of course you will be going.I saw somewhere that Gracie will also be giving an author talk about her upcoming book at the local public library that week. Wonderful opportunity for fans to meet her up close and personal!
of course you will be going.I saw somewhere that Gracie will also be giving an author talk about her upcoming book at the local public library that week. Wonderful opportunity for fans to meet her up close and personal!
Nope! No Nationals for me. Will be watching online though, and was delighted to hear that Peacock even plans to broadcast some practices!of course you will be going.
Sorry for some reason I thought you meant local to you. Maybe I can drive to the library.Nope! No Nationals for me. Will be watching online though, and was delighted to hear that Peacock even plans to broadcast some practices!
Details—https://www.columbuslibrary.org/aut...u-s-figure-skating-championships-to-columbus/Sorry for some reason I thought you meant local to you. Maybe I can drive to the library.
I'm going to nationals will see what I can doWell, Gracie fooled me and is going to Nationals (to sell books). I could try to drive there, give her flowers and drive home but if any of you lovely posters would be willing to save me the trip I will pay you for your time. And the flowers of course.
I haven’t been on, so they are available, so they are yours. Let me see if I can sen you a message.Appreciate your generous offer of Junior tickets for Columbus. Raising my hand to say that I am interested, please.
If any of your tix still are available, I hope that you will/can send me a DM.
(I already tried to send you a DM, but GS software will not let me start a DM conversation with you.)
For Tuesday, I would be interested in:
Novice Pairs SP + Junior Pairs SPJunior Men SPNovice Pattern Dance + Junior Rhythm Dance(I do not think you are offering tickets for Wednesday, but in case you are, I would be interested in:
Junior Men FS)
I will start volunteering in Columbus on Sun Jan 21.
Thanks for any consideration.
Thanks, let me know where to send $. And how much.I'm going to nationals will see what I can do
unfortunately, this is the sense I've gotten too. My medications won't fit in a bag that small (though definitely one smaller than I use at events like this). Luckily I'm staying nearby & getting there a couple of days early, so I can test that out before the busiest days.FYI -- The arena consistently enforces the bag policy listed on its site here. Was told by USFS we had to comply with arena policy.
NO BAG POLICY - Bags are NOT permitted except medical bags, diaper bags OR clutches no larger than 8”x 5”x 1” that will be x-rayed via a designated screening line.
Okay...now that I have made my predictions I am ready to give my thoughts and no doubt stir the pot somewhere...Caveat: I am rooting for them all, they all work so hard and hopefully go home having skated well.There is lots to cheer about and drama. I think Levito, Malinin, Brown, Chock and Bates are sure bets for worlds. The other spots are open in my opinion so there will lots of drama and intrigue. Even in pairs it is wide open.
I live in Columbus, and I can tell you that it is a huge sports town. In 2014 I sat next to a USFSA executive on my way to Boston for Nationals and asked why Columbus was never in the mix to host. The answer at that time was that they really wanted to host it here for years, but it had a small club presence. I don't know how they got around it, but you may be surprised by the turn out. The Nationwide Arena is in the Arena district where they have NHL hockey, major league soccer (current champion), minor league baseball (Cleveland Guardians, formerly the Indians), Ohio State University and many office buildings surrounding it all within a 2 mile radius. It is very nice area with lots of hotels and restaurants in walking distance.I think it's going to be a pretty full house in columbus. I've been following up on the website on purchasing tickets and there aren't a lot of tickets to be had. Also it's priced very reasonably and that's really important. Plus keep in mind that when competitions are on the East Coast, they tend to be much better attended then west coast events. I was able to purchase 2 all access passes in the first 6 rows pretty close to what it cost for 1 all access at 2022 nationals in Nashville.
The Main library is in walking distance if you have about 30 minutes to walk it. It is very cold out right now, but I have walked to it from my office which is across the street from the arena. The Columbus Library system is a multi-award winning library. If you're able to make it there, you can get 30 minutes free parking in the attached garage and it is $1 or $2 per hour after that.
I just looked at the times and it seems this will be difficult to watch for me.
Me too for a change. I can, for once, watch skating not at the wee hours of the day.Our friends elsewhere in the world sadly will have a time difference, usually I have problems with European and definitely with Asian events.
This year Nats is In. My. Time. Zone.
Selfishly, Woot
Unfortunately, the arena's very strict bag policy is due to Ohio State University being in charge of the facility management. Years ago when the owner of the Blue Jackets passed away, they were going to sell the arena to an outside entity but the city stepped in and took over the arena. The City of Columbus hired Ohio State to run the facilities as they are elite at managing multiple sizable athletic facilities. The bag policy is the same one that is in place for all of their venues, especially the football stadium that holds 106,000. They evidently implemented one policy for all.Bag Policy?
Has any one heard if Nationwide Arena is going to be flexible about the bag policy? The tote I usually use is too big & while I might be able to get by with a medical exemption (I do have several medications & that gets me through at home), I also want to be prepared for plan B. I'll be there 10 hrs at least one day! I need a few things!
Also I wonder if it applies to practice arena as well?
Thanks for any info!