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Eastern Adult Sectional Championships
Central Carolina Skating Club
Feb. 20–22, 2009
Hillsborough, N.C.
Triangle Sportsplex

Midwestern Adult Sectional Championships
Wyandotte Figure Skating Club
Feb. 20–22, 2009
Wyandotte, Mich.
Benjamin F. Yack Recreation Center

Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Championships
Las Vegas Figure Skating Club
Feb. 20–22, 2009
Las Vegas, Nev.
Sobe Ice Arena @ Fiesta Rancho

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Wow, I wonder why so early next year!

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Yay!!! Sectionals & AN - it's all local for me!

wwest - email me if you need any help.

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I'm changing clubs so that I can be in Pacifics!

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MAN!!! I am SOOOOOO THERE!!!

(Sorry MSF!!! It's unfortunately Sectionals announcement happened after the June USFSA deadline... You could have joined my skating club and compete at Vegas then!!!)

Like NoVa here... LOL!!!
Wanna join my club, NoVa??? LOL!!!

skaternum... if this is not a motivation factor for you to heal fast and get your program together, nothing is... (Pretty much in your 'hood.)

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

US Synchro Championships are March 3-7 and then Worlds (in L.A.!) are March 22-29. Maybe that was a factor?

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The earlier the better . . . gives the referee more time to construct the schedule.

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That makes a lot of sense. Come to think of it, I've volunteered to help out at Worlds, so I'm glad at least it's not on the same weekend.

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When can you change clubs? I haven't renewed my membership yet, and maybe I'll do Easterns since it's in my in-law's home town.

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suspicions about Easterns confirmed! Everyone is so great there, I think it'll be a fabulous competition.

Boy, I hope I don't move away before this happens...how nice to have a 20 minute drive to Easterns! (not moving to Boston so it could happen)

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NoVa... did you forget that Hillsbourough is where it all started for you??
Hummm, I'll see what my checkbook says to this and AN!
Last year it was March Madness, now is this February Frolics??

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Damn! I was hoping Easterns would be closer to me - that's a good 9 hour drive. :\ Now I don't know if I can go, especially since I really want to stay the whole week at ANs.

Nifty, I get to go to Michigan twice in one year for the third time. Why is it never further south? Yes, yes, I know get your club to bid and then ...everyone will complain about the thin air. Can we ever hold a mids section out of the GL region in general? Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico maybe. Sigh....guess I'd better not break the new hip.

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I could see this going on in NoVa's head: "Hmmmm... history factor... PARTY... sentimental value... PARTY... giving back to where I started at... PARTY... "

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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!!!

Ah, yes, Hills is where it all started. (But I didn't take lessons till 2002, when I had moved to Northern Virginia.)

I have yet to renew membership in a club, but I doubt pair partner will follow me to PCAS. Really, I'd rather just skip sectionals/Nats and got to Oberstdorf again. I doubt she would follow me there either!

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Rats! That weekend is part of my kids' school vacation, and we already have plans. North Carolina is not exactly around the corner for me anyway. Hopefully I'll make it to AN though (my first time!)

Boo no Easterns for me.

Mids works great for me on so many levels!:

1. I can drive (in my NEW car) and not have to fly, and I know the door-to-door route like the back of my hand.

2. I happen to love the Wyandotte arena, especially since they renovated it two years ago.

3. If this event also doubles as the Deborah Burgoyne North American invitational, I only have to drive there once, saving a lot of gas!

On the down side, however:

1. I am working on a new program, so that doesn't give me as much time as I'd like to get the thing really clean.

2. With Mids coming up a lot sooner than I expected, I have to get in at least one or two competitions to try the thing out, and that could incur extra driving/traveling expenses.

Maybe I can do Buckeye open in October....

All in all, I think it's great news!

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Google maps said it was almost 11 hours, and that'd be a hell of a hike for you. Could you fly? Honestly, a round trip ticket might be cheaper than however many tanks of gas it'd be to drive there and back. I just checked Orbitz, and it's double the price for me to fly there than for you to fly there!

I am dissapointed too in the Easterns location. It's not ideal for me, but come hell or high water, I'll be there since I want to do Championship Gold.

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I've put Easterns on my calendar! Hope to meet all of you!

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Vesperholly - plane tickets these days are running $100 each way from our neck of the woods to Raleigh/Durham - way cheaper than driving that far!

Ah, I was checking flights into Greensboro, that's why it was so expensive. Into Raleigh is much cheaper, and HOORAY for Jet Blue. Vesperholly, JetBlue also goes to Raleigh from where you are!

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Very easy commute from Raleigh airport to the Sportsplex! On a good day I can do it in 1/2 hour, sometimes less (I work near the airport).

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Revised Official 2010 Goals checklist
Skate __
New boots __
(lowering the bar for 2010 as I haven't skated in a year)

Just to add....
Several of my rink's coaches have taken skaters to Hillbourough for their annual club competition (Central Carolina Classic). They have been constantly amazed at how well that competition is organized.
As far as me, I had so much fun at Easterns last year that I promised myself that if Easterns was in driving range, I'd go.

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Yeah, synchro nationals are a week later than last year (which is partially determined by dates for JWCC and synchro worlds).



Will Wyandotte still hold the usual spring competition? Just trying to figure out some sort of competition schedule.

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