Does anyone follow Jordan Cowan's Patreon? Is the entire program there?
Regarding last year’s free skate, it always seemed to me that someone suggested Old Friends/Hazy Shade of Winter and the coaching team just jumped on it - ooh, yeah, all these changes in his life, end of one road, loss of dreams, moving away from friends and only coach he’s ever known - perfect! Brilliant! He’ll totally relate to it! And Jason totally didn’t. Instinctively he knew it wasn’t a good choice. But he acquiesced because his whole goal was to reinvent himself.
Hopefully there were lessons learned for him, DW, and the entire team. Don’t pick music because intellectually you think it will suit a skater. In your quest for change, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. In respecting your new coaching team, don’t forget to respect yourself and trust your own instincts.
One other thing: if this is the kind of iconic program The Piano was, don’t make the mistake of doing it two years in a row, so that if you want to bring it back for the Olympics, you can.
May I just say that I truly enjoy this thread. We don't always agree on every point but we always have good thoughts to back up our position. I think we all agree that Jason needed a change, that he probably sadly wasn't emotionally ready for one (Kori was like a third parent and Jason is nothing but loyal and loving) and that maybe it might have come too late. I hope the latter isn't true. Jason might be getting older but he's in good shape, doesn't carry extra weight, and has the desire to be the best he can be and his work ethic is remarkable. I love that he's obviously won Brian over and I think his efforts to reinvent himself have been very positive so far. This year will be a seminal year for him. I almost think it's a "make or break" year for him if he's to remain competitive internationally - not to mention in the US. There is still no one on the horizon in this country that skates with such passion, fluidity and performance skills. I pray he gets that damnable quad...or 2.
Jason’s program so far :luv17: This looks like it will be really amazing.
As for coaches, I think Vincent has been with Tammy since a younger age than Nathan has been with Raf.
Does anyone follow Jordan Cowan's Patreon? Is the entire program there?
Having watched that clip, well, more than once
Maybe, just maybe, Jason and David are meshing DW can do great work incorporating a skater's strengths, I keep going back to Javi, so he's perfectly capable. And to be honest, these piece of music and Jason's performance, may not need Rohene type touches. Simpler may be better.
I agree with the general consensus for last year: Jason gave it the old college try to give his new team the benefit of the doubt. It didn't work as well as he hoped. And compared to what Rohene gave him, "average" looked even worse.
Now DW sees what Jason can do. Jason sees what happens when he takes more ownership. At least so far, everybody wins
And I am curious as to whether Jason suggested the music, and possibly feels even more committed as a result?
I didn't even think about costume. It must be black and simple. (I looked up Paul Wylie's skate and he had gray pants and vest). I mean, I can't imagine what else it would be.
Well, the first jump could be a quad Although I'd almost rather have it be a 3A.... I don't want anything to disrupt the mood.
I hope he competes this program in exactly what he’s wearing here - a plain old black tee shirt and pants. Or something equally simple. Please, please, please no period costumes.
I am wondering whether the 2A is a placeholder for the 3A or a 4S.
I didn't even think about costume. It must be black and simple. (I looked up Paul Wylie's skate and he had gray pants and vest). I mean, I can't imagine what else it would be.
Well, the first jump could be a quad Although I'd almost rather have it be a 3A.... I don't want anything to disrupt the mood.
It didn’t even occur to me to think of Josh’s costume, just because, as everyone has said, that costume is so Josh. And I figured Paul Wylie was far enough away to check out I don’t think gray, if only because Jason’s hair is lighter and I don’t know, it doesn’t seem right for him. I associate navy blue with Inner Love. So it’s black.
And now the “pre-season” has started when we speculate about Jason’s costumes