2015/16 GPF to be held in Barcelona again!
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I hope the same announcer is hired
Agree 101%! He had me laughing and entertained!
Prices were not too expensive last year. I paid like 25 euros for the pack that included pairs and ladies SP, 30 euros for junior finals+Short dance+men SP and 50 euros for the senior finals (all four included). My tickets were not the most expensive ones, but I found them to be almost excellent. I thought they were far from the rink at first, but in the end visibility was great. Hope it helps!
Front row all-event tickets were 257.50 euros, so I guess that's the maximum you would pay (unless you go for a VIP box with a bunch of friends)
Tickets for practice sessions were 7.50 euros per day.
If it's like last year, there were only 18 rows of seats... so just like FS-rrb mentioned, you didn't actually need an expensive seat to get a good view. None of the seats was "far" from the rink, and the layout and slope gave a very good view from just about anywhere. (I sat in many different places - for the practice sessions, the competitions, and the gala)
I kind of like having it in a country that doesn't have an regular GP. That way you get more diversity
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I was about to say this. Prices will undoubtedly rise seeing as how Spain now has a world champion (especially if he qualifies to the GPF).
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The only thing I hope that is changed. The Kiss and Cry was way too small last year, but everything else... I can't wait
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The only thing I hope that is changed. The Kiss and Cry was way too small last year, but everything else... I can't wait
good point and it was too close to the ice
there were some good reactions from that though
I'd be amazed if it wasn't the same place. Apart from the nearby facilities and tourist attractions, the venue itself was very good, things were pretty well run, virtually no queueing to get in, and queues for toilets were way less than most other competitions I've been to.
Hard to be sure, but it looked like the backstage facilities for skaters, media etc was pretty good too... and there are loads of hotels right next door, convenient for fans who can afford them - but also meant that skaters and officials could walk from their hotel to the venue in less than 2 minutes (mobs of fans permitting!)
Despite being in December, the weather wasn't cold either...
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Lovely location, great people and atmosphere but considering it is a world event I do think it would be better to move it to another part of the world. Rather odd so should they have another world's in 2016 in shanghai too (I know it is in Boston but besides the point). It is like no one else bid or something.
Prior to last year, there hadn't been a GPF in Europe since 2007/8 and before that in 1999/2000, so I don't see that it's a problem to give the European fans another chance to have the event. Over the same period, Japan have had 4 GPFs! (I wouldn't count the events in Russia, in terms of visa requirements & ease of travel its just as hard to get there as it is to go to events in Asia for someone based in Western Europe.)
Official!
It IS in the same place as last year:
ISU GPF announcement (PDF)
EDIT: SORRY, INCORRECT that's last year's announcement, just saw the "2015" in "2014-2015" and jumped the gun....
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SWEET! Now hopefully they'll bring back the same announcer. They need to. He was totally awesome and had me laughing cause he was so funny! And he made it so much fun!
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