Career
Gatson competed in his first World Championship in 1997 at the age of 17, where he placed 5th with team United States of America and 22nd in the all-around. He also competed in the all-around final and still rings final, finishing 8th and 7th respectively. Gatson would battle a back injury heading into the 2004 Olympic trials.
Still, he was able to make the Olympic team despite not competing on all of the events.
In team finals, Gatson scored 9.825 on his parallel bars routine, the highest score of the day on that apparatus. His knee injuries were featured on the season 2 8th episode on Impact: Stories of Survival, titled "Pentagon Survivor".
Jason"s younger brother Brandon is a professional wrestler.