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Oona Brown

Oona Brown(born September 10, 2004) is an Americanice dancer.Competing with her brother,Gage Brown,she is the2022 World Juniorchampion and a two-time U.S. national junior medalist (2021silver,2020bronze).

Oona Brown
Born(2004-09-10)September 10, 2004(age 20)
Long Island, New York
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
DisciplineIce dance
PartnerGage Brown
CoachInese Bucevica
Joel Dear
Romain Haguenauer
Patrice Lauzon
Skating clubSkating Club of New York
Began skating2008
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn Ice dance

Personal life

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Oona Brown was born on September 10, 2004, inGreenport, New York.[1]Her parents are Zhon Brown and Louis DeVirgilio. She has six siblings: Gage, who is her ice dance partner, Adira, Rowan, Tristan, Liam, and Morgant.[2]

She and Gage were previously home-schooled.[2]

Brown plays the drums and piano and plays the snare in two Irish marching bands. She also enjoys gardening, running, knitting, reading, and refereeing soccer.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Oona Brown started skating at age 4. She and her brother, Gage, were paired up as an ice dance team in 2016.[2]At the intermediate level, they placed 4th at their firstEastern Sectionals,and 12th at the2017 U.S. championships.[3]They moved up to the novice level for the 2017–18 season, placing 1st their next sectional championships, and 5th2018 U.S. championships.[4]They made their international debut at the 2018Bavarian Open,where they competed in the advanced novice competition and placed 3rd.[5]

2018–19 season: Junior international debut

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For the 2018–19 season, the Browns moved up to the junior level. They made theirJunior Grand Prixdebut at the2018 JGP Lithuania,where they placed 9th.[6]They placed 8th at the 2018 JGP Armenia,[7]and won silver at the 2018 Eastern Sectionals.[8]They advanced to the2019 U.S. championships,where they placed 4th at the junior level and won the pewter medal.[9]

2019–20 season

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The Browns began the 2019–20 season at the2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International,where they placed 4th.[1]For the2019-20 Junior Grand Prixthey were assigned to the 2019 JGP Russia and 2019 JGP Italy, where they placed 8th and 5th respectively.[10][11]They went on to place 4th at the 2020 Ice Dance Final,[12]and qualified for the2020 U.S. championshipswhere they won the bronze medal.[13]They were named to the2020 World Junior Championshipsteam,[14]where they placed 11th in the rhythm dance and 9th in the free dance, finishing 10th overall.[15]

2020–21 season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the major international events for juniors during 2020–21 were canceled; this included the 2020–21 Junior Grand Prix.

In December, the Browns debuted their new free dance to Australian singerMarlisa'scover ofMetallica'sNothing Else Matters,filmed by On Ice Perspectives, a skating cinematography company created by former U.S. skater, Jordan Cowan.[16]The free dance was performed atBryant Park,and was uploaded to the On Ice PerspectivesYouTubechannel.[17]It quickly gained popularity and surpassed one-million views within its first week.

In September, the USFSA held the virtual ISP (International Selection Pool) Points Challenge, which allowed skaters to be judged by ISU-level judges.[18]The competition was used to give skaters byes to Nationals, which would usually be obtained through the Grand Prix series, and will also be used in the selection process for future international events. The Browns placed second overall in the junior event and qualified for the2021 U.S. Championships.[19]

2021–22 season: World Junior champion

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With the resumption of international junior competition on theJunior Grand Prix,the Browns were assigned to compete at the second stage of theFrench JGPinCourchevel.They placed second in the short program, narrowly behind the second American team present,Flores/Tsarevski,but won the free dance to take the gold medal, their first JGP medal.[20]At their second event, the2021 JGP AustriainLinz,the Browns were second in the rhythm dance. Oona Brown fell on her twizzle sequence in the free dance; as a result, they were fifth in that segment but narrowly took the silver medal overall.[21]These results qualified them for theJunior Grand Prix Final,to be held inOsaka,but this was canceled as a result of restrictions prompted by theOmicron variant.[22]

Oona tested positive forCOVID-19in early January, as a result of which they were forced to withdraw from the2022 U.S. Junior Championships.Despite this setback, they were named to the American team for the2022 World Junior Championships,with Gage vowing that "we're going to put absolutely everything into this" after the many missed competitions as a result of the pandemic.[23]

The World Junior Championships were originally to be heldSofia,but were delayed from their traditional early March to mid-April in order to accommodate a move toTallinnbecause of pandemic restrictions.[24]Due toinvasion of Ukraine,all Russian and Belarusian skaters were banned from attending.[25]The Browns scored a new personal best in the rhythm dance, freedance, and total score. AsTed Bartonsaid, "They did not look like leaders coming into the free[dance] and hoping to win; they had to earn it, so they didn't hold anything back. [They] just pushed all the way through it."[26]Gage said "the last time we competed was in October. Just to get actually out here and compete was an amazing feeling. We missed that feeling for six months."[27]They won the free dance as well to take the gold medal.[28]

2022–23 season: Senior international debut

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While the siblings had been debating for some time whether to remain at the junior level or move up to the senior ranks following their Junior World title, they decided to do the latter, with Gage calling it "the turning point for us, and it was great that it ended the way it did." They made their senior international debut on theChallenger circuit,finishing fifth at both the2022 CS Nepela Memorialand the2022 CS Budapest Trophy.[29]The Browns were then invited to make theirGrand Prixdebut at the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy,where they placed seventh. They were eighth at the2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.[1]

In their senior national championship debut, the Browns finished ninth at the2023 U.S. Championships.[1]

2023–24 season

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Following the 2023 national championships, the Browns began working with coaches at the Ice Academy of Montreal in February of that year. While remaining based primarily in New York, they travelled to Montreal periodically for additional assistance. The siblings citedGuillaume CizeronandZachary Donohueas people they valued the chance to collaborate with.[30]After winning the silver medal at theLake Placid Ice Dance International,the Browns were seventh at the2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[1]

Initially with only one assignment on theGrand Prix,they were added to the2023 Skate Americaas well before the series commenced.[31]They finished seventh there, setting a new personal best total score (177.21).[32]They fared better at their second assignment the following weekend, coming fourth overall at the2023 Skate Canada Internationalwith another new personal best score (187.62), less than five points behind bronze medalistsReed/Ambrulevičiusof Lithuania, and finishing ahead of two rival American teams,Zingas/KolesnikandPate/Bye.[33]Gage stated that the back-to-back competitions had been "tricky", but that "we know now that we can do it and we are ready to do it again in the future."[34]

2024–25 season

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The Browns started the season by winning silver medals at theLake Placid Ice Dance Internationaland the2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge.Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prixcircuit, they finished sixth at the2024 Skate Canada Internationaland eighth at the2024 Finlandia Trophy.[35]

Programs

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Ice dance with Gage Brown

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Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition Ref.
2018–19 — [36]
2019–20
  • When I Get My Name in Lights
  • Everything Old is New Again
    FromThe Boy from Oz
 [1]
2020–21
2021–22 [37][20]
2022–23 [38][20]
2023–24 [39]
2024–25 [40]

Competitive highlights

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Ice dance with Gage Brown

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Competition placements at senior level [35]
Season 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
U.S. Championships 9th 8th
GPFinland 8th 8th
GPSkate America 7th
GPSkate Canada 4th 6th
GPWilson Trophy 7th
CSBudapest Trophy 5th
CSDenis Ten Memorial 2nd
CSFinlandia Trophy 7th
CSNepela Memorial 5th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 2nd 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 1st
Competition placements at junior level [35]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
World Junior Championships 10th 1st
U.S. Championships 4th 3rd 2nd
JGPArmenia 8th
JGPAustria 2nd
JGPFrance 1st
JGPItaly 5th
JGPLithuania 9th
JGPRussia 7th
Bavarian Open 4th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 4th

Detailed results

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Ice dance with Gage Brown

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [41]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 187.62 2023 Skate Canada International
Rhythm dance TSS 73.91 2023 Skate Canada International
TES 42.74 2023 Skate Canada International
PCS 32.54 2024 Skate Canada International
Free dance TSS 113.95 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
TES 64.43 2023 Skate Canada International
PCS 49.94 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

Senior level

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Results in the2022–23 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 6 59.48 5 101.14 5 160.62
Oct 13–16, 2022 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 5 62.94 4 103.39 5 166.33
Nov 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 7 70.34 7 103.40 7 173.74
Nov 25–27, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 9 65.71 8 100.99 8 166.70
Jan 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships 9 72.80 8 109.09 9 181.89
Results in the2023–24 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 1–2, 2023 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 1 75.26 2 105.40 2 180.66
Oct 4–8, 2023 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 5 67.98 5 106.49 7 174.47
Oct 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 7 71.34 7 105.87 7 177.21
Oct 27–29, 2023 2023 Skate Canada International 4 73.91 4 113.71 4 187.62
Jan 22–28, 2024 2024 U.S. Championships 6 76.44 9 102.99 8 179.43
Results in the2024–25 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
July 30–31, 2024 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2 74.68 3 111.33 2 186.01
Oct 2–5, 2024 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 3 73.01 2 113.95 2 186.96
Oct 25–27, 2024 2024 Skate Canada International 6 72.18 6 106.96 6 179.14
Nov 15–17, 2024 2024 Finlandia Trophy 5 73.35 9 103.22 8 176.57
Nov 27–Dec 2, 2024 2024 Santa Claus Cup 1 75.86 1 114.22 1 190.08

Junior level

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  • Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded atISU Championships.
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
Results in the2018–19 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 5–8, 2018 2018 JGP Lithuania 5 55.47 12 69.28 9 124.75
Oct 10–13, 2018 2018 JGP Armenia 6 55.48 9 78.35 8 133.83
Jan 18–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships (Junior) 3 63.34 4 90.33 4 153.67
Results in the2019–20 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2019 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 5 53.66 4 79.30 4 153.47
Sep 11–14, 2019 2019 JGP Russia 8 52.45 6 88.88 7 141.33
Oct 2–5, 2019 2019 JGP Italy 8 54.81 2 91.34 5 146.15
Jan 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships (Junior) 3 64.91 3 95.63 3 160.54
Feb 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 4 59.90 4 91.16 4 151.06
Mar 2–8, 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 11 59.50 9 92.55 10 152.05
Results in the2020–21 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships (Junior) 2 66.20 2 96.71 2 162.91
Results in the2021–22 season [35]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 25–28, 2021 2021 JGP France II 2 59.79 1 94.46 1 154.25
Oct 6–9, 2021 2021 JGP Austria 2 63.70 5 89.04 2 152.74
Apr 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships 1 66.98 1 103.27 1 170.25

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