Friends on Ice 2024
8/30-9/1 - Yokohama, Kanagawa![]()
Shizuka Arakawa, Daisuke Takahashi, Shoma Uno, Kana Muramoto, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Shae-Lynn Bourne-Turok, Jeremy Abbott, Stephane Lambiel, Jason Brown, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver & Andrew Poje
"Jason Brown stopped by the [KFDI FM] studio to talk about his figure skating life and the big news for Wichita, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships coming in January" with JJ Hayes (5 mins.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0LjPfdc8iIJason Brown visited Wichita and the KFDI FM radio station (5th photo in his set) - his photos from around town: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6J3gtyutCy/
From on ice performances and learn to skate sessions, to Olympic panel discussions, I’ll be part of all the action Saturday, June 15th.
Personally, after seeing it at the Japan Open, I'm not excited about the Tarzan program. Maybe he'll change it and improve it, but I'm kind of hoping he goes with an entirely different program.Jason had Tarzan as a long program last season but used The Impossible Dream at Nationals instead as it wasn’t ready. Hopefully it will be ready for this season.
So Tarzan is now his short program? It looks interesting and love his use of the split on the big note!Jason's performance at the Summer Sizzler:
And hopefully you can let us know…Reminder: Jason is skating at Sun Valley today. (Hopefully there are no ice issues like there were last year.)
I am very interested in finding out what music he uses.
I'm sorry to say it, but Spiegel im Spiegel was written to remove stress from people's lives. I've used it for that purpose.Cross-posting:
Jason just announced his 2024-2025 free program: Spiegal im spiegel, choreographed by Rohene Ward.
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Jason Brown on Instagram: "🎶☀️… 2024/2025 Free Program Choreo: @rohenew “Spiegel im spiegel”"
18K likes, 463 comments - jasonbskates on August 26, 2024: "🎶☀️… 2024/2025 Free Program Choreo: @rohenew “Spiegel im spiegel”".www.instagram.com
This is the music that Shoma Uno used for his 2023-2024 free program.
Did he skate this program at Sun Valley? If so, will he skate this at Friends on Ice, too?
In any case, I cannot wait to see it!
It's beautiful music, but not to show off jumps and spectacular spins.
It sure didn't used to be that way. But it is more and more now. "Interpretation" of music is practically gone, sad to say.I think there are very few skaters who choose music in order to show off their jumps or even their spins.
Per the announcement linked above, Jason's one of the invited competitors to this year's Shanghai Trophy.Yes, I mentioned in the Korean thread Cha and Kim Chaeyeon are going.
There were some others, but I don't have access to the K&C, so didn't post.
I really doubt they will not invite anyone from China, because that excludes all of them.
It will be a great vehicle to show off the purity of his blades on the ice. Just as it was for the Shibutanis.I'm sorry to say it, but Spiegel im Spiegel was written to remove stress from people's lives. I've used it for that purpose.
It's beautiful music, but not to show off jumps and spectacular spins.
That said, I'm sure Jason will do the best he can with it, if not the best choice for a skating program. Shoma's was no better.