Oona Brown & Gage Brown

[dorispulaski]

Oona Brown (born 9 October 2004) & Gage Brown (born 20 October 2002) are skaters who compete internationally for the USA in ice dance at the junior level.

They are the 2022 Junior World champions, the 2020 US National junior bronze medalists, the 2021 US silver medalists, and qualified for the 2021-22 JGPF by winning JGP Courchevel2 and finishing second at JGP Austria in Linz.

The team qualified for the 2018-19 JGP circuit by finishing second in the non ISU junior competition at Lake Placid Ice Dance 2018. Their international junior debut event was 2018 JGP Kaunas.

The Brown's home town is Middle Island, NY. They are coached by Inese Bucevica and Joel Dear.

Their 2024-25 GoFundMe page is here.

Donate to Oona and Gage's 2024 Ice Dance Fund, organized by Gage Brown

We are a Senior Ice Dance team, born and raised on Long Island. We are the 2022 World J… Gage Brown needs your support for Oona and Gage's 2024 Ice Dance Fund

www.gofundme.com

Please consider donating. They are very special.

Biographical Information

ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00106267.htm

US Fan Zone Bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=158

Wikipedia:
Oona: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oona_Brown
Gage: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gage_Brown
There is also:
https://figure-skating.fandom.com/wiki/Oona_Brown_/_Gage_Brown

Social Media

Gage's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/gagebrown_/
The team's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thebrownsofficial_/

The team's Facebook page:

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The team's official website:

HOME | Oonaandgagebrown

The official website for Gage and Oona Brown a USA Junior Ice Dance Team.

www.oonabrownandgagebrown.com

ISU Personal Bests​

Personal Best Total Score	177.21	22.10.2023	ISU GP Skate America 2023
Personal Best Score Rhythm Dance	71.34	21.10.2023	ISU GP Skate America 2023
Personal Best Score Free Dance	106.49	08.10.2023	ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2023

Programs​

2024-2025
RD: "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
FD: “Baba O’Riley” by The Who

2023-2024
RD: "This Town" by Elton John; "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
FD: "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen

2022-2023
RD: Cha Cha: Bones by Imagine Dragons, Tony Evans and his Orchestra, Gnarls Barkley
FD: Big Sky by Annie Lennox, No Good Place for the Lonely by Joe Bonamassa

2021-20222
RD: "How Ya Like Me Now" by Kool Moe Dee, arranged by Hugo Chouinard
FD: "Muse Medley" arranged by Hugo Chouinard

2021 JGP Austria (Linz)
RD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7sucQdPqjg
FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP4eIId8Xs4

2021 JGP Courchevel 2
RD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tykoEdnXY
FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-1sRrv6nU
Gala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_FAdC5KOE
Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6l6TQtHfQ

2020-2021
RD: Swing: When I Get My Name In Lights by David Campbell;
Foxtrot: Everything Old Is New Again by various artists; March:; choreo by Inese Bucevica, Joel Dear
FD: "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica; cover version

2020 USFS ISP Point Challenge #2
RD: ( last to skate) https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/watch/?Archive=1751&category=102&type=Archive
FD: (last to skate) https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/watch/?Archive=1752&category=102&type=Archive

2019-2020
RD: Swing: When I Get My Name In Lights by David Campbell;
Foxtrot: Everything Old Is New Again by various artists; March:; choreo by Inese Bucevica, Joel Dear
FD: "Bloodstream performed by Tokio Myers; "Air" by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Jan Werner; choreo by Inese Bucevica, Joel Dear


2020 Junior World Championships RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8prsMB9Tztw
2020 Junior World Championships FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgQGJvYYa_4

2020 Bavarian Open RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUudputoXrs
2020 Bavarian Open FD
https://youtu.be/hh9M5nOTxvA

2019 ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmiUCWXiy_8
2019 ISU JGP Egna-Neumarkt FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqxGoxLY41Y

2019 ISU JGP Chelyabinsk RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjwAJb-Bn4Y
2019 ISU JGP Chelyabinsk FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDVmQH2cpHE

2019 Lake Placid IDI RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpShYG0mDoQ
2019 Lake Placid IDI FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmK8ZSwUWQg

2019 Chesapeake Open RD (partial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKIgj7e7w6A
2019 Chesapeake Open FD (partial)
https://youtu.be/haVkPaYoNkg

2018-2019
RD: "Tango": La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, performed by Milva; "Tangled Up" by Caro Emerald; choreo by Andrew Lavrik
FD3: "Still Got the Blues" by Gary Moore; "Parisian Walkways"'by Gary Moore, "Lullaby of the Leaves performed by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamasssa
FD2: "Still Got the Blues" by Gary Moore; "Parisian Walkways"'by Gary Moore; "La Grange" by ZZ Top; "Still Got the Blues"'by Gary Moore; choreo by Andrew Lavrik
FD1: " Still Got the Blues" by Gary Moore; "Parisian Walkways" by Gary Moore;"Still Got the Blues" by Gary Moore; choreo by Andrew Lavrik
* Their FD music will no doubt change by US Nationals, since they got a music deduction for it at their first international outing, JGP Kaunas 2018 (and it did)

2019 US Nationals RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5z8ApM2Im0
2019 US Nationals FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Z1zS0Tyn4

2018 JGP Yerevan RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBlEtEuRqsM
2018 JGP Yerevan FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qhA7T3ELT8

2018 JGP Kaunas Cup RD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uod2dcCsnNw
2018 JGP Kaunas Cup FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fk1JnRMBs0

2017-2018
Novice FD: "Traeme Paz" by Patricia Vonne; "Malaguena" by Brian Setzer

2018 Baviarian Open Adv. Novice FD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT1zoCX44vk

2015-2016
FD: "Matrimonio de Amor" by Mila Khodorkovsky

As a new program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdZyX0EbHPY

Competitive History

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Competition	Final
Season 2024-2025
2024 Lake Placid IDI	2
Season 2023-2024
2024 US Nationals	8 (179.43)
2023 Skate Canada	4 (187.62)
2023 Skate America	7 (177.21)
2023 Finlandia Trophy	7 (174.47)
2023 Lake Placid	2 (180.66)
Season 2022-2023
2023 US Nationals	9 (181.89)
2022 Grand Prix Espoo​	8 (166.70)
2022 MK John Wilson Trophy​	7 (173.74)
2022 Budapest Trophy	5 (166.33)
2022 Ondrej Nepela Trophy​	5 (160.62)
Season 2021-2022
2022 Junior World Championships	1 (170.25)
2021 JGP Cup of Austria	2 (152.74)
2021 JGP Courchevel 2	1 (154.25)
Season 2020-2021​
2021 US Nationals	2 (162.91)
2020-21 USFS ISP Points Challenge #2	2 (155.34)
Season 2019-2020​
2020 Junior Worlds Championships	10(152.05)
2020 Junior Bavarian Open	4 (151.06)
2020 U.S. Junior Ice Dance Championships	3 (160.54)
2020 U.S.Junior Ice Dance Final	4 (153.47)
2019 JGP Egna-Neumarkt	5 (146.15)
2019 JGP Chelyabinsk	7 (141.33)
2019 Lake Placid International Ice Dance	4 (132.96)
2019 Chesapeake Open	2 (135.69)
Season 2018-2019​
2019 US Nationals (Junior)	4 (153.67)
2018-19 USA Easterns (Junior)	2 (139.34)
2018 JGP Yerevan	8 (133.83)
2018 JGP Kaunas Cup	9 (124.75)
2018 Lake Placid ID Juniors	2 (141.45)
Season 2017-2018​
2018 Bavarian Open (Adv. Novice)	3 (74.31)
2017-18 US Novice Championships	5 (106.48)
2017-18 Eastern Sectionals, Novice	1 (109.96)
2018 Lake Placid Ice Dance (Novice)	Not scored
Season 2016-2017​
2016-17 US Intermediate Championships	12 (66.43)
2016-17 Eastern Sectionals, Intermediate	4 (76.11)

Galas and Exhibitions​

December 2020 On Ice Perspectives of Metallica CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqIH9ez7d9A

May-19
Oona and Gage did a piece of 20018-2019's FD at Ice Theatre of NY
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_IL1enHFy/

Dec. 2018
In December, they performed their RD for Ice Theater of NY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JAbcgZ-VReY

March 2018 - Ice Theatre of New York at The Rink at Rockefeller Center - New York City (there is quite a long section of the Browns)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKsrHVHp0rA

2016 Christmas Show - Andrew Lavrik is reported to be their 'new' coach
James Bond/"Skyfall" by Adele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgnVztqrqvw

March 2016 Show
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang by Alex Swings Oscar Sings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCK0XYNt66U

2015 Christmas Show
Sleigh Ride performed by Johnny Mathis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbiZek8Hjb8

2012 Christmas Show - They are 7 and 9 - and they were doing pairs, it appears. There are jumps. The rink gets the wrong song. If you run the video back to the beginning you can see this, but I am sparing you the confusion by starting the video when they start skating. Always troopers.
Holly Jolly Christmas performed by Burl Ives
https://youtu.be/xfVLgjzEbOM?t=112

2012 Spring Show, Gage by himself
Explosive by Bond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKl4pvcgHg0

2011 Christmas Show
God Rest You Merry Gentleman performed by the Glee cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTWjVVI13A

2011 Show - Oona by herself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMf0TjiUJKM

Interviews and Other Media​

December 28, 2020 by Cedric Jackson
"Ice skating duo brings the house down in seconds performing Michael Buble’s ‘L.O.V.E.’ "

Ice skating duo brings the house down in seconds performing Michael Buble’s ‘L.O.V.E.’

No one will ever forget this ice-skating performance.

seeitlive.co

April 7, 2020 by Blossom on Ice
Oona Brown/Gage Brown: “Our mom is a big inspiration for us.”
http://www.blossomonice.com/en/oona-brown-gage-brown-interview/

March 2020 - USFSA Fan Zone interview by Claire Cloutier
Browns Excited for First Major ISU Championship
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...excited-for-first-major-isu-championship.aspx

June 2019 - ice-dance.com interview
Siblings in Skating: Oona Brown & Gage Brown
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/siblings-in-skating-oona-brown-gage-brown/

 

[dorispulaski]

Some of their problems in the FD were their own, but some were due to their coach not being one of the experienced COP choreographers... he created an amazingly moving blues dance, and the kids executed it with total passion. They lost points due to falling in a spin, but also due to some points left on the floor due to flawed design of the original step sequence they opened with, and to not having the required change of tempo in the FD.

It was the most amazing 12th place dance I have ever seen, at least since the COP era. It reminds me how powerful a dance can be when composed as an artistic composition rather than a competitive rule beater.

I pray they get a second assignment.

BTW, an interesting person who donated to their GoFundMe was Jirina Ribbens. She used to do research for the ABC coverage of skating when the commentators were Dick Button and Jim McKay. You could always see her at competitions, often wearing a suit blazer with a strawberry pattern. She used to skate for Belgium in the dark ages.

She would be someone who knows exciting new talents when she sees them
http://www.icetheatre.org/staff.html

She is currently the executive director of Ice Theatre of New York.

 

[Sherlock Marple]

They lost points due to falling in a spin, but also due to some points left on the floor due to flawed design of the original step sequence they opened with, and to not having the required change of tempo in the FD.

I was really wondering why they got 4 pt. deduction. I got the falls.
It was after reading the musical requirements that I kinda got it. Your post, however, pretty much validated it.

But I did enjoy watching both their RD and FD. They're so expressive. I do wish that they'll be given a second assignment. Please?

 

[netterina]

Thanks for making the FF! I was blown away by this team both yesterday and today; they are incredible. The stsq in their RD, the hydroblade and reverse lift in the FD, the skating and expression through it all—I am so genuinely thrilled and excited to see how they develop! And I’m sure they’ll rework the FD to pick up some of those points for their next outing—hopefully soon!

 

[TMC]

I'm a new fan!!! I couldn't believe how good their RD was and they completely blew me away today. Such amazing power and expression!!! Their powerful style reminds me of the Parsons a bit.

Can you believe they are THIS good at 13 and 15??? Imagine what another 2-3 years will do!! I haven't been this impressed by a Jr team in years, if ever. Way to go, kids!

 

[dorispulaski]

By the way check out that they have performed with Ice Theatre of New York. There is vid here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKsrHVHp0rA

I have added quite a bit to their fan fest, and will try to hunt up their Competitive History in USFS stuff.

But it would be just like USFS to not give them a second outing, due to the ninth place finish. And that they are from the Hinterlands of New York and New Jersey...

 

[Mrs. P]

By the way check out that they have performed with Ice Theatre of New York. There is vid here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKsrHVHp0rA

I have added quite a bit to their fan fest, and will try to hunt up their Competitive History in USFS stuff.

But it would be just like USFS to not give them a second outing, due to the ninth place finish. And that they are from the Hinterlands of New York and New Jersey...

Thanks for digging up all the videos! I hope USFS will pay attention to the fact they got in the final group in their first JGP, not to mention it was also their international junior debut (since they didn't do the International portion of Lake Placid).

The Parsons was also 9th in their JGP debut way back in 2011 and they got a second event.

ETA: That SD is the 3rd highest out of the six teams so far. That gives them a case as well.

 

[BillNeal]

I only watched the RD after I’ve seen their FD, so I didn’t know what to expect today. First 10 seconds I was impressed and first 30 seconds I was wowed at their on-ice presence. It is not easy to interpret Gary Moore blues but they nailed it, the program getting more impressive as it went on. Oona smiling at the judges as she lifted her brother further made that a special highlight. Based on the spin entry before they fell, that could have been another innovative element. I too hope they get another JGP so that more people can become fans of them .

 

[dorispulaski]

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012565.htm
As to their coach, here he is. He skated for Mexico with Corenne Bruhns.; coached by Matthew Gates.

 

[chameleon]

I wouldn't keep my hopes up about a second event, the US has a lot of talent and there are limited spots. Its certainly possible, say if Gunter/Wein don't do well next week or they decide to take Efimova/Petrov's one event away or the Greens aren't ready. They might also need to rework their FD to avoid deductions. They should definitely get sent to any available junior bs though, and I'd keep an eye on them for Nationals. Can't wait to see them continue to develop!

 

[sunn1ly]

I like how expressive they are and how they continued after the fall. They are fighters. Also their coached did wonderful job, no matter the deductions. And how come they were not warned earlier that the program does not cover all the requirements.

 

[Colonel Green]

The best tribute I can pay them is that for my afternoon walk I downloaded a Gary Moore playlist to listen to.

And how come they were not warned earlier that the program does not cover all the requirements.

They presumably thought it did. Notice that the US and Canadian judges were the only ones who didn't vote for the tempo change violation, so perhaps it's a regional difference of opinion.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

I've not yet watched their RD but their FD took my breath away, it was incredible even with the error and was the first ice dance performance I've been captivated by since the ShibSibs at the Olympics and wow I love this team so much. Now I have another team to root for besides the Shibs and I can't wait to see them develop and mature, I hate that they'll have to change the FD but I know they'll work at it and make it even better, and fix that darned spin. I hope that they can have a great season and career, and that their financial issues get sorted out, because these two are clearly going places.

 

[s_parks]

I love these two; what a pleasant discovery. I'm most impressed by the fact that they both have such wonderful basics already- unfortunately, this is not present in a lot of top teams, junior and senior. Their programs were enjoyable and that lift reminded me of Anissina/Peizerat, great fun.

 

[elbkup]

Amazing new team.. I enjoyed both RD and FD so much!! Great relief that the future state of US Figure Skating Ice Dance is in good hands with our junior teams and that lift in the latter part of the FD reminded me too of Gwendel and Marina.. great fun!!

 

[brushalley]

I was very impressed after seeing this couple for the first time.Don't know if any one would agree but she reminded me of a young Tessa Virtue?

 

[TMC]

I was very impressed after seeing this couple for the first time.Don't know if any one would agree but she reminded me of a young Tessa Virtue?

Definitely! First thing I thought was these two are just like baby Tessa and baby Scott!

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Thank goodness! They have a second JGP assignment at JGP Yerevan (week 7)

 

[SnowWhite]

Thank goodness! They have a second JGP assignment at JGP Yerevan (week 7)

Can still be changed though. They are currently placeholders. It depends on how well others do. If for example, Gunter/Wein do better at JGP Canada, they would likely be switched out. I hope they keep it though.

 

[chameleon]

Can still be changed though. They are currently placeholders. It depends on how well others do. If for example, Gunter/Wein do better at JGP Canada, they would likely be switched out. I hope they keep it though.

With the Greens being bumped from JGP Ostrava, the chances of the Browns getting a second assignment regardless got significantly higher. While I am still hoping the Greens will be ready for at least the final event, I admit at this point that's some wishful thinking and I should just be happy to see them at Nationals.