Men's Final on Sunday
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That'l give the hotels an extra night of revenue. It'll be a busy Monday at the airport.
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Was it always the plan to end with the Men? (What will they do with exhibition -- hold it at night?)
Goteborg Worlds shows that the Men will skate last, albeit with the Men's final on Saturday afternoon.
Goteborg Worlds shows that the Men will skate last, albeit with the Men's final on Saturday afternoon.
Yes, the 2008 U.S. Nationals Exhibition is currently scheduled to start at 7 pm on Sunday evening. FYI, I just posted a preliminary/unofficial 2008 U.S. Nationals event schedule at: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?p=261355#post261355
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No, not until last year at some venue. I can't remember, but I always book out on Sunday and skip the Exhibitions. I had to extend an extra night in that case.
Exhibitions did follow that evening. Lots of extra money.
Goteberg will allow for fans to fly out on Sunday or if they choose to stay for the Exhibitions, fly out on Monday. That's not unusual.
[Oh yes, Ladies is pretty much a done deal so it is the Men that will be popular in Europe.]
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I may not get to stay for the exhibitions then 
who's brilliant idea was that?
who's brilliant idea was that?
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Are you sure of that? I am one waiting to see what NBC will actually do.
In all fairness, I do not expect NBC to televise 30 Ladies in their LPs, but will it be 12 as ABC did? Similarly 12 Men, 12 Pairs (I doubt, maybe just 4), 12 Dance (doubt it, just 4),
Let's see.
Joe
See: http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/saintpaul2008/event/scheduleofevents.jsp
Saturday, Jan. 26 9:00 a.m. Ladies Free Skate (First two groups): FINAL (bummer for these gals
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Saturday, Jan. 26 12:00 p.m. Pairs Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 6:00 p.m. Free Dance: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 8:15 p.m. Ladies Free Skate (Final two groups): FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Sunday, Jan. 27 1:15 p.m. Men’s Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 9:00 a.m. Ladies Free Skate (First two groups): FINAL (bummer for these gals
)Saturday, Jan. 26 12:00 p.m. Pairs Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 6:00 p.m. Free Dance: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 8:15 p.m. Ladies Free Skate (Final two groups): FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Sunday, Jan. 27 1:15 p.m. Men’s Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
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whoa! am I reading that right and the ladies free skate is being broken up???? it's not just one long event?
That's right. There will be alot of pressure to make the final 2 groups.
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Great News: NBC is showing 3 on Saturday and one 1 on Sunday.See: http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/saintpaul2008/event/scheduleofevents.jsp
Saturday, Jan. 26 9:00 a.m. Ladies Free Skate (First two groups): FINAL (bummer for these gals
Saturday, Jan. 26 12:00 p.m. Pairs Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 6:00 p.m. Free Dance: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Saturday, Jan. 26 8:15 p.m. Ladies Free Skate (Final two groups): FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
Sunday, Jan. 27 1:15 p.m. Men’s Free Skate: FINAL & LIVE ON NBC
We get 12 Ladies on TV but Men's, Pairs, and Dance are not specific.
Joe
wow. It's not so much that the ladies' FS is being split, but that the first batch skates at 9 a.m.?? Yikes...
Minnesota...that's central time, right?
I don't think the # of skaters to be shown on live TV have been decided for the other three. Ladies works out very nicely, though :yes:
I hope there is time for NBC to squeeze in some SP's in the broadcast.
Minnesota...that's central time, right?
I don't think the # of skaters to be shown on live TV have been decided for the other three. Ladies works out very nicely, though :yes:
I hope there is time for NBC to squeeze in some SP's in the broadcast.
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I can't help but think, that NBC has done all it's homework to come up with that schedule (and it is NBC's schedule) If there is any time left, there will be no SPs but plenty of Fluff.
However, the boys are the sole attraction on Sunday. I imagine there will be clips of the previous day (not SPs) and an intereview with Megan Oster, the Gold Medal Winner at the 2008 US Nats.
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Joe - your wishful thinking is so cute 
this is a weird line up as far as how they're doing things... the men's at least for the USFSA/Event coordinators is what will be the 'big show' closing out the competition? Have they EVER done that before?
this is a weird line up as far as how they're doing things... the men's at least for the USFSA/Event coordinators is what will be the 'big show' closing out the competition? Have they EVER done that before?
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Toni - They are not going to show 30 boys on Sunday. NBC will not be that gratuitous. Even if they show 12, it should be over by 3pm the latest. There must be a late afternoon flight back to Alaska which you could make, and there will be a 2 hours in your favor.
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I'm a little confused? I wasn't talking about NBC's line up, I was talking about the Men skating as the final event in general. Normally it's the ladies event that closes out the US Nationals...
as for flights... I'll just be missing out on the exhibitions, which is probably a good thing when we're talking finances... and I could make class the next day if I did fly out after the men's event on that Sunday...
we'll see.
as for flights... I'll just be missing out on the exhibitions, which is probably a good thing when we're talking finances... and I could make class the next day if I did fly out after the men's event on that Sunday...
we'll see.
Last year in Spokane was the first time in a while that the Men's FS closed a U.S. Nationals competition (very fitting, too!).
The preliminary/unofficial schedule that I posted at http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?p=261355#post261355 currently has the men's event ending at 5 pm (Central time).
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interesting....
well the men's event is always more exciting anyway (even when it's a splatfest )
I'm so torn. I technically could stay through to the exhibition (which is what, 7pm that Sunday?) and then have a midnight flight out of there... maybe... which would make it 9pm AK time... but then I'd still miss classes that monday
but that's nothing new considering I've done that twice before
but I dunno... gotta figure it out soon though...
well the men's event is always more exciting anyway (even when it's a splatfest
) I'm so torn. I technically could stay through to the exhibition (which is what, 7pm that Sunday?) and then have a midnight flight out of there... maybe... which would make it 9pm AK time... but then I'd still miss classes that monday
but that's nothing new considering I've done that twice before
but I dunno... gotta figure it out soon though...
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