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

[Sylvia]

The Ice Theatre of New York's 2023 Benefit Gala and Performance will take place Monday, May 8th 2023 at 6:30PM- TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

2023 BENEFIT GALA AND PERFORMANCE - Ice Theatre of New York

icetheatre.org

Performance, Cocktails, Dinner and Award Ceremony.
The Lighthouse Chelsea Piers.

The Gala Performance will feature the ITNY Ensemble and guest performers including Olympic ice artist Jason Brown & Rohene Ward!

Honoree: Olympian and U.S. National Champion Jason Brown

Choreography Award: Rohene Ward
...
Performance Only Ticket(s) are $50.00 each.

 

[Sylvia]

Golden Skate's video interview (40 mins.), uploaded today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtyY7NLA44I

USA's Jason Brown talks about moving forward in this interview leading up to the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. Listen in while he touches on a myriad of topics in this fun interview: Will he compete at 2023 World Team Trophy? Compete on the Grand Prix next season? Create new programs? Train the quad?
The two-time Four Continents medalist also shares his travel "bucket list," advice to young skaters, his contact with former coach Kori Ade, and much more!

 

[AYS]

Taking a moment to walk down memory lane, since we just finished world juniors. Ten years ago, this junior skater stole my heart and turned me into an uber, and here I am to this day. He has continued to mature physically, artistically, and by his own account emotionally throughout all the ups and downs, but all of the unique ingredients were there.

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[DreamSkates]

Taking a moment to walk down memory lane, since we just finished world juniors. Ten years ago, this junior skater stole my heart and turned me into an uber, and here I am to this day. He has continued to mature physically, artistically, and by his own account emotionally throughout all the ups and downs, but all of the unique ingredients were there.

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Wow. Thanks for sharing this. As the commentator said, “exquisite”. Amazing at his age then.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Taking a moment to walk down memory lane, since we just finished world juniors. Ten years ago, this junior skater stole my heart and turned me into an uber, and here I am to this day. He has continued to mature physically, artistically, and by his own account emotionally throughout all the ups and downs, but all of the unique ingredients were there.

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How many years Jason has giving skating fans beautiful programs like this.

 

[Sylvia]

Jason is scheduled to perform in Yuzuru Hanyu's Notta Stellata ice show in Miyagi (Hanyu's hometown, Sendai, is in Miyagi prefecture, that was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake), March 10-12, 2023

Jason has posted 2 group photos from rehearsal: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkJ5MQhIe7/

ETA:

"Running my long program in between show rehearsals!! Less than 2 weeks until the World Championships!! " (20 second clip includes 3Lz+3T & 3F+1Eu+3S while dodging the orange cones ): https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/1633969323562930176

 

[Sylvia]

Fan Zone article by Kristen Henneman before Jason competes his SP on Thursday (overnight in U.S.):

Writing the Sequel: Jason Brown’s Unconventional Journey to Worlds - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

If you had asked Jason Brown if he would've been back skating at the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships when he stepped off the ice at the 2022 Olympic

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

 

[Sylvia]

Jason's vlogs for TeamUSA.org:

First practice in the main rink & having dinner with his parents: https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1638587926316498945
Practice before his SP and cheering on the U.S. pairs with Torgashev: https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1638931618906734592
Explaining his SP music & costume: https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1639020433209958405
Explaining his FS costume & a moment for the camera right after his FS: https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1640458034966134787
Gala & quick glimpses from the closing banquet: https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1640474408417640448

 

[YukiNieve]

The program for the Stars on Ice in Japan that is taking place now has Q and As from participating skaters.
Jason says he wants to learn back flip after this season is over!

 

[Cayuse]

The program for the Stars on Ice in Japan that is taking place now has Q and As from participating skaters.
Jason says he wants to learn back flip after this season is over!

This should be easy for him and such a guaranteed crowd pleaser! It always amazes me how people will applaud and scream for a relatively basic (versus a triple axel or quad) acrobatic trick.

 

[Sylvia]

Jason scored a ISU Season Best 95.61 [47.66 TES / 47.95 PCS was highest in the field] and his 4th place contributed 9 points to Team USA's 1st place standing after Day 1. His quotes in the mixed zone afterwards:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1646574734371352577

“I love this event, I am so happy to be here.
It was so cool to get to stay in Japan and tour with so many of the best skaters in the world.
We did 10 shows in 11 days. I was able though to go out there every single night and watch the performances of the skaters.
All four World Champions were there, Senior and Junior. Watching all of them do what they are so passionate about was so inspiring and so much fun. Also being there with Yuzu… he elevates every single thing he‘s in.
About this event, it‘s just a different level of energy and excitement about it. You just want to do so well for your teammates. It‘s about managing the energy to not get over-excited.

As team captain he took the lead in decorating the team box (Rohene is with him in Tokyo ): https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq7ifxfBGqe/

Alexa & Brandon showed off their "team matching shirts" that Jason had made up in Alexa's post yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq93qouPcm3/

ETA that Isabeau’s & Amber’s shirts can be seen in Jason’s photo #3 of 6: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_mpaaBt0i/

 

[Lacey]

I feel Jason leading the team has had tremendous impact. Atta boy, good for him!

 

[YukiNieve]

My friend did another Q and A with Jason when SOI was held in Osaka.

Jason Brown Q&A 2023JSOI OSAKA

[2023JSOI OSAKA]Stars on Ice Japan 大阪でのJasonのQ&Aです。いつものようにジェスチャーを交えて表情豊かに答えてくれました。3月の羽生さんのショーで来日して、埼玉でのWorld、大阪JSOI、このQ&Aの後、岩手と横浜でのJSOIそれから東京のWTTと忙しいスケジュール全部...

www.youtube.com

 

[Allskate]

This is a crazy fun entry into a triple loop:

Jason Brown on Instagram: "“In the mood”… for another week of shows!! 次のショーの週です! 🎶😉 #moncton 🔜 #toronto 🔜 #hamilton 🔜 #kitchner #show #tour #iceshow #figureskating #canada #soi2023 #starsonice @starsonice #avenircentre 🎥: @pchan31"

132K likes, 1,064 comments - Jason Brown (@jasonbskates) on Instagram: "“In the mood”… for another week of shows!! 次のショーの週です! 🎶😉 #moncton ..."

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[Sylvia]

Jason also added a creative jump exit in an earlier CSOI show : https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrpK1FLMyJs/

Right after Sunday's Kitchener, ON show he will head to NYC to perform and be honored by ITNY on Monday:

The Ice Theatre of New York's 2023 Benefit Gala and Performance will take place Monday, May 8th 2023 at 6:30PM- TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

2023 BENEFIT GALA AND PERFORMANCE - Ice Theatre of New York

icetheatre.org

Performance, Cocktails, Dinner and Award Ceremony.
The Lighthouse Chelsea Piers.

The Gala Performance will feature the ITNY Ensemble and guest performers including Olympic ice artist Jason Brown & Rohene Ward!

Honoree: Olympian and U.S. National Champion Jason Brown

Choreography Award: Rohene Ward
...
Performance Only Ticket(s) are $50.00 each.

 

[KatieC]

I was pleased to see Jason Brown perform at Stars on Ice, last night. I've always enjoyed his skating.

 

[Sylvia]

Jason was honored last night at Chelsea Piers' Sky Rink in NYC:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1655690671645159425

2 fan cams of his "Melancholy" performance (this SP won the PSA's 2023 "Best Performance at Nationals" EDI award): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwWSegynzXM & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvQ2prJMhKA

A photo with Rohene after the show (the linked interview article is well worth reading): https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1655744275856908288

 

[YukiNieve]

Cross-posting this here:

Too busy to explain the details of this interesting article about Jason, so I just quote a few sentences. He was interviewed when the ITNY honored him last week. It seems that Jason has clearly decided to keep competing next season.

https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/857520

"When I called my parents after the Beijing Olympic Games, they asked me crying, 'Is it really over (for you)?' At the time, I thought that was fine. Now I feel as if I finished one book and now I am writing a sequel."

Last season, he returned to Toronto to train several times, spending two weeks each time, including before the US Nationals.

"I did it this way on a trial basis this season and my coaches told me it was a success." I will not be able to compete for a full season, but will probably continue to do shows and compete at the same pace next season as I did this season. Maybe I will compete in a Senior B (CS-level) competition before the US Nationals to get ready, but I will discuss that with my coaches as well."

 

[Sylvia]

More machine translated excerpts from Akiko Tamura's article linked above:

... he participated in the memorial event "Notte Stellata" for the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th, which was produced by Yuzuru Hanyu. He was the only overseas male player invited.
“It was a special show with a special meaning, and it was an honor to be able to perform. It was a show with a small number of people and a good atmosphere, and I think all the skaters gave their best performances for Yuzu. He has taken this sport to the next level, but when I saw his performance, I thought, 'Yuzu is Yuzu after all!'

After appearing on the show, Jason said he spent about three weeks preparing for the world championships at an ice rink in Funabashi, Chiba, where coach Kensuke Nakaniwa coaches Rinka Watanabe and others.
“Kensuke and Rinka have been really good to me.In addition, there are many hockey-sized rinks in North America, so I was grateful that I was able to make adjustments at the Olympic-sized rink. They gave me ice, so Rinka and I were basically allowed to monopolize the ice.”

“It was impossible for me to compete all season, so I tried a different approach. I was doing shows, so I had no physical problems. But the number of ice shows is different: I skated 24 shows in "Stars on Ice" alone, and participated in three different tours in the summer. October, January, Art on Ice in February, and Yuzu's show in early March. I have been blessed with many opportunities to perform. Under various conditions, such as sometimes not having time to warm up, you still have to perform at your best. I think that experience helped me in the game.”

There was a time when I hurt my back, but now I'm in perfect physical condition, which is one of the reasons.
“My trainer told me that if I still wanted to do it, I could continue. Now I spend a lot of time on core training and physical therapy. I spend more time practicing on the ice than before. It's a little less, and it's more run-through rather than section-by-section practice, and I've done 6 programs in total in the past year, always focused on something new and creative. I think it's done."
Coach Tracy Wilson was also supportive of balancing shows and competitions.
“Tracy clearly told me that if I wanted to participate in an ice show, I would give him full support, but if it was a half-baked show, I wouldn’t cooperate (laughs).”
Last season, I returned to Toronto for training in two-week intervals, including before the U.S. Championships.
“I tried this as a trial this season, and my coaches told me it was a success.

[The rest of the paragraph is translated above by @YukiNieve at the end.]

Even so, Jason is one of the few storytellers on ice.
“For me, it has always been my goal to tell stories on the ice. I rested and didn't know how the judges would grade me. But I'm happy that my performance was appreciated. There are many athletes who were pushed out of the competition because they couldn't land six quads. But I want to tell you that you don't have to give up."
The gala performance was "Melancholy" choreographed by Ward. He received a big round of applause and cheers from New Yorkers.

More photos here (10 in total): https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/photo/857520

ITNY videos:

2 fan cams of his "Melancholy" performance (this SP won the PSA's 2023 "Best Performance at Nationals" EDI award): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwWSegynzXM & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvQ2prJMhKA

 

[Sylvia]

KESQ-TV did a figure skating segment featuring Jason helping a local skater ahead of the Palm Springs SOI show on Friday:

Local skater gets tips from Stars on Ice performer

Stars on Ice will be performing at Acrisure Arena on Friday. Before the stars head into town one local ice skater who practices at Berger Foundation Iceplex was able to get some tips from one of the performers. Bernadette Flicker is an avid ice skater who practices at the iceplex often. One of...

kesq.com

(Visit the 2023 Canadian & U.S. Stars on Ice threads in GSD for Jason-related video/photo links.)

ETA a link to a local Chicago article ahead of SOI next Tuesday, May 30:

Jason Brown plays to home crowd when 'Stars on Ice' returns to Rosemont

U.S. champion and Olympic figure skater Jason Brown, a graduate of Highland Park High School, is part of the stellar cast of "Stars on Ice," which comes Tuesday to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

www.dailyherald.com

 

[YukiNieve]

Jason will skate for Friends on Ice shows in Yokohama, Japan (8/25-8/27) again.

Friends on Ice | フレンズオンアイス

Friends on ice（フレンズオンアイス） 公式WEBサイト。

www.friendsonice.com

 

[Sylvia]

Jason will skate for Friends on Ice shows in Yokohama, Japan (8/25-8/27) again.

Thanks! Which is "confirmation" that he plans to skip the Grand Prix again -- expected, based on his post-Worlds interviews -- because usually Champs Camps is held during this time.

 

[kwanfan1818]

It's time for polygamy in skating [/jk]

https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/1665314299189899264

 

[Allskate]

It's time for polygamy in skating [/jk]

https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/1665314299189899264

With Chris as voyeur watching on? In all seriousness, this is a cool move.

Jason's IG story has an additional move with him and Brandon. Brandon is strong.

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[SkateFanBerlin]

I watched 2023 World FS again where Jason scored 95+ PCS. I`m just in awe. Except for some slightly muscley 3A`s everything was effortless. The flexibility - ok that`s somewhat genetics. But the positions in the spins, working the blade during steps, and particularly the jumps are amazing. His toe jumps - requisite speed, the toe gently into the ice, straight up/around, perfect position for finishing, long runinng out holding beautiful positions. They used to say Sasha never held a bad position and I think that`s true of Jason too.

 

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[Sylvia]

Jason will perform in Vail, Colorado (with Nathan & Mirai) on December 22 & 23, 2023: https://vailskatefest.com/tickets

Jason's tweet today (on Rohene's 40th birthday!):

https://twitter.com/x/status/1674039910494359553

 

[Sylvia]

Clip shared by Jason today of his new SP to “Adiós” by Benjamin Clementine, choreo. by Rohene: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CumFcPNrlP6/

 

[Impromptu]

Clip shared by Jason today of his new SP to “Adiós” by Benjamin Clementine, choreo. by Rohene: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CumFcPNrlP6/

Oh, I like what I see of this... same kind of chills I got when I saw the first clips of Sinnerman.