... Gotta love the title - when is Brown not "optimistic"?
LOL that was my immediate reaction.
I would like to point out the truly shocking thing about that article:
Hersh didn't ask Jason about the quad.
Is this the first time ever? Is Hersh feeling okay?!
I would like to point out the truly shocking thing about that article:
Hersh didn't ask Jason about the quad.
Is this the first time ever? Is Hersh feeling okay?!
I think Jason should really forget about the quad at this point. He's 25 and still hasn't mastered one. He can score around 96 in the short and 185 in the free program without one.
I think Jason should really forget about the quad at this point. He's 25 and still hasn't mastered one. He can score around 96 in the short and 185 in the free program without one.
In 2018, Jason had spoken to Hersh about the six weeks of a "funk" (Jason's own word) after missing out on the Olympic team.
A funk to the point that to get himself out of bed every day, Jason had to call his dad or someone else -- according to what Jason told Hersh.
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... Gotta love the title - when is Brown not "optimistic"?
In 2018, Jason had spoken to Hersh about the six weeks of a "funk" (Jason's own word) after missing out on the Olympic team.
A funk to the point that to get himself out of bed every day, Jason had to call his dad or someone else -- according to what Jason told Hersh.
I do not think that Hersh or any of Jason's many fans would have forgotten that prolonged (and understandable) funk. It showed that Jason is human , even if his default mode is optimism.
... And that sort of low would be natural and understandable for anyone with Jason's normal optimism. ...
Yes, of course, it was understandable -- as I already had said above.
You inexplicably chose not to quote the part of my post when I said that it was understandable.
Although you did quote the earlier part of my post.
Jason himself certainly did not take his emotional health for granted -- he cited mindfulness of his emotional health as his (*understandable* -- repeat, *understandable*) reason for declining 2018 Worlds.
It's great that he is optimistic during the uncertainty of the pandemic, but as a fan of Jason, I don't think I would be doing him a favor to take his emotional health for granted at any time.
YMMV.
I'm happy for Jason that he is back in Canada, where he will take the unpredictability of the future in stride.
In 2018, Jason had spoken to Hersh about the six weeks of a "funk" (Jason's own word) after missing out on the Olympic team.
A funk to the point that to get himself out of bed every day, Jason had to call his dad or someone else -- according to what Jason told Hersh.
I do not think that Hersh or any of Jason's many fans would have forgotten that prolonged (and understandable) funk. It showed that Jason is human , even if his default mode is optimism.
I noticed that too. Hersh must be suffering from Pandemic Fever!
I choose to not think about this lapse for Jason, including the accident last year and its effects. He has more than "bounced back" or overcome these events in his life. This year - golden! (Well actually, silver if you want to note the medals)
In reply to MarkinBerkeley.
He could have beaten Hanyu at 4CC with one. I think he is very close and if any coaching team can get him there (landing a clean quad), his current team can.
How "old" was Marai Nagasu when she landed and beautiful triple axle at the last Olympics? It can happen.