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Nice article. I don't think I had heard Jason talk about wanting to move to other rinks after spending time at them, but I did know that they resisted having him change coaches and opted to keep him as close to home and leading a normal life as possible. But looking around at what goes on in upper level figure skating and how few kids make it to the level that Jason has achieved, I can understand why they did that. Jason had to work harder than many skaters to get to where he got, but it has been a benefit to him. But I thought it was interesting that his parents discovered Jason the same time most of the rest of the world did, at 2014 Nats! This coming Nationals will be 8 years since that iconic skate! Can't wait to see what he does this year. And if all goes as planned, I will be there!
 
Do any of you remember that Jason was also quite a scholar? I forget the exact name of the award, but the USFSA named him one of their top athlete-scholars when he was still in juniors. I think it just goes to show that Mr and Mrs Brown wanted the best for their son and wanted him to be well-rounded - not just a rink rat. He and they also had a very close relationship with Kori Ade and it must have been a very, very difficult decision to leave her.
 
noskates said:
Do any of you remember that Jason was also quite a scholar? I forget the exact name of the award, but the USFSA named him one of their top athlete-scholars when he was still in juniors. I think it just goes to show that Mr and Mrs Brown wanted the best for their son and wanted him to be well-rounded - not just a rink rat. ...
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👍 USFS named Jason to its 2012 Scholastic Honors Team -- if that is what you had in mind. 🦉

Among others in the impressive 2012 group were Christina Gao, Vanessa Lam, and Harrison Choate (all of whom went on to Harvard) and Lukas Kaugars (who eventually went on to med school).
Scroll down at this link to see several photos of some of the 2012 group, including Jason:

Absolute Skating

Welcome to Absolute Skating, information site for and by the skaters and their fans. The place to meet the person behind the skater and experience events on and behind the stage.
www.absoluteskating.com www.absoluteskating.com

(Christina is not in these photos.)


Bookseller said:
... But I thought it was interesting that his parents discovered Jason the same time most of the rest of the world did, at 2014 Nats! ...
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My two cents are that my understanding of the article's quote from Steve was different.
In context, I did not take the quote to mean that his parents discovered Jason -- recognized that his skating is something special! :) -- only at 2014 Nats.
Based on the context and quote, I would agree that his parents discovered at 2014 Nats that Jason's Riverdance could/would earn him a spot on the 2014 Olympic team (which had seemed like a lofty goal for Jason's first senior international season).
 
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FWIW, I didn't get the impression that Jason's desire to train elsewhere was more than what we have already heard? 🤔

We know that Kori wanted to move to Colorado and take Jason with her, even while Jason was in high school. Although perhaps inartfully expressed in the article (giving the impression that Jason wanted to go to various camps), my impression remains that Jason wanted to go away with Kori and train with her. We already knew that, although I didn't know that he brought it up every summer.:laugh:

I think the Browns' insistence on staying as a family unit is one reason Jason is the grounded young man that he is.(y)
 
ice coverage said:
👍 USFS named Jason to its 2012 Scholastic Honors Team -- if that is what you had in mind. 🦉

Among others in the impressive 2012 group were Christina Gao, Vanessa Lam, and Harrison Choate (all of whom went on to Harvard) and Lukas Kaugars (who eventually went on to med school).
Scroll down at this link to see several photos of some of the 2012 group, including Jason:

Absolute Skating

Welcome to Absolute Skating, information site for and by the skaters and their fans. The place to meet the person behind the skater and experience events on and behind the stage.
www.absoluteskating.com www.absoluteskating.com

(Christina is not in these




My two cents are that my understanding of the article's quote from Steve was different.
In context, I did not take the quote to mean that hi Jason -- recog that his skating is something special! :) -- only at 2014 Nats.
Based on the context and quote, I would agree that his parents discovered at 2014 Nats that Jason's Riverdance could/would earn him a spot on the 2014 Olympic team (which had seemed like a lofty goal for Jason's first senior international season).
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I agree. They knew long before 2014 that Jason was a special skater. Kori wouldn’t have spent so much time focusing on him.
 
sdwyer52 said:
I agree. They knew long before 2014 that Jason was a special skater. Kori wouldn’t have spent so much time focusing on him.
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What I meant is that in 2014 they realized that Jason had a career in skating. Of course they knew he was special and talented. But seeing him in the Olympic arena as well as what happened at 2014 Nats, they finally knew that this is what Jason was going to be doing for quite some time. Jason became a star skater and that was something they accepted at the Olympics. There were a lot of wonderful skaters coming up just before and just after and with Jason and not many of them are still around at that level. I think that is what that comment meant. They knew then that this was what Jason's life was going to be.
 
Bookseller said:
What I meant is that in 2014 they realized that Jason had a career in skating. Of course they knew he was special and talented. But seeing him in the Olympic arena as well as what happened at 2014 Nats, they finally knew that this is what Jason was going to be doing for quite some time. Jason became a star skater and that was something they accepted at the Olympics. There were a lot of wonderful skaters coming up just before and just after and with Jason and not many of them are still around at that level. I think that is what that comment meant. They knew then that this was what Jason's life was going to be.
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Agree to disagree.
IMO, based on Jason's outstanding junior career, his parents already would have had the realization that he was capable of a solid senior international career -- reinforced by his strong start with 2013 Nebelhorn silver; second place in SP at 2013 Skate America (as an addition on fairly short notice after Lysacek's withdrawal); and 2013 TEB bronze.
Whereas before 2014 Nats, I could imagine that Jason's parents had not let their hopes get too high for one of the two 2014 Olympic spots for U.S. men. Max, Jeremy, and Adam were in contention ... also Richard Dornbush and Josh ... I don't remember whether there were others.
 
ice coverage said:
Agree to disagree.
IMO, based on Jason's outstanding junior career, his parents already would have had the realization that he was capable of a solid senior international career -- reinforced by his strong start with 2013 Nebelhorn silver; second place in SP at 2013 Skate America (as an addition on fairly short notice after Lysacek's withdrawal); and 2013 TEB bronze.
Whereas before 2014 Nats, I could imagine that Jason's parents had not let their hopes get too high for one of the two 2014 Olympic spots for U.S. men. Max, Jeremy, and Adam were in contention ... also Richard Dornbush and Josh ... I don't remember whether there were others.
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You may well be right that they knew that Jason was headed to the Olympics after he skated Riverdance and that may well be what his dad meant when he said that. Jason did have a good year leading up to the Olympic trials at Nationals. I think Max and Jeremy were the top contenders, but Jason has said that he had considered the possibility that year based on his results. It was a very good year for Jason!
 
Max and Adam were actually the favourites in 2014. And there is the well-worn story that at Champs Camp before that season the men were told that they would need quads (plural) to be considered for the Olympic team, and Kori believed that Max was the only man in that room who fit the criteria, and that Jason had no chance. Only for USFS to go and yank the rug...

Jason had a really great Senior debut, but we knew - here in this very fanfest! - that Riverdance was special from that very, very first outing at Broadmoor where he only did doubles. And USFS told Kori to ditch it at champs camp! I still can't believe it.
 
karne said:
Max and Adam were actually the favourites in 2014. And there is the well-worn story that at Champs Camp before that season the men were told that they would need quads (plural) to be considered for the Olympic team, and Kori believed that Max was the only man in that room who fit the criteria, and that Jason had no chance. Only for USFS to go and yank the rug...

Jason had a really great Senior debut, but we knew - here in this very fanfest! - that Riverdance was special from that very, very first outing at Broadmoor where he only did doubles. And USFS told Kori to ditch it at champs camp! I still can't believe it.
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Proof that USFS doesn't always make predictable decisions, or even the right decisions. It was a shame that the US only had 2 spots that year. Max definitely deserved a chance to skate at the Olympics. But it was not to be. Adam got his chance. And Jason had a very respectable outing in 2014. That Men's FS in 2014 was something else! I've always been sorry that Max didn't get his chance.
 
Well, it makes sense if true. Given the abbreviated season last year, I can't see Jason putting in the time to learn another exhibition; rather he would just keep Melancholy.

And we can never see enough Sinnerman. :)
 
Weighing in on what we "think" the Browns knew or didn't know. I can't imagine a family spending the type of money it costs for skating lessons, choreography, costumes, travel, etc. and not "hoping" there were some serious medals at the end of that journey. We saw Jason skate his first US senior nationals and there was major buzz about him before he even took the ice and unless you follow juniors most people didn't know who he was. As early as 2009 he was winning regional competitions. That would have been a major clue to his parents. I would think that around that time they knew they possibly had an elite skater in the family. Why he stayed with Kori as long as he did may have had more to do with his attachment to her than anything else. In any case - it's ancient history at this point and doesn't really matter. I've just always wished he moved to Brian and Tracy when he was much younger and maybe those pesky quads would have been easier.
 
Bookseller said:
I wonder how they'll expand it. Fewer jumps, but more artistry?
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Perhaps fewer rotations for Peggy Fleming Trophy -- but not fewer jumps.

PFT requires four jump elements: one combination; one axel; one toe jump; one edge jump.


The second slide of the USFS Instagram post on Father's Day had yet another different photo of young boy Jason with father Steve:



Latest example of "his parents brought him up right:"

When Jason a day or two ago heaped praise (e.g., "In absolute awe over this routine!") on a team-event competition video from USA Artistic Swimming , his tagging in his Instastory was (for me) the best part.

First on his long list of tags were the eight individual accounts of the team members who performed together + the individual account of a coach ... then followed by @usaartisticswimming and @teamusa.

I know nothing about artistic swimming (silly me had not even realized that "synchronized" is no longer the name), but it gave me a smile that Jason made a point of showing his support/respect for the many separate individuals, as well as for the team as a whole.

ETA:

@usaartisticswimming reposted Jason's Instastory:

www.instagram.com

Watch this story by USA Artistic Swimming on Instagram before it disappears.

30.1k Followers, 521 Following, 3,400 Posts
www.instagram.com www.instagram.com
 
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Today Jason gave a phone interview to a Nashville sports radio show to promote 2022 Nats.
(Apparently on short notice, per a host's mention at the end of the interview.)

Approx. thirteen minutes in length.
Some bits of Jason's comments were new-to-me. #preparationbeatsfear
(Understandably, his responses to questions from the hosts also covered some familiar ground.)



ETA (on Jun 24):

Adding for posterity:

(1) The link for just the Jason interview on Nashville Sports Radio:

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Jason Brown 6 - 22 - 21

Jason Brown joined The George Plaster show.
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(2)

el henry said:
So now Jason is doing "Got milk?":biggrin:

(Well evidently now it's "Gonna Need Milk". )


And I hurt just watching this exercise. :eek:


(ETA: And no matter what I do, the specific post is not coming up in this post. Bummer)
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In case the permalink for Jason's exercise demo for @gotmilk 🥛 never got added to the thread, it is:


(I never got around to watching the demo until today. 🤫 )​
 
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ice coverage said:
Today Jason gave a phone interview to a Nashville sports radio show to promote 2022 Nats.
(Apparently on short notice, per a host's mention at the end of the interview.)

Approx. thirteen minutes in length.
Some bits of Jason's comments were new-to-me. #preparationbeatsfear
(Understandably, his responses to questions from the hosts also covered some familiar ground.)

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Thanks for posting this. Some of those questions and answers were new to me also. The interviewers did a good job dealing with a sport that they are apparently completely unfamiliar with. They asked good questions.
 
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