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Jason Brown

Guys, Jason has to be at Worlds. Scores are not looking great for the US men and what will happen if Jason isn't there to secure the 3rd spot on the Olympics team? This situation is very sensitive. The chances of Jason making the Olympic team in 2026 will be so much lower with only 2 spots. 'Cause who knows, right?
I hope he gets over his problems and petitions.
 
I would love Jason to be at Worlds, but I am hoping my other American fav:pray::pray::pray: 1) also goes to Worlds and 2) can secure three spots in a pinch. I am not naming him due to superstition. ;)

Of course, I need to be honest, as much as I adore Jason and think he is a generational talent. If he skated like he was skating this year, three spots were not guaranteed with him either. This equipment problem must be solved o_O
 
In honor of International Holocaust Remebrance Day I have posted Jason's Schindler's List program. It brings me to tears on any day but more so today
You can do it for whatever reason, it is just so beautiful. Yeah, a tearjerker but thet's the beauty of this programme.
 
You can do it for whatever reason, it is just so beautiful. Yeah, a tearjerker but thet's the beauty of this programme.
That was the original version. But it was a masterpiece. The Olympics version was beautiful and beautifully skated, but for pure artistry, pathos and incredible skating skills, this was unforgettable!
I would love Jason to be at Worlds, but I am hoping my other American fav:pray::pray::pray: 1) also goes to Worlds and 2) can secure three spots in a pinch. I am not naming him due to superstition. ;)

Of course, I need to be honest, as much as I adore Jason and think he is a generational talent. If he skated like he was skating this year, three spots were not guaranteed with him either. This equipment problem must be solved o_O
I would love Jason to be at Worlds, but I am hoping my other American fav:pray::pray::pray: 1) also goes to Worlds and 2) can secure three spots in a pinch. I am not naming him due to superstition. ;)

Of course, I need to be honest, as much as I adore Jason and think he is a generational talent. If he skated like he was skating this year, three spots were not guaranteed with him either. This equipment problem must be solved o_O
The best outcome is to have both of them there. A strong, consistent Andrew and Jason in top form! I'm happy to see Andrew get some recognition and skate the skates that you certainly knew he had in him, but now the world sees it. Brandon seems to be the perfect coach for him. He won me over completely this Nationals.

Did anyone else notice that there were only 4 skaters at this Nats who successfully landed clean quads in the FS? Ilia, Andrew, Jimmy and Tomoki.
 
I would love Jason to be at Worlds, but I am hoping my other American fav:pray::pray::pray: 1) also goes to Worlds and 2) can secure three spots in a pinch. I am not naming him due to superstition. ;)

Of course, I need to be honest, as much as I adore Jason and think he is a generational talent. If he skated like he was skating this year, three spots were not guaranteed with him either. This equipment problem must be solved o_O
Jason Brown did petition and he will skate at Worlds in Boston. 😊
 
I'm coming here to be petty because I know you will all agree with me and I don't have the desire to pick a fight elsewhere. Having watched Europeans I am doubling down on needing folks to stop saying Jason isn't competitive because he doesn't land quads. Most of the men WITH quads, theoretically, don't land them, either. And they can't skate anywhere NEAR to Jason's quality. I'm so tired of people saying he isn't competitive when they have NO idea how complicated and special what he DOES is.
 
Well, while we are being petty... (and of course I totally agree)

I am so over "It's a Sport" and "Sport means progress" to denigrate what Jason does. Take a seat.

What Jason does is so insanely athletic. What he does with his blade, his performance, his spins, his quality, has done more for the progress of the sport than any number of jumps and any number of revolutions.

Skating fans have been so lucky to live in an era when Jason has been skating.:love2:
 
I'm coming here to be petty because I know you will all agree with me and I don't have the desire to pick a fight elsewhere. Having watched Europeans I am doubling down on needing folks to stop saying Jason isn't competitive because he doesn't land quads. Most of the men WITH quads, theoretically, don't land them, either. And they can't skate anywhere NEAR to Jason's quality. I'm so tired of people saying he isn't competitive when they have NO idea how complicated and special what he DOES is.
Which is the reason why a healthy and well booted Jason scores so high he can get on most podiums. Very few men actually consistently land quads and that goes for 3As too. What was so shocking about Jason at the GPs, is that he wasn't landing his 3As, but it turned out that he was wearing 3 year old boots that couldn't take the pressure of a 3A or a quad. Or even a triple flip. They were shot. He could have been badly injured. Hopefully that problem is solved and he's getting back into competition shape, where he can actually be very competitive. He may not have a reliable quad, but he's smart not to attempt the jump until he is consistent. But everything else is better than pretty much anyone else and that's where he gets his points. He earns them! And he values the integrity of the program quality. There were some messy skates at Euros.
 
Well, while we are being petty... (and of course I totally agree)

I am so over "It's a Sport" and "Sport means progress" to denigrate what Jason does. Take a seat.

What Jason does is so insanely athletic. What he does with his blade, his performance, his spins, his quality, has done more for the progress of the sport than any number of jumps and any number of revolutions.

Skating fans have been so lucky to live in an era when Jason has been skating.:love2:
Without Jason nipping at their heels, a lot of the men are allowing themselves to get sloppy on spins and step sequences. There were a lot of level 3s at Euros.
 
I don't disagree but I don't think all figure skaters fall into the "just jump for points" category. I definitely think the men at Europeans were woefully inadequate in presentation with the exception of a very few. While I think Benoit Richaud is probably a brilliant choreographer, I generally don't find his programs very pleasing. And I didn't understand some of the others. I also felt some of the skaters in the men's competition had little or no choreography, horrid music that was virtually unskateable, and they just zoomed from trick to jump. Some of them were really not pleasing to watch even though they were landing jumps and spinning. IMO the US senior men did a better job generally overall of presenting well-balanced programs. Is that because of the influence of Jason Brown? I certainly hope so. He's provided a good example year in and year out of how to make the most of presentation for the maximum points.
 
I don't disagree but I don't think all figure skaters fall into the "just jump for points" category. I definitely think the men at Europeans were woefully inadequate in presentation with the exception of a very few. While I think Benoit Richaud is probably a brilliant choreographer, I generally don't find his programs very pleasing. And I didn't understand some of the others. I also felt some of the skaters in the men's competition had little or no choreography, horrid music that was virtually unskateable, and they just zoomed from trick to jump. Some of them were really not pleasing to watch even though they were landing jumps and spinning. IMO the US senior men did a better job generally overall of presenting well-balanced programs. Is that because of the influence of Jason Brown? I certainly hope so. He's provided a good example year in and year out of how to make the most of presentation for the maximum points.
Not only set a good example, he ends up on the podium. Euros has always been messy, even when the Russians were skating. They don't have to compete with Team USA, or Team Canada (back in the Patrick Chan days) or Team Japan! until World's. I enjoyed Lukas, because he clearly had fun skating, tried to skate his very best and he skated pretty clean. Is there room for improvement? Yes, but it was a good skate. Nikolaj was also very good. Their skates were fun to watch. Adam, who I have liked, was not good at all. Injury or not, the skate was bad. The Women at Euros were more interesting.
 
I'd argue that Euros is a good event to see skaters like Jason (i.e. more focused on quality and performance, rather than jumps). I can think of a few men in the lower groups (e.g. Jari Kessler, Davide Lewton-Brain), whom we don't get to see at larger international events, keeping the flag flying for interesting and beautiful skating.

Deniss Vasiljevs also is a consistently fantastic performer, regardless of jumps - and when he does land his jumps, they are fabulous!
 
Well, while we are being petty... (and of course I totally agree)

I am so over "It's a Sport" and "Sport means progress" to denigrate what Jason does. Take a seat.

What Jason does is so insanely athletic. What he does with his blade, his performance, his spins, his quality, has done more for the progress of the sport than any number of jumps and any number of revolutions.

Skating fans have been so lucky to live in an era when Jason has been skating.:love2:
Amen!😊
 

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I'd argue that Euros is a good event to see skaters like Jason (i.e. more focused on quality and performance, rather than jumps). I can think of a few men in the lower groups (e.g. Jari Kessler, Davide Lewton-Brain), whom we don't get to see at larger international events, keeping the flag flying for interesting and beautiful skating.

Deniss Vasiljevs also is a consistently fantastic performer, regardless of jumps - and when he does land his jumps, they are fabulous!
I agree with you and others that there ARE other skaters who perform well and have interesting choreo - Deniss, Jun, Donovan come to kind- but then they don't have Jason's blade control and ability to handle incredibly difficult choreo. There is also IMHO his carriage/line/stretch are on a very different level from anyone else skating today.
 
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