Yes, those prices are for just yourself, except if you ordered one of the maneuver team events, in which case you will get the whole event. But you can always call up and order the whole event. I think a whole event was something like $50 or $60, which is still not that bad.

__________________
August 22, back on the ice!

Hi,
Anyone remember how much the entry was for the team event?
thanks

__________________
Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

It was $50.

Thanks! Trying to settle up!

__________________
Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

Hi everyone. I just wanted to add a quick post to thank everyone for the postive (and constructive) feedback regarding the competition. Everyone worked very hard to make it all come together, and it's totally worthwhile when we see that everyone had a great time. I wish I could have seen more of the skating rather than running around both days (and well into the night) but I've heard that everyone did well, and most importantly, that everyone had a good time.

We will take note of the comments we've received on how to improve for next year (like the rink temperature--although that's in the control of the operations staff rather than the club despite our begging and pleading to turn up the heat--and the locker room issue). Please spread the word about next year's competition to all the adult skaters you know during the year. We're hoping to keep getting bigger every year and offer more in connection with the competition (like the test session this year, maybe a clinic next year, etc.) And ideas for new events, etc. are also welcome.

Congrats to all who competed and I look forward to seeing many of you again at future events.

philly

Adult skaters do rock! The Halloween Classic was such fun! It was especially fun to hang out with all you terrific people, and then of course there is the skating - the best thing in the world!
The team event was a blast. I thought we had a weak team because we were all silver skaters. But to our utter surprise, we hung on for the pewter medal! Maybe it was all that flapping. Go Bats! That axel is brutal for us silvers. I had to do my weanie "grounded axel" because no one else was brave enough to try. It wasn't good, but it was landed on one foot - yay!
And these medals sure are cute! I was shocked win gold not only in my interp, but also in my freestyle (and another pewter in spins). I went home heavily decorated. Wow! I like those judges.
Thanks to the Iceworks crew! It was a really fun, well run event.

I did get the story of why the rink was so freaking cold during the competition. The owners have basically forbidden the staff from turning on the heat because their heating costs have gone up 25% over the last year. To make things worse, the building isn't properly insulated so the heat literally leaks through the roof. In any case, we are still going to print out all your messages, highlight the parts that say how uncomfortable the rink was, and pass it along to the owners. One of my coaches is the program director of the rink and has been battling with the owners over the heat issue. This will just add fuel to the fire so to speak.

I had a great time at the competition too. The team maneuvers event totally cracked me up! A couple of us wanted to ask Southern Comfort for a swig from their bottle, but we had a cop on our team. No public drunkeness for us . It's so nice to see so many people having fun at a competition.

Flo, Mika's dress was beautiful! When do you teach your fabric painting class for cancer patients? My sister, who is a very stressed out caregiver of a cancer patient, would really get into something like that. I've been looking for creative outlets for her including letting her design my dress for this competition. Heck, if she wanted the dress to be pee-green, I would have done it, but thankfully she had better taste than that.

Unfortunately, Becca had already emptied the bottle, so we had to fill it with tea for the event! She got the color about right though. I have a photo at:
http://www.gerfsc.com/images/team.jpg
(The bottle is sitting on the boards to the right)

Rob L.

__________________
Geriatric Figure Skating Crew - President for Life!
Georgia Figure Skating Club - President (again)
Facebook
____________________________________________
"I'm too old to die young, and too smart to be happy" - Kinky Friedman, The Mile High Club

2010 Adult Nationals - earning a gold - "Priceless"
2009 Adult Nationals - competing with a cold is not much fun.
2008 Adult Nationals - Too little sleep, too much vodka!

Hi Hippo,
Glad you liked the dress! - I love that color on the ice.
My next one is at Hopkins on the 17th. We try to do one once a month or so. You and your sister are welcome, or we could do it another time.

__________________
Recycle Love - Adopt a homeless pet

Wonderful picture, Rob! Pity we don't have a team event like that at the MC.... especially as Becca has turned me on to Bourbon, which I never knew that I liked!

__________________
Mrs Redboots
~~~~~~~~
I love my computer because my friends live in it!
Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

Long live the SoCo bottle!
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~stephen/booze1.jpg

And thanks, Rob and Becca for the spiking of my GatorAde bottle (pic taken after my first sip)!
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~stephen/booze2.jpg


ETA: Loops and I also had a lovely chat with Philip Dulebohn (skatepics' coach?).

__________________
Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
"Do what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
-Haha, I've *arrived*! I am listed as a reference on Wikipedia.

Has anyone who ordered a video gotten theirs yet? When I talked to the guy there, he said he'd send them out by the end of the (last) week. It's perfectly understandable that he'd be a little late, but I was just wondering if anyone had received theirs.

Usually, I've gotten comp videos within a week of the comp - guess the other vendors spoiled me!

Hi Debbie,

I haven't received my video yet either. I'm flying out on Saturday to visit family and I would have wanted to take it with me. I'm wondering whether I should give the guy a call.

I'll keep you posted.

Take care,

Frank

The video guy told me it would be about 2 weeks. So maybe by the end of this week.

__________________
August 22, back on the ice!

Mine arrived today!