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Everett, Wash. to host 2018 Skate America

Mrs. P

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http://www.usfsa.org/story?id=91035&type=media

U.S. Figure Skating announced the selection of XFINITY Arena in Everett, Washington as the host for the 2018 Skate America, Oct. 19-21, 2018. The international event will be the first of six stops on the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

The competition will mark a return of Skate America to Everett for the first time since 2008 when it set an all-time Skate America attendance record that still stands today. In addition to hosting sporting, concerts and other types of performances, the arena hosts the Everett Silvertips, a franchise in the Western Hockey League. Tickets for Skate America will go on sale next year.

Dang, 2018-2019 should be called the West Coast international season - SkAm in Seattle area (Everett is about 30 miles north ) , GPF in Vancouver, B.C. and 4CC in Anaheim, Calif. Nuts!
 
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BTW, 2018 Team Challenge Cup has been cancelled, per the ISU site.


2018 TCC originally had been listed on the 2017-18 ISU calendar as a USA-hosted event, with a location of TBD.

The cancellation is not much of a surprise, IMO.
I never thought it made sense to hold TCC in the same year as the Olympic team event.

Sorry for going off topic.
I am using the 2016 TCC location of Spokane as a tenuous :hopelessness: excuse to latch onto this thread.
 

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Whoo, finally a competition in my home state :cheer: and the GPF is so close too. I'd love to go to both :)
 

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Whoo, finally a competition in my home state :cheer: and the GPF is so close too. I'd love to go to both :)

Me too. Wanna car pool. ;)

It would be cool to go to Anaheim--but man, I'm not sure I have the budget/vacation time to do all three.
 

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Me too. Wanna car pool. ;)

It would be cool to go to Anaheim--but man, I'm not sure I have the budget/vacation time to do all three.

That would be awesome! :agree:

I probably can't afford to go to all events on the West Coast either unfortunately :(
 

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Welp, I was already planning to go to GPF, but now I will definitely have to go to Skate America too. Everett is right across the water from me.
 

Mrs. P

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Welp, I was already planning to go to GPF, but now I will definitely have to go to Skate America too. Everett is right across the water from me.

Want to join the GS carpool for GPF? ;)
 
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Gah! I would also love to go to both but two 6,000 miles round trips in two months is beyond both budget and will. I will be at the GP Final and am going to get a twin hotel room in the city centre, so if anyone is up for it, spare bed in the room! Got accommodations in mind Mrs. P? :p
 

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I hope Coyote Chris sees this announcement soon, and that he'll be able to attend it!
 

CoyoteChris

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I hope Coyote Chris sees this announcement soon, and that he'll be able to attend it!

(Busy at Pac Coast Secs)
Yahoo! The Trifecta! 4 Conts, GPF and SA Everett! Sorry, Nats, Detroit,....you have just been thrown under the bus....:gaah:
At my advanced age I dont even buy green bananas but hopefully I have the health to make all 3.....
Happy Dance, happy dance! :hap85: :dance2: :yahoo:
 

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Gah! I would also love to go to both but two 6,000 miles round trips in two months is beyond both budget and will. I will be at the GP Final and am going to get a twin hotel room in the city centre, so if anyone is up for it, spare bed in the room! Got accommodations in mind Mrs. P? :p

Oh man! I'd be right on that if I had the money! Roomies for the win!
 

Seren

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I was already planning on the GPF but I am definitely going to Skate America too. I live in Portland so I feel like it would be a skating sin not to go!
 

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Wow, that's a stone throw from me! I am already booking. And with Vancouver hosting the final, are you kidding me??!
 

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Since Sk Amer is on the west coast, my first thought is who will be skating where. Sk Canada is in Laval, Quebec - 30 miles (?) from Montreal. Makes more sense for me to go there, if there are competitors I'd like to see. Glad the west coasters will get to enjoy some competitions.
 

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Yahoo! The Trifecta! 4 Conts, GPF and SA Everett! Sorry, Nats, Detroit,....you have just been thrown under the bus....:gaah:
At my advanced age I dont even buy green bananas but hopefully I have the health to make all 3.....
Happy Dance, happy dance! :hap85: :dance2: :yahoo:

Chris, while you're @ Pacific Coast Sectionals, please cheer your heart out for Sean Rabbitt :love: He has lots of fans who are really pulling for him to make it to US Nationals!
 
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