....why they are keeping the skater list groups private this year for AN's? They've always posted them before AN's in previous years. Just curious!

I've been to all 10 previous ANs, and they haven't always posted them. It's up to the chief referee.

Maybe this is something that can be brought up for future AN's next week!
After all, we, the competitors are the ones with the money!

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I think it would take a lot of time and effort to generate -- you are talking about 400-800 skaters w/ generally a minimum of two events, this is my 4th AN and other than for champs I have never known who I was skating against until I got to the event. What does it really matter-- you can look at the running time and approximate the number of entrants and assume everyone in your group meets the standard for the level and dream on from there.

They don't post the groups at standard Regional competitions either. Again, it's the referee's decision. It has nothing to do with who has the money.