Thank you! I feel greatly reassured that she said that - because frankly I didn't think much of the official announcement on Farcebook ("Our engineers said it's OK". Erm, engineers?! )I've got good news for you. I've just read on facebook that Paloma del Río (the Spanish TV skating commentator) has seated in first and second rows to see if visibility was ok and she has said that the barrier was not obstructing the views. She says there's no problem at all. Hope it helps!