Oona Brown

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 first Eastern Sectionals, and 12th at the 2017 U.S. championships.[3] They moved up to the novice level for the 2017–18 season, placing 1st their next sectional championships, and 5th 2018 U.S. championships.[4] They made their international debut at the 2018 Bavarian Open, where they competed in the advanced novice competition and placed 3rd.[5]

For the 2018–19 season, the Browns moved up to the junior level. They made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2018 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 the 2019 U.S. championships, where they placed 4th at the junior level and won the pewter medal.[9]

The Browns began the 2019–20 season at the 2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, where they placed 4th.[1] For the 2019-20 Junior Grand Prix they 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 the 2020 U.S. championships where they won the bronze medal.[13] They were named to the 2020 World Junior Championships team,[14] where they placed 11th in the rhythm dance and 9th in the free dance, finishing 10th overall.[15]

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

In December, the Browns debuted their new free dance to Australian singer Marlisa's cover of Metallica's Nothing 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 at Bryant Park, and was uploaded to the On Ice Perspectives YouTube channel.[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 the 2021 U.S. Championships.[19]