I think the 1st axel is what messed with his mind. They keep changing the placement of different things and if you get nervous your brain could lapse. His GOE’s were certainly lower than other skaters who made similar mistakes. I’d like to see him add a quad in every performance, but the coaches and Jason know what is best. I’m so glad he got second here.
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It seems like the season has just begun, and it has, but it’s only two months until Nationals and Jason will only have 1 or 2 more competitions to make this program magical.
The whole point of doing a program over 2 seasons is that you can say more with it because you’re not starting from scratch. Year 2 of Piano was infinitely better than year 1, not because the choreography was radically different but because Jason’s interpretation and movement were deeper and more nuanced (and of course his costume and hair were better
).
In some ways this seems like an entirely new program - only the beginning section and the ending spin are the same. And instead of a deeper interpretation of an existing program, he’s trying to make sense of almost entirely new choreography.
And I don’t get it, because the old choreography was beautiful and worked well for him, and the changes seem almost random. Not sure if they were his idea or if someone convinced him that he shouldn’t do the exact same program but I think whoever it was, was wrong! Among other things, that layout worked really well for the 4T he was then including, and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work equally well for the 4S (or 3F, as proposed by @karne).
Anyway, I hope I’m wrong about everything and being overly pessimistic about it all and that he will indeed be able to weave his magic with it. But I do worry.
The whole point of doing a program over 2 seasons is that you can say more with it because you’re not starting from scratch. Year 2 of Piano was infinitely better than year 1, not because the choreography was radically different but because Jason’s interpretation and movement were deeper and more nuanced (and of course his costume and hair were better
). In some ways this seems like an entirely new program - only the beginning section and the ending spin are the same. And instead of a deeper interpretation of an existing program, he’s trying to make sense of almost entirely new choreography.
And I don’t get it, because the old choreography was beautiful and worked well for him, and the changes seem almost random. Not sure if they were his idea or if someone convinced him that he shouldn’t do the exact same program but I think whoever it was, was wrong! Among other things, that layout worked really well for the 4T he was then including, and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work equally well for the 4S (or 3F, as proposed by @karne).
Anyway, I hope I’m wrong about everything and being overly pessimistic about it all and that he will indeed be able to weave his magic with it.
But I do worry.Agreed. I don’t like the split jump in Schindler’s List. I
like the middle section with the new track of music, but something is missing toward the end. I guess the spin issue took away from the spectacular ending when he goes down to the ice. They’ll figure it out. Happy for Jason!!!
Apparently music cut change was a judge suggestion:
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They won't call Rohene to sharpen the FS because Schindler's List is choreographed by David Wilson.
The split jump worked better with the older music cut with - though I think he did a falling leaf and not a russian split(?). However, the Ina Bauer placement is perfect in this new iteration.
I'm actually dying to see how he would score with a flawless but quadless FS.... but having a quad does open up the layout more even if it was UR (not downgrade).
This is only my opinion, but I think the real problem is him still being injured. Going out and skating injured, even if it's almost healed, can make you nervous and unsure I imagine. He also lost some training because of it, another reason to feel a bit nervous. I think he was very preoccupied with the quad. That's the reason he didn't add it in Finland, he knew it could partly spoil his delivery somehow. He's not very ready at this moment. After Finlandia people were okay with the program. It will look good when all the triples will be clean. SC will give him that experience he needs and the desire and push to do better.It seems like the season has just begun, and it has, but it’s only two months until Nationals and Jason will only have 1 or 2 more competitions to make this program magical.
The whole point of doing a program over 2 seasons is that you can say more with it because you’re not starting from scratch. Year 2 of Piano was infinitely better than year 1, not because the choreography was radically different but because Jason’s interpretation and movement were deeper and more nuanced (and of course his costume and hair were better
In some ways this seems like an entirely new program - only the beginning section and the ending spin are the same. And instead of a deeper interpretation of an existing program, he’s trying to make sense of almost entirely new choreography.
And I don’t get it, because the old choreography was beautiful and worked well for him, and the changes seem almost random. Not sure if they were his idea or if someone convinced him that he shouldn’t do the exact same program but I think whoever it was, was wrong! Among other things, that layout worked really well for the 4T he was then including, and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work equally well for the 4S (or 3F, as proposed by @karne).
Anyway, I hope I’m wrong about everything and being overly pessimistic about it all and that he will indeed be able to weave his magic with it.
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He’s got three weeks till IDF which I think is a good amount of time to work in training. He improved leaps and bounds from Finlandia to here so I think we’ll see SL even better by france. Plus, IDF has good vibes for Jason so I’m thinking (praying) he’ll do well. He’s probably in with a chance of another silver there I think, but I haven’t done the maths to see whether that would be enough for GPF.
I won’t be surprised to see him on the entry list for Golden Spin as usual just in case. He’s working on peaking at the right time and I think he’s well on his way. Importantly to me, he seemed happy and pleased in the k&c rather than unhappy which is most important to me.
I won’t be surprised to see him on the entry list for Golden Spin as usual just in case. He’s working on peaking at the right time and I think he’s well on his way. Importantly to me, he seemed happy and pleased in the k&c rather than unhappy which is most important to me.
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Thanks for this! I would be really interested to know why the judge felt the program didn’t really work as conceived and what the intended new “mood” is. Because-and it’s always possible the problem is me-the changes just seem to have disrupted the original program’s integrity rather than saying something new. I think it’s great to listen to others and experiment, but ultimately you have to evaluate whether the changes work. For me, at the moment, these don’t.
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All interesting posts this morning. I don't know the extent of Jason's injury, if it's still bothering him or how the program change has affected his performance. I'm just glad he placed so well at this competition and that he has time to fluff and puff before the next one. Oddly the split jump didn't bother me but I was surprised he missed the axel and also have never seen Jason mess up a spin. I think he really wanted to establish himself with this competition and was more nervous than usual. I'm betting if Brian and Tracy think the changes didn't work, they'll consider going back to the original. Let's hope, anyway,
I think the injury is still bothering him, otherwise he wouldn't skate with a bandage on his left ankle.
It reminds me a bit of the start of 2019-2020 season, only now it's better because it's not a concussion and he clearly isn't injured to the extent of what David Lease was saying. He did peak beautifully in the second part of the season back then.
It reminds me a bit of the start of 2019-2020 season, only now it's better because it's not a concussion and he clearly isn't injured to the extent of what David Lease was saying. He did peak beautifully in the second part of the season back then.
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So well said!Congratulations Jason. Things are on track...
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Since Peacock dropped the medal ceremony ball, I found this fan cam by Googling.
Love this version, thanks.
And Jason jumping the gun and forgetting about the French announcer
I wish Jason hadn’t agreed to allow anyone else to choreograph his programs. I know he didn’t stand up for himself in the beginning because he felt lucky to get to Toronto. Things are different now, he needs Ro’s help. The changes to the FS have not helped. The other skaters from different countries made their case from the beginning, Jason didn’t have anyone to help him get what he needed. He just wanted help badly. To help Jason, it would have been nice if Brian, as head coach, could have updated the contract to allow him to use other choreographers.
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Jason has expressed his pleasure in working with David. And Jason is very loyal to the people around him. But I agree that this program does need adjusting. The original iteration, which was from David, was moving and Jason connected to it. For whatever reason, he's not connected to this program yet. There is time. They can work on it. It needs more content and more emotion. But even if the tweaks are minor, what is most lacking is Jason's confidence in the program. He's totally committed to Sinnerman. And there is still room for it to be better. But he's not committed to SL yet. I don't think that Brian or Tracy force him to work with David. Ro probably wouldn't interfere, much as we would like him to, unless David asked him to do so. Hopefully they will get this worked out. Two less than stellar outings send up warning flags and I'm sure this will be addressed.
Thanks for posting this!Love this version, thanks.
And Jason jumping the gun and forgetting about the French announcer
There was an agreement when Jason first got to Toronto that the FS‘s would be choreographed by David Wilson and Jason could continue to use Ro for his SP and Exhibitions. After the first FS blunder I wish a change had happened. Nothing against David and Jason would not say anything bad about someone who worked with him. He is now Brian’s best skater so things need to change.
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More praise for Jason from skaters, from Asher Hill and Dylan Moscovitch at CBC's "That Skating Show"
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Dylan: The most beautiful skater in any of the disciplines.
Asher: He's bleeping everything.
Warning 1: the clip they show is the mistakes in Schindler's
Warning 2: this is a lighthearted show and Asher and Dylan are dressed for Halloween
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Dylan: The most beautiful skater in any of the disciplines.
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Warning 1: the clip they show is the mistakes in Schindler's
Warning 2: this is a lighthearted show and Asher and Dylan are dressed for Halloween
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The exhibition was to "Melancholy" and was particularly wonderful. I swear, even Jason's eyelashes are exactly choreographed to the music
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someone on another site posted the CBC coverage of jason's skates, with commentary by Kurt Browning. they're full of praise for jason, calling him an artist whilst also pointing out the athleticism and technical prowess of jason's skating.
my favourite line is from the SP - "the only thing that detracts from his skating is how much jealously I feel watching him"
my favourite line is from the SP - "the only thing that detracts from his skating is how much jealously I feel watching him"
