Brian Johnson (figure skater)
Brian Johnson | ||||||||||||
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Born | Royal Oak, Michigan | November 5, 1995|||||||||||
Hometown | Rancho Santa Margarita, California | |||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||
Discipline | Pair skating | |||||||||||
Skating club | Detroit Skating Club | |||||||||||
Began skating | 2000 | |||||||||||
Retired | April 3, 2022 | |||||||||||
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Brian Johnson (born November 5, 1995) is a retired American
Earlier in his career, he skated with Chelsea Liu, winning two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. They also competed together at one ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Brian Johnson was born November 5, 1995, in Royal Oak, Michigan.[1] His parents, James and Nancy, work in the automotive industry.[2] In 2014, he graduated from Detroit Country Day School.[2]
Career
Early years
Johnson began skating in 2001.[1] In the 2011–12 season, he competed with Caroline Yu, winning bronze on the intermediate level at the U.S. Junior Championships.
During the next two seasons, he competed with Aya Takai. The pair placed 11th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were coached by Jason Dungjen, Sergei Petrovski, Yuka Sato, and Linda Johns in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[3]
Partnership with Liu
Johnson teamed up with Chelsea Liu in May 2014.[2] They are coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in Orange County, California.[4]
During the 2014–15 JGP series, Liu/Johnson won a bronze medal in Dresden, Germany and placed fourth in Zagreb, Croatia. Their results gave them a spot at the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, Spain, where the pair finished sixth. After winning the junior silver medal at the 2015 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The pair placed 5th in the short program, 8th in the free skate, and 7th overall.
Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Liu/Johnson placed 8th in Linz, Austria and 5th in Toruń, Poland. Ranked fifth in both segments, the pair finished fifth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
Partnership with Calalang
2018–19 season
Johnson partnered with
Debuting at senior Nationals at the 2019 U.S. Championships, they placed fifth.
2019–20 season
After placing sixth at the
After competing at a second
Despite being national silver medalists, Calalang/Johnson were not assigned to one of the United States' two pairs berths at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal. Instead, they were sent to the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, where they placed fourth in the short program after Calalang stepped out of their side-by-side jump attempt.[10] In the free skate, their sole error was Johnson singling a planned triple Salchow, and they placed third in the segment, winning a small bronze medal to finish in fourth place overall. Johnson commented afterward that they had "been together less than two years, but already we are in the last group at the Four Continents with Olympians. I have nothing but hope for the future."[11]
After the sudden split of national champions
2020–21 season
Calalang/Johnson were assigned to compete at the
Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships, Calalang/Johnson placed second in the short program after Calalang fell on her attempted triple Salchow jump, ending up 6.16 points behind Knerim/Frazier.[17] The team struggled in the free skate, with Calalang again falling on what was intended as a jump combination and both making errors on their other triple jump, as well as receiving on a level 1 on their final lift. Despite this, they remained in second place, winning their second consecutive silver medal.[18]
Calalang/Johnson were named to the American team for the
2021–22 season
Due to the suspension, Calalang/Johnson were not eligible to be assigned to any events on the
Returning to the
Defending national champions Knierim/Frazier were forced to withdraw from the 2022 U.S. Championships due to a positive COVID-19 test, but were still expected to be named to the American Olympic team. As a result, it was widely considered to be between Calalang/Johnson and Cain-Gribble/LeDuc for the second pairs berth on the team. Calalang/Johnson were narrowly second in the short program with a clean skate, but in the free skate both made jump errors in addition to a throw jump stepout, and they took the silver medal. Both expressed disappointment at the result, but Johnson added "after everything that's happened this year, we are both just so grateful to be here in front of an audience again. It's an experience that at the beginning of the year, we weren't sure we were going to have again."[24]
Johnson announced his retirement from competitive skating on Instagram on April 3, 2022.[25]
Programs
With Calalang
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2021–2022 [26] |
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2020–2021 [27] |
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2019–2020 [28] |
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2018–2019 [29] |
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With Liu
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2017–2018 [2] |
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2016–2017 [30] |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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2014–2015 [4] |
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With Takai
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2013–2014 [3][31] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Calalang
International[22] | ||||
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Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
World Champs | C | WD | ||
Four Continents | 4th | |||
GP Skate America | 4th | 2nd | 5th | |
GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||
CS Autumn Classic | 4th | |||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 4th | |||
CS Golden Spin | 6th | |||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 3rd | |||
CS U.S. Classic | 6th | |||
CS Warsaw Cup | 1st | 2nd | ||
Cranberry Cup | 3rd | |||
John Nicks Challenge | 2nd | |||
National[29] | ||||
U.S. Championships | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled |
With Liu
International[32] | ||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | |||
CS Warsaw Cup | 2nd | 6th | ||
International: Junior[32] | ||||
Junior Worlds | 7th | 5th | 7th | |
JGP Final | 6th | |||
JGP Austria | 8th | |||
JGP Croatia | 4th | |||
JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | |||
JGP Estonia | 5th | |||
JGP Germany | 3rd | |||
JGP Poland | 5th | |||
National[2] | ||||
U.S. Champ. | 2nd J | 6th | 7th | |
J = Junior level |
With Takai
International[33] | |
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Event | 2013–14 |
World Junior Champ. | 11th |
Challenge Cup | 2nd J |
National[31] | |
U.S. Championships | 7th J |
References
- ^ a b c "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Aya TAKAI / Brian JOHNSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (28 November 2018). "Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson: California Pair Dreamin' – and Trainin' Their Butts Off". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "China's Peng and Jin win first Grand Prix gold at 2019 Skate America". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii maintain overnight lead for Skate Canada gold". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim lead Pairs at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 25, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim reclaim U.S. National title in Pairs". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 6, 2020). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro edge out Chinese in Pairs Short". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 8, 2020). "Sui and Han bounce back for sixth Four Continents title". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson added to US World Team". U.S. Figure Skating. February 26, 2020.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "2020 Skate America". International Figure Skating. October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 24, 2020). "Scimeca Knierim and Frazier take lead in pairs at 2020 Skate America". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 26, 2020). "Golden debut for Scimeca Knierim and Frazier at 2020 Skate America". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 14, 2021). "Scimeca Knierim and Frazier lead Pairs in debut at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 17, 2021). "Knierim and Frazier take title in US Nationals debut". Golden Skate.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Men's, Pairs and Ice Dance Selections for World Team". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc Added to World Team". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. March 1, 2021.
- ^ AP News.
- ^ a b c "Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
- ^ Capellazzi, Gina (25 October 2021). "Team USA pairs finish in fourth and fifth at Skate America". Figure Skaters Online.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 9, 2022). "Cain-Gribble and LeDuc reclaim U.S. Pairs title". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson". usfigureskatingfanzone.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Competition Results: Aya TAKAI / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
External links
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