Whoops, sorry I didn't realize I just hijacked this thread! So back on topic.... Ummm... yeah, good luck all you easterns skaters!! Uh, find that practice ice, okay?

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I think that is hilarious...I read it to my daughter and she says "Don't you dare let that give you any ideas!"

j

I think said skater got in the way of our *split* twist. She must be attracted to those types of moves!

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We're here! Just came back to the Holiday Inn from the Nashoba rink. Nothing posted about the Adult competition other than a notice cancelling the "Learn-to-Skate" class on Sat., because of our competition. Other than that no posting at all about practice ice for Friday.

Alright, A', hold down the fort till we get there later tomorrow!

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I don't know about future ANs at Dallas, but I do know the California club you are referring to is still welcome to submit bids for AN, as long as the things that did not work in 1998 are not repeated.

And that should not be a problem, since the third ice surface -- which was used in 1998 for figures competition and many practice sessions and was the source of many complaints -- is Jazzpants' weekend rink -- which is closing.

Best wishes to everyone skating at Adult Easterns! I hope you all skate your best programs ever. Have fun!!!

Okay, Nova...we're going to the rink early this morning to do some screaming to pave the way...only kidding, but we are going in very early to see if we can open up those three empty Rink1 sessions for all of us!

Report:

Oh, by the way, there is NO hot water at the Holiday Inn. The last time we didn't have hot water in a hotel, we were in Azerbajan!

...and the weather today is going to be pure crap too!

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Very bad weather...it is sleating/raining right now, and we just learned that 495 is very backed up coming up towards Boxborough, and is completly closed above Boxborough, because a tractor trailer truck turned over.

Hot water is back on!

Kind of glad we're not going up until tomorrow...

Weather is currently rainy and windy but the snow and ice that folks north of Route 495 (where Colonial's rink is located) woke up to this morning is supposed to be gone by noon if it isn't already. So travel should be okay. And tomorrow and Sunday are supposed to be great weatherwise.

I want to second the "contact the LOC" advice. Last night I got home to several messages on my phone asking about the "Open ice" that Worcester supposedly has this weekend, because apparently somebody somewhere told them about it. That's not to mention the e-mails and PMs I've gotten. One person is even laboring under the misapprehension that Colonial has contracted practice ice with other rinks - they haven't, as far as I know, and they definitely have nothing to do with Worcester's ice. Even contacting me is a mistake - I have nothing to do with AN and if you got my number out of the USFS Directory, it's severely out of date as I haven't been listed as contact person there for several years.

Besides, asking one person one question is fine. It's when one person asks 15 questions of one person that it gets annoying. The last week before any competition is stressful enough for the LOC, as well as for the skaters. Think of this: the skaters are concerned mainly about themselves and their schedules; The LOC (and mainly the chair) is concerned with the schedules of ALL the skaters, the judges, the volunteers, the rink staff, etc. There's no way they can make everyone happy; they're just doing the best that they can for the majority.

Good luck, everybody, skate your best and please, try to have fun! That's what it's all about, at the end of the day.....

Don't forget the old saying I learnt at my mother's knee (creaky old woman mode): You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time!

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To everyone competing...

as our Silverblade girls used to yell at every teammate on the ice

"GO (insert name) SKATE GREAT! WE LOVE YOU. SMILE!"

(drawn out slowly and prounounced "SMIIIII--YULLLLL!"

J

Just hoping someone will post some SPOILERS from the 2007 East Coast Adult Sectionals comp.

Just to keep those of us at home/work entertained and up-to-date.

(hint, hint)

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Good luck to all!!!

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Good luck to all!!

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Here's wishing for everyone to have a good skate!

phew, I just got here an hour ago. I skated at sky rink at 5:30am and went to the bus station to catch the 8:00am. After a 6 hr bus ride i took 3 trains and the complimentary hotel shuttle then voila 4:15pm Im here

very rainy and cold today, hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow

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Tim: Glad you made it safely..

Good luck everyone! Have fun...know we are rooting for all of you!

After a flight delay this morning (from the ice in Boston and their only having one runway open), made it here in time to skate some of the Colonial FSC sessions on the competition rink. Have already seen quite a number of competitors -- can't wait to skate tomorrow and get this over with already!

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Starting orders for the Championship events have been posted:
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event...tingorders.htm

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Not sure if this is the place to post, but I attended eastern adult sectionals today. I saw ladies pre-bronze freestyle (classes I - V) and championship ladies gold. Congratulations and thank you for the inspiration! I am determined more than ever to get my pre-bronze moves & freestyle.

Glad you had a good time, Tessie. Do you happen to know/remember anything about the Champ Gold Ladies results?

If not, no worries - hopefully, NoVa (or lovepairs) will report tonight or tomorrow. In the past, results have usually come up on the USFSA website that same night, but nothing yet.

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Gold Moves, here I come!

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