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Slots for the Sochi Olympics won't be awarded until the 2013 World Championships, but the Americans are already running behind. Figure skaters emerged from Nationals this weekend with a definite sense of urgency.

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Jeremy 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 makes him a threat to Patrick Chan.

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The U.S. junior champ only two years ago, Agnes Zawadzki outskated not one,
not two, but three former winners Thursday night to claim the short
program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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Johnny Weir says he is returning to competitive figure skating in hopes of competing at the 2014 Olympics. The three-time U.S. champ said Thursday he still has the drive to compete and that this "isn't a publicity stunt."