Jason Brown

[cheerknithanson]

Today, February 7, marks 3 years since I became a fan of Jason. Glad I came across that Associated Press YouTube video of the skaters for team USA for the 2014 Olympics which led me to his FP from 2014 Nats. Because after I watched THAT video, never looked back.

 

[jacky]

that's great too here that cheerknithanson its been three years for me too I first saw his at the 2014 Olympics as well and now his my favorite ihope he has a long career ahead of him .he has cerently worked hard enough for it. and he s still young only 22yrs old . he stil has plenty of time. gooooooooooo! Jason.

 

[karne]

It's been longer for me...2011 (thanks Youtube...I was watching Josh videos and it kept recommending Jason videos to me...so I opened them...)

He was such a tiny wraith back then. And now he's all grown up. *emotional sniff*

 

[jacky]

yah! alright Jason and kori have arrived at there destination.geared and ready too compete in south korea. and I checked the temperature its pretty cold there. other scaters have started too arrive too. I cant waite for the compettion too start. go team usa. and go Jason,

 

[karne]

I'm really looking forward to 4CC. I have such a great feeling about this (although granted that could just be the residual overall joy that JOSH IS BACK!). I'm sure Jason will give us something very special.

 

[Tavi...]

I'm really looking forward to 4CC. I have such a great feeling about this (although granted that could just be the residual overall joy that JOSH IS BACK!). I'm sure Jason will give us something very special.

And lucky you, you get to watch at a decent hour! For me I think it's 1:45 am?

Have you seen this picture? All I could think about was God, his legs look so strong, no wonder he can do such great sit spins! (Okay, I also thought the perspective was funny because he looks smaller than Mirai!)

https://instagram.com/p/BQbF-SnAwF0/

Seriously, though, he and Mirai both look great here, don't they?

I have a really good feeling about this comp for Jason. I don't necessarily mean like he's gonna medal or land quads, just that intuition tells me he'll be back at full strength, with full choreo, and nail both programs.

I have to admit, though, that I would secretly love it if he did medal or get both quads ratified, just cause it would cause such consternation among the people convinced he's not relevant. :dev2:

As long as I'm posting Jason stuff, have y'all seen this? All I can say is, Jordan can really keep up with Jason - shame she's not an actor!

https://instagram.com/p/BP869pjgJ9v/

 

[karne]

And lucky you, you get to watch at a decent hour! For me I think it's 1:45 am?

Hahahaha, yes, although the timezone comes with the reverse problem - I will actually miss the dance and some of the pairs because I will be at work! But the men's short is at a very nice 7:45pm on a Friday night and the free is at an even more casual 1pm on a Sunday!

 

[Mrs. P]

Jason's blogging for Ice Network again!

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/13/215863584/the-journey-begins-brown-blogs-from-south-korea

Snippet

I happen to love long flights! There is something about flying that makes me feel as though time stops for a bit -- which is sort of ironic considering the flight lands on a different day than it took off. I spent most of the plane ride studying for a school exam I'll be taking while in South Korea, while adding 30-minute "get up, walk around, and stretch" breaks after each hour of studying. Now I just hope the wi-fi in our hotel is good enough so I can take my exam.
Also, since I'm studying Japanese, I watched Finding Dory in Japanese while on the flight, which was really cool. I'm not able to fully understand it quite yet, but I try writing the words I hear and don't understand, then look each word up later. I'm trying my best to expand my vocabulary!

 

[StitchMonkey]

So I am tossing out my crystal ball prediction.

I think we will see a 4S attempt from Jason.

Here is my thinking. Kori had him try the 4T at 4CC before as 4CC is a great chance to experiment, I think they may do the same with the 4S. Also if he botches the 4S, he does not lose momentum the same as if he botches a 4T. He was having luck with the 4T before the injury.... or at least enough luck to make it mathematically worth it to do. If he botches a 4T, he loses some of that, but if he tries the 4S instead... that is a different jump, so there is less to lose. Kori has said his practice success rates are about the same, so it is not that crazy to try the 4S instead.

Also... I would think the 4S would be lower impact for his injury than a 4T. I am no expert but it seems taking off of your good leg and landing on your bad leg, is lower impact/safer than taking off on your bad leg and landing on your bad leg. If it is true that his successes in practice were about the same, the 4S might be the wiser jump to focus on for the time being.

So that is what my crystal ball is telling me.

 

[Tavi...]

Jason's blogging for Ice Network again!

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/13/215863584/the-journey-begins-brown-blogs-from-south-korea

Snippet

Thanks for finding this - his writing is vivid as usual! Unbelievable that he's taking an exam while prepping for a competition, but I guess that's Jason!

Here's a pic with Grant, Karen Chen, and (no surprise from Jason) food!

https://instagram.com/p/BQdBAxKgFW8/

 

[el henry]

I agree, how impressive that Jason is taking a test while at a comp; I admire his level-headedness. (Amusing, to me anyway, story. Local Large Private University has had a decent Division I basketball team over (some of) the years. One of the team members said to Spousal Unit "Now that the season is over, I'll be able to study and do better". Spousal Unit replied "My sport is Roman History, and the season started in January." He would have liked Jason's attitude.)

And I really think once all this competitive skating business is over (not for a very long time, I hope), Jason should live a year or two in Japan, since he likes it so much. I wonder if he could support himself doing shows there?

 

[Mrs. P]

Jason said he'd like to teach English in Japan.

I have a feeling I know which large local private university you're talking about.

 

[Tavi...]

Really nice Team USA practice photo! (Includes Jason but not full team)

https://twitter.com/usfigureskating/status/831163652623441922

ETA I have no idea with this says even with the automatic translation, but it looks like maybe Fuji TV has listed Jason as someone to watch? The picture is nice but was it photoshopped?!

https://twitter.com/jasonbrownjpfan/status/831000879440371712

 

[el henry]

Really nice Team USA practice photo! (Includes Jason but not full team)

https://twitter.com/usfigureskating/status/831163652623441922

ETA I have no idea with this says even with the automatic translation, but it looks like maybe Fuji TV has listed Jason as someone to watch? The picture is nice but was it photoshopped?!

https://twitter.com/jasonbrownjpfan/status/831000879440371712

I love the team photo, but I hope Tim LeDuc showed up too

Well at least I am at the point where I recognize Jason in Japanese Kanji --the two dot sideways smile, the I, the tree, and two one dot sideways smiles. My Japanese is not as good as Jason's

 

[katmari]

ETA I have no idea with this says even with the automatic translation, but it looks like maybe Fuji TV has listed Jason as someone to watch? The picture is nice but was it photoshopped?!

https://twitter.com/jasonbrownjpfan/status/831000879440371712

If you click on the fujitv link, he is one of the nine men spotlighted. I clicked on his picture and here's the google translation (at it's best ) of his bio:

The Sochi Olympic representative in 2014. The 2015 National Championship champion. Having a very flexible body, camel spin, a spiral that stretches legs to the rear greatly, slides with one foot, and ballet jumps with widened legs are beauty of female athletes. In the national championship that took a forcible injury, he challenged with a performance composition that took over the 4-turn jump and ranked 3rd in the podium. After the performance he receives a broken standing ovation.

 

[karne]

Well at least I am at the point where I recognize Jason in Japanese Kanji --the two dot sideways smile, the I, the tree, and two one dot sideways smiles. My Japanese is not as good as Jason's

Nitpick moment - it's actually katakana. There are three writing systems - hiragana, katakana, and kanji - and all three are used in that post. I was really good at the first two and utter rubbish at the third. Though I still remember the kanji symbols for "fire" and "heaven" for lord knows what reason.

I can generally muddle my way through a start list in Japanese by my memory of katakana alone. When my father had Japanese rally cars, he used to bring me the fuse box to translate what each fuse was for.

 

[Tavi...]

If you click on the fujitv link, he is one of the nine men spotlighted. I clicked on his picture and here's the google translation (at it's best ) of his bio:

Thanks, Katmari - it is a bit...garbled...not unlike the English on a NYC Chinese takeout menu! But maybe Meoima, Interspectator, or one of our other lovely Japanese posters will clarify when they have a chance.

 

[jacky]

w0w Jason is blogging for ice network again great! I will have too check it out and just ahappy thought I bet Jason is supper happy and thrilled for his fellow skating buddy jush. good luck Jason and team usa! I love figure skating!

 

[el henry]

Nitpick moment - it's actually katakana. There are three writing systems - hiragana, katakana, and kanji - and all three are used in that post. I was really good at the first two and utter rubbish at the third. Though I still remember the kanji symbols for "fire" and "heaven" for lord knows what reason.

I can generally muddle my way through a start list in Japanese by my memory of katakana alone. When my father had Japanese rally cars, he used to bring me the fuse box to translate what each fuse was for.

Thank you, I am so jealous that you can read Japanese at all. Is is standard for Australians to learn an Asian language in what we call "high school"? Not at all here, or at least not on the East Coast, even now. Which is why Jason is studying in college.

And if we were inclined to do *anything* with our cars, we would need you as well, since eight year old Priuses (Prii?) have nothing but Japanese under the hood....

Oh well, at least I can read stories about Romain Ponsart or Nicolas Nadeau

 

[karne]

Thank you, I am so jealous that you can read Japanese at all. Is is standard for Australians to learn an Asian language in what we call "high school"? Not at all here, or at least not on the East Coast, even now. Which is why Jason is studying in college.

In my state, it is standard for primary schools to teach a language, though what they teach varies, Japanese is the most common. I started in kindergarten, and then when I got to high school mine offered Japanese and German, so I chose to continue what I'd been learning. By the time I went off to year 11 and 12 I had enough proficiency to include Japanese as one of the subjects that would contribute to my university admission score, so I continued it. Sadly, after Year 12, I no longer continued Japanese and am now extremely rusty.