Hi I am new here. This will be my first Nationals. I am doing Ladies Gold III Freeskate and Masters/Gold III Dramatic Interp. I am so excited and looking forward.I am also a little nervous

YEAAAAH!!!! MORE MISCHIEF at AN!!!

Is Becca up for being thrown again???

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Hi - I'm in your freestyle group.

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"The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary." -- Vidal Sasson

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Unknown

I'm not in adult nationals but I will watch it on ice network, LOL!

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2010 Skating Goals

1) Land Double Axel
2) Pass Junior Moves at the end of January
3) Pass Novice Free at the end of January
4) Pass Senior moves by september
5) Consistant double flips and double lutzs
6) Learn a new cool spin!

Hi can't wait to meet everybody! I can't afford to take my coach but would like some coaching while I am there. I have practice ice Thurs evening and twice on Friday and my events are on Saturday. Does any one know of a coach that will be there willing to coach me?

Lisa's question actually reminds me of something I would like some clarification on. On the AN site, it says "Only coaches who have followed the U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) Coaches Registration Process guidelines and been approved will be given "Coach" credentials.
Only these coaches and other properly credentialed individuals will be allowed near the area where skaters get on and off the ice."

Can we have our credentialed friends putting us on? I've heard yes and I've heard no. It says "coaches AND other properly credentialed individuals". And I'm easily confused, so what's the real word on this?

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"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

Interesting. It also stated that this was the rule for qualifying events. The majority of the AN events are open.

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Our stance on the LOC is that, as long as they are credentialed*, they can be by the ice door.

The adult committee asked us to add that note on the web site, so I'm assuming they've been getting a lot of questions about it.

ETA: *Our definition of "credentialed" means anyone wearing a 2009 AN credential (competitor, coach, volunteer, official or LOC).

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I've got mad salchow disease!

Law nerd says "coaches and other properly credentialed individuals" covers your friend/fellow competitor.

Especially if your properly credentialed friend is wearing a snuggie.

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2010-2011 goals:
Pass Junior MIF test
Don't break anything

I wouldn't have it any other way.

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"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

I want a snuggie - what a great place for one!

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Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

Rachelsk8er's snuggie makes her look like Cookie Monster.

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"The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary." -- Vidal Sasson

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Unknown

My kids (who are way older than the Sesame Street demographic) told me that the Cookie Monster had been renamed to the "Veggie Monster." They were a bit upset and I can't blame them. Everyone knows that the Veggie Tales cast have the coolest dancing/singing/talking vegetables.

I'll let you get back on topic now.

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How about Coco? She has credentials! And a club jacket!

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Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

If my primary coach brings his dog and the dog likes Coco, then I wouldn't mind both of them putting me out at my events!!! (Awwwww!!!!)

Here's my coach with his dog:

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Maybe we can get them snuggies.

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Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

Screw the dogs! I want one for me!!! (Or even better, an electric blanket for the locker rooms!!!)

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I have a "better than a snuggie" It is a full blanket that has 2 zippers and some buttons to make a shape like a walking sleeping bag. Snuggie's don't have backs- a major downfall.

I'll wear it at Nat's next year if I can pass my Bronze test by then! (Not counting on it...)

Good luck everyone!

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-Jessi
What I need is a montage...
Visit my skating journal or my Youtube videos (updated with 2 new videos Sept 26, 2009)

I want one!!! Where did you get it?

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"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

I had something like that my freshman year of college. It was basically a big fleece sack with sleeves, a zipper up the front, and holes at the bottom for your feet. (Almost like little kid PJs but it was a sack rather than individual legs). I'm not sure if I still have it in storage, I didn't take it back after freshman year because it was actually way too warm (they blasted the heat in our dorms so high we had to crack windows open in the winter). It was so ridiculous looking.

I never even thought to take it to skating competitions at the time, because at intercollegiates we sat at the rink all day and didn't get to leave...but I went to Miami and the unwritten rule is that Miami girls must look fashionable at all times in public.

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2010-2011 goals:
Pass Junior MIF test
Don't break anything

So where is everyone staying?
Jazzpants and I will be at Country Inn and Suites. We arrive on Monday night.

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Adult Nationals, 2009 "The Time of My Life"

Best Western. We arrive Tuesday.

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Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

I am staying at the Sleep Inn I get in Thurs afternoon and leave Sunday afternoon

I'm at the super cheap Super 8, arriving Monday night and staying all week!

Stormy and I are at the Staybridge Suites (I think...is that where we are? You're the travel agent, I'm the driver!), along with a bronze I AN newbie Kristin from my club (some of you know her). Woo hoo!!! We're all arriving on Tuesday. No clue where the rest of the Strongsville SC crowd is staying, I don't even think they know yet (there are 6 of us this year!! Me, 2 bronze I ladies, Walt & Victoria, and Walt is competing Centennial with a different partner).

OMG I need to remember to borrow Eric's GPS because I do not want to take my dad's again after the evil GPS voice lady in there tried to get us killed at NYI. And have I told you my right hand is STILL messed up from that splat I so gracefully took in the hallway? Not bad, but just sometimes it gets sore (prob because I'm on a computer all day at work and all night at school and it never really got a chance to rest). I was reminded of that on the way home from school tonight when "For the Longest Time" came on because it HURTS to snap my fingers on that hand. I'm not sure what I'm going to do at the Billy Joel/Elton John concert next month...if I can't fully rock out to that song, it will be tragic.

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2010-2011 goals:
Pass Junior MIF test
Don't break anything