Why doesn't Skate Canada....

[schnood]

....announce where there competitions will be sooner?

Think about it, the USFSA announces where Skate America & U.S. nationals 2-3 years in advance.

We know where Worlds will be until what? 2005 now?

It seems like S.C. announces where there future competitions will be barely a year in advance. I guess there are a lot of cities in Ontario that need events, and it's hard to decide ;) ;) It would be nice to see events spread out a little more.

I think this is silly....I like to go to competitions, I live on the West Coast. If I knew where competitions would be in advance, I could plan things better. For example, Skate Canada is in Quebec City next year; if I knew it would be somewhere closer to me I might wait a year to go. Does that make sense?

[Lee]

A year in advance isn't enough time to plan to go to Canadians and/or Skate Canada? How early can you book flights?

I prefer the year in advance thing -- your money's not tied up for as long as it is in the US.

Besides, the year in advance thing seems to work quite well for both TSET and the LOC's -- it's easier to get people to commit for a short-term when you're trying to find volunteers, than it is to find people 2 or 3 years in advance.

To put it another way, if it ain't broke, don't fix it...

[gandalf]

I agree with Lee - the year in advance thing works fine for me. If they told me information for much more than a year in advance I likely wouldn't remember it anyways.

[Erin F]

For the most part I like the way SC runs things, but I do wish that they'd leave a little more time between announcing where the competition will be held and the tickets going on sale, because it doesn't leave much time to decide whether I want to go or not. Probably the worst was 2003 Canadians, where the information was only made official about a week or two before tickets went on sale. It would have been nice to have about a month to decide...

[schnood]

A year in advance is fine to make plans to go, etc. But I agree with Erin F, they barely give us enough time to decide. They announce where the next comp. will be, then the tickets go on sale a week or two later.

The point I'm trying to make is that say nationals is in Halifax this year (I know it's not, I'm just using an example)...I'd like to go, but I might wait a year if I knew it was going to be in Calgary the year after.

I think it would be to Skate Canada's advantage to announce where the competition will be 2 years in advance....then put the tickets on sale about a year in advance like usual.

[Gaela]

I don't need more than year's notice, but knowing further in advance would help me decide if I go to Spokane Washington for Skate America--if Skate Canada was gonna be in BC I might skip it. As it is, I'm still not sure--I'm not crazy about Skate America because I'm not crazy about American skaters, but still I get to see so few live competitions that it will be exciting.

Anyone on a budget who wants to share gas from Vancouver (hubby and I are thinking of taking down our RV) to Spokane and back? Would have to find your own accomodation though.

[PatC]

I'm just happy we have competitions in Canada. :)

I am unhappy with our airlines. :twisted:

A year is enough time to plan, imho.

And personally, I think, the destination/locale should be more skater friendly. ie not like Kingston? for the GPF last year. They are the ones that count, we just get to watch. ;)

[jp1andOnly]

Kingston doesnt have the facilities, the transit, the population base. For example, Kitchener is small but it is so close to many different cities. Kingston is nestled 2 hours inbetween ottawa and toronto. I just don't think going to such a small city is feasable. After all, if they can sell out huge arenas, why move to something smaller.

I would like to see Skate Canada switch provinces every year. It would allow the whole country a chance to see it. And it might allow some of the smaller cities to host it.

[gandalf]

As much as I think it would be more fair for each province to take turns hosting Skate Canada and Nats, SC will give the competitions to whichever regions/cities it thinks it can make the most $$ off of, hence the reason Southwestern Ontario gets WAY more than its fair share of skating comps.

[Lee]

[quote:929ef58b7f="gandalf"]As much as I think it would be more fair for each province to take turns hosting Skate Canada and Nats, SC will give the competitions to whichever regions/cities it thinks it can make the most $$ off of, hence the reason Southwestern Ontario gets WAY more than its fair share of skating comps.[/quote:929ef58b7f]

Better not tell that to Alberta and BC, who have hosted extremely successful National and World events! ;)

[Dragonlady]

Why was Kitchener not "skater-friendly", other than the ice surface was small. I thought it was an excellent location. It took hardly any more time to get from the airport to Kitchener than it would have taken to get from the airport to downtown Toronto. The facility was nice. The organization was wonderful. The rink staff were helpful and friendly, and the Waterloo Motor Inn was very accommodating to the skaters schedules.

I'm not going to complain about S-W Ontario getting lots of comps because I live in Toronto. That suits me just fine. I think the Air Canada Centre would be a lovely location for Worlds!

[leap of faith]

I only want SC 2003, then I'll be a happy camper.

I've never seen a senior competition because of location. Now we have the stadium to do it so I hope we're getting some consideration.

[Dragonlady]

Jr. Canadians was in Newfoundland this year. Don't wait for senior elite competition, get out and see the kids too. You never know when you'll see the next rising star.