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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Fri Jan 17, 2014, 09:22 PM Jan 2014

Holy figure skating crap! [View all]

I never got into figure skating, male or female, but you'd have to be a stone not to be blown away by this. Jason Brown, 19 years old, skating for his life at the 2014 US Figure Skating Championships just a few days ago. The audience was on its feet way before he was done, and the TV announcers are audibly flipping out halfway through.

...and as Charlie Pierce noted in his last column of the weekend, pretty sharp thinking to do your routine to Riverdance before a Boston crowd.

Just watch.

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Holy figure skating crap! [View all] WilliamPitt Jan 2014 OP

That was a joy to watch!! blaze Jan 2014 #1

I love this stuff.... defacto7 Feb 2014 #59

Wow! How on earth can he top that! n/t woodsprite Jan 2014 #2

OMG. raven mad Jan 2014 #3

Awesome performance! sheshe2 Jan 2014 #4

bitten by a raccoon Aerows Jan 2014 #5

... pacalo Jan 2014 #6

Yikes- been to a doctor? (edited) marzipanni Jan 2014 #34

Friend of mine is a former skater, still active in skating organizations, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #7

I hope he does. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #11

He doesn't have a quad. femmocrat Jan 2014 #13

I heard an interview 2naSalit Jan 2014 #21

If you don't do it in competition, and haven't done it in competition, it highly unlikely you can do LisaL Jan 2014 #45

Figure skating is what I look forward to most! pacalo Jan 2014 #8

Me too! I love the figure skating events. Eager to see this kid again! calimary Jan 2014 #27

Skaters are doing several quad jumps in their programs. LisaL Jan 2014 #44

The announcers... CherokeeDem Feb 2014 #63

Wow, looks like moves from the Matrix movies. What a talent. nt valerief Jan 2014 #9

I love those loooong arms and legs, and his exquisite control of them. nolabear Jan 2014 #10

Amazing! revolutionbrees Jan 2014 #12

if only we could smooosh them together, technical and artistry..... tomm2thumbs Jan 2014 #14

Perfect quad-triple....wow! Liberty Belle Jan 2014 #25

Thank you - New Orleans Strong Jan 2014 #15

Hey Baby! Welcome to DU! nolabear Jan 2014 #20

Someday he will be an Olympic medal contender SnakeEyes Jan 2014 #16

He's on this year's Olympic team. So he's already a contender. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #17

No he's not SnakeEyes Jan 2014 #46

So then why did they pick him for the Olympic team? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #52

US had two spots and he won a silver medal. LisaL Feb 2014 #58

Pffftttt!!!! Heck I can do that Submariner Jan 2014 #18

LOL!! ailsagirl Feb 2014 #78

A-Freakin' -Mazing! As the daughter of a great amateur ice skating mom, and mother of maddiemom Jan 2014 #19

O...M...G! SoapBox Jan 2014 #22

Mesmerizing perfection. delrem Jan 2014 #23

The most stunning ice skating performance I have ever seen.. pangaia Jan 2014 #24

Yes, I remember her - the Russian girl who was adopted by her coach Liberty Belle Jan 2014 #26

remember this one? Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #30

Oh, yes. Absolutely. pangaia Jan 2014 #36

I've seen her skate in person WolverineDG Jan 2014 #39

she's an artist who happens to dance on ice as her medium... magical thyme Jan 2014 #49

Yes. She 'becomes' (or became), whatever she was skating. pangaia Jan 2014 #51

I remember being angry that Nancy didn't win WolverineDG Jan 2014 #37

I too wish her only the best. pangaia Jan 2014 #38

I love moments and stories like that, thanks nt yodermon Jan 2014 #40

Yes, it is a moment I will never forget. pangaia Jan 2014 #42

exquisite....I remember it well too. She lifted figure skating to a whole new level magical thyme Jan 2014 #48

The Japanese commentator is saying Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2014 #57

No quad and I think he two-footed several of those jumps... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #28

Who in Boston or out of it would not be grabbed by Irish music? truebluegreen Jan 2014 #29

That was awesome! Such joy.....must have been great to watch him live livetohike Jan 2014 #31

Nailed it! Those spins were getting me dizzy,,,,,,,,,,, benld74 Jan 2014 #32

Damn! That may be the best skating performance I've ever seen. panader0 Jan 2014 #33

Thanks Will Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #35

he is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Jan 2014 #41

LOVE this boy! Charisma and talent up the wazoo! WinkyDink Jan 2014 #43

That was the most fun on ice I've seen since TorchTheWitch Jan 2014 #47

I've always loved Scott Hamilton. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #70

Holy-o shit!!!! pipi_k Jan 2014 #50

Am I the only one who was moved to tears? ailsagirl Jan 2014 #53

Probably not... pipi_k Feb 2014 #72

Yes, I know ailsagirl Feb 2014 #74

kick ailsagirl Jan 2014 #54

IN 2001, Will Pitt used to post some funny ass shit in the lounge and retire for the evening. Capn Sunshine Jan 2014 #55

dupe Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2014 #56

? WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #60

link Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2014 #64

OK WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #65

good...just trying to keep you on your toes ! :>) Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2014 #66

I never tire of watching this.... CherokeeDem Feb 2014 #61

I confess I've watched it more than a few times! ailsagirl Feb 2014 #62

KICK ailsagirl Feb 2014 #67

kick ailsagirl Feb 2014 #68

He's skating in the Olympics on NBC right now! Hissyspit Feb 2014 #69

How did he do? WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #71

Pretty good. He had a slight tumble. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #73

That was so painful to watch ailsagirl Feb 2014 #75

He will be back in a couple of days. LisaL Feb 2014 #76

Thanks, LisaL, for that info! ailsagirl Feb 2014 #77

Holy Moses-- the hits now total nearly 4 million ailsagirl Feb 2014 #79