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Jason Brown
Brown in 2011
Born (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California
HometownHighland Park, Illinois
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachKori Ade
Skating clubSkokie Valley Skating Club
Began skating1999
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Men's singles
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Milan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Minsk Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2011–12 Quebec Men's singles

Jason Brown (born December 15, 1994) is an American figure skater. He is the 2014 Skate America silver medalist, the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard bronze medalist, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2015 U.S. national champion, and 2014 U.S. national silver medalist.

Brown is also a two-time World Junior medalist (2013 silver, 2012 bronze), the 2011 JGP Final champion, and the 2010 U.S. national junior champion. He won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Personal life

Jason Brown was born December 15, 1994 in Los Angeles, California.[1] His mother, Marla (Kell), is a television producer, and his father, Steven Brown, works for a lighting company.[2][3][4] He has an older sister, Jordan, and a younger brother, Dylan.[2][5] He is Jewish and celebrated his bar mitzvah in 2007.[2][4][6]

Brown graduated from Highland Park High School and received the Ralph Potter Memorial Award for Exceptional Ability and Achievement and the President's Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence.[2] He is currently a student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.[7] He plays piano.[8]

Career

Early years and junior career

Brown began skating at age three and a half when his mother enrolled him and his sister in Learn to Skate classes.[9][10] Coached by Kori Ade since the age of five,[5][11] he trained in various rinks in the Chicago area until April 2013.[10][12] Since 2009, his programs have been choreographed mainly by Rohene Ward.[10][13] Brown also skated pairs with Thea Milburn for three years.[9]

At 11, Brown won the national juvenile title.[14] He won the bronze medal on the novice level at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Competing on the junior level at the 2010 U.S. Championships, he placed second in the short program, 0.07 behind Max Aaron,[15] and second to Joshua Farris in the long program.[16] Brown's overall score was the highest and he won the national junior title.[17]

During the 2010–11 season, Brown won the silver medal in his Junior Grand Prix debut in France and placed sixth in his second JGP event, in Japan. He finished 9th in his senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships with an impressive performance despite not attempting a triple axel, which he had decided to put off due to a growth spurt.[18][19] He was assigned to compete at the World Junior Championships where he finished 7th. Brown worked on the triple axel for the following season, while adapting to another growth spurt.[20] He stopped wearing hinge boots.[21]

Brown began the 2011–12 season by winning his first Junior Grand Prix event in Brisbane, Australia.[22][23] He then won silver in Milan, Italy, to qualify for the final. In a December 2011 interview, Brown said he needed the triple axel to be competitive on the senior level and continued to work on it.[8] He occasionally uses Dartfish, a computer imaging system, and a harness.[24] At the Junior Grand Prix Final, Brown was second in both segments and won the gold medal overall.[25] Brown was assigned to the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal.

In 2012–13, Brown won gold and silver medals on the JGP series and qualified for his second JGP Final, where he finished fourth. He was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships where he placed third in the short program and first in the free skate after landing two triple Axels for the first time in his career. Brown won the silver medal while fellow Americans Joshua Farris and Shotaro Omori took the gold and bronze medals respectively.[26]

2013–14 season

Jason Brown during the exhibition gala at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard

In May 2013, Brown and his coach, Kori Ade, moved to the Colorado Sports Center in Monument, Colorado.[12] His secondary coaches include Eddie Shipstad and Ryan Jahnke.[12][27]

Brown won the silver medal in his senior international debut at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany. On September 30, 2013, he was called up to replace reigning Olympic champion Evan Lysacek at Skate America after the latter withdrew due to injury.[28] Brown finished 5th at the event, his first senior Grand Prix event. In November 2013, he competed at a GP event in Paris, the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard, and won the bronze medal. He also attracted much attention from the skating public and the French in particular, becoming a crowd favorite.

At the U.S. Championships in January 2014, Brown placed third in the short program and first in the free skate, the latter of which became a viral video garnering more than 4,000,000 hits. He won the silver medal and was named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[29][30] In Sochi, while Jeremy Abbott skated the short program in the team event, Brown was assigned to the free program and placed fourth. He and team USA were awarded the bronze medal.[1] In the singles event, he was in 6th place after the short program, but less than a point off third. He placed 11th in the free skate and finished 9th overall.[31] At the end of the season, he performed in twelve Stars on Ice shows before returning to training.[32]

2014–15 season

Brown began the 2014–15 season at the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event, and won the gold medal after placing first in both programs. At 2014 Skate America, he came in second. He placed fifth at 2014 Rostelecom Cup with a personal best in the free skate of 159.24 points. His placements earned him 7th place in the Grand Prix series, just missing the cut for the final.

At the 2015 U.S. Championships, Brown won the short program with the second highest points in the U.S. Championships' history.[33] He finished the free skating second and won his first U.S. title.[34][35] Until then, he had not tried a quad jump in competition.[36] At the 2015 Four Continents Championships, he tried a quad jump in the short program, placing ninth.[37] In the free skate he set his personal best and finished sixth overall.[38]

2015–16 season

Brown withdrew from the 2015 NHK Trophy due to a back injury.[39] He returned to the ice two weeks later but the injury resurfaced, causing him to withdraw from the 2016 U.S. Championships.[40] On January 22nd, it was revealed that he had petitioned for a spot on the world team, despite not competing at Nationals, citing world ranking and international experience.[41]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[42][43]
2014–2015
[44]
  • Juke
    by Little Walters
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
  • Hip Hop mix
2013–2014
[13][45][46]
  • The Question of U
    by Prince
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
  • Reel Around the Sun
    by Bill Whelan
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
2012–2013
[47][48]
  • The Question of U
    by Prince
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
  • A Drop in the Ocean
    by Ron Pope
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
2011–2012
[9][24]
  • Grand Guignol
    by Bajofondo Tango Club
2010–2011
[49]
  • Baliwood
    by King City
2009–2010
[50]
2008–2009
[50]
2007–2008
[50]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2009–present

International[51]
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Olympics 9th
Worlds 4th
Four Continents 6th
GP Bompard 3rd
GP NHK Trophy WD
GP Rostelecom 5th
GP Skate America 5th 2nd 3rd
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Nebelhorn 1st
CS Nepela Trophy 1st
Nebelhorn 2nd
International: Junior[51]
Junior Worlds 7th 3rd 2nd
JGP Final 1st 4th
JGP Australia 1st
JGP France 2nd 2nd
JGP Italy 2nd
JGP Japan 6th
JGP Turkey 1st
Gardena 1st J.
National[50]
U.S. Champ. 1st J. 9th 9th 8th 2nd 1st WD
Midwest. Sect. 1st J. 1st
UGL Regionals 1st J.
Team events
Olympics 3rd
World Team
Trophy		 1st T
(2nd P)
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

2005–2009

National[50]
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
U.S. Championships 3rd N.
U.S. Junior Champ. 7th Jv. QR 1st Ju. 2nd I.
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd N.
UGL Regionals 3rd Jv. 1st Ju. 1st I. 2nd N.
Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice
QR = Qualifying round

Detailed results

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

Senior career

2015–2016 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 27–31, 2015 2015 Ice Challenge 1
85.29 		4
155.36 		2
240.65
October 23–25, 2015 2015 Skate America 8
78.64 		3
159.83 		3
238.47
October 1–3, 2015 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2
76.98 		1
162.39 		1
239.37
2014–2015 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2015 2015 World Team Trophy 3
86.38 		2
176.69 		1T/2P
263.17
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 6
84.32 		5
163.97 		4
248.29
February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 9
75.86 		6
167.35 		6
243.21
January 18–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships 1
93.36 		2
181.62 		1
274.98
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Cup of Russia 7
76.32 		4
159.24 		5
235.56
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 3
79.75 		3
154.42 		2
234.17
September 24–27, 2014 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 1
83.59 		1
153.38 		1
237.17
2013–2014 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 7–23, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics – Singles 6
86.00 		11
152.37 		9
238.37
February 7–23, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics – Team Event – 4
153.67 		3
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships 3
87.47 		1
182.61 		2
270.08
November 15–17, 2013 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard 3
84.77 		3
158.32 		3
243.09
October 17–20, 2013 2013 Skate America 2
83.78 		6
147.25 		5
231.03
September 26–28, 2013 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 2
79.41 		2
149.02 		2
228.43

Junior career

2012–2013 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 25 – March 3, 2013 2013 World Junior Championships 3
70.06 		1
154.09 		2
224.15
January 19–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships (Senior) 7
74.05 		8
149.24 		8
223.29
December 6–9, 2012 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix Final 3
69.43 		4
128.89 		4
198.32
September 22–24, 2012 2012 Junior Grand Prix Turkey 1
65.95 		1
132.21 		1
198.16
August 23–25, 2012 2012 Junior Grand Prix France 3
59.33 		2
126.48 		2
185.81
2011–2012 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 27 – March 4, 2012 2012 World Junior Championships 4
70.20 		3
144.70 		3
214.90
January 22–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Championships (Senior) 7
75.68 		14
133.48 		9
209.16
December 8–11, 2011 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final 2
68.77 		2
139.64 		1
208.41
October 6–8, 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix Italy 2
68.37 		2
125.91 		2
219.37
September 8–10, 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix Australia 1
68.20 		1
129.03 		1
197.23
2010–2011 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 28 – March 6, 2011 2011 World Junior Championships 7
62.64 		6
122.80 		7
185.44
January 22–30, 2011 2011 U.S. Championships (Senior) 11
64.32 		7
144.44 		9
208.76
September 22–26, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix Japan 4
57.13 		7
110.15 		6
167.28
August 25–28, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix France 3
58.00 		1
122.57 		2
180.57
2009–2010 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 1–3, 2010 2010 Gardena Trophy (Junior) 1
68.98 		1
128.32 		1
197.30
January 14–24, 2010 2010 U.S. Championships (Junior) 2
62.10 		2
133.12 		1
195.22

See also

References

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  3. ^ Lissau, Russell (February 11, 2014). "Highland Park parents celebrate son's Olympic medal". Daily Herald.
  4. ^ a b "OSRUI Alum Jason Brown Heads to the Olympics". Union for Reform Judaism. January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Isaacson, Melissa (May 9, 2014). "Mom, coach helped Jason Brown thrive". ESPN.
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  7. ^ "Freshman on campus is a senior on ice". The Scribe. November 11, 2013.
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