Abbott shakes off a crash at the very start of his routine.
Jeremy Abbott is a four-time U.S. figure skating champion whose best Olympic or world championship finish is fifth; today, his short program in Sochi started off terribly with a serious-looking fall.
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For a long moment, it looked like Abbott wasn't going to get up.
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But he did.
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And, with the crowd hollering, nailed the rest of his routine.
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