considering I've been home a week and had to battle a serious sinus infection, and can therefore remember very little of anything I think it'd just be best to write down the stuff that really made an impact over nationals.
It's not like we don't all know what happened in the senior events, and if you want novice and junior stuff Ice Network is a good source for that.
Ok so going from Jan 21 to Jan 22... my bday was good, no one made a big fuss which was GREAT... lol ok so I made a big fuss but it's my birthday and I'm allowed.
Tuesday had the Jr. ODs and the Jr. Ladies as well as the one and only Championship Pairs Dance practices that we were allowed to see. I slept in and missed most of the pairs practice, but was determined to make it in time for the dance groups. I don't know why I felt so compelled to watch considering Melissa and Denis weren't there, but I guess I'm a dance fanatic now... at least where US dance is concerned (I really don't get the Euro teams).
Heather was talking with Amanda's folks when I got to "our seats" and Melanie was snapping photos, as usual. I don't remember much about the pairs stuff save for Melanie not knowing who Heather was talking to! LOL I think she thought he was the dad of one of the novice men from the night before, but I didn't get that she was talking about Amanda's dad at first. What can I say? I'm dense!
Then the Dance practice started and I went into full paparazzi mode. We had the coolest seats because we sat behind the coaches (many Igor moments throughout the week! among other coaches - Frank Carrol scares me) and I think we all spent more time photo stalking them than we did the actual skaters!
Because they were only allowed one practice in teh main arena they all practiced the CD and then had the choice of practicing the Original or Free Dance. It was such a stupid set up, and I've read and heard that they're planning the same type of schedule for next year (have fun with THAT one, Heather!).
Anyway... I think I went into all sorts of fits when Joel Dear and Partner were skating. They were going to practice their OD so they had that costume on and I was just admiring how CUTE he looked as a little Jewish boy lol. But I kept calling him JOHN Dear, and so that became the running joke of the week, and I've just decided to officially change his name to John, it's just so much easier!
Heather and Melanie were busy trying to get me to see the garter (garder? guarder? lol) on his partner (what is her name anyway? LOL)'s leg. I seriously did not see it until they were almost done with their practice session and I don't know why I had such a hard time. Even most of my photos didn't spot it. But man, once you saw it you couldn't NOT see it lol
The real party began when Tanith and Ben's group practiced, they seriously had all of my favorites in their group. Kim and Brent, Max & Trax, Tan and Ben (of course) and Jennifer and Daniil (though I didn't know they were faves till this year lol)
They were all just so much fun to watch. US Ice Dance rocks my socks!
I will have to say that I was very annoyed that two ice dance teams (one being a favorite of mine) had almost identical costumes for the CD and they just happened to look VERY close to Melissa and Denis' Polka costumes. Tonichelle was not amused and I fixated on that for that part of the competition (one of the teams also had an OD similar to theirs and her costume was similar to melissa's... not AS Similar but still lol)
...gotta cut this short... a friend needs a shoulder and I'm here for her to lean...
contemplativeIt's not like we don't all know what happened in the senior events, and if you want novice and junior stuff Ice Network is a good source for that.
Ok so going from Jan 21 to Jan 22... my bday was good, no one made a big fuss which was GREAT... lol ok so I made a big fuss but it's my birthday and I'm allowed.
Tuesday had the Jr. ODs and the Jr. Ladies as well as the one and only Championship Pairs Dance practices that we were allowed to see. I slept in and missed most of the pairs practice, but was determined to make it in time for the dance groups. I don't know why I felt so compelled to watch considering Melissa and Denis weren't there, but I guess I'm a dance fanatic now... at least where US dance is concerned (I really don't get the Euro teams).
Heather was talking with Amanda's folks when I got to "our seats" and Melanie was snapping photos, as usual. I don't remember much about the pairs stuff save for Melanie not knowing who Heather was talking to! LOL I think she thought he was the dad of one of the novice men from the night before, but I didn't get that she was talking about Amanda's dad at first. What can I say? I'm dense!
Then the Dance practice started and I went into full paparazzi mode. We had the coolest seats because we sat behind the coaches (many Igor moments throughout the week! among other coaches - Frank Carrol scares me) and I think we all spent more time photo stalking them than we did the actual skaters!
Because they were only allowed one practice in teh main arena they all practiced the CD and then had the choice of practicing the Original or Free Dance. It was such a stupid set up, and I've read and heard that they're planning the same type of schedule for next year (have fun with THAT one, Heather!).
Anyway... I think I went into all sorts of fits when Joel Dear and Partner were skating. They were going to practice their OD so they had that costume on and I was just admiring how CUTE he looked as a little Jewish boy lol. But I kept calling him JOHN Dear, and so that became the running joke of the week, and I've just decided to officially change his name to John, it's just so much easier!
Heather and Melanie were busy trying to get me to see the garter (garder? guarder? lol) on his partner (what is her name anyway? LOL)'s leg. I seriously did not see it until they were almost done with their practice session and I don't know why I had such a hard time. Even most of my photos didn't spot it. But man, once you saw it you couldn't NOT see it lol
The real party began when Tanith and Ben's group practiced, they seriously had all of my favorites in their group. Kim and Brent, Max & Trax, Tan and Ben (of course) and Jennifer and Daniil (though I didn't know they were faves till this year lol)
They were all just so much fun to watch. US Ice Dance rocks my socks!
I will have to say that I was very annoyed that two ice dance teams (one being a favorite of mine) had almost identical costumes for the CD and they just happened to look VERY close to Melissa and Denis' Polka costumes. Tonichelle was not amused and I fixated on that for that part of the competition (one of the teams also had an OD similar to theirs and her costume was similar to melissa's... not AS Similar but still lol)
...gotta cut this short... a friend needs a shoulder and I'm here for her to lean...