Nathan Chen took the Beijing Olympics by storm when he won gold in men’s figure skating on Feb. 10 (Feb. 9 within the US). However his teammate Jason Brown positioned sixth total within the standings after the free skate portion concluded and showcased what it means to exude artwork on the ice.
Brown, 27, is broadly recognized for his artistry — as Olympian Tara Lipinski stated during the live broadcast, “Artwork comes first for him. Each artist has a canvas. Michelangelo used a ceiling of a chapel; Shakespeare, a web page; Jason Brown makes use of the ice. He might be one in every of determine skating’s best artists.” And Brown’s short-program score of 97.24 earlier this week and free-skate mark of 184.00 were personal bests. What he lacked in quads, he made up for in his method and silky-smooth choreography.
“It is laborious to place into phrases, however for me I simply love this sport a lot and I’ve given a lot effort and time,” Brown stated after his free skate, according to Olympics.com. “To have the ability to culminate all of that [work] on this Olympic expertise, I am simply so, so proud.” Observe: Vincent Zhou, the opposite Staff USA athlete set to compete within the males’s occasion, withdrew from the Olympics following a optimistic COVID take a look at.
Brown obtained crew bronze in Sochi 2014 however was left off the Olympic crew for Pyeongchang 4 years later — he was named as an alternate. The “Washington Post” reports that he moved to Canada and switched coaches as soon as he missed out on the 2018 Olympic crew, intent on making his second Winter Video games in 2022. He is uncertain what the longer term holds, however he stated his sixth-place end, for him, is “nearly as good as gold.” He added, “I am actually happy with that. If somebody advised me strolling into the Video games that I could possibly be high six, I imply, I might be like, ‘That is wonderful. Deal.'”
Olympian-turned-coach Adam Rippon wrote on Twitter: “The game and everybody in it loves you too, @jasonbskates. You embody all of my favourite elements of skating. Artwork on the highest degree. Thanks for sharing with us.”
Take a look at clips from Brown’s particular person brief and lengthy packages, in addition to memorable images from his Beijing performances, forward.
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