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trumad

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:30 AM Jan 2012

Abbott breezes to large lead at skating nationals

For Joey---BTW: This will be the last time.



SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Jeremy Abbott was still savoring his monster score when one fan yelled out, "You're awesome!"

That he certainly was.

Abbott's easy, breezy performance to a swing medley scored a whopping 90.23 points at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday night, a personal best and a mark that puts him in world champion Patrick Chan's territory. The two-time national champion leads training partner Adam Rippon by a commanding 7.29 points going into Sunday's free skate.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/more/01/27/figure.skating.friday.ap/index.html#ixzz1kku0atnG

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