Jason Brown
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I thought he omitted the jump after the lunge, but maybe it just came a few beats later? Whatever jumps he did were rotated and landed. Jason knows better than to break the flow of a program.
After the choreo move in front of my section, where of course he was staring just at me and no one else
I may have took leave of my senses.
When I saw it last week (has it really been a week already?), Jason only did two jumping passes during the first half of Sinnerman, a flip and a lutz. The program really doesn't need any jumps but I'm glad he does them - his flip is the best!
I'm almost tempted to go the Long Island show tomorrow to see it again, but I have plans. Oh well!
I'm almost tempted to go the Long Island show tomorrow to see it again, but I have plans. Oh well!
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Jason did two jumps in the first half of Sinnerman in Allentown. They were great jumps! He also did lots of spins and incredible footwork. It was electrifying. I was dancing in my seat. He put out so much energy throughout the program, group numbers included. I, like El Henry, followed him in all the group numbers. He skates them like no one else. I remember that in 2018, the two men that stood out in group numbers were Jason and Charlie White. This time it was Jason and Zach Donohue. I drove 5+ hours to see that show, stayed with a friend and drove back home yesterday. It was worth every mile I drove and every $ I spent. If you can get to a show, go! Just seeing Jason was worth it, but shout out to Nathan and Vince who skated their hearts out, and Maddie and Zach and Karen who did as well. A good time was had by all!
Jason has encouraged many top skaters to learn and start competing with some artistry after seeing his components rise. I think the sport will change as more retire due to injury. Look at
Vincent and Nathan. A couple years ago neither of them skated with any artistry. Skaters in other countries have also started to learn artistry.
Love this outfit!
I hope there will be some coverage of these shows.I love the lineup for the Ice
Of course, Jason,
but Shoma, JunHwan, and Kevin! And the other American guys and Kazuki? (Nicely done trailer, too.)
Wowza
The program was shortened as all skaters had to change things for time schedule for the shows. He did many jumps.
I thought he omitted the jump after the lunge, but maybe it just came a few beats later? Whatever jumps he did were rotated and landed. Jason knows better than to break the flow of a program.
After the choreo move in front of my section, where of course he was staring just at me and no one else
I posted a too long overall review in the Edge,
I was thrilled how much the audience adored him, because much of them were clearly there to see another accomplished skater, and I don't think they knew Jason before the show.
His "I Lived" number is peppy and cute and four Russian spilts(and different too, one touching the skates, one with his hand in the air), what Jasonites expect from a Jason exhibition number. (especially the ending, laying down and then jumping up immediately to wave to the crowd).
But Sinnerman.The beat just surrounds you in an arena, everyone is clapping, and it's just (as we know), a move a minute. The roar when he started the final scratch spin was loud (and of course we know the "butterfly move" and ending pose are still coming, but when the crowd realized there was more and saw that, they erupted even more. That reaction was like seeing Sinnerman for the first time.
Group numbers, my eyes were on Jason, I make no apologiesHe's just made for these numbers, he moves, he waves the hands in the air, he sings along, he makes gestures, and not everyone else (OK no one else, not like him) was doing it. He also made sure his BFF Karen was nearby, he put his hands behind for her to grab on (specific to them, not part of the number).
I do have a sad for one thing: if Jason didn't want to retire because in recent years, no crowds, no feedback, well, even a half full arena gave him plenty of positive feedback.. He's the star, the audience loves him. I think I've read the other shows are the same.
That won't be a reason for him to continue
I agree Jason had a huge following too. I thought we had a good crowd in Hershey. I mainly watched Jason when he was in the group numbers. Some of them don’t put any expression in their steps. Not performing much. You can definitely see who is enjoying themselves and who isn’t. Some of the skaters with less edge work seemed to struggle at times. Karen was missing after being the first skater in the 2nd act. She was not in the ending bow either.
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Apparently Karen left feeling sick. I hope she's ok. El Henry and I were both at Allentown with several other GS posters. The show went well. We all loved the EJ medley at the end. Jason was having a blast and it looked like all the other skaters were too. Yes, Nathan was definitely the star of the show, but Jason won the audience over. The Russian Splits in the first program and the cartwheels were hugely popular. Karen posted on Instagram that she had a new skill (a cartwheel!) thanks to Jason and Mirai. Sinnerman electrified the entire audience. No chatter during that program and lots of applause and hand clapping to the music. El Henry thought that the arena was half full. I think it was more than that but maybe not more than 65%. Definitely better attendance than 2018. Skaters who medaled at the Olympics were a big draw. Nathan definitely sold tickets. But hopefully the show made some new skating fans out of a casual audience. Everyone near me kept saying how incredible Jason was. On one side of me was the mother of a 4 year old who just started skating, and on the other side was an adult synchro skater who LOVED the group numbers. But I kept hearing people saying Jason or Jason Brown after seeing him skate.
It was a fun night! I'm glad that you got to see it in Hershey.
It was a fun night! I'm glad that you got to see it in Hershey.
Jason is small but mightyl Maddie and Zack were great. Loved seeing them in person. Alexa and Brandon were show stoppers as well. Those pair women are so brave.
I hope Karen just left for that night. Sinnerman was the biggest hit with applause to me except maybe back flips. For people who don’t follow skating Nathan may have been the draw, but many of the people around me just loved all the solo, pairs and dance skaters just as well. I hope this generates new skating fans too. Next year will be very different. I’d say Hershey arena was about 3/4 full.
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Boston Agganis Arena holds about 7,000 people, and it was sold out! It was a great show.
I actually preferred "I Lived" to "Sinnerman" I missed the triple Axel and the second jump of the combination
in Sinnerman.
Skaters should make the choreography for the exhibition versions of their SP & FS well before the exhibition season. I found I preferred their EX numbers to the reimagined competition numbers in every case, because it was too easy to see where things were watered down. Vincent's "Vincent" was probably the best watered down version of a competition program, but I still loved Sinnerman.
My DIL loved Jason without knowing who he was, noticing his style, charisma, and musicality.
She also liked Alysa's Squid Games number as she had watched the show. We were both amazed at how she could skate inside that costume.
With none of the men doing quads, you could compare their triples. Jason's were the best
The height! The flow in and out! So much better than when I last saw him live in 2016. 
Karen was sick and did not skate.
So am I sick, but as I tested negative, I went anyway and so glad I did!
I actually preferred "I Lived" to "Sinnerman" I missed the triple Axel and the second jump of the combination
in Sinnerman.Skaters should make the choreography for the exhibition versions of their SP & FS well before the exhibition season. I found I preferred their EX numbers to the reimagined competition numbers in every case, because it was too easy to see where things were watered down. Vincent's "Vincent" was probably the best watered down version of a competition program, but I still loved Sinnerman.
My DIL loved Jason without knowing who he was, noticing his style, charisma, and musicality.
She also liked Alysa's Squid Games number as she had watched the show. We were both amazed at how she could skate inside that costume.
With none of the men doing quads, you could compare their triples. Jason's were the best
The height! The flow in and out! So much better than when I last saw him live in 2016. Karen was sick and did not skate.
So am I sick, but as I tested negative, I went anyway and so glad I did!
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Hope that you get well soon. Boston does love Figure Skating. 7000 tickets is a lot! I've seen some of the videos. The skaters were energized. Allentown was less well attended. We were lucky that they came there at all. Downtown Allentown is not a lively place at night. They might pull better on a Saturday afternoon, but I'm sure they have better venues for that. It was better attended than 2018, which is the last time SOI was there.Boston Agganis Arena holds about 7,000 people, and it was sold out! It was a great show.
I actually preferred "I Lived" to "Sinnerman" I missed the triple Axel and the second jump of the combination
Skaters should make the choreography for the exhibition versions of their SP & FS well before the exhibition season. I found I preferred their EX numbers to the reimagined competition numbers in every case, because it was too easy to see where things were watered down. Vincent's "Vincent" was probably the best watered down version of a competition program, but I still loved Sinnerman.
My DIL loved Jason without knowing who he was, noticing his style, charisma, and musicality.
She also liked Alyssa's Squid Games number as she had watched the show. We were both amazed at how she could skate inside that costume.
With none of the men doing quads, you could compare their triples. Jason's were the best
Karen was sick and did not skate.
So am I sick, but as I tested negative, I went anyway and so glad I did!
Sinnerman is a harder program than the other men. They can’t do what Jason does at that pace, They skate around putting their arms in the air and doing simpler steps. The audience probably thought they did quads bc that’s what USFS wants to promote about them. Jason’s jumps were great and he skated with so much joy!Boston Agganis Arena holds about 7,000 people, and it was sold out! It was a great show.
I actually preferred "I Lived" to "Sinnerman" I missed the triple Axel and the second jump of the combination
Skaters should make the choreography for the exhibition versions of their SP & FS well before the exhibition season. I found I preferred their EX numbers to the reimagined competition numbers in every case, because it was too easy to see where things were watered down. Vincent's "Vincent" was probably the best watered down version of a competition program, but I still loved Sinnerman.
My DIL loved Jason without knowing who he was, noticing his style, charisma, and musicality.
She also liked Alyssa's Squid Games number as she had watched the show. We were both amazed at how she could skate inside that costume.
With none of the men doing quads, you could compare their triples. Jason's were the best
Karen was sick and did not skate.
So am I sick, but as I tested negative, I went anyway and so glad I did!
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Boston Agganis Arena holds about 7,000 people, and it was sold out! It was a great show.
I actually preferred "I Lived" to "Sinnerman" I missed the triple Axel and the second jump of the combination
Skaters should make the choreography for the exhibition versions of their SP & FS well before the exhibition season. I found I preferred their EX numbers to the reimagined competition numbers in every case, because it was too easy to see where things were watered down. Vincent's "Vincent" was probably the best watered down version of a competition program, but I still loved Sinnerman.
My DIL loved Jason without knowing who he was, noticing his style, charisma, and musicality.
She also liked Alyssa's Squid Games number as she had watched the show. We were both amazed at how she could skate inside that costume.
With none of the men doing quads, you could compare their triples. Jason's were the best
Karen was sick and did not skate.
So am I sick, but as I tested negative, I went anyway and so glad I did!
Thanks for the report, @dorispulaski, and hope you are feeling better.
I know how you feel (I heard from others in our group who were disappointed that ice dance programs were watered down) but I'm such a scaredy-cat I felt the opposite. I held my breath when Jason was jumping ...even in a show
. When I realized after the second jump that was it, and the spell would not be broken, (particularly after the reverse lunge) I segued into full on enjoyment,To be nice to myself, we had three falls (other skaters) in my show before we got to Sinnerman, so I didn't want another one.
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We were lucky that there were no falls until the finale, when Evan Bates' ridiculous costume with the huge wings on it caught on somebody else, and he went down
I am maybe back to where I was Sat. morning when I drove two and a half hours to Boston, stayed up to midnight with the show, coughed all night and so got no useful sleep, drove home today and just slept till now.
I am maybe back to where I was Sat. morning when I drove two and a half hours to Boston, stayed up to midnight with the show, coughed all night and so got no useful sleep, drove home today and just slept till now.
