FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014 file photo, Jason Brown, 19, of Highland Park, Ill., skates during the men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston. Brown has earned kudos from his hometown in suburban Chicago as he prepares to travel to Russia to compete in the Sochi Olympics. Highland Park has declared Feb. 7 "Jason Brown Day" and residents plan to wear ribbons and put them on their door knobs and trees to honor Brown. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)