Filed under: USA, Figure SkatingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Most countries would be thrilled to send a world champion to the Olympics. Or a Grand Prix final winner. Heck, even a world medalist would be good.The United States has all three, an abundance of talent not seen since Brian Boitano's days.Jeremy Abbott earned a trip to the Olympics by winning his second national title Sunday and will be joined in Vancouver by world champion Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir."Very strong," Lysacek said when asked to assess the team. "I'm very honored to be part of this team and stand next to these two guys. Of the six, seven, eight, nine, 10 incredible men that competed tonight, we came out on top."We're going to work really hard, and we're going to do really well."The United States has won only two medals since Scott Hamilton and Boitano's back-to-back golds, the last being Tim Goebel's bronze in 2002. But with the talent the Americans are sending, it won't be a surprise if one of these guys comes home with an extra souvenir. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments