nashvilledancer
09-09-2012, 07:54 PM
Article (http://www.omaha.com/article/20120909/NEWS/709099950/1694)
Gallery (http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=3921)
Lots of insights in this article.
It sheds light on the wishes to see or hear about competitor's programs for the year:
"Other than the judges, almost no one is allowed to watch. Skaters with family in the area can let a few guests in — but only under strict orders that they watch that performance alone and then leave the arena quickly."
"Though they often practice alongside their competitors, the skaters are guarding their secrets — the new jumps they're trying, improvements they've made to their technique. A few even try to shield their costumes from the handful of journalists in town for the camp."
Relevant to previous posts:
"No matter how many gold medals you have, you get a twin bed and a roommate at the Olympic Training Center, just like everybody else. All 39 skaters are expected to show up in Colorado Springs — home of both U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Olympic Committee — put on the official camp T-shirt and sit for a group photo."
"For a group photo shoot, Weir, with his larger-than-life skating personality, showed up wearing large sunglasses and a loose-fitting white shirt that was decidedly not Champs Camp gear. After some cajoling, Weir agreed to take off the sunglasses and tossed the official T-shirt around his neck, like a scarf."
About Jeremy:
"Others, like reigning men's national champion Jeremy Abbott, can go almost unrecognized in the United States but have massive overseas fan bases. In this country, Abbott said people approach him so infrequently that he's often confused when someone sidles up to him at Starbucks and asks about skating.
"Skating is big in Asia, and Abbott, 27, is a particularly big deal. When he travels there, the crowds are big and the screams are high-pitched. 'I've done shows in Korea where it's the closest I'll ever come to being a rock star,' he said."
Gallery (http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=3921)
Lots of insights in this article.
It sheds light on the wishes to see or hear about competitor's programs for the year:
"Other than the judges, almost no one is allowed to watch. Skaters with family in the area can let a few guests in — but only under strict orders that they watch that performance alone and then leave the arena quickly."
"Though they often practice alongside their competitors, the skaters are guarding their secrets — the new jumps they're trying, improvements they've made to their technique. A few even try to shield their costumes from the handful of journalists in town for the camp."
Relevant to previous posts:
"No matter how many gold medals you have, you get a twin bed and a roommate at the Olympic Training Center, just like everybody else. All 39 skaters are expected to show up in Colorado Springs — home of both U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Olympic Committee — put on the official camp T-shirt and sit for a group photo."
"For a group photo shoot, Weir, with his larger-than-life skating personality, showed up wearing large sunglasses and a loose-fitting white shirt that was decidedly not Champs Camp gear. After some cajoling, Weir agreed to take off the sunglasses and tossed the official T-shirt around his neck, like a scarf."
About Jeremy:
"Others, like reigning men's national champion Jeremy Abbott, can go almost unrecognized in the United States but have massive overseas fan bases. In this country, Abbott said people approach him so infrequently that he's often confused when someone sidles up to him at Starbucks and asks about skating.
"Skating is big in Asia, and Abbott, 27, is a particularly big deal. When he travels there, the crowds are big and the screams are high-pitched. 'I've done shows in Korea where it's the closest I'll ever come to being a rock star,' he said."