Brian Johnson (figure skater)

Brian Johnson

Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995
Royal Oak, Michigan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Chelsea Liu
Former partner Aya Takai, Caroline Yu
Coach Todd Sand, Jenni Meno
Former coach Jason Dungjen, Sergei Petrovski, Yuka Sato, Linda Johns
Choreographer Renée Roca, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club Detroit SC
Training locations Aliso Viejo, California
Lake Forest, California
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 147.73
2016 World Junior Championships
Short program 54.12
2016 World Junior Championships
Free skate 93.61
2016 World Junior Championships

Brian Johnson (born November 5, 1995) is an American pair skater. With partner Chelsea Liu, he has competed 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

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.

Programs

With Liu

Season Short program Free skating
2015–16
[1]
2014–15
[4]

With Takai

Season Short program Free skating
2013–14
[3][5]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Liu

International[6]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
Junior Worlds 7th 5th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Austria 8th
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Poland 5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ. 2nd J.
J. = Junior level

With Takai

International[7]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
Junior Worlds 11th
Challenge Cup 2nd J.
National[5]
U.S. Championships 4th N. 7th J.
Pacific Coast Sectionals 5th N. 2nd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

With Yu

National
Event 2011–12
U.S. Junior Championships 3rd I.
I. = Intermediate level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Aya TAKAI / Brian JOHNSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Aya Takai & Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "Competition Results: Aya TAKAI / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.

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