Hi everyone! I had to write because I am new and excited to be going to my first ever AN in Kansas City! I will hopefully see lots of people there. OK, put as much information as you want here about what your level is, what you will be doing in your program, any advice if you have been before, etc.
Here's mine:
I am Jennifer, skating Ladies bronze I this year, my first AN
My program is 1 minute 36 seconds and I am doing a lutz, flip, loop-loop, salchow, camel, sit, scratch spin, 2 spirals in my program. I am not doing interp this year.

Hey, it's my first adult nationals as well!

I'll be competing in:
-Silver pairs-
Elements still being worked on; we're hoping for an upgrade by then?

-Silver men I FS-
Oh, gosh, my elements change practically daily but include a flying camel/catch camel, lutz/loop/loop, split/flip, a varaition on the theme of camel/sit, lutz, spiral sequence, axel (it's *planned* at least), salchow, flip/loop, and another spin combo that I'm still tweaking. Add some spread eagles and some attitude, and there ya go.

*Stephen*

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Jennifer, you're gonna have a great time!

My name's Julie, and I will be going to my 11th AN. I entered Masters Junior 2 and Masters Interp 2. See y'all there!

This is also our 11th Nationals. My husband and I are doing Gold and (hopefully) Championship Dance.

This will be my 3rd AN. I'm only doing interp this year. I'm a Silver III skater.

This will be my third year too. I will be doing Gold II (unless I qualify at sectionals then it will be the championship Gold instead of the open), and I will be doing masters iterp for the first time.

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Im going too.
This will be my second, I was in Silver last year. This year Ill be doing Gold mens II Free with lots of great footwork and with any luck more than one double jump, The interp is the event I love the most and I love bringing the audiance into my programs . This year Im doing ( " Theres a sucker born every minute ").....and the biggest one.. excluding none... is ..Meeeeee.

This will be my 8th. I'm doing Junior Ladies 1, Masters Interp 1, and with any luck, Championship Masters Ladies (which I really want to do, not as much because of the event itself, but to show off my new fabulous custom dress!)

I am so hoping to be there to watch and meet those of you I haven't already met (and, obviously, old friends!), but it's still not certain. Fingers crossed..... I do so want to be there!

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I bought my airline ticket yesterday!

This will be my 7th AN. Wow, time flies!

I entered Gold II and Masters Interp II. First time at this level! No one will call me a "sandbagger" this year....HAHA

I wont know what elements until the week of the event. My goal is to have one double and a couple of nice axels. I can dream, can't I?

I can't wait!

Patty

Ladies Silver II, and as with Julie, this will be my 11th.

Bronze I - Men
Music: undecided
Elements - A lutz, flip, a combo, ummm.....

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1st Nationals, Silver Ladies I

Music, elements ??? will hopefully figure it out soon. :-) Am tentatively planning to do axel, lutz-toe, flip-loop, salchow, loop, flip, camel-sit-back sit-Y, scratch, and flying camels, with some kind of footwork and (my favorite) a few spirals.
kim

Tim, I thought you'd passed above the Preliminary freeskating test when you were younger? If so, you're not eligible to skate Bronze. (Or am I just remembering wrong about previous postings?)

I'll be there in silver ladies II and silver pairs.

For freestyle, my music is Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise" and, at least as of now, my elements are: salchow, loop-loop, camel-sit-backsit, flip, lutz-toe, back camel, axel, flying sit. With some spread eagles, bauers, spirals, etc. in between.

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This is my 5th year. Gold Ladies 1 and Masters Interp 1 and hopefully Championship Gold Ladies this year (at least that's the goal)

They are making me redo all adult tests and I stumped on my silver moves, so to play it cleanly I am doing Bronze. Believe me I do not want to do Nationals at the bronze level.

Plus with my work schedule, I am not ready to commit to gold quite yet. My body hasn't been up to doing doubles lately.

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But you didn't say if you'd passed above your Prelim FS? If you have, you really can't skate Bronze. USFSA will catch that when you register. Believe me, I know how that can come back and bite you in the butt! I passed PreJuv FS years ago and it made me ineligible for Bronze last year, and I messed up my Silver moves and couldn't skate Silver.

Anywho, this is my first AN, I'll be doing Silver Ladies I. Music is by Bond, and elements will be lutz/loop/loop combo, flip/loop combo, loop, axel(hopefully!!!!), flying camel, layback, and combo spin. My goal is to make it through to finals and be in the top 10. But regardless, I am just happy to be competing there finally!

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Hi Loops, I had the same music a few years ago, it was wonderful. I loved the program - very edgey!

As Stormy said, it's about your standard track tests. USFSA bases your adult competition level on your adult tests AND your standard track tests, too. So if you've passed Pre-Juvenile or Juvenile FS, you are not allowed to compete at Bronze. Yes, it's an unfair catch-22, because you can't do bronze, but you can't pass silver. But them's the rules. They'll certainly catch that at USFSA when they're processing applications.

Loops' program is great--it brings out all her wonderful edge qualities!

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Silver I FS
Music: swing selections (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)
Elements planned: circular footwork, lutz-loop, axel, flying sit, change edge spiral, flip, layback, axel-toe (or lutz, depending on conditioning), split-flip-half loop-salchow, camel-back camel-back scratch.
Elements I can actually do: the first 6 or 7 of the above listed elements. Need to work on that endurance!!

Adult I Interp
Music: The Sky is Crying (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
Elements: work in progress...

I will also be competing at my first AN in level Silver Ladies I.

I have a loop-loop, lutz, lutz-loop, axel (hopefully), and flip-half loop-flip (if I can learn to stand on one foot!). My spins are a mediocre layback, a sit-back sit, and a flying camel. I'll be competing at the Winter Classic in NY as my practice competition.

Big bad VooDoo Daddy...... Right up my alley, This I have to see..
Good luck girl its a great piece of Music.