So, I'm here at home instead of rockin Lake Placid.
This is for anyone at AN this year. Feel free to share your results, stories and AN news here!

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I'm so glad you started this thread, Terri, because if you haven't, I should have done!

Yes please, everybody - Husband and I are badly wishing we were there to see you all, even though we'll be seeing many of you in six weeks' time. So lots of stories, news, gossip, how you skated, where you finished......

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Well right now it's sunny and almosy 60 degrees!

Lots of adults here already practicing ans getting ready, since competition starts tomorrow...

Life is good at the brewpub....

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Had a great blueberry oatmeal cookie from Mr. cookie. Practices are going well, and I got to dog sit a beautiful chihuahua puppy!

It's quite beautiful up here and they put the AN logo on the 1980 ice for us.

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The weather is gorgeous, the ice is wonderful, lots of great people. Unfortunately we had one accident this morning. Connie Webb (kindergarten teacher from Vaca Valley FSC) -- some of you may know her from PCAS... fell during practice on the 1932 rink this morning and has badly broken her left arm. She was SO looking forward to competing here. Everyone please send good thoughts for her. When she returns home she will have to have surgery to place pins in to stabilize the bone according to her coach-for-rent here, who went to the hospital with her. In true adult skater fashion though she did tell her coach "THAT will teach me to be really careful that I'm keeping my left arm in close when I jump". She plans to stay and cheer people on, but is quite disappointed she will not get to compete, since she had worked so hard to get here to compete.

Good luck to everyone competing and for those of you at home.. we wish you were all here!

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Aw, poor Connie!! Prayers and good thoughts for her. I'm sure she feels as bad emotionally as she does physically.

I was at the 32 Rink when Connie had her accident.


I figured she was in a lot of pain but wasn't sure whether she had dislocated her shoulder or had broken her arm. The above post confirmed the arm break.

I find things like this very sad since adults work so hard to train and qualify, only to have something like this happen during a practice session.

I too wish Connie all the best...

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My good thoughts for Connie!

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Speedy recovery to Connie. That sucks.

That is awful about Connie!

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Now, if you all will indulge me, I'd like to give some good luck shout outs to some Bronze III Ladies:
Good luck to Jazzpants, Renee P in Group B and Mayumi B in Group A tomorrow!!

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What a miserable thing to happen! I understand why she would want to stay, but by the time she gets back home, she will have extended her recovery time, as the bones begin to knit immediately, and surgery will disrupt that. When I broke my wrist at LP in 2001, it was 4 days before I could see an orthopedic surgeon at home, and he advised against surgery at that point because I might never have recovered full functionality. If Connie already has an orthopod at home, it would be a very good idea for her to call him and consult on the advisability of her postponing the surgery.

I'm beginning to see a pattern here .

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Oh, that's terrible news about Connie Webb. I hope her recovery goes swiftly.

Good luck to Stormy and Jazzpants tomorrow, and flo on Thursday, and everyone else skating!

If any of you get to watch the Silver II, Bronze III, or Bronze II Ladies FS events and both Championship Gold FS events, please shout extra hard--I have bunch of off-board friends in those events, and I wish I could be there to cheer them on!

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That's awful for Connie...
I just got in...very late and while driving the car down the very dark route 9 I accidentally turned off my head lights while trying to find the brights, it is very very dark and really spooky, totally freaked out, stopped car, had small heart attack and then found headlight knob again.

I will be skating Wed night, late and then volunteering events Thursday am through noon so I should be able to give some results, after they are posted.

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I don't know Connie, so I'll have to find the lady with the cast and give her a hug.

Sara P, Alex C, I and the Alabama gang (Becca, Jen K.) arrived yesterday. The rest of the Al gang were already here (Pat B., Bob and Jay). We all had pretty good practices. I really liked the USA rink's ice. I hope the 32 rink is the same. It's so good to skate on well kept ice. My home rink (in Atlanta) is under water restrictions due to the on going drought and is limited in how many cuts they can do in a day. Of course the HAVE to cut for hockey, so that means no cuts for publics and limited cuts for freestyle.

It was good to see everyone from years past. You really have to focus during your pre-ice routine, so that you don't end up talking to everyone and not stretching.

One good thing, that will help mine and Sara's nerves, is that there are only 3 teams in Silver Pairs. So, no matter how badly we skate - we medal!!! It appears that a lot of teams have moved up to Gold. So that they can skate Championship.

Practice Ice registration was only open from 10:00-12:00 and 2:00-4:00 yesterday, so we couldn't buy any for today. Hopefully we can get in the line early and get some for later today.

It looks like IceNetwork has most of the events up. They seem to be missing the non-masters interps and the Championship Masters events.

My Silver Mens FS is at 7:15 tonight. There are 11 in the group and I skate 10th.

Rob

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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!

I have probably passed you all in the halls throughout the Olympic Center and don't know who you are so I can personally wish you all good luck and a great skate!

dbny: Unlike the your accident in 2001, I was not on the ice with Connie!

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Am having good times here already! Had a good practice on the USA rink yesterday. I guess I don't feel 100% ready just yet but I'm sure I'll get all the kinks out at the warm up later today. It's going to be a busy day with my friends competing and then me. The logo on the 80 rink looks amazing!!! i am so bummed I don't get to skate it!

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First few results (Silver and Bronze Ladies IV) are up on IN. Congratulations to Sexyskates on making the final round in Silver Ladies IV!

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Terri C is a Bronze lady!
Gold Moves, here I come!

Can someone explain to me how exactly the ordinals work? (I get the new system- more points, higher placement. THIS is a mystery to me).

For example (I don't know these people)
Silver Ladies IV
Yamamota recieved 2, 9, 4, 1, 7, 2, 1
Squires recieved 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4

So how is Squire second place to Yamamota? It seems like her ordinals are higher. (Not to mention, what did the second judge see differently from the 4th and 7th for Yamamota? That's a pretty big gap from 1 to 9)

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To figure out 1st place, they count the number of 1st place ordinals for each. Since they both received 2 1sts, they look at the number of 2nds, specifically, the number of ordinals of 2nd or better (so 1sts and 2nds get added). Yamamota received 4 ordinals of 2 or better and Squires only received 3, so Yamamota wins over Squires.

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http://sk8stuff.com/f_basic_ref/how_...our_scores.htm

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Thanks for the explanation. That is SO weird- I don't know how anyone can consider the new system more confusing. That someone who two judges put 7 and 9th can win over someone who was placed no lower than 4th by any of the judges. CoP has definetly changed the aethetics of skating programs- but at least it makes sense.

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I recommend to anyone who wants to see a live skating competition, check out the adult nationals.

These folks really put their hearts and souls into their programs and I gurantee they do not disappoint!

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Well that's a relief!

I am genuinely concerned for Connie. When I broke my wrist, the doctor did not tell me that I need surgery, and did not say that it should be done ASAP. I do not trust the doctors up there.

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FS, I have yet to run into you, and I am looking! What a long day. My friend Rachel was 2nd in Bronze I with a great skate. Vesperholly did a beautiful, flowy program in Silver I and just missed the podium, unfortunately. NoVa was 2nd in Silver Men I/II. I was 3rd in Silver II, although it wasn't my best skate and I was very happy and surprised to see I got a medal. Now I get to relax and cheer on friends the rest of the week!

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Silver Medal for me in Silver Men III. I was very pleased with my skate. Tough competition. I get to stay up here the rest of the week, relax and watch everyone else. I have redemption from last year's disasterous skate in Chicago. I was also thrilled to actually get MARKS! Thanks to the LOC or whoever was responsible for making sure we got our marks and not just ordinals!

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