Jason Brown gets down to the music on the ice during the Men’s Short Program at 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at Greensboro Coliseum on Friday night (January 23) in Greensboro, N.C.
The 20-year-old Olympian made history at the event, by claiming the second highest score ever with 93.36 points.
“I was beyond shocked. Excited doesn’t even fit the term,” Jason shared after his explosive skate.
Following Jason are Joshua Farris, Jeremy Abbott, Max Aaron, Adam Rippon, Ross Miner, and Richard Dornbush.
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Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, the reigning Olympic and World champion, was involved in a nasty ice collision during practice ahead of the free skate during the 2014 Lexus Cup of China on Saturday (November 8) in Shanghai, China.
The 19-year-old figure skater and China’s Han Yan crashed into each other during warm ups, which left Yuzuru on his back with blood streaming across his neck and face from a cut on his chin. Eek!
Determined to skate his free program, Yuzuru did just that and even though he fell from five of his jumps, he still placed 2nd, taking home the silver medal.
Team USA’s Richard Dornbush placed 3rd with Maia and Alex Shibutani taking 2nd in ice dance and Polina Edmunds taking 4th for the ladies.
Feel better, Yuzuru!
10+ pics inside from the Cup of China…
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani show off their fierce paso doble dance for the short program during the 2014 Lexus Cup of China on Friday night (November 7) in Shanghai, China.
The sibling skaters were joined at the event by ladies competitors Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia, and Polina Edmunds, Christina Gao and Ashley Cain from USA, as well as mens competitors Yuzuru Hanyu and Richard Dornbush.
“In one word, it was the worst,” Yuzuru shared with press after his short program, where he placed second. “It’s surprising that this kind of performance was good enough for second. It’s extremely frustrating. I’ll have a hard look in the mirror, and then I want to put on the kind of performance tomorrow [in the free skate] that people expect from me.”
Richard, who skates for Team USA, placed 4th. Julia currently sits first for the ladies with Polina, Christina and Ashley at 7th, 8th and 11th.
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Richard Dornbush and Jason Brown finish off their short programs on a high during the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Friday night (January 10) in Boston, Mass.
The two took the second and third places following Jeremy Abbott, who took the top spot. Richard, 22, grabbed 92.04 points while Jason, 19, took 87.47.
Also placing in the top 6: reigning national champ Max Aaron and Adam Rippon, in 4th and 6th, respectively.
“You’ve got to assume that everyone’s going to skate well once again, but I’m really here to skate and see where I land,” Max, 21, shared afterwards. “I’m really happy with where I am right now and it just sets me up well.”
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