds. I've been skating consistently all season, but I just allowed my mind to get to that place of trying to be good instead of just being me and doing what I know how to do."

His program components (36.45) were the fourth best of the competition.

USOC names Jeremy as 'Athlete of the Month' for January 2009

February 10, 2009 — The U.S. Olympic Committee announced this week that Jeremy Jeremy, the 2009 U.S. men’s champion, has been voted one of its January Athletes of the Month. This is the first time Jeremy has won this honor.

In winning his first U.S. senior title last month at the 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, Jeremy broke the five-year stranglehold on the men's division of Evan Lysacek (2007 and 2008 U.S. champion) and Johnny Weir (2004-06 U.S. champion). At 23, Jeremy became the oldest first-time U.S. champion since Rudy Galindo in 1996 and qualified for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in March.

After winning gold at the Cup of China and finishing fourth at the Cup of Russia, Jeremy became the first U.S. man to claim the title at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. His fifth-place finish last week at the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships moved him into the No. 3 spot in the latest icenetwork.com World Figure Skating Rankings. Jeremy earned bronze at that event in 2007. He is also the 2005 U.S. junior champion.

Jeremy trains under coaches Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin and Eric Schulz at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In winning the January honor, Jeremy beat out 2008 Olympic wrestler Steve Mocco and Paralympic skier Tyler Walker, among others.

U.S. ladies champion Alissa Czisny came in third in the women’s voting after capturing her first U.S. title at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Pairs team Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker also finished third in the voting for the honor of January Team of the Month after winning their second consecutive U.S. title.

Jeremy looks to World Championships after fifth place outing in Vancouver

February 7, 2009 — Jeremy finished fifth at the Four Continents Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, two weeks after a stunning performance at the U.S. Championships.

He finished with 216.94 points after a fourth place short program (75.67) and a sixth place free skate (141.27).

Jeremy now looks toward preparing for the the World Championships. The event is March 23-29, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

In his free skate, he started by doubling an intended quadruple toe loop. Jeremy also landed a triple flip, triple axel, triple Salchow and triple axel-triple toe combination before falling on his triple lutz for the second time in the competition.

"This was not what I consider a good performance by any stretch of the imagination," said Jeremy, who received a one point deduction for the fall on the lutz. "I had some goals for myself and I came just short of them."

Jeremy recovered from the fall with a triple loop-double toe-double loop and a double axel-double toe. Among the highlights of his program, he had two Level 4 spins and three elements that received a Level 3.

Jeremy in fourth after Four Continents short program

February 5, 2009 — In his first outing since his spectacular win at the 2009 U.S. Championships, Jeremy is in fourth place after the short program at the Four Continents Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The event is in the same rink that will host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

"Fortunately this is not a one-program competition, and I have lots of opportunities to earn points in the free skate. I'm kind of killing many birds with one stone here in preparation for future competitions. I am using this competition to put the quad into the free skate. before Worlds, and I am getting to try it in the Olympic venue as well," he said.

Jeremy carries 75.67 points into Saturday's free skate after nailing a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and a triple axel. Performing to Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, he fell on his easiest jump, the triple lutz, and also stumbled on a step sequence.

Although Jeremy's technical performance was not as strong as usual, he had the third highest program component score of the competition. He received 35.95 for the second mark.

Jeremy headed for Worlds after winning 2009 U.S. Championship

January 25, 2009 — Jeremy may have came into the 2009 U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, with second billing to two-time U.S. Champion Evan Lysacek and three-time champion Johnny Weir. But he is leaving with the national title.

He won with a personal best 241.89 points.

"I felt awful leading up to this event, I felt awful today, I felt awful on the ice," Jeremy said. "But I was able to control myself and do what I needed to do. I'm really relieved that it's over, and I'm so excited that I won. It's certainly something I've been working for for a long time, and I'm very happy it's happened."

Jeremy was more nervous than he has ever been but it rarely showed. His coach Tom Zakrajsek tried to calm him, "I said, 'This is so typical for you to feel this way, Jeremy, because you have worked so hard and you deserve success and it's OK to feel that way. So now let's move on and get back to what needs to happen.'"

He landed seven triples — which would have been eight had he not popped a loop into a single — but was most impressive when it came to the quality of his program. He moved effortlessly from one element to the other, and eventually found himself on the top of the podium.

"I think everything happens for a reason and on time," said Jeremy, who is only one day younger than Lysacek, but has only experienced great success this season. "I may be a late bloomer, but I guess it's just my time."

Joining him on the podium were training mates Brandon Mroz (silver) and Ryan Bradley (pewter). All three are coached by Zakrajsek, often sharing two sessions a day with each other, and sometimes U.S. silver medalist Rachael Flatt.

"For me, in 20 years of coaching, this is a really special moment," said Zakrajsek of his first senior national champion being joined by his two other skaters on the podium. "This will probably never be repeated."

Jeremy heads to the Four Continents Championship with Mroz and Lysacek, the bronze medalist. All three are also slated for March's World Championships in Los Angeles.

Jeremy in first place after U.S. Championships short program

January 23, 2009 — In the same fashion he won two international events this season, Jeremy stole the spotlight at the U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, with a masterful performance that put him in first place. He carries 86.40 points into Sunday's free skate, where he hopes to win the national gold medal for the first time.

"I feel like the national championships is always a little bit about Evan [Lysacek] and Johnny [Weir]," Jeremy said. "I came in and my goal was just to do the best I could and maybe break through that, but I wasn't focused on that. I was really just focused on myself and whatever comes of that, comes of that."

Jeremy immediately followed Evan Lysacek's strong performance, which put the two-time U.S. Champion in second with 83.59 points, with a spectacular showing of his own. For his efforts — a triple flip-triple toe, triple axel and triple lutz paired with balletic movements — he also received a standing ovation.

He skates last in the free skate.

Jeremy becomes first American man to win Grand Prix Final

December 13, 2008 — Jeremy is the first American man to win the Grand Prix Final. Saturday in Goyang City, Korea, He captured the gold with a thrilling personal best free skate (159.46) that helped him earn 237.72 points overall.

The score Jeremy received at the Final is the highest score ever recorded by an American man. Previously, he set the record of 233.44 in his first gold medal performance of the Grand Prix season at 2008 Cup of China.

In his free skate, Jeremy scored the highest technical element score of the competition with 82.56, helped by all of his elements receiving positive grades of executions and two Level 4 spins. His program started with a triple lutz and then he landed a solo triple flip. His other jumping passes were a triple axel, a triple Salchow, triple axel-double toe combination, a triple lutz-triple toe-double toe, triple loop and double axel-double toe.

Jeremy also received the highest program components of the competition, 76.90.

His next competition is January's U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jeremy sits in second after Grand Prix Final short program

December 12, 2008 — Jeremy is in second place after a personal best short program at the Grand Prix Final in Goyang City, Korea. He carries 78.26 points into the free skate.

In his performance, he landed a strong opening triple flip-triple toe combination, a triple axel and a triple lutz, all which received positive grades of execution. All of his non-jumping elements were Level 3 with the exception of a Level 4 spin.

Jeremy had the second highest techical element score of the day and the fourth highest program component score.

Jeremy qualifies for the Grand Prix Final with second place free skate

November 22, 2008 — Jeremy has secured a spot in the Grand Prix Final by placing fourth at the Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia, with 217.48 points total.

Jeremy was second in the free skate (148.68) after finishing sixth in the short program. In his performance to "Eight Seasons Tangos" by Astor Piazzolla, he landed a triple lutz, triple flip, triple axel, triple Salchow and a triple axel-double toe combination. Jeremy also landed a triple lutz-triple toe-double toe, triple loop and a triple axel-double toe, and had his non-jumping elements valued at Level 3 or 4.

It is mathematically impossible for him to be bumped out of the top six overall performers on this year's Grand Prix series, even with the NHK Trophy remaining. The 2008 Grand Prix Final in Goyang City, Korea, is Dec. 10-14, and will mark the first time Jeremy's qualified for the finale of the Grand Prix season.

Jeremy sixth after short program in Moscow, Russia

November 21, 2008 — Jeremy sits in sixth place after two uncharacteristic mistakes in his short program at Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia. He singled a planned triple lutz and fell on a spin, leaving him with 68.80 points.

He started strong in his performance to "Adagio" with an effortless triple flip-triple toe combination that received a positive grade of execution mark. He also landed a triple axel and performed a Level 4 spin before his two consecutive mistakes. His footwork was valued at Level 3 and his final spin received a Level 4 remark.

Jeremy is golden at Beijing's Cup of China

November 8, 2008 — Jeremy won his first Grand Prix medal of any color by taking the gold medal at Cup of China in Beijing, China, with a personal best 233.44 points.

He won the competition by more than 16 points, helped by mostly positive grades of execution and high levels on all of his spins and footwork in both programs. His total score is the highest score ever recorded by an American male.

He started his personal best free skate (156.39) with a solid triple lutz and triple flip, both which received positive grades of execution. Jeremy also nailed a triple axel, triple Salchow, triple axel-triple toe combination, triple lutz-double toe-double loop combination, triple loop and finished his jumping passes with a double axel.

Jeremy received the highest total element score and program components score of the night.

His next competition is Cup of Russia at the end of the month in Moscow, Russia.

Jeremy sets personal best with first place short at Cup of China

November 7, 2008 — Jeremy is in command of the men’s competition at Cup of China in Beijing, China, after a personal best short program.

Jeremy carries a more than four point lead into Saturday’s free skate after a solid performance that blended difficult elements with sparkling artistry. He scored a record of 77.05 for his program to "Adagio".

After his opening triple flip, Jeremy landed a clean triple axel and performed a Level 3 change foot combination spin. His strong start was only enhanced by a triple lutz-triple toe combination, which received a positive grade of execution. He performed two more Level 4 spins and two footwork sequences valued at a Level 3.

The free skate is Saturday.

Win an autographed photo of Jeremy at Figure Skaters Online

November 6, 2008 — Figure Skaters Online is giving away an autographed photo of Jeremy, which was generously donated by his sponsor Riedell Skates, and an autographed photo of his Cup of China teammate Ashley Wagner. To enter, you have to solve the two word scrambles using the clues below.

• Jeremy Jeremy worked with this designer on the costume for his 2008-09 short program to the music of "Adagio in G Minor" by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, which he is debuting at Cup of China. The designer is also his sponsor along with Riedell and Wilson Blades.
  • IASNASATB (Two words with the first being five letters and second being four)

• Ashley Wagner ended her six year relationship with Shirley Hughes to work with this coach, who helped Johnny Weir to three U.S. Championship titles and a fifth place finish at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. The coach will appear at the boards with Wagner for the first time at Cup of China.
  • LPILHILAISLRC (Two words with the first being nine letters and second being four)

Jeremy featured in the club edition of the 2009 figure skating calendar

September 29, 2008 — Jeremy is featured in the club edition of the 2008 figure skating calendar along with other national and international stars including World Champion Mao Asada of Japan.

To receive a picture of Jeremy in your calendar, you have to order the club version, which is sold for $19.95 plus shipping at U.S. Figure Skating's store icelife.com.

Jeremy to take part in 7th annual Stars, Stripes, and Skates ICEtravaganza

September 1, 2008 — On Sunday, Sept. 28, Olympic figure skaters and local talent will partake in the 7th annual Stars, Stripes, and Skates ICEtravaganza, which honors the memory of September 11 and benefits the Heritage Foundation of 9/11. The show will take place at 3:00pm at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, Conn., and is co-hosted by Shane Sparks from the TV shows So You Think You Can Dance and America's Best Dance Crew.

Jeremy is among the headliners. Joining him are several of the world's most famous figure skaters will show their support, including 1994 Olympic Gold Medalist Oksana Baiul, three-time World Medalist Fumie Suguri, current U.S. Ladies Bronze Medalist Ashley Wagner, 2008 U.S. Silver Medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2008 U.S. Bronze Medalists Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre and 2008 World Junior Champion Adam Rippon. In addition to the world-class roster, young area skaters will share the ice with their idols in a performance celebrating the patriotic spirit of the United States.

Figure skating fans can now log onto the Ice Network, www.icenetwork.com, and vote for their favorite of 10 young skaters hoping to join the cast of world and national figure skating champions. Voting closes on Friday, Sept. 19.

"For the past seven years, Stars, Stripes, and Skates has honored the memory of those lost on September 11 while celebrating future generations of talented Americans," said Tara Eve Modlin, founder of the Heritage Foundation of 9/11 and creator of Stars, Stripes, and Skates. "We are very grateful to the skaters that have helped to make the previous shows a success, and are looking forward to another sensational show in 2008."

This year's show will be broadcast on WABC-TV. Skaters wishing to participate in the show can submit a DVD or video clip of their program for consideration. The top ten videos will be posted on icenetwork.com during the second week of September, and will be judged nationally by viewers. The skater with the highest amount of votes will receive a solo performance at Stars, Stripes, and Skates. In addition, Future Talent Searches will be held in Long Island and Connecticut for skaters who would like to audition in person. The Talent Searches are in an American Idol-format, with the audience voting for their favorite skaters based on showmanship and on-ice charisma.

Tickets, which range from $10 to $1,000 for a pair of VIP experience tickets, can be ordered by filling out the ticket form and faxing it to (646) 435-0951, e-mailing it to SSS@fireworksICS.com or sending it to the organizers. For more information, visit www.starsstripesandskates.org.

Watch an advertisement for the show at jp.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2hfwLP5gA.

Jeremy partners with Tania Bass, signs with Fireworks ICS

August 13, 2008 — Jeremy has partnered with costume designer Tania Bass for the upcoming season. Bass is the designer his costume for the short program while Catarina Lindgren designed the free skate costume.

In the past, Bass has worked with Olympic Champion Sarah Hughes, U.S. Championship silver medalist Emily Hughes and bronze medalists Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre. Her work has also been worn by Olympic and World medalists Irina Slutskaya, Tatiana Navka, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda and Michael Weiss.

Jeremy has also signed with Fireworks ICS Marketing and Tara Modlin for his representation. Modlin, a former national level ice dancer, founded Fireworks ICS, which specializes in figure skaters and skating events. She is the agent for several skaters and also produces several shows.

Jeremy selected for Cup of China, Cup of Russia

June 14, 2008 — Jeremy received two assignments on the Grand Prix circuit for the upcoming season. It is a belated birthday present for Jeremy, who turned 23 last week.

He will make his international senior debut on the circuit Nov. 6-9, at Cup of China in Beijing, China. Jeremy will also compete Nov. 20-23, at Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia.

Cup of China is the third event in the six event series while the Cup of Russia is the fifth competition. The top six performers in the entire circuit will compete at the Grand Prix Final in December.

The upcoming season marks the second year he will compete at the highest level of senior international competition. In his previous Grand Prix competitions, Jeremy finished eighth at Skate Canada and fourth at NHK Trophy. He was also 11th at his first World Championships in March 2008.

Before heading out on the Grand Prix, Jeremy plans to compete at the Broadmoor Open in June and the Liberty Open in July, in order to polish his new programs. His short program is to Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni. His free skate is to Eight Seasons Tangos by Astor Piazzolla, variations of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. (More)

Jeremy nominated for Readers' Choice Award

June 9, 2008 — For the second time in his career, Jeremy is among the nominees for the Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award, which is given annually by Skating magazine, the official publication of U.S. Figure Skating.

Figure skating fans can vote for the 2008 Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award nominees through July 10 by logging onto usfigureskating.org. The winner will be announced in the August/September issue of Skating.

The winner of the Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award will receive the Michelle Kwan Trophy, a crystal sculpture designed by Crystal Signatures of Pennsylvania, at an event next fall. The trophy was named for Kwan after she won her seventh Readers' Choice Award in 2003. (More)

Jeremy finishes 11th in World Championship debut

March 22, 2008 — Jeremy finished 11th at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, with 197.26 total points. It's only his seventh international competition.

He received 131.65 points for his 10th place free skate. In his program, he landed his opening quadruple toe, a triple lutz, double axel, triple lutz-triple toe-double toe combination and triple loop. He also had a fall out on his triple axel, a fall on his second triple axel and a fall on his triple toe.

With a technical score of 67.45, which included two deductions, Jeremy finished ahead of Johnny Weir (2008 World bronze medalist), Daisuke Takahashi (2007 World silver medalist), Stephane Lamibel (2005 and 2006 World Champion), Stephen Carriere (2007 World Junior Champion) and Tomas Verner (2008 European Champion).

Jeremy is now finished with competitive events for the season. He opened the season with a team win at the International Counter Match in Japan. Jeremy then went on to place eighth at Skate Canada and fourth at the NHK Trophy—in both, he bounced back from falls in the short program to place fourth in the free skate. At the U.S. Championships, Jeremy won his second consecutive pewter medal by landing the quad for the first time in both the short and long programs. He was fifth at Four Continents.

Next up for Jeremy is Blades for the Cure, a benefit for the family of Broadmoor Skating Club competitor Austin Kanallakan, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on April 12. The Kanallakan family was struck by devastating news when the father Steve Kanallakan was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a type of cancer formed by cancerous plasma cells in the blood.

He is also skating in Aspen Skating Club's spring show on May 3.

Jeremy is in 14th place after the World Championships short

March 21, 2008 — Jeremy is in 14th place after the short program at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. He scored 65.61 points.

He opened his program with a quadruple toe-double toe combination before popping his planned triple axel. Jeremy then ended with footwork into a triple Lutz and another footwork sequence to Santana's Treat.

Jeremy gets nod for first World Championships after Lysacek injury

March 13, 2008 — Jeremy received the news from United States Figure Skating Wednesday night that he will be representing the United States at the World Figure Skating Championships, slated for March 18 – 23 in Göteborg, Sweden.

Jeremy, who was this year's U.S. National Championship Pewter medalist, replaces two-time U.S. Champion Evan Lysacek, who withdrew last night due to injury.

He recently replaced three-time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir for the Four Continents Championship in Goyang, Korea. Jeremy finished fifth overall.

Now, Jeremy has a chance to pull off the ultimate "Cinderfella" story of the season. Through decisions to withdraw from competitions made by Lysacek and Weir, Jeremy has gained valuable international experience, not to mention Premier Elite flight miles this season.

When he knew he was alternate to Worlds, instead of taking the mindset of "none of those guys are going to drop out," he continued to train. Now, he’s packing his bags again and leaving for Sweden to represent the United States on the second biggest stage in international figure skating next to the Olympics.

Jeremy turns in fourth best free at Four Continents

February 15, 2008 — Jeremy bounced back from a ninth place short program to finish fourth in the free skate, with the second highest technical element score of the competition, at the Four Continents Championship. He finished fifth overall with 206.40 points.

In his 145.53 point free skate, Jeremy opened with a quadruple toe. He went on to land a triple Axel with a slight two-footed landing, a triple flip, double Axel, a triple Axel-triple toe combination with a fallout on the end, a single lutz-triple toe with a two-footed landing and a triple loop. He ended with a solid triple Salchow-double toe combination.

His technical elements score of 74.37 was only second to champion Daisuke Takahashi, the World Championship silver medalist from Japan. He beat out both Olympic bronze medalist Jeffrey Buttle of Canada and two-time World bronze medalist Evan Lysacek in the technical mark.

Jeremy sits in ninth after short program in Korea

February 13, 2008 — Jeremy is in ninth place at the Four Continents Championship in Goyang City, Korea, after two mandatory deductions brought his short program score to 60.87 points.

Two-time U.S. pewter medalist Jeremy started his program with a fall on the quad toe. He put his hand down on the triple Axel before falling on his triple lutz.

Jeremy headed to Four Continents in Goyang City, Korea

January 31, 2008 — Jeremy will represent the United States at the upcoming Four Continents Championship in Goyang City, Korea, just outside of Seoul. The competition is Feb. 11-17.

Jeremy made his International Skating Union event debut at last year's Four Continents in his hometown of Colorado Springs, Colo. He came away with the bronze.

For the second consecutive season, Jeremy replaces Johnny Weir in the event. Weir withdrew to allow better preparation for March's World Championships.

Jeremy wins second consecutive pewter medal

January 27, 2008 — Jeremy finished fourth with 221.85 points at the U.S. Championships in St. Paul, Minn. It's his second consecutive pewter medal at nationals.

Jeremy landed the second quad toe of the competition, although it was slightly two footed, in the free skate. It was two other mistakes that may have cost him third place in his second senior nationals.

"I felt that on the two elements that I popped, that I could have given a little more, and I think that might have cost me a spot on the world team," Jeremy said. He is the first alternate to both the World and Four Continents team, both which now include the top three finishers in the event.

Jeremy is fifth after short program at nationals

January 25, 2008 — Jeremy is currently fifth at the U.S. Championships after earning 73.28 points for his short program. He landed the quad toe loop for the first time this season but he stepped out on the landing and did not attempt the second jump in the combination. He went on to land triple Lutz-triple toe instead.

"I had planned a quad combination, and (the triple-triple) was my back-up plan," Jeremy said. He also stepped out of the landing of his triple Axel and had his usually strong footwork downgraded to Level 1 after leaving out some steps.

Jeremy to skate, sign autographs at nationals

January 21, 2008 — The senior men step onto national ice for the first time Wednesday when official practices kick-off in the Pleasant Arena.

On Friday, Jeremy will start his quest for one of the three spots on the World Championship team with the short program. The free skate is Sunday afternoon—NBC will air the competition on tape delay later that evening.

During the senior free dance Saturday, Jeremy and six other Riedell wearing skaters will sign autographs for fans from 5-6:30 p.m. on the main concourse next to section 124. Photos will be provided but only one item per-person, per-skater can be autographed.

Jeremy performs personal best free to jump to fourth at NHK

December 2, 2007 — Jeremy bounced back from a last place short program to place fourth at the NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan, with 187.56 points, a new personal best.

His fourth place free skate earned 129.29 despite two deductions. Jeremy received 70.29 for technical elements and 61.00 for his program components.

Skating two four Waltz selections, he started with a fall on his planned quadruple toe but recovered with a triple Axel-triple toe combination before falling on the triple flip. Jeremy's program also included triple lutz-double toe-double toe along with a triple Salchow-double toe combination among three other jumps.

It's his highest finish on the Grand Prix as he finished eighth at Skate Canada last month.

The next stop is the U.S. Championships, where Jeremy will compete for one of the three spots on the World Championship team.

Jeremy finishes 12th in the NHK Trophy short program

December 1, 2007 — Jeremy finished last in the deep field of 12 men, most of which have medals from international senior events. He scored 58.27 for his effort.

Jeremy started his program with an fully rotated attempt on the quadruple toe. He recovered to land a triple Axel but later popped a planned triple loop, usually his best jump, into a single.

The free skate is Sunday.

Jeremy finishes fourth in Skate Canada free skate

November 4, 2007 — Jeremy rebounded from his 11th place performance in the short program at Skate Canada by finishing fourth in the free skate with 126.31 points. He placed eighth overall with a total score of 171.06.

In his free skate, he landed the triple Axel-triple toe combination before going onto land jumps including a triple flip, triple-lutz-triple toe-double toe combination and triple Salchow-double toe combination. He also attempted a quadruple toe.

Jeremy in 11th at Skate Canada

November 2, 2007 — Jeremy placed 11th in the short program at Skate Canada, his first career event on the Grand Prix circuit. He finished with 44.75 points.

Jeremy opened his Treat short program with a fall on his quadruple toe. He also attempted a triple Axel and triple Lutz for 19.10 technical element points.

He received 26.65 component points.

Jeremy a 'threat to the podium' at first Grand Prix

November 2, 2007 — Jeremy makes his Grand Prix debut today in the short program at Skate Canada in Quebec City, Quebec. He skates fifth out of 11 skaters.

World Champion Kurt Browning, who choreographed Jeremy's new Treat short program, recently talked to the CBC about Jeremy.

"You're going to like this kid," Browning said.

He later added, "He's a real threat to the podium at this event as well as a threat to make the world team for the USA for the coming worlds." (More)

USA sweeps International Counter Match

October 6, 2007 — Jeremy and his American teammates won both the men's competition and the ladies event at the International Counter Match team competition today in Yokohama, Japan.

Jeremy earned 116.96 points for his program. His technical elements score is 57.96 with 61.00 for program components.

Skating his new Waltz themed free skate for the first time in international competition, Jeremy landed a triple Axel-triple toe combination as well as a triple Salchow-double toe, triple flip and two single Axels. He fell on his quadruple toe and the triple toe of his triple lutz-triple toe combination.

Jeremy now in Japan for International Counter Match

October 5, 2007 — Jeremy is now in Yokohama, Japan for the International Counter Match, which is a team competition that takes place Oct. 6-7.

He will skate his free program for Team USA. Jeremy's program is to Ghost Waltz from Mistletoe Bride ballet by Paul Chihara, Jazz Suite Waltz from the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack, River Waltz from The Painted Veil soundtrack and Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian.

In the Sunday exhibition, he will skate his new show program to Faith by George Michael.

One teammate is expected to skate a short program while two others will perform their free skate. The four scores from programs will be added together for the team score.

Joining Jeremy on Team USA are U.S. silver medalist Ryan Bradley, World Junior Champion Stephen Carriere and three time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir. Competing for Japan are Tatsuki Machida, Kensuke Nakaniwa, Yasuharu Nanri and Daisuke Takahashi.

The American ladies are Rachael Flatt, Bebe Liang, Mirai Nagasu and Caroline Zhang. Team Japan includes Miki Ando, Mao Asada Fumie Suguri and Rumi Suizu.

The event will be shown on IceNetwork.com Web site. In Japan, the competition will also be aired on the Tokyo Broadcast System Inc., please check local listings for details on the broadcast.

Jeremy headed to the International Counter Match

September 27, 2007 — In five days, Jeremy will leave for the International Counter Match in Yokohama, Japan. The event is Oct. 6-7.

The competition is a team format that pins four American men, including Jeremy, against four Japanese men. The International Counter Match also includes a ladies competition with four representatives of both the United States and Japan.

It is Jeremy's first time competing in Japan. But in late November and early December, he will also skate at the NHK after competing in Skate Canada.

Nationals, Four Continents in Jeremy's own words

August 14, 2007 — Jeremy updated his journal today with an entry about his experiences at the 2007 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash.

"Nationals was full of ups and downs," Jeremy said in the beginning of his newest journal entry. "This was my first year at nationals at the senior level, and it was a much different experience than I have had in the past. The television cameras and the crowd add a completely new element I have never had to deal with before."

He also talks about the Four Continents Championship, which were held at his home rink, the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. It was his major international as a senior.

"It was amazing to get to skate and socialize with some of the best skaters in the world," he said. "My short was by far the best that I have ever skated. I did a completely clean program and earned my first ISU personal best."

He also talks about his goals for the upcoming season. (More)

Figure Skaters Online puts Jeremy in the hot seat

August 13, 2007 — Figure Skaters Online is now accepting fans' questions, from serious to silly, for an upcoming interview with Jeremy, who will make his Grand Prix debut at Skate Canada in November.

To submit your questions for Jeremy to answer, please use the online form located here on the Figure Skaters Online main site. Questions will be accepted from fans through at least the end of the month.

Jeremy's answers to selected questions will be published at Figure Skaters Online in September or early October, depending on Jeremy's schedule. (More)

Jeremy places third in the Liberty Open free skate

July 22, 2007 — Last night at the Liberty Open in Philadelphia, Pa., Jeremy placed third in the free skate competition with 104.85 total points.

He earned a technical score of 50.97 after some trouble on a couple elements including his planned quadruple toe and planned his triple Axels.

But he did not let his technical problems prevent him from selling the program, which tells the story of a young man who's wife dies and returns to haunt him in his dreams, making him dance with her.

Jeremy received 53.88 for program components.

Jeremy nails quad-triple combo in Liberty short program

July 21, 2007 — Jeremy landed his quadruple toe-triple toe combination in the short program at the Liberty Open in Philadelphia, Pa., last night. He is currently in third place with 62.98 total points.

His technical score of 33.28 was lower than expected because Jeremy took a hard fall on his planned triple Axel, which earned a collective gasp from the audience.

"I talked with him this morning and he's fine, just a sore hip but it's OK," his mom said in an e-mail to the Pigs Can Fly Fan Club. "He said that when he fell on the triple Axel, he thought 'ouch,' then he heard the audience gasp and he said to himself that he had to show them that he was OK."

He earned a competition high 30.70 program component points.

Jeremy featured in Spotlight on Skating magazine

July 8, 2007 — Jeremy is the subject of a two-page feature in the newest issue of Spotlight on Skating, a quarterly glossy magazine covering international figure skating.

In the article "Moving on Up," Jeremy talks about his self described "terrible" debut senior season as well as his recent success at the 2007 U.S. Championships and Four Continents during his second senior season.

Jeremy also opens up about adding a quad to both his short program and his free skate in hopes of making the 2008 World Championship team. He told writer Lynn Rutherford:

"I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but I'm going to try," he said. "I have landed (quad) Salchow and toe loop, but my toe is much better. I've been working on it a lot more, to get the consistency I'll need to have it in my programs."

The article also features three photos by Leah Adams.

Single issues of Spotlight on Skating can be ordered through their Web site, www.spotlightonskating.com. (More)

Jeremy opens season with Broadmoor Open win

June 24, 2007 — Jeremy opened the season with a win at the Broadmoor Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., with a combined score of 136.77 points.

Despite a few mistakes including a fall on his quadruple toe jump, Jeremy finished first in the short program with 43.00 points, including the deduction.

Jeremy also won the free skate with 93.77, which includes 54.02 points for his program components score. He fell on his quad toe but completed three combinations including a triple Axel-triple toe and a triple Salchow-double toe.

Jeremy selected for Skate Canada and NHK Trophy

June 5, 2007 — Jeremy received two assignments on the Grand Prix circuit for the upcoming season. It is another reason for celebration today, which is also his 22nd birthday.

He will make his debut on the circuit Nov. 1-4, at Skate Canada in Quebec City, Canada. Jeremy will also compete Nov. 29-Dec. 2, at the NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan.

Skate Canada is the second event in the six event series while the NHK Trophy is the sixth competition. The top six performers in the entire circuit will compete at the Grand Prix Final in December.

The upcoming season marks the first year he will compete at the highest level of senior international competition. In his previous senior competitions, he finished 18th at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy before winning gold at the 2006 Finlandia Trophy and bronze at the 2007 Four Continents.

Before heading out on the Grand Prix, Jeremy plans to compete at the Broadmoor Open in June, the Liberty Open in July and the Colorado Championships in August, in order to polish his new short program and free skate.

Jeremy selects Latin, waltz for new programs

May 30, 2007 — Jeremy will debut his new Latin and waltz themed programs at next month's Broadmoor Open at his home rink, the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Jeremy's short program is set to the song Treat by Carlos Santana. He spent a week choreographing the program with four-time World Champion Kurt Browning in Toronto.

For the free skate, Jeremy tells the story of a young man who's wife dies and returns to haunt him in his dreams, making him dance with her.

The program music includes Jazz Suite Waltz from the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack, River Waltz from Painted Veil soundtrack and the Masquerade Waltz. It was choreographed by Tom Dickson.

Jeremy nominated for Readers' Choice Award

May 23, 2007 — For the first time in his career, Jeremy is among the nominees for the Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award, which is given annually by Skating magazine, the official publication of U.S. Figure Skating.

Figure skating fans can vote for the 2007 Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award nominees through July 10 by logging onto usfigureskating.org. The winner will be announced in the August/September issue of Skating.

The winner of the Readers' Choice Eligible Skater of the Year Award will receive the Michelle Kwan Trophy, a crystal sculpture designed by Crystal Signatures of Pennsylvania, at an event next fall. The trophy was named for Kwan after she won her seventh Readers' Choice Award in 2003. (More)

Jeremy named to U.S. Figure Skating team B envelope

May 10, 2007 — The U.S. Figure Skating named Jeremy to team envelope B, the envelope consisting of "high performing athletes in national or international competitions," for the upcoming season.

While the team envelopes do not serve as strict criteria for selecting international competitors, it does determine the amount of funding each athlete receives from USFS.

Jeremy qualified for his team envelope by winning the bronze medal at the 2007 Four Continents Championship, his first International Skating Union event. He also made the team by winning the pewter medal at nationals. (More)

Jeremy answers questions from kids

April 1, 2007 — Jeremy answered 10 questions for the "Kids' Questions" feature in the April issue of Skating, the official magazine of the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

The kids' questions for Jeremy ranged from "What did it feel like to win the Four Continents bronze medal in your own backyard?" to "How do you keep yourself focused when skating in front of a huge crowd?"

Skating is not available on newstands. To order your copy of the magazine, please visit the Skating magazine section of www.usfigureskating.org. (More)

Jeremy takes bronze at Four Continents

February 9, 2007 — Jeremy finished out his season by winning the bronze medal at the Four Continents Championship, his first International Skating Union event. He completed a triple Axel-triple toe and single Lutz-double toe-double loop en route to 128.88 points for his fourth place free skate.

"I'm a little disappointed I didn't skate better, but overall I'm pleased with it," said Jeremy, who finished second in the short program on Wednesday. "It was a pretty solid showing."

Overall, his second place short program along with his fourth place free skate gave him 203.22 points, allowing him to edge out Ryan Bradley for the bronze medal by about seven points in front of the hometown Colorado Springs, Colo., crowd. (More)

Jeremy in second after short at Four Continents

February 7, 2007 — Jeremy made his presence known at the Four Continents Championships, his first International Skating Union event, by taking second place in the short program with 74.34 points, putting him just three points out of first place.

"This is my first major international so I don't know where I stand," said Jeremy, who landed triple Lutz-triple toe, triple Axel and triple loop. "I just really wanted to come in and make a good mark on the international scene."

Jeremy delivered the performance in front of his hometown crowd in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Broadmoor Skating Club's World Arena, where he trains daily. (More)

Jeremy replaces Johnny Weir on Four Continents team

January 30, 2007 — Fresh off his pewter medal winning performance at the 2007 U.S. Championships, Jeremy was named to the Four Continents team after U.S. bronze medalist Johnny Weir declined his invitation to compete at next week's event.

The Four Continents Championships will be a homecoming for Jeremy, who will make his International Skating Union event debut. He trains at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., where the competition will take place Feb. 5-11, 2007.

Jeremy finishes on the podium at nationals

January 27, 2007 — In his first appearance at the senior national championships, Jeremy grabbed the pewter medal with 200.95 points, after an impressive third place free skate that earned a personal best 136.47.

Jeremy opened his program with a triple toe later followed by a triple Axel-triple toe combination. He also completed a triple flip with a turn out, a triple Lutz-double-toe-double loop combination and a triple Salchow-double toe, along side fast spins.

Jeremy was ninth entering the free skate. But after skating in the second to last group, his performance held at the top until bested by eventual U.S. Champion Evan Lysacek and silver medalist Ryan Bradley more than an hour later.

His free skate topped the effort by three time U.S. Champion Johnny Weir, who edged out Jeremy for the bronze by about 14 points. (More)

Jeremy in ninth after U.S. Championships short program

January 25, 2007 — Jeremy finished ninth in the short program at the U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash., with 64.48 points, including 32.28 for his presentation.

In his first senior level program at the nationals, Jeremy earned 33.20 technical points for completing his triple Axel as well as a triple loop. He received a one point deduction for a fall on his triple Lutz. (More)