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JJJ is really going to miss seeing Jeremy Abbott on the competition rink next season.

The 28-year-old figure skater just completed his last competition ever during the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan on Friday night (March 28) — and it was completely flawless!

Jeremy earned a personal best for his Muse program earning 166.68, totaling 246.35 for a 5th place finish! The placement, plus Max Aaron‘s finish in 8th, gives Team USA three spots at next year’s championship — something they’ve been trying to get back since 2011.

“I have so many emotions going through my head. I’m happy with how I skated and that was exactly what I wanted to do here,” Jeremy shared afterwards. “That’s what I’ve been training for. That’s the best I’ve ever skated that program in competition. I’m so proud and honored to do it in Japan. I had such a warm welcome.”

Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner were rooting for Jeremy from the sidelines, too.

“Way to go @jeremyabbottpcf!!! So happy for you #flawless #worlds2014,” Gracie tweeted.

Ashley added with a pic from her and Marissa Castelli, “Stunning. @jeremyabbottpcf we are officially bawling. #Worlds2014.”

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir end their short program with some dramatic flair after the Pairs Short Program at the 2014 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena on Wednesday evening (March 26) in Saitama, Japan.

The pair placed 11th overall with a score of 60.60. Teammates Felicia Zhang and Nate Bartholomay stood strong in 14th place with a season’s best of 57.59.

“Felt really good to go out at our first world championships and throw down a clean short! #proud #trained looking forward to the long :)” Nate, 24, tweeted afterwards.

Later on, Jeremy Abbott and Max Aaron both hit the ice for the Mens Short Program.

Jeremy, who landed in 8th place after a fall on his quad, shared after, “I didn’t let the mistake unravel the rest of the performance,. I got a season’s best with 79 which will keep me close enough to the top. It’s not obviously where I want to be with this performance but it will keep me close enough in the long program that I can climb.”

Max placed 9th with a 78.32. Reigning Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu currently sits in third place.

Jeremy Abbott soaks up the applause from the crowd after the free skate for Men’s Figure Skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at the at Iceberg Skating Palace on Friday night (February 14) in Sochi, Russia.

The 28-year-old figure skater bounced back after taking a nasty fall in the short program the day before which resulted in a hip injury. Nonetheless, Jeremy wanted to finish.

“I was in a lot of pain so I had to scale back a little bit. But after yesterday, I want to finish the competition strong and just finish,” he shared just before taking the ice. He finished in 12th place.

Team mate Jason Brown, who skated last, took 9th place overall.

Canada’s Patrick Chan took home the silver medal after his free skate set to “Four Seasons”, just between Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu (gold) and Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten (bronze).

The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team rejoice on the ice after claiming the bronze medal after the Team Figure Skating Event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on Sunday night (February 9) in Sochi, Russia.

Jason Brown hit the ice first for the men’s free skate (placed 4th), followed by Gracie Gold for ladies’ free skate (placed 2nd) and leaders Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the free dance (placed 1st).

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The team secured their third place spot, just behind Russia and Canada.

Captain of the team Charlie tweeted his thoughts after the medal ceremony: “What an amazing and historic moment! So lucky to be part of a team that showed courage, fortitude, and a lot of great skating! We worked really hard to earn that Olympic Medal- something that will be uniting us together as family for the rest of our lives!Go #TeamUSA”

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The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team share a giant hug out on the ice during Smucker’s Skating Spectacular following the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Sunday night (January 12) in Boston, Mass.

The full team includes: Gracie Gold, Polina Edmunds, Ashley Wagner, Jeremy Abbott, Jason Brown, pairs Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, Felicia Zhang and Nathan Batholomay, and ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani.

Olympian Scott Hamilton, who won gold at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, spoke with The Today Show about the Ashley and Mirai Nagasu controversy. Despite placing third at the US Nationals this weekend, Mirai was not chosen to represent the USA at the Sochi Olympics.

“The national championships aren’t the Olympic trials,” Scott shared. “The selection process for the Olympic Games goes on for a couple of years before the Olympic Games, so the nationals are a part of that process, but it’s not the process. So when you look at Ashley Wagner and what she’s done over the last two years, winning nationals twice, placing high enough in the world championships to allow three participants to go, she’s already earned her spot on the Olympic team.”

He added, “I like to see somebody earn their spot on the team, but Ashley kind of did that. Mirai, I adore. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, was to give her our traditional ice cream last night with her eyes full of tears. She’s devastated, and my heart bleeds for her. I’m so sad for her, but the reason we have three women going to the Olympics is because of Ashley Wagner.”

Jeremy Abbott skates his all for his free skate during the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon (January 12) in Boston, Mass.

The 28-year-old skater wowed the crowd with his final nationals performance and secured a spot on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Team.

“It wasn’t a perfect skate, but, God, I enjoyed every moment of it,” he shared with press afterwards.

Jeremy added later, thanking his fans for alerting him about almost being disqualified before he even started: “I’ve never cut it that close before. I was starting to feel a little overwhelmed. I was just trying to remind myself of my checklist … feel my legs.”

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Jeremy Abbott reacts in the box after receiving his scores for his short program during the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Friday night (January 10) in Boston, Mass.

The 28-year-old skater, in his final season, took the top spot with 99.86 points, setting a national record.

“That was fun. That was just fun,” Jeremy shared with press afterwards.

He added, “After the 2012 season, we kind of revamped everything…putting all the cogs in place and making sure all the mechanisms around me were working properly and they were all working in sync. � When things didn’t work at competition, I believed in what we had done, and I just kept plugging at it and it paid off tonight.”

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