Downtown Jason Brown - Let the Good Times Roll (uber thread #2)

[wickedwitch]

One side note...I noticed he omitted the caught-foot position from his final combo spin. Was that intentional? Or a mistake, like in the SP? Seems like a careless point giveaway.

I just hope it isn't because his back is bothering him.

 

[DBZ]

I just hope it isn't because his back is bothering him.

That's my concern as well.

In fact, if you look back, he seemed to be rushing rather quickly through the last part of the program. He finished way ahead of the music, facing aways from the judges, and omitted his catch-foot position (which is a signature move for him).

It just seemed very unlike him to do that. I'm wondering if he was rushing to finish because he was in pain or feeling discomfort? I sure hope not.

 

[Kultakissu]

That's my concern as well.

In fact, if you look back, he seemed to be rushing rather quickly through the last part of the program. He finished way ahead of the music, facing aways from the judges, and omitted his catch-foot position (which is a signature move for him).

It just seemed very unlike him to do that. I'm wondering if he was rushing to finish because he was in pain or feeling discomfort? I sure hope not.

I don't think the spin is due to his back since he did it in practice that way, too. At least nothing that happened with his back during this programme.

I like that he finished facing the audience, mostly because it's towards where I'll be sitting at Worlds

 

[Karpenko]

Clean quad! OMG! He finally freaking did it! Holy $h!t Yay!!! That volunteer as he was getting off the ice was awesome.

this is a big deal.

(He held back on all of his flexibility just a tad, his back must be bothering him. Clean quad with a sore back. Turning everyone into a blubbering fool even with his back hurt )

ETA - I just saw the protocol and of course the quad was >, but I don't care that was close enough for me. PCS could've been higher.

 

[IceAlisa]

SUBLIME! x 1,000,000

 

[el henry]

The gate lady crying at the boards with Jason? That's me after his free skate.


That's our Jason!

 

[misskarne]

The gate lady crying at the boards with Jason? That's me after his free skate.

It was me, too. Sitting in the darkness weeping because I knew that when I went back to sleep, I would drift into a realm of beauty and colour, because of all the joy in my heart.

 

[Bellanca]

Jason looked SO good this weekend. Proud!

 

[feraina]

Sooooo happy for him. It was really magical!

I used to think no one can beat him once he got his quad. But in the meantime others have upped the ante dramatically with multiple quads. Hanyu, Uno, Fernandez. Chan still on the scene. That's not counting the youngsters with quads who can still improve on their artistry: Chen, Nguyen, Jin.

He's going to need a solid 4T in both programs to compete for the big prizes. And he can't add that 4S fast enough either.

I still love Jason's skating more than anyone else. He's my new Kwan. but I also want him to win some big ones! I have to remind myself not to get impatient, that he's only 21 and still get time... I just hope he'll get to reach his fullest potential before he gets forced out of the sport by injury or something.

 

[firstflight]

He's ready for this season. It's so encouraging that he's already in this form at Skate America, skating to such a beautiful program that fits him like a glove. It's all just authentic, gloriously thoughtful skating.

 

[Marco]

He lost catch on the camel in the short, causing the whole spin to be invalidated - or he would have been that much closer to the gold. And THEN we can debate whether the quad was actually UR-worthy (esp compared to Adam's attempt).

 

[Karpenko]

An important week ahead of us, hopefully it's better than the US ladies' weeks have been so far.

Just do the same thing as SA, if not better!

 

[DreamSkates]

Keeping my fingers crossed for NHK...

 

[misskarne]

Happy 22nd Birthday, Jason!

 

[missing]

Icenetwork has a fun article about Jason and his family's celebration of Chanukah.

 

[katmari]

Happy Birthday, Jason!

 

[semogal]

So beautiful:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOJSfv0BCti/

 

[Sylvia]

Re. NHK Trophy in late November ... it is revealed now that Jason was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right fibula on December 16 and was off the ice for more than 2 weeks - article by Nick McCarvel: http://www.espn.com/olympics/figure...ver-us-figure-skating-championships-jan-14-22
He is staying positive through it all, of course!

 

[marmalade]

He just can't catch a break, can he? It's troubling that he isn't even cleared to try his quads before Nats.

 

[DreamSkates]

Wising him a podium-success at Nationals and looking forward to the joy and artistry he brings to the ice. Hopefully a well-landed quad, too. You can do it, Jason!

 

[Sylvia]

Jason's pre-Nationals media teleconference call is scheduled for later today so we should be hearing more info at some point.

 

[Tavi]

Jason's pre-Nationals media teleconference call is scheduled for later today so we should be hearing more info at some point.

You mean like, "Jason, what do you think of Nathan Chen?"

 

[Sylvia]

Jason's media teleconference call (audio) is up: http://web.icenetwork.com/video/topic/213147480/v1219547483

Based on the call:

Article on Jason by Nick Zaccardi / NBC:

https://twitter.com/nbcolympictalk/status/819914447372386305

 

[Tavi]

By the way, for anyone who hasn't listened, no one asked Jason about Nathan.

 

[katmari]

Skate 7K had a send off event today for the skaters heading to nationals (Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, Tomaki Hiwatashi) and posted a brief highlight video on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPO1-XYAcFk/?taken-by=skate7k

Jason looks good!

 

[skateboy]

Skate 7K had a send off event today for the skaters heading to nationals (Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, Tomaki Hiwatashi) and posted a brief highlight video on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPO1-XYAcFk/?taken-by=skate7k

Jason looks good!

Yes, he does. And Tomoki did a 4toe 3 toe combo!

 

[katmari]

TV alert:

Jason Brown ‏@jasonbskates


In the big

! Beyond excited to be performing on the @TODAYshow tomorrow during the 9 o'clock hour! 私はニューヨークにいます！#NYC

 

[Sylvia]

From NYC's Rockefeller Center rink earlier today: https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/826070816676782080

I'm told Jason debuted a new exhibition program to "Wait for it" from Hamilton at the Rock Center rink and was enthusiastically upbeat as always.

 

[tylersf]

I love Jason Brown too. I hope that he doesn't get hurt during the exhibitions so he can compete well at the World Championships and the Olympics.

 

[katmari]

Here's a small clip of the performance shared by Skate 7K:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP5bnvmA1ia/?taken-by=skate7k