Originally Posted by NMURA
Jeffrey Buttle's website lists his schedule for October:
October 5 Medal Winners Open Tokyo
October 6 Japan Open
October 6 Exhibition Gala Show
Jeffrey Buttle's website lists his schedule for October:
October 5 Medal Winners Open Tokyo
October 6 Japan Open
October 6 Exhibition Gala Show
Then he's not "candidate" but booked already, but apologies to NMURA anyway.
I didn't expect the same skater doing both 5th and 6th.
And I'm not sure if fans over here can afford all this.
We'll be bankrupt if we attend them all.
ETA; Putting in mind that the JO always had 2 guest skaters as intermission, it may well be that the three events mainly consist of same skaters.
Last edited by sorcerer; 05-24-2012 at 02:13 AM.
Looks like the IMG is organizing all three events. At least (more than) half of the skaters will skate both JO and MWO. Otherwise, it's too costly and inefficient. Kim is shut out from IMG events (sorry for her fans). MWO is not a competition in a strict sense. Therefore, a veteran like Plushenko who might be hesitant to face Chan or Hanyu at JO could be persuaded more easily.
It's not the question of money. Japan is mostly not poor afterall. It's a question of dates and a very big one. When I first saw the schedule, it was like. The 5th is Friday, i.e. a working day. It can affect the attendance and affect seriously, especially the attendance by younger people. The 6th is Saturday, which is good, but still some companies are working, and I am not talking about round-a-clock businesses but offices. The most unclear part is why. Two following days, 7th and 8th, are both holidays, Sunday and a public holiday accordingly. The perfect time for two-day event, very customer-friendly especially for those who llive in other prefectures. The last JO and Carnival on Ice were both on Sunday and the arena was 100% full. I checked the schedule of Saitama Super arena. They have some Farmers' events on 7th. Is it the reason of this ridiculous schedule of MWO and JO? Weird. What's the point of organizing a not-cheap event and create such a schedule.
Wow! Yagudin, Kulik, Sutskaya!
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mwo2012/
Oh, joy! That should be something to behold.
announcement
Men
Jeffrey Buttle
Alexei Yagudin
Philippe Candeloro
Ilia Kulik
Takeshi Honda
Kurt Browning
Ladies
Irina Slutskaya
Joannie Rochette
Laura Lepisto
Shizuka Arakawa
(1) TBD
(1) TBD
AHHHHH, my princes on ice!!!(sorry Dai...)
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