Nikki Lee
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Just saw this tweet from The Skating Lesson.
WOW!
WOW!
@SkatingLesson is on a roll today. I just got confirmation that @jasonbskates is going to work with Brian Orser. Announcement from @USFigureSkating coming soon.
If this is true, I'm happy to hear it.
I always had the feeling that Jason and Kori had this pipe dream of working together from the first lesson as a beginner to an Olympic Gold Medal. But Jason outgrew Kori a long time ago, from what I can see.
It seems like Jason's not making the Olympic team really devastated him. But it could be a blessing in disguise for him.
Jason is such a huge talent, but I think he got a little too comfortable with (and reliant on) letting his PCS do the talking for his performances. Wishing him well.
Tweeted by Phil Hersh:
I asked Brian Orser if he would be primary coach for Evgenia Medvedeva, Yuzuru Hanyu, Jin Boyang and Jason Brown. Orser replied: “Jason will be a team effort. Me, Tracy (Wilson), Karen Preston and Lee Barkell.”
I imagine Orser is salivating at the prospect of having such an exceptionally aesthetically talented skater like Jason, who is also known to be a hard worker with a super-competitive focus and ability. Jason has landed the quad, so it's not like he's far off acquiring it consistently. It is maybe a matter of a few tweaks technically,
I didn't know that Karen Preston was coaching with Orser. She was a fantastic skater who really never caught a competitive break. I'm guessing she would be an excellent coach.
It is on Jason's YouTube channel which I subscribe toStill waiting on the actual announcement/some kind of corroborating evidence on this one. TSL's intel is usually pretty good but I'll wait for it to be official.
If so, Brian is definitely padding his roster this off-season...
I'd love to see Jason get a long program with strong music that he can really interpret, rather than the monochromatic new-agey stuff he's had for awhile now.I'm glad this is announced.
I'm very interested to see a David Wilson program on Jason. While I've loved a lot of what Rohene has produced for Jason I've always thought it was past time for him to get some choreo from someone else, as well.