Justin skates to 'Pursuit of Freedom' at State Games, 2013 (Video)

This is Justin performing his freestyle program at the Sunshine State Games in Ellenton, FL, recently. He had such a great day on Friday, May 10, 2013. He landed all his jumps in his open juvenile 'jumps only' program (see video in previous post). He then went on the ice about two hours later to skate his freestyle program to the music 'Pursuit of Freedom,' written by Dorian Markovac. His freestyle performance was another personal best! (See video below.) The good times continued, too. The next day, on Saturday, he captured first place in Pre Silver solo dance. As always, we are so proud of you Justin!! 





Some pictures from the two-day competition:

Justin's 'jumps only' program at State Games, 2013 (Video)

Here is Justin landing an axel, a double salchow and a double toe, single toe combination on May 10, 2013 at the Sunshine State Games in Ellenton, FL. I got a little excited after he landed his double toe, which is evident when the camera goes all over the place for about two seconds after he lands it. But I quickly regained my composure and caught the ending. :)

Congratulations to Julia Paige Grant and Justin Brown! *

Julia and Justin at CIA after Julia
passed all six dances.

Julia, skating with Justin, tested and passed six ice dances recently.

It was quite an amazing feat because she was suppose to test for only three preliminary dances: the Dutch Waltz,
the Canasta Tango, and the Rhythm Blues.

Justin, who has already tested up to the pre-silver level, skated the dances with her. The two became an ice dance team three months ago.

During the Feb. 6, 2013, test session at Clearwater Ice Arena, the judge was impressed with the first three dances. After Julia and Justin finished, the judge asked Julia if she wanted to test the next three dances. 

The teenagers were surprised, but said yes.

They went back out on the ice and skated the pre-bronze level dances beautifully. The three dances at this level are the Swing,
the Cha Cha, and the Fiesta Tango.

Julia garnered some wonderful comments from the judge on all six dances:
 

Julia and Justin at the February test session.

* good unison and knowledge of steps
 

* well-matched couple!
 

* skated on solid edges with good flow

* strong, erect posture

* good knees and deep edges!

* nice, tight cross-behinds

* very nice feel for music and good timing (Swing Dance)

One guy came up to them afterwards and said, "you guys were fun to watch."

Needless to say, we thought so too! Way to go Julia and Justin!!

Julia and Justin practice at Tampa Bay Skating Academy.




* Unfortunately, the partnership with Julia didn't work out. We miss Julia, and we wish her the very best in everything she does. 

Justin's Double Flip (Video)