Eastern Sectionals Bulletin Board *SPOILERS*

[badaxel]

Anyone know the schedule yet for sectionals? The website says it will be up on Feb. 15th, but I don't see it. I really need to make my travel arrangements and get off of work and stuff. Thanks!

[Stormy]

I was told yesterday it should be up late tonight or tomorrow.

Also, there's something on the website about pre-ordering clothes, and that a limited amount of clothes will be sold at the actual comp. Pre-ordering is the way to go.

[Hannahclear]

Hmmm so I'm assuming since I just got this email that the pre order deadline of 2/16 has been extended?

[Stormy]

I did get an e-mail yesterday listing all the competitors. If someone needs that list, PM me and I'll send it along. :)

[Stormy]

FINALLY!!! :)

http://www.colonialfsc.com/adultsectionals07/schedule.html

Hooray, my first event is 8 AM in Saturday. :)

[badaxel]

I tried that link, but I just saw a list of events. Am I missing something? Stormy, are you Silver Ladies I?

[Stormy]

Really? The link works for me.

Yup, I am silver ladies I and Silver compulsory moves. And I am SO nervous now, I've never competed in these big of groups EVER. Even at Nationals, my group was 6 people. 8O

[badaxel]

I'm hitting panic mode right now, as I can't get the schedule- the link is definitely not working for me. Also, my dress is still in the design phase! And, I haven't run my program through with the music since HC! AAAAHHHH! And, Silver I is a HUGE group! I just don't want to come in last!

[mikawendy]

I'm hitting panic mode right now, as I can't get the schedule- the link is definitely not working for me. Also, my dress is still in the design phase! And, I haven't run my program through with the music since HC! AAAAHHHH! And, Silver I is a HUGE group! I just don't want to come in last!

Have you tried refreshing your browser or clearing the cache? Maybe it's showing old info because the browser is "seeing" an old version?

ETA: If you're looking for info on Silver I FS, it's listed on the schedule as Sunday, Rink 1, 10:05 to 10:35 a.m.

[Stormy]

Good idea about the browser, Mika. Sorry, badaxel, I should have posted when Silver I was for you! Don't worry, I am in panic mode too! We do this for fun, remember..... :) :giveup:

[badaxel]

Thanks guys! I used a different browser and it worked! I was worried when you posted before, Stormy, that our group was at 8 am Saturday. I didn't know how I was going to get there by then from NYC! I feel much, much better knowing that it's really at 10 am on Sunday. Thanks for the advice. I'll try to remember that this is for FUN!

[vesperholly]

FINALLY!!! :)

http://www.colonialfsc.com/adultsectionals07/schedule.html

Hooray, my first event is 8 AM in Saturday. :)

Eeeew! That's far too early. At least our freestyle event is later ... a little. Too bad my dance event was cancelled.

[lovepairs]

Practice Ice:

On the schedule it says "Practice Ice will be posted here soon," but even if they get it up in the next few days, does this mean we are going to have to purchase it when we get up there???

It's interesting that the Pacific Sect., which is happening the same time as Easterns, as well as the Mid West Sectionals, which is happening on the 17th both had their schedules and practice ice applications up for sometime now.

What's going on with Easterns??? Anyone know what type of problems the LOC is having with this event???

[Stormy]

I don't think they're having problems. The referee just took longer with the schedule than normal. Colonial puts on many competitions including national events and they know how to do it right. One of the co chairs reminded me the other day that like all of us, she, the cheif ref and the organizers have "real" jobs, families and kids. I wanted the schedule as much as the next person, but try to keep that in mind too. :)

[techskater]

Easterns was also the last deadline date of the three sections

[lovepairs]

Yes, I'm sure the late deadline must have pushed everything back a bit.

Stormy, can you tell us if there are other rinks in the vacinity where we might be able to practice? The last I corresponded with one of the LOC co-chairs, I was informed that there won't be any "Pairs Only" practice sessions. I contacted some people at the USFS to see if the Pairs Teams could be given "Pairs Practice" sessions, since it is a USFS sanctioned event. Just in case they will not give us Pairs Practice sessions, are there any other rinks in the area where the pair teams can practice?

Thanks for you help.
Lovepairs

[Stormy]

About 15 minutes away from Colonial is the New England Sports Center, they have 5 surfaces and freestyles all day long during the week. They will NOT have pairs only sessions, but in the mornings their sessions are very light. I think they still have 2 Saturday morning FS sessions, but those are much more crowded with littler kids, I wouldn't reccomend that on Saturday morning. NESC is a big and nice rink, I will likely be there practicing that weekend myself. That is the closest rink to Colonial. They had AN in 2001

The Skating Club of Boston may have FS and possibly pairs sessions during the day. That's not near Colonial, but it is a possibility.

I am surprised there aren't any pairs only practice sessions, especially with Championship Pairs!! I do hope the LOC is able to accomodate you!

[TimDavidSkate]

it is dangerous for single skaters to practice with pairs on a crowded session, yes also dance, bc the patterns is way different. thankfully i have paid extra attention to my surroundings, or else somebody's platter lift would have landed on my face

[lovepairs]

Thanks, Stormy! I didn't realize that the New England Sports Center was that close to Colonial. Since the practice ice schedule is not out, yet, and I was told that there will not be "pairs only" practice sessions, I think that I can assume that all of the practice ice for E. Sect. will be pretty full with dancers and freeskaters. So, a really early morning or late evening at NESC would be ideal for us. However, it would also be good for us to get on the competition rink at least once, because I've heard from a lot of people, including coaches, that the Colonial rinks are very small, and that a lot of the standard track kids who competed there at their Sectionals were complaining about this ice size, I've heard a lot of adult saying that it is very small, too. This may be okay for freeskaters (I don't know), but it creates and enormous problem for Adult Pair teams, and I'm sure will be a challenge for dancers who train on NHL or Olympic, in terms of their pattern size. I wonder why the USFS would allow a sanctioned competition on anything smaller than NHL. Does anyone know if this happens often?

Tim,

Thanks for mentioning this from the vantage point of a freeskater. The best situation that Pair teams can have is, of course, "Pairs Only" sessions, which are rare during most of the year, but usually provided for practice ice at USFS sanctioned events. The next best thing for Pair Teams is to be on the ice with a few freeskaters (not little kids without control.) And the worse case scanario for us is to be on the ice with dancers, since they are uable to abort their patterns. If you have two or more dancers on the ice, pair teams can forget about using the lift lane, and yes, then it does become somewhat dangerous for everyone on the ice. I wrote to the LOC of E. Nationals a while ago just requesting that the Pairs not be scheduled with the dancers for practice ice if at all possible, and basically I was told to go jump off a bridge. That's when I learned there wasn't going to be pairs only practice ice at E. Sect. So, I wrote to the USFS for assistance with this. In the event that we show up and there is not pairs practice ice, I wanted to see if there are any other rinks in the area--So, THANK YOU STORMY! Very much appreciated for suggesting NESC.

And, thanks again, Tim for pointing out that this is about "safety" for everyone, and not about Pairs just wanting their own session.

[Stormy]

Early morning at NESC will be your best best. I believe (I'll have to check their schedules), that their freestyles end at 6 PM, and anything after 1 PM has a lot of kids on it, or more kids than would be safe for you to be on it. That's how it was when I was skating there regularly. If you're looking for an evening FS session.....honestly, I am not sure if there's anything around. I'll check.

Oh, ETS: The list of competitors that I was e-mailed didn't have the Chmpionship events on there. Does anyone have THAT list? I'm dying to see who all these Gold and MAsters skaters are!!!

[TimDavidSkate]

Wondering if there will be a practice session on Sunday morning (6:00 to 7:30) before the start of events at 8:00am.

Which rink is the one without the glass? Rink A or B? :halo:

+ is it ok to post the roster?

[Stormy]

Ok, there's no Rink A or B at Colonial. The rink with no glass is Rink 3.

[Figureskates]

Founds out today I have to work both Friday and Saturday night, all night.

I was hoping to meet up with some of the competitors and spectators who go to Lake Placid in the summer...

I hate my life............

[Isk8NYC]

Uh oh, that sounds like weather trouble...

Sorry you can't get to the competition. :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Stormy]

Awww, that is a bummer, FS! :( Oh, man, I HOPE there isn't weather trouble that weekend!!!

[Isk8NYC]

Well, Stormy, that's what they pay FigureSkates the big bucks for - meteorology! ;)
(Just found it funny that someone with your name would worry about weather.)

[jazzpants]

Well, Stormy, that's what they pay FigureSkates the big bucks for - meteorology! ;)
(Just found it funny that someone with your name would worry about weather.)Figureskates!!! :bow: :bow: :bow: (It's a thankless job! Trust me! I know people in the biz...)

Sorry about you won't be able to make it to watch though. SUCKS!!!! :cry:

[TimDavidSkate]

deleted ~ :halo:

[TimDavidSkate]

YESSS!!! Practice ice info has been posted :D

[Stormy]

Am I the only one who thinks there's a really limited amount of practice ice. NOTHING on Friday? Or am I missing something?

[lovepairs]

Hi Stormy,

Well, I'm going to resist saying that you told me they hosted a great event. Okay, sorry, but had to get that off my chest, because the Pair teams have been battling it out all week with the USFS Officials and the LOC Co-Chair to get any Pair Practice Ice at all!

You are right, there is no practice ice for the E. Sect. competitors on Friday either. Colonial Figure Skating Club has their regular schedule for Friday (they have 2006 schedule on their website, I called, finally got a person on the phone, and they confirmed it is the same schedule for 2007.) So, on Friday Rink 2 and 3 is all Colonial Figure Skating Club ice. Then I found out that on Friday Rink1 is sitting there TOTALLY EMPTY during the following times and Nashoba is selling these one hour slots for $165:

9:15-10:15 AM
1:00-2:00 PM
10:40-11:40PM

So, apparently, the Nashoba Rink isn't interested in making any $$$ by turning this into "walk-on" for us, knowing very well that we will be there, and I guess they would rather just leave the surfaces empty. The LOC hasn't purchased this for us...I wonder why?

To top it off, no one checked their "conflict buster calendar," because the closest rink, New England Skating Center who has 5 surfaces, only has three available sessions on Friday, and nothing on Saturday and Sunday, because of, get this one, a HOCKEY TORNAMENT!!! So, much for great organizational skills. Sorry, to be a little sarcastic, but you have no idea what I've been through this week over getting the Pair Teams practice ice and an off-ice lift space. Okay, here is what is available on Friday at NESC:

3:10 High Free Style
4:10 Pre-Novice
5:10 No-Test Juv.

And that's it!

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW WE ARE SUPPOSSED TO GET OUR PRACTICE ICE FORMS IN, WHICH WERE JUST POSTED TODAY (I JUST SAW IT, SAT. MORNING) ALONG WITH THE BOOKING FORM THAT HAS A DEADLINE OF TODAY, FEB. 24TH, AND THEY DON'T EVEN INCLUDE A FAX NUMBER ON THE FORM! HOW ARE WE SUPPOSSED TO DO THIS?

So, no Stormy you didn't miss anything, and the Pair Teams have been in touch with the USFS and the Local LOC about making those Rink1 session available as "walk-on" to all of us on Friday, March 2nd. I have no idea if they will act upon this, but really hope they do, because many of us are travelling a long distance to arrive on Thursday night and need to practice on Friday.

Stormy, are there any other rinks in Natick, or Framingham? Could you please tell us where the next closest rink might be.

I guess my frustration is that this event has been a year in the making, and I don't understand how provisions haven't been taken to provide all of us with really adequate practice ice. That's all.

[Stormy]

Oh, GET OUT! I had NO idea there was only a couple sessions at NESC on Friday because of a tournament. And they only had 2 FS sessions normally on Saturday morning and nothing on Sunday. In NESC's defense, of their 5 surfaces, only one is for FS, and it does get bumped for a big tournament. That's not their fault and it does happen a lot. It's a hockey rink and always has been. And they're not going to coordinate with Colonial at all, trust me..... Going to those 3 sessions on Friday in the afternoon would probably be pointless. That's annoying for me too as I was going to go to NESC on Friday morning.

I might have to eat my words with this one....I really am surprised at the practice ice situation. How can they put the form out and hav it be due/postmarked the next day??? :giveup:

And unfortunately, there are rinks in both Natick and Framingham, and neither of them have FS sessions on those days.

Ok, the Babson SC in Wellesley (next to Natick) has this for Friday evening: http://www.babsonskatingclub.com/pdf%20files/babson%20ice%20sched%20jan-jun%202007.pdf but I have heard their sessions have a LOT of little kids and not a lot of real freestylers. I've never skated there myself.

Sc of Boston is a possibility: http://www.scboston.org/

Saturday morning at North Star FSC in Westboro (maybe 45 min from Acton): http://www.northstarfsc.com/pdfs/winter_schedule.pdf

SC of Worcester is a good bet for Friday night, they're not too far from Acton, maybe 30 min: http://www.geocities.com/skatingclubofworcester/icetimes.html

I hope that helps some.

[lovepairs]

Thanks, Stormy, this helps. I'll look into the other rinks, too. Even though this has been annoying and difficult, no hard feelings, and let's try to meet one another at the event. In spite of all of this "practice ice stress," I'm still really looking forward to E. Sectionals.

See you real soon!

Oh, today is the "postmark date," so I'm running to the post office to get mine in now...I'm sending it rtn. receipt request, too. I would recommend that everyone do that and bring your receipt with you to the rink so that you can prove you sent it in on time. Since we are so close to the competition and the US Postal Service isn't as reliable as it was when we were kids, I really suggest that people mail it in this way. The LOC really should have included a fax number on the form and a line for your credit card number given these circumstances...afterall, it is 2006, and the technology does exist.

[Terri C]

Okay folks,
Even though I'm not going to be there, I looked at the practice ice sessions just out of curiousity and geez, only 15 minutes at a time??? I need at least 30 for a practice at a competition! Gimme a break!!

[lovepairs]

Stormy,

What is the name of the Rink in Westboro where the North Star Figure Skating Club skates? I found the one in Auburn.

[Stormy]

North Star Youth Forum. North Star FSC does have sessions in Auburn as well but that's farther.

[lovepairs]

Thanks! :D

[blue111moon]

Skating Club of Worcester does not have ice on Saturday or Sunday (Mar 3 and 4) due to Massachusetts Special Olympics State Games.

Plus the SCOW Friday session is designated a no test-low-test priority session so, while it is open to a limited number of walk-ons (max is 22 skaters - home club members have first rights), it could be hazardous for advanced skaters, who will be required to yield right of way to the less-advanced.

[TimDavidSkate]

15 minutes? 8O So far I have reserved only one practice on Saturday and one on Sunday. I did a dry run through to see how much I can accomplish in 15 minutes. 8O oofa, I had to use my inhaler. So out of shape
Wonder how many skaters on each session they will allow to skate.

[Stormy]

Skating Club of Worcester does not have ice on Saturday or Sunday (Mar 3 and 4) due to Massachusetts Special Olympics State Games.

Plus the SCOW Friday session is designated a no test-low-test priority session so, while it is open to a limited number of walk-ons (max is 22 skaters - home club members have first rights), it could be hazardous for advanced skaters, who will be required to yield right of way to the less-advanced.


Ah, good to know....thank you for the info, sorry to mislead!

[lovepairs]

The 15 minute session thing at $10 (pre-book) and $12 (walk on) is total b*llsh*t, pardon my French. Basically, they have us as a captive audience and are extorting the skaters. When was the last time you paid $40 to skate for an hour with other people at your own rink? Last summer my partner and I used to rent an entire surface all for ourselves for $60 an hour down in Maryland.

There are several revenues with which to make a profit off of an event such as this one including entry fees, advertisers, vendors, ect. without having to turn your ice into "Gold."

Here's an example: there is very very limited available ice time in the entire area (I've just about called every rink around, and Stormy has helped alot by posting what she knows) given this, I found out that on Friday, when many of the competitors will all ready be around and need practice ice that Rink#1 is empty and available for sale at $165 per hour by the Nashoba Rink (this is rink ice.) It will sit empty at 9:00am, 1:00pm, and 11:45pm. Why don't you think the LOC has purchased this for us for practice ice on Friday, so that we don't have to run around like chickens with our heads' cut off trying to find available ice?

So, I wrote to the LOC and several officials at the USFS to ask either Nashobo to make this ice available to us at a "walk-on" rate, or for the LOC to purchase it for us for practice ice to be paid in a "walk-on" fashion. Of course no one wrote back to me. It will be interesting to see if this ice remains dormant on Friday. If it does, that will speak volumnes. Let's hope they decide to open these sessions up for us.

[TimDavidSkate]

Well sucker that I am, I want to have a set schedule and I dont want to steer away from the area. So I sent in my check and practice time request already :halo:

3 more days :yum: exciting. I still yet to run my program on freestyle ice :halo:

[lovepairs]

Hi TimmyDavid!

I'm not saying that people shouldn't sign up and pay the price they ask at all. I sent my check in, too. I'm just pointing out the absurdity of selling 15 minutes of, what will probably be full ice (on small rinks) for $10-12, and the fact that they do have us a "captive audience" with very few other reasonal options available.

I also just wanted to talk a little bit about the situation for Friday "practice ice," since many of the competitors will arrive Thursday evening, or Friday morning/afternoon.

[TimDavidSkate]

Yeh I hear ya dearest, it leaves us with no other options but to sign up. 8O

I signed up for the 7:30 - 7:45am on Saturday, and if I feel thats not enough I will do a 1:05 or 1:20 session.
And on Sunday only the 7:30 to 7:45

Good point, Im arriving Friday afternoon around 3pm. Im wondering what ice time is available, because if there will not be any ice time, I will have to do a 5:30 to 6:20am at Sky rink before I board my 8:00am bus to Boston :roll:

Hi TimmyDavid!
I'm not saying that people shouldn't sign up and pay the price they ask at all. I sent my check in, too. I'm just pointing out the absurdity of selling 15 minutes of, what will probably be full ice (on small rinks) for $10-12, and the fact that they do have us a "captive audience" with very few other reasonal options available.
I also just wanted to talk a little bit about the situation for Friday "practice ice," since many of the competitors will arrive Thursday evening, or Friday morning/afternoon.

[lovepairs]

Here's what's happening at Nashoba Rink on Friday:

It is all "Colonial Club" ice on Rinks 2 and 3. If you go to the Colonial site and go to their schedules, you will see a 2006 schedule. I called the rink and they confirmed that the 2007 schedule is the same as 2006. From what I can tell the club ice is sold by contract. All the time this is happening, Rink1 is sitting with those 3 empty sessions as I mentioned above.

Because of a Hockey Tornament the NESC only has 3 sessions on Friday:
A High Freestyle at 3:10, then the two that follow this are "princess" sessions, lower level to no-test freestyle.

The Skating Club of Boston has Friday ice, but it is about a 45 minute drive from Boxborough.

The Skating Club of Woster at the Buffone Arena has one Friday evening session: 6:50-7:50pm Moves, Freestyle, and Dance (no pairs)

North Star Figure Skating Club at the North Star Youth Forum Rink has "open" sessions on Friday from 12:45-4:30pm. The North Star Youth Forum is in Westborough, MA. Here is their phone: 508-366-1562

The Babson Rink in Wellesley, MA, has DANCE ONLY on Friday morning from 6:00am-10:00am. They also have Babson Skating Club ice on Friday from 5:40pm-7:30pm that is "Freestyle" only, and I hear is wall-to-wall "princesses."

Natick has a rink, but no figure skating--I quess it's just Hockey.

Hey, do you think the LOC should hire me???!!! This is all I wanted to be doing this week--shopping for ice--you know shopping for ice really beats the hell out of trying to prepare for your competition!!!

Again, we will have to wait and see when we arrive if Nashoba will make their empty ice availabe to us on Rink#1 on Friday,

I hope the information that I found out helps everyone.

[Kelli]

There are also rinks in Burlington, Woburn, and Marlborough, but I have no idea what their schedules are. Not really that close to Acton, but not terrible. Unfortunately, my rink doesn't allow out of club members or Figureskates and I would invite you all over. :(

[lovepairs]

Hi Keli,

The NESC that I mentioned above is in Marlborough. Is there another rink in Marlborough that I don't know about?

Also, could you please give us the names of the rinks in the other two towns that you mentioned. Also, if you could tell us the name of your rink so that we can cross it off the list that would be helpful, too.

Thanks

[Kelli]

I figured after I said that the NESC is the rink in Marlborough. The rink in Woburn is the O'Brien rink, and I know they have at least some figure skating because I go there in the spring. The rink in Burlington is the Burlington Ice Palace. http://www.fmcarenas.com/ has a list of arena locations, and there's always http://www.arenamaps.com/arenas/Massachusetts.htm. My rink is in Lexington.

[blue111moon]

There is an FMC rink in Marlboro - Navin Arena.

http://www.fmcarenas.com/Marlboro.htm

I don't know what their public sessions are like and FMC hasn't posted any ice schedules for March yet. I suppose public would be better than nothing but FMC has all kinds of rules against jumping and spinning on public sessions - how strictly they're enforced depends on who's in charge that day.

And one correction to lovespairs' list - the club at the Buffone Arena with the Friday night session is The Skating Club of *Worcester* (nobody ever gets it right) and that's the no-test/low-test session I mentioned earlier. I've just checked with their officers - walkons are $20 for the hour and out-of-towners should bring proof of USFSA membership, for insurance purposes. I don't know what their policy on drop-in coaches is.

[lovepairs]

Hi Blue,

Thanks for this mention, but pairs can't skate on public sessions. Maybe some of the freestylers can use that info.
Thanks for the mention about the USFSA I.D.

Thanks,
lovepairs

[Stormy]

Also, something I thought of today.....for those flying in and renting a car...bring cash for tolls! You'll need probably at least $5.00, it's $3.00 just to get out of the airport. I say this because I am the type of person who NEVER has cash on me and I'd be really stuck if I didn't know about the Boston tolls!

Also, the Colonial club ice is COMPLETELY AVAILABLE to us for walk on, it's NOT contract only. This came directly from the co-chair to me. I know it is not ideal, but this way you won't have to go all over the state to find ice. There are sessions from 1 PM until 6:45 in the evening. It's not like there's NO practice ice at the rink on Friday, it's just not dedicated completely to us. It's honestly better than nothing.

I really hate to quibble with you, lovepairs, but I sort of take offense to the "princess" mention, especially at NESC. That rink is near and dear to my heart and the kids that skate there are really great. It's not really fair to stereotype like that.

I know people are frustrated with the situation, but maybe we should all take a step back, take a deep breath, and concentrate on skating and preparing for the competition. Kvetching on here isn't going to do any of us any good at this point. :)

[manleywoman]

Also, the Colonial club ice is COMPLETELY AVAILABLE to us for walk on, it's NOT contract only. This came directly from the co-chair to me. I know it is not ideal, but this way you won't have to go all over the state to find ice. There are sessions from 1 PM until 6:45 in the evening. It's not like there's NO practice ice at the rink on Friday, it's just not dedicated completely to us. It's honestly better than nothing.


I spoke with Kim Sailer yesterday, who is competing in Masters Pairs and Masters Ladies, and she said she spoke with Colonial and all that Friday walk-on ice is for Standard-Track tests passed ONLY. They told her they weren't accepting Adult-Track tests. Her pairs partner has not passed any Standard Track tests, so it's an issue for her Pairs practice, though not her singles practice.

Didn't know if you all had heard this or already discussed this with Colonial, but just wanted to let you all know about it if you didn't already. You all may want to double-check.

(all this is making me glad I'm inthe Midwest section!)

[TimDavidSkate]

What if some adults took some standard tests?

[jskater49]

I spoke with Kim Sailer yesterday, who is competing in Masters Pairs and Masters Ladies, and she said she spoke with Colonial and all that Friday walk-on ice is for Standard-Track tests passed ONLY. They told her they weren't accepting Adult-Track tests. Her pairs partner has not passed any Standard Track tests, so it's an issue for her Pairs practice, though not her singles practice.



Okay this doesn't effect me at all, I'm just nosy...but WHAT KIND OF A POLICY IS THAT? WHat could the rational for that possibly be. So like someone like me who passed a standard pre-pre (but can't do more than a waltz jump) could skate but not an adult who passed adult gold? What are they trying to achieve???? That just does not make ANY sense to me at all.

J

[lovepairs]

It's probably just some club policy. All clubs have a variety of rules, such as the one someone mentioned earlier where you have to present your USFSA ID card.

Stormy, let's take a deep breath together, okay? One of the problems with email and forums like this is that you don't have any inflection, or tonation to go along with the writing. I meant absolutely nothing sarcastic, frustrated, or exasperated when I used the term "princesses." It's just a short-hand, so everyone would know what I meant--the long hand meaning "a session filled with little kids." That's all, please take no offense.

I'm not frustrated at all at this point and am really looking forward to the competition. Again, look forward to meeting you!

Best,
Lovepairs

[dcden]

I received some emails (as I'm sure many of the other Easterns competitors did) over the weekend from Cheryl stating something along the lines of "disregard the previous practice schedule; a new schedule will be posted shortly". But then I never got a follow-up email about an updated schedule. THe one currently posted on the Easterns website appears to be the same as the one I originally got from CHeryl.

Does anyone know if the schedule still being worked out, or are we to assume the one on the website is current and final?

THanks to anyone who can provide some help.

Dennis

[NoVa Sk8r]

The one on the website now is different from that of last week's.
To make room for the 25-minute official pairs practice, the original practice session denoted as P4 has been shifted to the Rink 3 schedule.

That is, originally:
P1-P4 were on Rink 1 on Sat. from 9-10am, in 15-minute increments.
Now, only P1-P3 are on Rink 1 on Sat from 9:05-10am.
And Rink 3's scheudle starts as P4 at 6am.
http://www.colonialfsc.com/adultsectionals07/UNOFFICIAL022307.pdf

Hope that makes some sense.

[dcden]

So then only the unofficial practice schedule was changed? It was the official practice schedule that I was looking at, and that seemed unchanged from last week.

[NoVa Sk8r]

AFAIK, only the unofficial practices were changed.

[dcden]

Makes sense... Nova, you are a good source of skating info as always. Thanks!

[lovepairs]

So, Nova, are you saying that the 25minute unofficial pairs practice has moved off of Rink#1, which doesn't make sense at all since the pairs are competing on Rink#1???

[TimDavidSkate]

Im assuming that this will be the last time Colonial FSC will be hosting any adult events :halo:

[manleywoman]

Im assuming that this will be the last time Colonial FSC will be hosting any adult events :halo:

Me too, though it's REALLY surprising because there are quite a few adults that are members of this club. Though it seems they weren't consulted for their opinions.

[TimDavidSkate]

Me too, though it's REALLY surprising because there are quite a few adults that are members of this club. Though it seems they weren't consulted for their opinions.

Yeh it looks like it. It almo seems like they only can do so much and then its out of their hands :cry:

[jazzpants]

I spoke with Kim Sailer yesterday, who is competing in Masters Pairs and Masters Ladies, and she said she spoke with Colonial and all that Friday walk-on ice is for Standard-Track tests passed ONLY. They told her they weren't accepting Adult-Track tests.Hmmm? I wonder if my pre-prelim moves passed from 2001 would count? :halo: :lol: (Not that it impacts me, of course, I'm way on the other coast...)

Good luck to all you guys going to Sectionals this weekend!!! I'll be watching you guys from the Ice Channel. 8-)

[NoVa Sk8r]

So, Nova, are you saying that the 25minute unofficial pairs practice has moved off of Rink#1, which doesn't make sense at all since the pairs are competing on Rink#1???Nope; was just pointing out that the practice sessions have been redesignated.
Rink 1 initially had 4 sessions; now it just has 3, including the 25-minute 9:35am session for pairs.

[TimDavidSkate]

Does anybody know how many skaters are they letting skate on each 15 minute session?

[Stormy]

TIm: Call them or e-mail the co chair, why don't ya? That way you get it straight from the source. Stop randomly PMing people for info too, please...I know at least I'd appreciate that.

[NoVa Sk8r]

I spoke with Cheryl earlier (to confirm my practice sessions); they are allowing a max of 15 skaters on each session.

And poor Cheryl; the woman who was helping her is unavailable (I forget why), and she was sick last week. I know, that falls under the "not my problem" column, but I feel just a bit of compassion for her.

[lovepairs]

Im assuming that this will be the last time Colonial FSC will be hosting any adult events :halo:

Colonial can bid for it every year if they want, but if this event truly turns out to be unacceptable for the adult skaters, because of things such as the lack of practice ice, rink size, ect...then it's up to us to put pressure on the USFS not to accept their bid. I recall hearing that a similar thing happened to a club that hosted AN in California, and I don't think we'll be seeing AN back in Dallas anytime soon either.

I was under the impression that this board was a site for exchanging information with one another? Yes? No? I received a lot of information from other skaters, especially from Stormy, that saved me time from making several phone calls and just being dumped into voice mails. Thanks Stormy and thanks Nova for all of your help thus far!

[NoVa Sk8r]

Let's hope the North Jersey Figure Skating Club (in Wayne, NJ) gets it right next year.

[Stormy]

:) You're welcome!

[TimDavidSkate]

TIm: Call them or e-mail the co chair, why don't ya? That way you get it straight from the source. Stop randomly PMing people for info too, please...I know at least I'd appreciate that.

I was under the impression that this board was a site for exchanging information with one another? Yes? No? I received a lot of information from other skaters, especially from Stormy, that saved me time from making several phone calls and just being dumped into voice mails.


I thought so too, I never had any problem before. I guess this kind of thing is not accepted in this board. Im very sorry to inconvinience you Stormy. :bow:

[skaternum]

Here's the problem with relying on info from people on a discussion board: sometimes it's wrong or out of date. It's like not going to the rule book and just asking the people online. If you want the definitive, accurate answer, go directly to the contact listed on the announcement. And not everyone who is known to be "local" to the comp wants to be a personal answering service. It's just annoying to keep getting PMs and read postings asking for info that could very easily be ascertained from the announcement or host club website.

And while I'm in crank mode, what's with all the anger and b****ing? Yeah, this competition hasn't been the most well-run adult comp in the world, but the level of anger and vitrol has been disproportional, in my opinion. Practice ice is expensive -- it always is. Every club that runs a comp uses that source of income to make the competition profitable. This is a little more than most, but if you're willing to spend $800 on a pair of skates, have a custom costume made and employ 2-3 coaches, what's the big deal about the practice ice costing you $30 more than usual? Competing is expensive. It sucks, but that's the reality of the situation. And practice ice time is always tight at most competitions. If the rink doesn't want to open up a block of time for adult figure skaters, that's their perogative, even if it makes no sense to us. All the agitating and kvetching isn't really presenting a favorable picture of adult skaters. We can't just stamp our feet and yell, "RESPECT US" and expect to get respect. That's not how the adult skating program gained its current stature. We garnered respect over time with our firm, but polite, work-within-the-system, tenacity. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

[TimDavidSkate]

Here's the problem with relying on info from people on a discussion board: sometimes it's wrong or out of date. It's like not going to the rule book and just asking the people online. If you want the definitive, accurate answer, go directly to the contact listed on the announcement. And not everyone who is known to be "local" to the comp wants to be a personal answering service. It's just annoying to keep getting PMs and read postings asking for info that could very easily be ascertained from the announcement or host club website.


I knew you were going to comment, since its on me. Whether it would be good or bad, you somehow turn it into me looking like an a*s.
Listen, I figured since everybody does it and it somewhat saves time. Stormy appeared to know a lot of information so I kindly asked her.
Im sure if one of your buddies like contacted you for question, Im sure you wont be annoyed.

Wouldnt it be nice if there would be a day when you arent in crank mode? Can you be at least supportive & nice towards me and other people FOR ONCE? Because Im not a bad person and would like to extend my hand to you as a friend in skating.

[lovepairs]

I knew you were going to comment, since its on me. Whether it would be good or bad, you somehow turn it into me looking like an a*s.
Listen, I figured since everybody does it and it somewhat saves time. Stormy appeared to know a lot of information so I kindly asked her.
Im sure if one of your buddies like contacted you for question, Im sure you wont be annoyed.

Wouldnt it be nice if there would be a day when you arent in crank mode? Can you be at least supportive & nice towards me and other people FOR ONCE? Because Im not a bad person and would like to extend my hand to you as a friend in skating.


Not possible--just hit the "ignore" button.

[dcden]

skaternum:
Well, in my case, I expected since the first schedule I got was via an email, that follow-ups to the schedule would be posted via email as well. I also thought the follow-ups would have affected the official practices when in fact it seems they've only changed the unofficial practices. However, this is not unusual with a skating event and I fully expect to "get the news" when I arrive in Boston tomorrow so I can plan accordingly.

Which brings me to your 2nd paragraph... I agree, this is all a bit too much drama even for a skating competition. While the situation isn't ideal, it's far from the worst I've seen re scheduling snafus (e.g. events shifting from Saturday to Wednesday and back, broken compressors, official practices being held on different rinks than their respective events, etc.). The fact that we have official practice ice on the same rink as the champ. events is a good thing, and the fact that the event isn't being held concurrently with a kids event is another plus (and something that isn't always a guarantee at Sectionals).

Sure, there are things that can be improved, and when you receive a feedback form or somesuch, you can express your thoughts there. But for now, you should be trained and ready to go whatever the circumstances.

[skaternum]

I knew you were going to comment, since its on me. Whether it would be good or bad, you somehow turn it into me looking like an a*s. I don't have anything to do with that. This wasn't directed at you in particular. This was a general comment. I make the same kind of comment when people ask the "Can somebody tell me the rule on well-balanced programs" or other such stuff. I don't think it's a good idea to rely on people online for important official information. It is both annoying and dangerous. You will note that I am not the first person to make this observation in this and other threads. It's not a "skaternum - TD" thing.

[TimDavidSkate]

Hello Dennis, I hope all is well with skating. Good luck to you this weekend, Ill be there cheering you on.
Im sure skaternum doesnt need your explanation. Her comments werent directed on you at all. Just me.

I absoloutely agree in terms of being adaptable to all circumstances. Im sure we all have been through hurdles all before we step on to the ice to skate and have dealt with it. Without these, we wouldnt be stronger today.

[TimDavidSkate]

I don't have anything to do with that. This wasn't directed at you in particular. This was a general comment. I make the same kind of comment when people ask the "Can somebody tell me the rule on well-balanced programs" or other such stuff. I don't think it's a good idea to rely on people online for important official information. It is both annoying and dangerous. You will note that I am not the first person to make this observation in this and other threads. It's not a "skaternum - TD" thing.

All I ask is for you to be at least nice for once, is that even possible?

[skaternum]

All I ask is for you to be at least nice for once, is that even possible?"It's not a 'skaternum - TD' thing."

[dcden]

Oh dear, I smell another locked thread. Sigh!

[MusicSkateFan]

:roll: "This is just like the Crystal Maze"

You have to be an avid fan of "Absolutely Fabulous" to appreciate that quote.

All this banter reminds me of last night's Adult Freestyle session at the Ballston Rink in Arlington, VA. Lots of Drama on the Ice, construction noise, etc!

My Drama is not until next week's competition.

Go get em DCDEN, NOVA, Loop Loop and the Grand Damme of Master's Figure Skating of the WFSC!(DC people know who I am talking about) WFSC Adults Rock! (And N. VA Loop Loop)

[TimDavidSkate]

My question is plain and simple, can you ever be nice to me, yes or no?

Anyways, I think its a loosing battle.

I would like to share:
I spoke with somebody at the rink this morning and inquired about the afternoon freestyles. I told her that I am arriving after 2pm and she reccomended freestyle sessions at 4:35, 4:55, and 6:00pm (45 minutes each session for $16 non-member fee and requires each skater to sign a non-member registration form)
I was told that my adult tests would not count, only my standard tests would.

Hopefully that would help others

[lovepairs]

Sweetie,

Just hit the "ignore" button.

[TimDavidSkate]

Sweetie,

Just hit the "ignore" button.

Thanks dear, I will :giveup:

[dcden]

All this banter reminds me of last night's Adult Freestyle session at the Ballston Rink in Arlington, VA. Lots of Drama on the Ice, construction noise, etc!

Okay, all's I got to say is this morning's "princess session" at Cabin John was MUCH nicer than the adult session last night!!! Food for thought, heyyy, uh-huh uh-huh. There were two adults there who just did not understand how to yield to people, and I was frothing at the mouth at them by the time the session was over.

MSF you forgot about double Lutz guy who must have done about 50 of said jumps in the same corner. Not to mention all the spilled popcorn in the lobby, courtesy of the riff raff.

But I digress... my point is, don't hate on the princesses!!! Some adults be needin' some edumacation in skating courtesy too!

[MusicSkateFan]

Don't you mean frothing at the "Open Mouth" I went home home and burned all my TAN SWEATERS!:frus: :lol: :lol: :lol: :frus:

[manleywoman]

And not everyone who is known to be "local" to the comp wants to be a personal answering service. It's just annoying to keep getting PMs and read postings asking for info that could very easily be ascertained from the announcement or host club website.

As someone on the LOC for ANs, I have to agree with this wholeheartedly. I have been asked the following regarding ANs:

1) Where exactly the cameraman will be located on the ice, so they could plan their program layout better.
2) How far a hotel (that I've never been to or seen) is from the rink. Can't you just call the hotel?
3) Where local hair salons may be located. Again, call the hotel.
4) If there are any cheaper hotels than the ones we painstakingly went through the process of contacting and signing contracts with. We went through enough trying to get those contracts negotiated. So please don't ask me to find you something cheaper. Go to hotels.com or Priceline if you don't like what we have to offer.
5) umpteen questions about things that are readily answered in the announcement. So when I respond, I politely point out, "according to page xx of the announcement, the answer to your question is ..."
5) and my personal favorite: the best place to get Wicked tickets.

Like I don't have enough to do with planning the competition, people want me to be their personal concierge? I don't think so. So yes, it gets annoying when people can't take the time to look some things up themselves. Especially when links are provided on the web site. I'm happy to answer a lot of questions I get, but some of them are just being asked of me because people are too lazy to look it up themselves. And some of them are things that are unanswerable. Where the cameraman will be? I'm sure the cameraman won't know himself until he gets there.

[mskater]

Hi All - I have no comment regarding all that's been said in this thread thus far but you can't deny it makes for good reading:]

So, since I'm set to compete this Saturday at Eastern's and am woefully out of shape, stamina wise, it reminds me of my freeskate at last year's ANs. Mid-way through my program I got so tired going into my 2-loop I decided to purposely fall (sort of in slow motion) so that I could just lay on the ice and rest for a bit, sort of catch my breath:]

Ok, maybe this is only funny to me but I just felt like sharing...

Good luck all Eastern's Competitors and I'll see you there!

[NoVa Sk8r]

So, since I'm set to compete this Saturday at Eastern's and am woefully out of shape, stamina wise, it reminds me of my freeskate at last year's ANs. Mid-way through my program I got so tired going into my 2-loop I decided to purposely fall (sort of in slow motion) so that I could just lay on the ice and rest for a bit, sort of catch my breath:]
What? You haven't been following my training advice!? Tsk tsk! :P

[Isk8NYC]

Ok, maybe this is only funny to me but I just felt like sharing...ROAD HAZARD!!!! (I thought it was funny, too. ;) )

I think threads like this are good for communicating what you know, but not always great for answering questions. Just MHO.
Keep an open mind about how well/poorly an LOC handles the event until the event's over. Pre-judging just insults the organizers in advance.

In response to the PM's and emails I've received about this thread, let's keep it positive and polite, please.
If you want to have face-offs with each other, take it to PM's. Or, just ignore each other.

5) and my personal favorite: the best place to get Wicked tickets.BTW, Wicked (on Broadway) has a daily raffle to purchase $25 front-row tickets 2.5 hours before the show.
Bring cash to pay for the tickets if you win. (No credit cards or checks accepted for these puppies.)
I saw this Show a few weeks ago and it was wonderful!
http://www.wickedthemusical.com/lottery.htm (http://www.wickedthemusical.com/lottery.htm)


Good Luck to All!

[NoVa Sk8r]

Okay, all's I got to say is this morning's "princess session" at Cabin John was MUCH nicer than the adult session last night!!! Food for thought, heyyy, uh-huh uh-huh. There were two adults there who just did not understand how to yield to people, and I was frothing at the mouth at them by the time the session was over.Eek, I hope I'm not grouped in with those folks!!!
The adult pair team and adult ice dancers surely did not help, and I admit, I had partial blinders on because, well, the pair program is not in fine working order and weather events have conspired against us.

But c'mon, when you see a team clearly doing a program and in a spiral sequence, can said adult skaters please not stop and stare and block the spirals (among other elements)?!

Anyway and anywho, back to the topic ... Safe travels everyone and good luck with program runthroughs!

[mr7740]

Let's hope the North Jersey Figure Skating Club (in Wayne, NJ) gets it right next year.

So this is where Easterns are next year? Have all of the sections been decided? How do you find this out? I have tried to look online...the usfsa site, etc, but they only have competitions posted until Sept 07. Well it is over a year away and I have no utterly compelling reason to know, but I am glad to find out...if only so I can excitedly plan in my head where I will get to travel.

[badaxel]

Mid-way through my program I got so tired going into my 2-loop I decided to purposely fall (sort of in slow motion) so that I could just lay on the ice and rest for a bit, sort of catch my breath:]

Hmm...thanks for the tip! Maybe I'll try that!

[jazzpants]

WOO HOO!!! Snark-fest!!! http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/images/smilies/popcorn.gif (Just kiddin' ISk8NYC.... :lol: )

Okay, I'll be nice... I wish you guys all good luck! I also want to give a special shout out (since he's probably not reading this...) to the Moves Guru at Masters and to FrankR (who's probably not reading the boards as much these days) in his Championship Gold Men debut! GOOOOO, FRANK-KAAAAAY!!!! :bow: (I'll have MJ and George Michael waiting for him when/if he qualifies...)

mskater! Get up and get off the ice or the Zamboni will make you part of the Championship Adult Pairs' ice!!! :lol:

[NoVa Sk8r]

So this is where Easterns are next year? Have all of the sections been decided? How do you find this out? I have tried to look online...the usfsa site, etc, but they only have competitions posted until Sept 07. Well it is over a year away and I have no utterly compelling reason to know, but I am glad to find out...if only so I can excitedly plan in my head where I will get to travel.It was posted on the now-defunct USFSA discussion board.

[jazzpants]

So this is where Easterns are next year? Have all of the sections been decided? How do you find this out? I have tried to look online...the usfsa site, etc, but they only have competitions posted until Sept 07. Well it is over a year away and I have no utterly compelling reason to know, but I am glad to find out...if only so I can excitedly plan in my head where I will get to travel.Editing: Yeah, it was on the Discussion Boards but the Discussion board is BUSTED! But yeah, the word is that it's at Wayne, NJ... Nothing official yet though.

Start saving up at Lake Placid though. That one's a definite.

[TimDavidSkate]

I think I might have mentioned it from the past. My test chair told me that NJFSC was bidding on Adult Sectionals for next year and it will be at the Ice Vault ice rink at Wayne, NJ.

[dcden]

Eek, I hope I'm not grouped in with those folks!!!
The adult pair team and adult ice dancers surely did not help, and I admit, I had partial blinders on because, well, the pair program is not in fine working order and weather events have conspired against us.

But c'mon, when you see a team clearly doing a program and in a spiral sequence, can said adult skaters please not stop and stare and block the spirals (among other elements)?!

Anyway and anywho, back to the topic ... Safe travels everyone and good luck with program runthroughs!

No, I wasn't talking about you and loops, but one of the offenders got right in front of me as I was setting up my split jump and then she just... glided ... slowly. If I hadn't yelled at her to get out of my way, she would have gotten my toe pick in her @$$ when I did my split jump!!! So I was actually doing her a favor!

[dcden]

Whoops, sorry I didn't realize I just hijacked this thread! So back on topic.... Ummm... yeah, good luck all you easterns skaters!! Uh, find that practice ice, okay?

[jskater49]

Hi All - I have no comment regarding all that's been said in this thread thus far but you can't deny it makes for good reading:]

So, since I'm set to compete this Saturday at Eastern's and am woefully out of shape, stamina wise, it reminds me of my freeskate at last year's ANs. Mid-way through my program I got so tired going into my 2-loop I decided to purposely fall (sort of in slow motion) so that I could just lay on the ice and rest for a bit, sort of catch my breath:]

Ok, maybe this is only funny to me but I just felt like sharing...

Good luck all Eastern's Competitors and I'll see you there!

I think that is hilarious...I read it to my daughter and she says "Don't you dare let that give you any ideas!"

j

[NoVa Sk8r]

No, I wasn't talking about you and loops, but one of the offenders got right in front of me as I was setting up my split jump and then she just... glided ... slowly. If I hadn't yelled at her to get out of my way, she would have gotten my toe pick in her @$$ when I did my split jump!!! So I was actually doing her a favor!I think said skater got in the way of our *split* twist. She must be attracted to those types of moves!

[lovepairs]

We're here! Just came back to the Holiday Inn from the Nashoba rink. Nothing posted about the Adult competition other than a notice cancelling the "Learn-to-Skate" class on Sat., because of our competition. Other than that no posting at all about practice ice for Friday.

[NoVa Sk8r]

Alright, A', hold down the fort till we get there later tomorrow!

[Thin-Ice]

Colonial can bid for it every year if they want, but if this event truly turns out to be unacceptable for the adult skaters, because of things such as the lack of practice ice, rink size, ect...then it's up to us to put pressure on the USFS not to accept their bid. I recall hearing that a similar thing happened to a club that hosted AN in California, and I don't think we'll be seeing AN back in Dallas anytime soon either.

I don't know about future ANs at Dallas, but I do know the California club you are referring to is still welcome to submit bids for AN, as long as the things that did not work in 1998 are not repeated.

And that should not be a problem, since the third ice surface -- which was used in 1998 for figures competition and many practice sessions and was the source of many complaints -- is Jazzpants' weekend rink -- which is closing.

[Thin-Ice]

Best wishes to everyone skating at Adult Easterns! I hope you all skate your best programs ever. Have fun!!!:)

[lovepairs]

Okay, Nova...we're going to the rink early this morning to do some screaming to pave the way...only kidding, but we are going in very early to see if we can open up those three empty Rink1 sessions for all of us!

Report:

Oh, by the way, there is NO hot water at the Holiday Inn. The last time we didn't have hot water in a hotel, we were in Azerbajan!

[Figureskates]

...and the weather today is going to be pure crap too!

[lovepairs]

Very bad weather...it is sleating/raining right now, and we just learned that 495 is very backed up coming up towards Boxborough, and is completly closed above Boxborough, because a tractor trailer truck turned over.

Hot water is back on! :P

[badaxel]

Kind of glad we're not going up until tomorrow...

[blue111moon]

Weather is currently rainy and windy but the snow and ice that folks north of Route 495 (where Colonial's rink is located) woke up to this morning is supposed to be gone by noon if it isn't already. So travel should be okay. And tomorrow and Sunday are supposed to be great weatherwise.

I want to second the "contact the LOC" advice. Last night I got home to several messages on my phone asking about the "Open ice" that Worcester supposedly has this weekend, because apparently somebody somewhere told them about it. That's not to mention the e-mails and PMs I've gotten. One person is even laboring under the misapprehension that Colonial has contracted practice ice with other rinks - they haven't, as far as I know, and they definitely have nothing to do with Worcester's ice. Even contacting me is a mistake - I have nothing to do with AN and if you got my number out of the USFS Directory, it's severely out of date as I haven't been listed as contact person there for several years.

Besides, asking one person one question is fine. It's when one person asks 15 questions of one person that it gets annoying. The last week before any competition is stressful enough for the LOC, as well as for the skaters. Think of this: the skaters are concerned mainly about themselves and their schedules; The LOC (and mainly the chair) is concerned with the schedules of ALL the skaters, the judges, the volunteers, the rink staff, etc. There's no way they can make everyone happy; they're just doing the best that they can for the majority.

[Mrs Redboots]

Good luck, everybody, skate your best and please, try to have fun! That's what it's all about, at the end of the day.....

Don't forget the old saying I learnt at my mother's knee (creaky old woman mode): You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time!

[jskater49]

To everyone competing...

as our Silverblade girls used to yell at every teammate on the ice

"GO (insert name) SKATE GREAT! WE LOVE YOU. SMILE!"

(drawn out slowly and prounounced "SMIIIII--YULLLLL!"

J

[Isk8NYC]

Just hoping someone will post some SPOILERS from the 2007 East Coast Adult Sectionals comp.

Just to keep those of us at home/work entertained and up-to-date.

(hint, hint)

[coskater64]

:lol:Good luck to all!!! :lol:

[coskater64]

:lol: Good luck to all!!:lol:

[e-skater]

Here's wishing for everyone to have a good skate! :)

[TimDavidSkate]

phew, I just got here an hour ago. I skated at sky rink at 5:30am and went to the bus station to catch the 8:00am. After a 6 hr bus ride i took 3 trains and the complimentary hotel shuttle then voila 4:15pm Im here :lol:

very rainy and cold today, hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow :P

[DallasSkater]

Tim: Glad you made it safely..

Good luck everyone! Have fun...know we are rooting for all of you!

[NoVa Sk8r]

After a flight delay this morning (from the ice in Boston and their only having one runway open), made it here in time to skate some of the Colonial FSC sessions on the competition rink. Have already seen quite a number of competitors -- can't wait to skate tomorrow and get this over with already!

[NoVa Sk8r]

Starting orders for the Championship events have been posted:
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_related_details.asp?ri=content/events/200607/adultsectional-easterns/startingorders.htm

[Tessie]

Not sure if this is the place to post, but I attended eastern adult sectionals today. I saw ladies pre-bronze freestyle (classes I - V) and championship ladies gold. Congratulations and thank you for the inspiration! I am determined more than ever to get my pre-bronze moves & freestyle.;)

[Debbie S]

I saw ladies pre-bronze freestyle (classes I - V) and championship ladies gold. Glad you had a good time, Tessie. Do you happen to know/remember anything about the Champ Gold Ladies results?

If not, no worries - hopefully, NoVa (or lovepairs) will report tonight or tomorrow. In the past, results have usually come up on the USFSA website that same night, but nothing yet.

[Isk8NYC]

I figured 'We do it for the Standard Track events, why not for the adults?'
With that in mind, I went ahead and set up SPOILER threads for results from this weekend's competitions.

Please keep us informed - GOOD LUCK ALL!



ETA: Merged threads together since no one objected to spoilers and congratulations!

[Debbie S]

LOL, Isk8NYC! But isn't a "spoiler" thread only necessary if the event is going to be shown on TV? ;)

Then again, I saw "spoiler" threads for World Juniors on other boards and that's not being televised. :)

[Tessie]

Glad you had a good time, Tessie. Do you happen to know/remember anything about the Champ Gold Ladies results?

If not, no worries - hopefully, NoVa (or lovepairs) will report tonight or tomorrow. In the past, results have usually come up on the USFSA website that same night, but nothing yet.

I wasn't keeping track, they don't announce the scores, only posted them in the hallway. Of the 17 gold championship ladies, I saw the first 11, I had to go. They were all great. If you told me what they were wearing I would perhaps remember.

[NoVa Sk8r]

Gold Ladies:
1. Janet Tavares
2. Desiree Challice (I think)
3. Heather Hilgar
4. Cynthia Jacobson

Gold Men:
1. Frank Romero
2. Mark Pepin
3. Steven Wright
4. Marty Romanik

Master Ladies:
1. Stephaie Cooke
2. Amy Entwistle
3. Lauren Downes
4. Beth Delano

[Terri C]

CONGRATULATIONS FRANK-KAAAAAYYYY!!

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Jazzpants: We need Michael Jackson NOW!!

[Debbie S]

Thanks, NoVa! Hey, how did you and Loops (and lovepairs and pairman) skate? (maybe that's your next post?)

Congrats to Frank R! (and Marty Romanik (there's a "t" missing)) :)

Yay Heather Hilgar! (I knew she'd be one of the top 4) ;)

[jazzpants]

FRANK-KAAAAAAY!!!! Adult Championship Gold Men CHAMP!!!

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/f015.gif http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/f030.gif

Now didn't I tell 'ya that you would do well and that you would likely qualifying??? What are you gonna say NOW, BUSTER!!! *very stern look* :twisted: :P

Congrats, my friend!!! It's been a long journey from when I first saw you post on RSSIR as a beginning skater!!! And if there's ANYONE that is deserving of this, it's YOU, FrankR!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

Jazzpants: We need Michael Jackson NOW!!
As promised... the one, the only... MICHAEL JACKSON!!! (Heee heee!!!) :P

http://gymgossip.com/Smileys/Kustom/beatit.gif

http://gymgossip.com/Smileys/Kustom/billiejean.gif

And I better get George Michaels in before he goes on tour too... :P

http://gymgossip.com/Smileys/Kustom/georgemichael.gif

[Isk8NYC]

Congratulations!

www.icenetwork.com (http://www.icenetwork.com) has the adult sectionals listed on their front page.
Does that mean they're broadcasting events live over the internet?
(That might be worth the $30 - to watch fellow board members skate.)

[lovepairs]

FRANKY FRANKY FRANKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A HUGE CONGRATE TO KIM SAILOR AND DAVID GARBER ON WINNING CHAMP. PAIRS WITH WHAT WAS A SPECTACULAR SKATE!!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

[Terri C]

Other than what NoVaSk8r posted last night and lovepairs posted this morning on the Easterns thread in the On Ice- Skaters forum nothing yet!
Any more results floating around out there ??a little gossip might be nice too!:halo: :twisted:

[2salch0w]

Would like to provide more spoilers, but I only know my own event's results:

Championship Pairs:

1. Sailer and Garber
2. Cioppa and Mizerak
3. Cooper and Jones
4. Cheng and Barry
5. Grim and Traszka

I'd also like to congratulate the entire group on an awesome event. It's great to see how far pair skating advances each year, with more teams, harder elements, stronger skating, longer programs (yow!) ...

Kim and David were fantastic - awesome program, wonderful choreography, huge throws, 2 nice death spirals and they really sold it. A very well-deserved win, and more power to the opposite direction teams! Woo hoo! ;-)

Tim

[jazzpants]

Any news for Champ Masters Men?

[mikawendy]

Congratulations!

www.icenetwork.com (http://www.icenetwork.com) has the adult sectionals listed on their front page.
Does that mean they're broadcasting events live over the internet?
(That might be worth the $30 - to watch fellow board members skate.)

I have an Ice Network subscription and AFAIK, live viewing wasn't possible. (I had assumed it was, but forgot to e-mail them ahead to ask about it, then I got stuck in mysterious traffic jams on the highway home on Saturday anyhow (signs announced that multiple exits would be closed throughout the day, but I couldn't find anything on the city transportation or state highway web site, and there was no news of a police funeral or anything similar that would cause the delay).

Anyhow, I think the way it works is that Ice Network posts the videos after the event. It seems that they get the events from the video vendors at each competition, so that could be why a live stream is not available. Still, at $30, I think it's a great bargain for the number of events available (entire USFS competitive season sans standard track nats, presumably because of TV rights deals for nats). The FS Channel that went kaput had much higher prices. (Funny thing is that anything that I downloaded and paid for thru FS Channel no longer has rights restrictions since they ended their relationship with USFS.)



...And congratulations, FrankR and others who skated! FrankR, I remember reading on one of the forums that you had not been sure about your move up to Gold Men. I think this can erase your doubts for sure! Great job! :bow:

[jazzpants]

Starting with Master Men results??? :??

[Terri C]

Any news for Champ Masters Men?

As of now, there are still no results on the USFS website.
I'd also like to hear the Non Qual results as well and I have one question:
Why in the Eastern Section, the Non Qual portion of the competition is given another name (i.e. Colonial Adult Classic, etc), as opposed to just calling it all Adult Easterns? This isn't the case in the other sections.

[Emberchyld]

Yay Everyone!

and

Yay Frank! Congratulations!!!!!!

[e-skater]

Gold Men:
1. Frank Romero


CONGRATULATIONS, FRANK!!!!



Congratulations to all.

Frank, no "gold" color choice here at SF, but you get my drift! Wow, you have GOT to feel good about this one! SO happy for you!!!!!

[FrankR]

Hi all,

Thanks so much for the support. It really means a lot. I really didn't know what to expect at this event. (I know I always say that but it's because it's true. lol) I was fortunate enough to feel good Saturday and put together a good skate. It was an honor to skate with everyone in my group and share ice with everyone over the past few days.

I have to thank my coaches and especially Edward who put on me on the ice yesterday. He was great. In warm-up, when I landed an axel and then promptly fell on a mazurka he didn't yell or laugh or anything. ;)

I have to thank everyone in the crowd who watched my event. I haven't felt that excited in a program before and it was great to be able to share it with everyone who was watching.

Congratulations to all who skated and hopefully we'll see each other again in Chicago. :)

Frank

[MusicSkateFan]

Congrats to all!

Would be nice to see all the results!

I guess Eastern Sectional is not as important as Pacific Sectional. Come on USFSA!

[jazzpants]

Starting with Master Men results??? :??
Never mind.... :)

(From unofficial source... :twisted: )

Championship Masters Men:
1. Davin Grindstaff
2. Joe R.
3. Moves Guru! (YEEEEAAAAAH BOOOYYYEEEEE!!!!)
4. Jason Spicer!!!

Congrats, you guys!!!

[coskater64]

I don't think it is USFSA, the Loc must send or fax the results to the webmaster at USFSA it's not that one is more important that the other.

It is up to the LOC to put up the other results on their website, but that might take a few days. The ice network has had the adult sectionals and nationals on their list for a long time but it will take a while for those to get up. I notice upper great lake regionals took several months, the ice network has to negioate for the video so hopefully it will be soon I would like to see how everyone skated.

[Mel On Ice]

I'm happy to hear how well everyone skated and congrats to our forumites for qualifying for the big events.

I'm in the process of cutting my bags, and will have special ones for y'all.

[lovepairs]

A big CONGRATS to Tara and Tim for an AWESOME skate. Because you guys skated before us, I was too nervous to watch. However, I just sat down and watched the DVD! AWESOME skate and a big congrats on your Silver Medal!!!

I second that: a big congrats to all of the teams for the Championship Pairs event at E. Sectionals! First time event=major success!!! :P

[Isk8NYC]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[vesperholly]

I have to thank everyone in the crowd who watched my event. I haven't felt that excited in a program before and it was great to be able to share it with everyone who was watching.
Frank's program was awesome. Not only was it technically superb, the excitement was electrifying! The huge round of applause was well deserved. I was thrilled to be there to yell and clap for such a great performance. :bow:

I had an awesome time at Sectionals, saw some wonderful skating, and I really enjoyed meeting everyone from SF and lots of new and old friends. The team event was especially fun. :D I am so sad I won't be at Nationals, but I'll be back next year for sure!

[blue111moon]

Sending results to Headquarters is the Chief Accountant's responsibility. Whether there's anyone in Headquarters on a weekend evening to receive and post them is an issue out of LOC control. I do know that one of the Eastern accountants is a computer genius so I doubt if the delay originates there.

As for posting non-qual results to the club website, again it's the accountant's job to prepare the file (it's a couple clicks in the program) and hand it off to the LOC's webperson. That's usually done at the end of each day or at the end of the competition. How quickly the LOC's web guru gets it uploaded probably depends on what elce the guru has been doing during the competition. People wear many hats during a large event like this - and even gurus have to sleep sometime. :)

I got to see bits and pieces in between other committments and just want to say congratulations to Jason Spicer and Mike Finley (4th in Silver Men I). Great skating, guys!

[manleywoman]

Sending results to Headquarters is the Chief Accountant's responsibility. Whether there's anyone in Headquarters on a weekend evening to receive and post them is an issue out of LOC control. I do know that one of the Eastern accountants is a computer genius so I doubt if the delay originates there.

As for posting non-qual results to the club website, again it's the accountant's job to prepare the file (it's a couple clicks in the program) and hand it off to the LOC's webperson. That's usually done at the end of each day or at the end of the competition. How quickly the LOC's web guru gets it uploaded probably depends on what elce the guru has been doing during the competition. People wear many hats during a large event like this - and even gurus have to sleep sometime. :)
Also, FYI, I was told that in regards to ANs, the Chicago LOC is NOT allowed to post results. Only the USFS is allowed, so all we can do is provide a link to them. Strange rule, I think, but they're in charge of it.

[TimDavidSkate]

The trip to get there was hellish, I have to take a bus, 2 subways, a commuter line train and a shuttle. On Saturday I was feeling down and did not feel like competing at all. I was over obsessing with my skating. But thankfully on Sunday everything started to fall in place. I already knew the drill and felt I was pacing myself pretty well. I skated very well and clean. I doubted myself if I can still skate a clean program and thank heavens it came together.
Now I feel like crawling into a jacuzzi tub and get to bed early.

[Isk8NYC]

Enough chit-chat about why we don't have the Eastern Sectional results - POST THEM, PEOPLE!!!

TimDavid, badaxel, and everyone else - did you skate clean programs?
Who'd you meet? What'd you do?
Placements aren't mandatory, but inquiring minds want to know!
a little gossip might be nice too!:halo: :twisted:

[badaxel]

Okay, okay! My program stunk. My axel was no where to be found. I messed up my layback catch spin. I never mess up the layback. I came in a very disappointing 7th out of 8. I am still feeling a little demoralized.

But, I did get to meet Stormy and TimDavid. Vesperholly, sorry I didn't say hello, but with all the drama, I thought it was a bad time. I didn't see TimDavid skate, but Stormy and Vesper were both fabulous! Great job, guys! I also got to see Champ Gold and Masters Ladies, and I was very impressed all around. I know some of you are on here, but I'm not sure who. All of the competitors looked really strong, and I was glad I wasn't a judge!

Congratulations to everyone, and I'll see you all in Chicago!

[TimDavidSkate]

1 Tim David
2 William Rowe
3 Stephen Trazska
4 Michael Finley
5 Jeremy Balcom
6 Robert Cormier

[NoVa Sk8r]

Interesting spelling of my last name there.

I can say that the judging seemed a bit *scwewy* (for most of non-qualifying events--and having only 3 judges? .... Huh?).
I skated my singles program the worst ever and still managed 3rd, which was a complete shock. I was expecting maybe 5th. The 4th place finisher did a nice axel (from my angle) and other nice jumps and spins. And the 5th-place finisher, IMO, had one of the best programs and landed a (slightly cheated?) axel as well. :??

-Stephen

[TimDavidSkate]

It was great meeting you too badaxel :P Sorry I didnt get to see you skate, I was in a daze :halo:

[TimDavidSkate]

Interesting spelling of my last name there.

I can say that the judging seemed a bit *scwewy* (for most of non-qualifying events--and having only 3 judges? .... Huh?).
I skated my singles program the worst ever and still managed 3rd, which was a complete shock. I was expecting maybe 5th. The 4th place finisher did a nice axel (from my angle) and other nice jumps and spins. And the 5th-place finisher, IMO, had one of the best programs and landed a (slightly cheated?) axel as well. :??

-Stephen


Sorry, correct me on the spelling one last time :halo: I keep forgetting.

yeh it was shocking how the placements were. you did an awesome job of skating a clean skate :bow: same with jeremy, I thought that was a winning performance too.

[Isk8NYC]

Okay, okay! My program stunk. My axel was no where to be found. I messed up my layback catch spin. I never mess up the layback. I came in a very disappointing 7th out of 8. I am still feeling a little demoralized.Was this your first-ever competition? In any case, shake it off. Jazz, HelenC, and I all know you're a great skater with a baaaaad axel! Probably just nerves.

Anyone else want to post results?

[NoVa Sk8r]

yeh it was shocking how the placements were. you did an awesome job of skating a clean skate :bow: same with jeremy, I thought that was a winning performance too.Thanx for the vote of confidence, but I made a bunch of errors in my program: My left blade got caught on my outfit (it has these weird flared legs) during my opening loop jump, and I stumbled out of it; I slightly fell out of my first spin (camel-jump-back sit) but recovered; and my blade once again got caught on my outfit in another spin (sit-catch foot upright spin). I also didn't "fly" properly into my flying camel, doing that weird 3-turn entrance jump. Things to work on ....

[doubletoe]

Thanx for the vote of confidence, but I made a bunch of errors in my program: My left blade got caught on my outfit (it has these weird flared legs) during my opening loop jump, and I stumbled out of it; I slightly fell out of my first spin (camel-jump-back sit) but recovered; and my blade once again got caught on my outfit in another spin (sit-catch foot upright spin). I also didn't "fly" properly into my flying camel, doing that weird 3-turn entrance jump. Things to work on ....

NoVa, if you can place third when you skated your worst, that means your choreography, presentation and skating skills must be excellent! That is a very important thing to know going into Nationals, because that means if you just skate like you normally do, there's no stopping you! Congratulations on your strong program!

And congratulations, Tim! :)

[NoVa Sk8r]

NoVa, if you can place third when you skated your worst, that means your choreography, presentation and skating skills must be excellent! That is a very important thing to know going into Nationals, because that means if you just skate like you normally do, there's no stopping you! Congratulations on your strong program!

And congratulations, Tim! :)I meant to imply that who the heck knows what the judges were looking for (I guess I wowed them over with picking my leg up over my head?! Actually, I looked at one of the judges during this spiral move, and she smiled at me). But I like your interpretation, better, Lauren!

[TimDavidSkate]

And congratulations, Tim! :)

Thanks:D
we havent met yet :halo: what event did you skate at this weekend?

[TimDavidSkate]

Thanx for the vote of confidence, but I made a bunch of errors in my program: My left blade got caught on my outfit (it has these weird flared legs) during my opening loop jump, and I stumbled out of it; I slightly fell out of my first spin (camel-jump-back sit) but recovered; and my blade once again got caught on my outfit in another spin (sit-catch foot upright spin). I also didn't "fly" properly into my flying camel, doing that weird 3-turn entrance jump. Things to work on ....

Wow I didnt notice, you did a good job covering it up.
Steven, your flexibility gets better every time! :bow: I wish I had your Perseverance

[NoVa Sk8r]

Wow I didnt notice, you did a good job covering it up.
Steven, your flexibility gets better every time! :bow: I wish I had your PerseveranceDo a 3:30 champ. program, and 2:10 will feel like nothing!!!
The flexibility comes/came from "sets": constant stretching at the gym between "sets" and in front of the TV "set." :P (Oh, I was NEVER flexible as a kid.)

[vesperholly]

Oh, let's see. I was 5th out of 8 in Silver Ladies I.

Speaking of drama, badaxel 8O The music people couldn't play my CD, and I couldn't find my backup :frus: so I had to use my iPod (thank god NoVa was there with a tape adapter), but they couldn't get it to work either. My skating order was swapped from second to fourth (after the second warmup). Needless to say, I was in tears and really freaked out. I have been really sick for like three weeks, throwing up after skating and really out of breath. I was ready to withdraw last week, but I started feeling better Saturday and decided I would skate. And then because my music is all screwed up, I might not be able to? :frus: :frus: :frus:

Eventually, we got it to work with the help of Lisa whose last name I can't remember (5th in Champ Masters) and a young girl from the club. I have no idea where my backup CD is - it was in a CD book that should've been in my skating bag. I couldn't find it anywhere when I returned to where I was staying. Grrrrrrr.

When I finally got out to skate: I did a good lutz-loop, loop (in place of axel), flip, spirals were OK, messed up a solo layback, left out half my footwork, RBI-3/change edge/mohawk salchow, step forward/RFI toe loop (which I made up Saturday since my program wasn't done!) and messed up the sit-change which ended up being just a terrible sit spin. But I survived!!!

My group was half forumites which rocked, but I'll let them share their own experiences. :)

[blue111moon]

1 Tim David
2 William Rowe
3 Stephen Trazska
4 Michael Finley
5 Jeremy Balcom
6 Robert Cormier

Just a note: Mike Finley is a Special Olympian, who in addition to competing at Sectionals was buzzing up and down the highways to compete in the Massachusetts Special Olympics State Games, to qualify for Special Olympics Nationals. He skated a compulsory program on Saturday in Worcester, skated the FS in Boxboro Sunday morning, then went back to Worcester to skate his FS again, and do a solo dance besides. An amazing young man - and a very nice one, besides. He got great support in Boxboro which was greatly appreciated.

[NoVa Sk8r]

Just a note: Mike Finley is a Special Olympian, who in addition to competing at Sectionals was buzzing up and down the highways to compete in the Massachusetts Special Olympics State Games, to qualify for Special Olympics Nationals. He skated a compulsory program on Saturday in Worcester, skated the FS in Boxboro Sunday morning, then went back to Worcester to skate his FS again, and do a solo dance besides. An amazing young man - and a very nice one, besides. He got great support in Boxboro which was greatly appreciated.And he told me he had TWO axels planned for the Worcester event.
Not only that, but all these events have different program lengths as well.
An inspirational athlete, indeed.

[Isk8NYC]

The music people couldn't play my CD, and I couldn't find my backup :frus: so I had to use my iPod (thank god NoVa was there with a tape adapter), but they couldn't get it to work either. Think I jinxed you with that music? LOL

Sorry you don't think you skated your best, but glad it was a good experience anyway.

[TimDavidSkate]

And he told me he had TWO axels planned for the Worcester event.
Not only that, but all these events have different program lengths as well.
An inspirational athlete, indeed.

Yes he was very cool and collected the whole time, I really give him credit for doing an amazing and gutsy skate.

[NoVa Sk8r]

Justin Chien won the bronze men's event with a stellar skate that included huge jumps (looked like his single salchow could have been a double!), great choreography, speed, flow, and line. And this was only his 2nd competition!

A couple of the other guys also had nice, clean performances.

[TimDavidSkate]

Justin Chien won the bronze men's event with a stellar skate that included huge jumps (looked like his single salchow could have been a double!), great choreography, speed, flow, and line. And this was only his 2nd competition!.

Oh yes, he was awesome!!! Fast on the ice and a real challenge for the silver men when he joins next year. Very reminiscent of Nicholas Chou. And he is soo nice too

[doubletoe]

Thanks:D
we havent met yet :halo: what event did you skate at this weekend?

Pacific Coast Sectionals! That's probably why we haven't met. ;)

[Isk8NYC]

Thanx for the vote of confidence, but I made a bunch of errors in my program: My left blade got caught on my outfit (it has these weird flared legs) during my opening loop jump, and I stumbled out of it; I slightly fell out of my first spin (camel-jump-back sit) but recovered; and my blade once again got caught on my outfit in another spin (sit-catch foot upright spin). I also didn't "fly" properly into my flying camel, doing that weird 3-turn entrance jump. Things to work on ....That's all they are - things to work on. Don't be so hard on yourself: I'll bet that no one else thinks you had that many errors. I'm sure you'll do great in the next comp.

[doubletoe]

I meant to imply that who the heck knows what the judges were looking for (I guess I wowed them over with picking my leg up over my head?! Actually, I looked at one of the judges during this spiral move, and she smiled at me). But I like your interpretation, better, Lauren!

Okay, Mr. Caroline Zhang, what the heck did you do with your leg and when do we get to see a picture of it? LOL!

[TimDavidSkate]

Pacific Coast Sectionals! That's probably why we haven't met. ;)

OOOHHHHHH :halo: what event did you do? how did you make out? :D

[Isk8NYC]

OOOHHHHHH :halo: what event did you do? how did you make out? :DPsssst...http://www.skatingforums.com/showthread.php?p=312091

[FrankR]

Oh, let's see. I was 5th out of 8 in Silver Ladies I.

Speaking of drama, badaxel 8O The music people couldn't play my CD, and I couldn't find my backup :frus: so I had to use my iPod (thank god NoVa was there with a tape adapter), but they couldn't get it to work either. My skating order was swapped from second to fourth (after the second warmup). Needless to say, I was in tears and really freaked out. I have been really sick for like three weeks, throwing up after skating and really out of breath. I was ready to withdraw last week, but I started feeling better Saturday and decided I would skate. And then because my music is all screwed up, I might not be able to? :frus: :frus: :frus:

Eventually, we got it to work with the help of Lisa whose last name I can't remember (5th in Champ Masters) and a young girl from the club. I have no idea where my backup CD is - it was in a CD book that should've been in my skating bag. I couldn't find it anywhere when I returned to where I was staying. Grrrrrrr.

When I finally got out to skate: I did a good lutz-loop, loop (in place of axel), flip, spirals were OK, messed up a solo layback, left out half my footwork, RBI-3/change edge/mohawk salchow, step forward/RFI toe loop (which I made up Saturday since my program wasn't done!) and messed up the sit-change which ended up being just a terrible sit spin. But I survived!!!

My group was half forumites which rocked, but I'll let them share their own experiences. :)

I spoke with vesperholly right after her skate and I couldn't say enough about how impressed I was with her program so I thought I'd continue right here. :) ;) Her description of her elements doesn't do her justice. I guess the best way to put it was that it was readily apparent that she's a skater working on her senior moves in the field. Her stroking was very smooth and efficient. She has a wonderful run of edge and there isn't a toe-pick scrape to be heard in the building when she's skating. Years down the road I hope to be able to have that type of quality. You were great, Jocelyn!!

I wasn't able to see very much of the silver men's event (only the warm-up and a couple of the competitive skates) because I had promised a friend I would put her on the ice and she was on the other ice surface of the same time. However, what I did see of the event was very good. I'm also delighted to hear about Mike Finley. He looked terrific.

[Figureskates]

Just a note: Mike Finley is a Special Olympian, who in addition to competing at Sectionals was buzzing up and down the highways to compete in the Massachusetts Special Olympics State Games, to qualify for Special Olympics Nationals. He skated a compulsory program on Saturday in Worcester, skated the FS in Boxboro Sunday morning, then went back to Worcester to skate his FS again, and do a solo dance besides. An amazing young man - and a very nice one, besides. He got great support in Boxboro which was greatly appreciated.

I totally agree.

I had seen him skate at Hayden many times a few years back and he was a great skater and a lot of fun to talk with..

I wish I had 10% of his ability!

[lovepairs]

TimmyDavid TimmyDavid TimmyDavid TimmyDavid TimmyDavid!!!!!!

You rock pal!!! A HUGE CONGRATS ON YOUR GOLD MEDAL!!!

IT WERE DEM DEAR APPLES!!!!! :P :bow:

[badaxel]

Was this your first-ever competition? In any case, shake it off. Jazz, HelenC, and I all know you're a great skater with a baaaaad axel! Probably just nerves.

Thanks! Yeah, you guys can vouch for my axel! I did 2 in the warm-up and 4 in the practice that morning, so who knows? Also, there was a really long wait, and I was last. When I got out there, I realized my feet were frozen. Oh well. This was actually my 4th competition, and my 2nd sectionals. Oh well. Maybe AN will be better...

[mskater]

Hi All,

I had a really nice time this year at Sectionals even though I didn't get the placement I was looking for and thus will not be going to Chicago. Even though I had a fall on my 2-loop and stepped out of my axel I felt pretty good about my program - which is a totally unexpected but very welcome feeling to have:]

Congrats to Jason Spicer on his 4th place finish - he really deserved it and he's inspired me to practice harder in preparation for next season. Congrats also to all my skating forum buddies - all I can say is I'm glad I didn't have to judge the Silver Men's Event, from my point of view you all were 'worthy':]

Go dcden for qualifying through in Championship Gold Men - hope you kick some arse in Chicago!

Sorry I missed Stormy and Vesper's programs (damn the intractable airline schedule!). But glad to hear you guys both skated well!

And I must say I loved all of the pair's drama - I hope all of the teams left feeling positive about the event?

-Cheers

[jazzpants]

Thanks! Yeah, you guys can vouch for my axel! I did 2 in the warm-up and 4 in the practice that morning, so who knows? Also, there was a really long wait, and I was last. When I got out there, I realized my feet were frozen. Oh well. This was actually my 4th competition, and my 2nd sectionals. Oh well. Maybe AN will be better...I can definitely can vouch for badaxel that she had some baaaaaaad (as in "bad @$$ good") axels at Aviator. (We were all wondering "Bad axel? What's wrong with it? It's cleanly landed!" :?? ) Too bad I didn't have my cell phone out so I can take a video of it. :frus: :lol:

I plan on coming back to NYC this December again (if I don't have any more emergency trips to NYC again, then it will be SOONER!!!) and hopefully we'll have another skatingforum meetup so I can finally put that axel on video!!! :mrgreen:

dcden qualifying? WOO HOO!!! Go Dennis!!! :bow: (I'm assuming that it's b/c of the fill-up rules b/c Midwestern only has 3 guys competing? If so, my fellow "Team JKo" teammate, Gary K., qualifies too!!! YAAAAY!!! :mrgreen: )

[flutzilla1]

I can definitely can vouch for badaxel that she had some baaaaaaad (as in "bad @$$ good") axels at Aviator.

I plan on coming back to NYC this December again (if I don't have any more emergency trips to NYC again, then it will be SOONER!!!) and hopefully we'll have another skatingforum meetup so I can finally put that axel on video!!! :mrgreen::

You guys skated at Aviator during your last NYC trip? Coolness! I skated there for about 6 months until my coach had to move to Delaware, but I would definitely be up to going out there again if there will be a forums meetup there! :) It's a gorgeous rink.

[jazzpants]

You guys skated at Aviator during your last NYC trip? Coolness! I skated there for about 6 months until my coach had to move to Delaware, but I would definitely be up to going out there again if there will be a forums meetup there! :) It's a gorgeous rink.Agreed! Gorgeous rink... ice is okay... AP McD. was there coaching a student too!!! :D

(Back to our original topic... since I don't wanna hijack the thread....)

[Stormy]

Ahhh, what a weekend! First and foremost, I had a LOT of fun, and it was so great seeing NoVa, LoopLoop, Vesperholly, mskater and dcden again! And meeting Hannaclear and badaxel! Badaxel, thanks for coming up to me in the locker room to introduce yourself! I wasn't watching the other skaters in my group so I may not have know who you were otherwise. It was great to meet you and we'll have fun in Chicago!!

I was very happy with my program (Silver I). I landed an axel in the warm up and heard my friend Lisa cheering for it and that really gave me a boost. I landed it clean in the program and I was really happy....first axel tried and landed in competition! I was 4th and thrilled with that.

SO SO SO looking forward to AN and to seeing everyone again! :bow:

[lovepairs]

Does anyone have the LINK for the company who took the still shots at E. Sectionals?

[vesperholly]

Think I jinxed you with that music? LOL

No way, I LOVE the music and I would've been so disappointed to not skate to it. The referee asked if I wanted to skate to someone else's music or to silence ... :cry: nooo! I'm definitely keeping it for next year.

I spoke with vesperholly right after her skate and I couldn't say enough about how impressed I was with her program so I thought I'd continue right here. :) ;) Her description of her elements doesn't do her justice. I guess the best way to put it was that it was readily apparent that she's a skater working on her senior moves in the field. Her stroking was very smooth and efficient. She has a wonderful run of edge and there isn't a toe-pick scrape to be heard in the building when she's skating. Years down the road I hope to be able to have that type of quality. You were great, Jocelyn!!

*giant blush* Thanks! You're closer than you think, Frank. :)

Is Jason Spicer on the boards? I met him Saturday and he's a doll, so funny and friendly. I was thrilled to see him skate so well and medal - he was extremely excited and it was contagious!

(((mskater))) You better get your back nice and healed so you can come back next year and skate great! We missed you on Sunday - stinkin' planes. :)

[Figureskates]

Sorry I couldn't come and see the competition, but I was extremely grateful to some of my fellow Lake Placid Adult week buds who stopped by yesterday and gave me a complete debriefing of the competition.

Looking forward to seeing many you next year at Lake Placid from the other side of the registration table!

[Stormy]

Does anyone have the LINK for the company who took the still shots at E. Sectionals?

http://www.pierre.com/

Nothing's up yet, I hope they post them soon!!

[Stormy]

The referee asked if I wanted to skate to someone else's music or to silence ... :cry: nooo! I'm definitely keeping it for next year.

I didn't know he said that! What a depressing thought, to skate to silence! :cry: I am so happy they got the iPod working. That's such fun and unique music and I'm glad you're keeping it!!

[2salch0w]

Enough chit-chat about why we don't have the Eastern Sectional results - POST THEM, PEOPLE!!!

TimDavid, badaxel, and everyone else - did you skate clean programs?
Who'd you meet? What'd you do?
Placements aren't mandatory, but inquiring minds want to know!
a little gossip might be nice too!:halo: :twisted:

OK, OK. I posted the pairs results already and I don't know any other results except a few others (because I was in them). :)

For Men's Interp, David Lecrenski won with a great Superman routine. David - if you're out there, great job! I was waiting for the spiral position with both your hands out in front ... did I miss it? (Sorry, I'm a closet choreographer.) In 2nd place was Rob L. with a medley of classic rock songs that he really performed well to. I was in third with my "Bust a Move" program, which needs a lot of work, but is kinda fun to do.

In Silver Compulsory moves I tied for 3rd with Meghan (don't know her last name), who I got to meet for the first time, which was nice. Julie something-or-other won. She's a great skater and will surely be in gold soon. The other guy in the group was in 2nd.

The very same Julie also won Silver Jumps. I came in 3rd there, too. Someone named Dale was in 2nd. It'd be nice if I knew people's names, huh? Julie did a very nice, floaty flip and loop, then did an axel/toe for the combo. She had a turn between the two jumps, but it was pretty good. I also did axel/toe and two-footed the axel, but it was the best one I've done in competition in a long time, so I'll take it (for now).

OK, enough with the big marquee events. On to Championship Pairs. LOL OK, I missed everyone before me because I was hiding. Stephen and Marna were first and I'm sure they did a great job. I saw their program 3 weeks ago in Virginia and I really like it. Nice music that they relate to well, interesting connecitons, very good unison and the best spins in the event.

Cheng and Barry were next - I saw the very end of their skate, which I think is the same program they did last year at Nationals, which I have seen on DVD and like very much. Lots of energy and very solid skating. I think I saw a good twist lift, but I was a little spazzed out waiting for our warm-up to begin.

On the 6-minute warm-up everything went well. We missed our first throw axel attempt, but then did 2 good ones to get our confidence up. Everything else was pretty solid.

For our skate we opened well with a good death spiral, then a solid throw axel. The platter lift started well, but I broke the position about 1 turn too early. We both messed up the axels - me more so. :) Spins and spiral sequence were good - big kudos to Tara for spinning my way, and better than I do no less. Throw loop and loop lift were good - was the first time I've been able to turn that 2nd lift two times in competition. Yeah for me. Then of course I proceeded to almost fall stepping out of it - got my foot stuck in the ice or something and almost put my hand down, but I don't think I did. Then the flip/loops were fine, twist lift was fine and pair spin was good. Ta da!

Andrea and Lee were next, and I missed most of it, but am looking forward to getting to see it soon. From what I saw it looked like a solid skate - great footwork, nice platter lift, good speed and power.

I already posted about Kim and David's great skate, which I am also looking forward to watching again on DVD. And by the way, I have had their music in my head all weekend.

And that's all the news fit to print, uh, type.

Tim

[Isk8NYC]

You're the best, Tim. I appreciate the good news, lets me live vicariously.

Congrats on your fine performance. (Hiding while you wait to skate, huh?)

[vesperholly]

In Silver Compulsory moves I tied for 3rd with Meghan (don't know her last name), who I got to meet for the first time, which was nice. Julie something-or-other won. She's a great skater and will surely be in gold soon. The other guy in the group was in 2nd.
That would be Julie Pietrawski (sp?) from UDel. I was very surprised to see her in Silver again since she won Silver I at ANs last year, I would've expected an ANs winner to move up. She has a solid axel and good spins, and was second in Silver I FS to Stephanie Frangules. (I swear that this is the same Stephanie I competed against in 2004, she looks like the same person in my photos, but the last names are different.)

[saras]

I had an awesome time at Sectionals, saw some wonderful skating, and I really enjoyed meeting everyone from SF and lots of new and old friends. The team event was especially fun. :D I am so sad I won't be at Nationals, but I'll be back next year for sure!

The team event was TOTALLY fun. Vesperholly, Stormy, Marna, and I were on a team and it was a blast. We had 3 silver skaters, a Gold, and a Masters Senior skater.

The warmup was totally bizarre - everyone warmed up stroking only for exactly one minute, and then each element was warmed up and competed separately. Story did a solid powerful lutz/loop. Marna did both an Ina Bauer and a really cool sit/change combo that included a change of edge and a pancake in it - I was impressed. Vesperholly did a flying camel - she has great speed in it. I did the axel and now I know that I can do them without all the pre-cursor jumps and long warmup period ;) Someone commented that it was a really fun event as it reminded us of why we were all there in the first place.

And my favorite picture will be of the backs of our team shirts that Vesperholly designed with our team name: Shut Up and Skate. I WILL be wearing the shirt at the rink!

[skatingatty]

Congrats to all, and thanks for the reports! Wish I could've been there too. I'll be in Chicago to watch adult natls. on Friday of the competition. What's with the "drama" at the Ballston rink? I'll be up to visit my older sister in the area in 2 weeks and hope to skate at that new rink again (and avoid the bad sessions).

[Mrs Redboots]

Congratulations, one and all!

I do hope I'm going to be seeing some of these superb programmes at the Mountain Cup?????

NoVaStephen, I'm trying to work on my own flexibility - what sort of "sets" do you do at the gym - and in front of the telly?

[flying~camel]

In Silver Compulsory moves I tied for 3rd with Meghan (don't know her last name), who I got to meet for the first time, which was nice.

Was it Meghan Rasdall from UDel? She skated in my Bronze I group at ANs last year ;)

[NoVa Sk8r]

They finally posted the results:
http://www.usfsa.org/event_details.asp?id=34752

[jazzpants]

They finally posted the results:
http://www.usfsa.org/event_details.asp?id=34752
DRATS! Only qualifying events!!! :frus:

[dcden]

Just wanted to give a shout out to many of the fine folks I hung out with at Easterns. To mskater, keep your head up, and follow Davin's advice from right before we left the rink. Remember what happened to Tasha Schwikert in 2000 and Chelsie Memmel in 2003?! They didn't qualify for their respective world/Olympic teams, but circumstances got in the way. You never know what may happen, so if you can, keep training!

Vesperholly and Stormy, it was great seeing you guys as well and enjoying a nice dinner and good skating talk. Vesper, sorry about your music malfunction!!! I agree, IPODs are great to have in such situations... best purchase I've made in a long while.

LoopLoop, I want to keep our "appointment".

Nova, sorry we couldn't have drinks Saturday night. I don't know if I've ever seen you drunk.

As for me, I have mixed emotions about qualifying. I'm glad I did it, but not glad about the way I did it. I know I can skate better so I'll be on a mission from now till Chicago.

And thanks to the LOC for a smoothly run event. Love those scarves!

D

[NoVa Sk8r]

Nova, sorry we couldn't have drinks Saturday night. I don't know if I've ever seen you drunk.Ah, it is *quite* a sight--just keep me out of the karaoke bars, lest the Kansas City travesty reoccur (just where is Careygram when I need her). But I was drinking at the hotel bar Sat. night. Folks just kept handing me drinks. I vaguely recall raspberry vodka/sprite/cranberry and some apple concoction.

As for me, I have mixed emotions about qualifying. I'm glad I did it, but not glad about the way I did it. I know I can skate better so I'll be on a mission from now till Chicago.I hear ya (and I hope you sent/faxed in your form today?). I cannot speak totally for LoopLoop, but I feel like I/we have something to prove, if only to ourselves. Here's to *no* errors in Chicago!

P.S. To all you clueless beeyotches at the Ballston rink on Wed. nights, you have duly been warned! I am installing spurs on my skates should you ruin my focus/concentration/program runthroughs! :twisted:

[Isk8NYC]

P.S. To all you clueless beeyotches at the Ballston rink on Wed. nights, you have duly been warned! I am installing spurs on my skates should you ruin my focus/concentration/program runthroughs! :twisted:
*Opens a Mapquest window to scope out driving time to Ballston rink. Rats! Too far.*

We used to "buddy train" with a friend yelling the "Excuuuuuse Meeeee!" call during the crowded sessions.

[MusicSkateFan]

You should have done the new Tuesday 7:15-8pm adult freestyle at Ballston. There were 5 of us last night. I had a lesson and they all cleared the ice when I ran my program. BTW it was a damn good run through too!

I will be there tonight....I'll be looking for those spurs......I used to have a few pair back in my equestrian days!

[NoVa Sk8r]

I have to stay away from that session lest I get recruited for ice dance!

[dcden]

P.S. To all you clueless beeyotches at the Ballston rink on Wed. nights, you have duly been warned! I am installing spurs on my skates should you ruin my focus/concentration/program runthroughs! :twisted:

BWAHHHAAHAAHAA!!!! I concur! Those KREPI clueless skaters make that session feel like FALZE OLYMPIKS!

[Careygram]

Nova and I need adult supervision when we drink together.... And there's karaoke within 50 feet.........."I can see paradise by the dashboard light..........ain't no doubt about it blah blah blah...":halo:

[MusicSkateFan]

:roll: Oh Dear

As long as no one sings a Ballad. I always have to leave whenever somebody tries to "Bring it down a little bit.":roll:

[NoVa Sk8r]

Nova and I need adult supervision when we drink together.... And there's karaoke within 50 feet.........."I can see paradise by the dashboard light..........ain't no doubt about it blah blah blah...":halo:Haha ... we'll have to rehearse next time we're in Wayne, NJ. We can sing going into our scary side-by-side flying camels (before we scream)!

[Careygram]

Yes, our flying camels were vying for the same run way and ONE of us screamed like a girl (guess which one....). Wayne and wine (or vodka nips), you're ON (AFTER we skate of course).8-)

[NoVa Sk8r]

NoVaStephen, I'm trying to work on my own flexibility - what sort of "sets" do you do at the gym - and in front of the telly?I always start out by doing cardio at the gym, even if only for 5 minutes. My gym is gigantic, and there is always room to stretch. So if I am working on my shoulders or arms using the cable station or Nautilus machines, I stretch my legs/thighs/hams in between sets by placing my legs on the equipment and holding the stretch. I figure that in between sets, you have to rest the said muscle, so why not stretch during that downtime?
When I am finished working out, I always use a floor mat and stretch my upper back, hip flexors, quads, groin, and calves.

In front of the TV, I sit on the floor, back against the couch and stretch my legs out. Sometimes I lie on my back and pull my legs in and then to the side. I am crazy about stretching because I value my limberness and I feel that it helps prevent injury. As someone here has mentioned, stength and flexibility go hand-in-hand: Flexibilty on ice is not so great without the strength to maintain the position.
That is my true aim.

[NoVa Sk8r]

Yes, our flying camels were vying for the same run way and ONE of us screamed like a girl (guess which one....). Wayne and wine (or vodka nips), you're ON (AFTER we skate of course).8-)We'll have to ask Lucinda Ruh there for some spin tips ...

Speaking of alcohol (doesn't it always come down to that? :halo: ), after each pair program at Easterns, Kim S. and David G. threw a bag containing nips of Kahlua and Maker's Mark. They deserved the gold for that alone! 8-)

[Careygram]

Lucinda Ruh you say? I'd better bring my baggies (Tim knows what I mean by that). I'm not good on "rides" that spin (and spin and spin, especially in the opposite direction!)8O

[Mrs Redboots]

Thanks, Stephen. I do try to stretch, but can't afford gym membership - I use resistance cords etc, often at the rink, but apart from the barrier (which we all use) there's nowhere really to stretch.

[jazzpants]

Thanks, Stephen. I do try to stretch, but can't afford gym membership - I use resistance cords etc, often at the rink, but apart from the barrier (which we all use) there's nowhere really to stretch.Annabel, short of not having gym membership, I recommend getting the Maxi-Flex. I'm getting good stretches with it when hubby is not available. (Haven't seen anything significant yet but...) This is to ADD to your resistance bands, since the resistance bands also does train you in STRENGTH as well.

You can also get Robert to lift your leg when you're doing a spiral to get used to doing a spiral. (Just make sure, of course, you're standing with the ENTIRE foot and straighten standing leg.) I've recruited my (non-skating) hubby to do this. Of course, he's also having fun making me into a wishbone. :roll: :twisted: :lol:

[badaxel]

Anyone know when they're posting our results for non-qual events? Or am I just missing it?

[vesperholly]

Anyone know when they're posting our results for non-qual events? Or am I just missing it?
Perhaps on the website eventually?

http://www.colonialfsc.com/adulteasterns07/

[2salch0w]

Nova and I need adult supervision when we drink together.... And there's karaoke within 50 feet.........."I can see paradise by the dashboard light..........ain't no doubt about it blah blah blah...":halo:

Yes, Stephen and Debbie doing Karaoke in KC, I remember it well. It was what inspired my comment to Marna - "This is like the Leticia Hubert of Karaoke performances." ;)

Tim

[FrankR]

Yes, Stephen and Debbie doing Karaoke in KC, I remember it well. It was what inspired my comment to Marna - "This is like the Leticia Hubert of Karaoke performances." ;)

Tim

8O :lol:

I loved Laetitia Hubert!! However, knowing her history, that means that Stephen's and Debbie's singing was either very, very good or not so good. So which is it? Were they actually good or were you having a Simon Cowell moment, Tim? :P ;)

Frank

[TimDavidSkate]

Results have been posted :D (http://www.colonialfsc.com/adultsectionals07/2007%20Adult%20Easterns%20Results.pdf)

[NoVa Sk8r]

I loved Laetitia Hubert!! However, knowing her history, that means that Stephen's and Debbie's singing was either very, very good or not so good. So which is it? Were they actually good or were you having a Simon Cowell moment, Tim? :P ;) I don't remember, quite honestly. It was a Night of a Thousand Nips ... um *vodka* nips, as that word could have a different meaning, being in a seedy karaoke bar! :P

[Careygram]

I prefer to remember that we were great. In fact the more we imbibed, the better we got ; ) I do remember Tim having kind of a pained look on his face though.....:??

[NoVa Sk8r]

I prefer to remember that we were great. In fact the more we imbibed, the better we got ; ) I do remember Tim having kind of a pained look on his face though.....:??In another pairs moment, his look perfectly matched LoopLoop's. And hey, at least we didn't succumb to singing any Sinatra songs!

[Careygram]

"Strangers in the night...." Ah yes, they were the 6.0 of the synchronized "why us???" look. I think they would have seen the humor had they tried the vodka nips right?

[mskater]

Just wanted to give a shout out to many of the fine folks I hung out with at Easterns. To mskater, keep your head up, and follow Davin's advice from right before we left the rink. Remember what happened to Tasha Schwikert in 2000 and Chelsie Memmel in 2003?! They didn't qualify for their respective world/Olympic teams, but circumstances got in the way. You never know what may happen, so if you can, keep training!
D


Thanks - I will! I haven't been to the rink yet but am considering a moves/spins lesson this Saturday depending on how my back feels. Still vacillating about whether or not to get a x-ray. I have a gut feeling that hard-work and PT are going to be the only way out of this rut:]

Good luck at Nationals - I think you skated great at Sectionals btw and I really enjoyed your program:]

So, I finally broke the news regarding my placement to my coaches last night and they were SO disappointed/upset. I'm at peace with everything but it made me feel horrible to get their reaction - I had no idea that they cared so much?? Really weird for me but I'm just going to take it all in and prepare for a strong season in the new year. Time to get my triples going again:]

-Cheers!

[mskater]

"Strangers in the night...." Ah yes, they were the 6.0 of the synchronized "why us???" look. I think they would have seen the humor had they tried the vodka nips right?

How am I just now hearing about this?? What song(s) did you guys sing? Too funny:]

[NoVa Sk8r]

I believe it was "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights."

Next time I'm in NC, let's go karaokeing (after major imbibing)!

[TimDavidSkate]

Hey mskater,
I enjoyed your skate, very fierce program :bow:

[mskater]

Hey mskater,
I enjoyed your skate, very fierce program :bow:

Awe, thanks so much - that really means a lot!! It's so 'difficult' when you have a program you feel good about and then struggle through it with an inury.

Your program was amazing btw - so musical from start to finish. Plus I'm an Oksana fan so I LOVED the music choice. Good luck at Nationals! You and Angelo should come back to Peach one of these years...

[mskater]

I believe it was "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights."

Next time I'm in NC, let's go karaokeing (after major imbibing)!

That would be so much fun - I've only tried karaoke once and it was a huge disaster (never attempt karaoke to a Lil'Kim track - TRUST me) ;]

[TimDavidSkate]

Awe, thanks so much - that really means a lot!! It's so 'difficult' when you have a program you feel good about and then struggle through it with an inury.

Your program was amazing btw - so musical from start to finish. Plus I'm an Oksana fan so I LOVED the music choice. Good luck at Nationals! You and Angelo should come back to Peach one of these years...

:cry: Im sorry, hope you get beter, I know what you mean :bow: for even skating, very inspiring

Thanks :halo: it really felt good during the program too. Its the first time I was able to get out of the zone and enjoy the performance.

Peach? :halo: We'll try :D

[2salch0w]

8O :lol:

I loved Laetitia Hubert!! However, knowing her history, that means that Stephen's and Debbie's singing was either very, very good or not so good. So which is it? Were they actually good or were you having a Simon Cowell moment, Tim? :P ;)

Frank


Uhhh, think 1992 ... Albertville. :)

Simon rules, btw. Just watched the results show. What is America thinking? Of course, these are probably the same people that put Celine Dion and Mariah Carey at the top of the charts, so I don't know why I'm shocked.

And I also like Hubert in general. It's just that one performance that always sticks in my mind.


Tim

[2salch0w]

In another pairs moment, his look perfectly matched LoopLoop's. And hey, at least we didn't succumb to singing any Sinatra songs!


We practiced that look very hard. It was the side-by-side scowl combination, which is worth 2.1 in the new system. We're currently working on adding some features to get it up to a level 3, but our "tsk"s are out of synch and the difficult hands on hips entrance hasn't been working out. On the plus side, our speed in the run-from-the-room dismount is quite good!

Tim

(And a Side-by-Side scowl combo could only be invented by a team named Grim and Mizerak)

[NoVa Sk8r]

And don't forget the +1 bonus for a new move. ;)

Deb and I promise not to do a Celine Dion/Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston medley. Unless we're *really* tanked. I think then we'd see a level 4 scramble from you guys (I like Grim&Timm--catchy!) clamoring to escape.

(I didn't see AI tonight, but read that Sundance got booted. Boo! Hiss! I liked Sundance, and Pearl Jam is one of my favorite bands. I remember being in 12th grade when "Jeremy" was released--ah, the memories ...)

[vesperholly]

Gah! Where are the photos? I am emailing the photographers right now. They had a very nice shot of my layback that I'd like to buy, and I didn't have time to order it at the event.

/impatience

[Careygram]

And in the final maneuver, the level 4 +3GOE drunken "splat and slide" Carey and NoVa manage to eke out a first place finish due to the technical nature, difficult placement and flawless execution.

[FrankR]

Deb and I promise not to do a Celine Dion/Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston medley. Unless we're *really* tanked. I think then we'd see a level 4 scramble from you guys (I like Grim&Timm--catchy!) clamoring to escape.


If you guys get *really* tanked I'd like to see you do "Stand Up" by Ludacris and bust out the freestyle rap. ;)

[TimDavidSkate]

Congrats again Frank,
That skate was very exciting and inspiring. See you at Nationals and Good Luck :bow:

[Terri C]

FWIW, why don't some of the adult competitions offer karaoke at the Competitor's party? :idea: :idea:

[FrankR]

Congrats again Frank,
That skate was very exciting and inspiring. See you at Nationals and Good Luck :bow:

Hi Tim,

Thanks so much for the compliments on my skate and for the well wishes. Unfortunately, I couldn't see all of your event and didn't see you skate your program because I was putting a friend on the ice on Rink 3 at the same time. However, Meghann told me that you did very well. Congratulations to you.

Frank

[Stormy]

All non-qual results are up on the website. If only the pictures were too!!!

[lovepairs]

Can you believe that Sundance and that other girl got Auf'd!? What the h*ll was everyone thinkin? And Sunjia got to stay???)(*)&(^*%*%^()&*(^(*^

Oh, Stormy, I called and she said that the pictures would be up two days ago. Can you please post the link for the Open Results.

Thanks

[TimDavidSkate]

Can you believe that Sundance and that other girl got Auf'd!? What the h*ll was everyone thinkin? And Sunjia got to stay???)(*)&(^*%*%^()&*(^(*^

Oh, Stormy, I called and she said that the pictures would be up two days ago. Can you please post the link for the Open Results.

Thanks


Here ya go luv ;) (http://www.colonialfsc.com/adultsectionals07/2007%20Adult%20Easterns%20Results.pdf)

[vesperholly]

Oh, Stormy, I called and she said that the pictures would be up two days ago.

I emailed the site yesterday, and I got a response email that said they should be up "in a day or two."

[lovepairs]

Thanks, TimmyDavid!

Keep eatin dem dear apples!!! Fresh fruites, vegetables, eggs, fish, turkey, chicken, and other meats (if you are not a vegetarian,) whole grain breads, whole grain pastas, beans and legumes, also important to get some fats into your diet, too, but just in smaller amounts, such as salad dressing, ect...

Easy to follow: just shop the perimeters of the supermarket. All of the process "junk" foods are mostly in the middle aisles. Stay away from "fast food" restaurants, such as KFC, McDonalds, Olive Garden, ect...and only go rarely as treats if you must.

If you eat healthy, your whole life will totally turn around. You can expect to feel physical changes with in one month of getting the chemicals, preservatives, and food coloring out of your system: you will be able to sleep, work, and play without exhaustion and, or mental fatique. You will have Uber Energy from eating food that is less processed and closer to it's natural form: the body was designed to eat foods closer to nature and knows what to do with them.

Oh, soda is garbage, too. It's just chemical water, and although it will quench your initiall thirst, there is enough sugar (non-diet) and aspertane type subsititues (diet) to get you extremely thirsty again after the first quench, and send you on a viscious cycle.

[Mrs Redboots]

Oh, soda is garbage, too. It's just chemical water, and although it will quench your initiall thirst, there is enough sugar (non-diet) and aspertane type subsititues (diet) to get you extremely thirsty again after the first quench, and send you on a viscious cycle.
For an English person, "soda" just means sparkling water, not fizzy pop! And as one should drink about 2 litres of water each day, having some of it sparkling can make a pleasant change!

[lovepairs]

Here we call it sparkling, or mineral water, such as Perrier, which is great stuff...water with a little carbonation. Yes, one needs to drink a lot of water each day and, especially, when excersizing.

The bad/evil stuff, which I'm refering to, are sodas, such as Coke and Pepsie, ect...I know people who go through a six pack of this garbage per day, which is a lot of synthetic chemicals to put inside of your body.

[Mrs Redboots]

Yes, I realised that was what you were referring to, but, as so often when our two versions of English diverge, did a double-take! We'd call Coke & Pepsi, etc, "fizzy drinks" or "fizzy pop". And vile they are, too....

[vesperholly]

Looks like the official photographers have posted some photos. Mine are up, but I couldn't find a few people's. I wonder if they only post if you request them?

[lovepairs]

I just went to their website, and can't find any skating pictures at all. Where did you go on http://www.pierre.com/ to find your pictures? Why is this taking so long???