2022 Skate Canada - Mississauga! (Excitement/Planning Thread)

[JoannaLouise]

Mississauga to host 2022 Skate Canada International

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada has announced that Mississauga, ON, will host the 2022 Skate Canada International. The event will take place at Paramount Fine Foods Centre from October 28-30, 2022. Skate Canada International is the second competition in the annual International Skating Union (ISU)...

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Is anyone else as excited about this as I am?? Because I am SO EXCITED!

General discussion thread for who's going, where to stay, where to eat, griping about shuttles, etc.

 

[quartz]

I posted this on my FB and my husband saw it and said, oh, you should go! So, I guess I will!
Practice Thursday? Competition Friday and Saturday? Gala on Sunday? Is that about right?

 

[victorskid]

I posted this on my FB and my husband saw it and said, oh, you should go! So, I guess I will!
Practice Thursday? Competition Friday and Saturday? Gala on Sunday? Is that about right?

I remember meeting you there once. Perhaps we can do that again

 

[overedge]

Question for those who know that area better than I do: is it possible to walk to the Centre from the hotels that are on the other side of the highway?

 

[jao86]

Question for those who know that area better than I do: is it possible to walk to the Centre from the hotels that are on the other side of the highway?

It's not. There aren't many sidewalks. The last time I was there I just took Ubers to/from my hotel.

 

[lexeoe]

now that this has been announced, any idea when SC will announce 2023 Nationals host? In the past this is usually announced around January.

 

[beebee]

Question for those who know that area better than I do: is it possible to walk to the Centre from the hotels that are on the other side of the highway?

The Hilton Garden Inn on Traders Blvd. is definitely walkable. Takes 25-30 minutes and is about 2 km or 1.3 miles from the arena, with most of the walk on Traders Blvd. I've walked it a number of times. It's fine to go it alone in daylight, but a little creepy after dark so I'd try to have company at night.

 

[clairecloutier]

Is Uber readily available in Missisauga??

 

[danafan]

Is Uber readily available in Missisauga??

Yes. The venue isn't far from the airport and I've used uber to get to and from the airport a few times (I'm right next door to Mississauga in Brampton).

 

[PRlady]

So is Missisauga to Toronto like Baltimore to Washington DC or Sacramento to San Francisco? Inquiring Americans want to know.

 

[danafan]

So is Missisauga to Toronto like Baltimore to Washington DC or Sacramento to San Francisco? Inquiring Americans want to know.

Well the Toronto International Airport is literally in Mississauga so they are closer to each other than the two examples you gave. Not sure of an American equivalent.

 

[Karen-W]

Well the Toronto International Airport is literally in Mississauga so they are closer to each other than the two examples you gave. Not sure of an American equivalent.

Maybe Seattle to Tacoma?

 

[once_upon]

I got airline tickets, hotel for a week, car rental for a week for 2, at about the price of one airline ticket and 3 night hotel room for one in Boston.

We are going early to do sightseeing and such.

 

[HeatherC]

This trip sounds much more doable for mom and me than SA would be with regards to traveling there and back as well as getting around the area since I'd be able to drive to Mississauga (aka, I'd have a car available there). Hmmm, definitely gonna have to think about this one!

 

[overedge]

If I can get the time off work, I might think about it too. And thankfully now there is the UP express train from the airport to downtown Toronto, so it might be possible to escape Mississauga for some fun as well

 

[RoseRed]

So is Missisauga to Toronto like Baltimore to Washington DC or Sacramento to San Francisco? Inquiring Americans want to know.

Definitely closer than those. Traffic can be bad going into Toronto (as you'd expect with that size of city), but it's pretty close.

I'm not familiar with Washington State, but looking at a map I'd say Mississauga-Toronto is a little closer than Tacoma-Seattle, to go with @Karen-W 's example.

 

[once_upon]

So is Missisauga to Toronto like Baltimore to Washington DC or Sacramento to San Francisco? Inquiring Americans want to know.

My hotel says it is 19 minutes to the airport and 10 minutes to the arena

 

[skategal]

Toronto and Mississauga run into each other.

Can’t really tell where one ends and the other begins except Pearson airport is in Mississauga.

 

[Spikefan]

I’m still undecided but have booked a hotel that can be canceled. It is cheaper than the Norwood hotels and it sounds like Uber/Lyft will be more plentiful. I’m really hoping the competition will be on Friday/Saturday only, unlike the SkAm schedule. I would prefer to fly home on Sunday and be back to work on Monday.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I’m still undecided but have booked a hotel that can be canceled. It is cheaper than the Norwood hotels and it sounds like Uber/Lyft will be more plentiful. I’m really hoping the competition will be on Friday/Saturday only, unlike the SkAm schedule. I would prefer to fly home on Sunday and be back to work on Monday.

I've been to Skate Canada a bunch of times, and I think the schedule has always been competition on Friday/Saturday and gala on Sunday. No guarantees of course, but I would say your odds are pretty good.

 

[nuage]

I became a FS fan in 1994, I lived in Brazil, I was barely able to watch figure skating from there and ended up becoming an Olympic year fan after 1998. Fast forward to 2022, 5 years living in Canada, I decided to follow FS closely again, and I am 1 hour-drive away fron Skate Canada! So exciting!

 

[mackiecat]

If you want to get downtown to see Toronto sites, either Uber to airport or the hotel might have an airport shuttle. there is a train called UP that takes you right downtown. It is located in terminal 1 .Easy Peary

 

[screech]

I live near a GO station, but have never taken it to Mississauga. Are there any GO stations near (walking distance) to the arena? It would be a heck of a lot more convenient than driving (and regular TTC transit includes transfers, and I hate transferring)

 

[nuage]

I live near a GO station, but have never taken it to Mississauga. Are there any GO stations near (walking distance) to the arena? It would be a heck of a lot more convenient than driving (and regular TTC transit includes transfers, and I hate transferring)

I think the closest GO Bus terminal is the one at the Square One mall. From there it would be a 20 min bus ride to the venue.

 

[jao86]

So is Missisauga to Toronto like Baltimore to Washington DC or Sacramento to San Francisco? Inquiring Americans want to know.

It's more like JFK/EWR to Manhattan. It's not in the city proper, but it's close by and time to get there depends entirely on traffic/time of day.

 

[Sally1214]

Goodness, I can hardly believe it ... I might actually be able to attend a live skating event again!! Anyone have any idea when we might expect ticket info/sales?

 

[victorskid]

Goodness, I can hardly believe it ... I might actually be able to attend a live skating event again!! Anyone have any idea when we might expect ticket info/sales?

Skate Canada will let you know by e-mail if you put yourself on their mailing list
See: https://skatecanada.ca/2022/04/mississauga-to-host-2022-skate-canada-international/

 

[Sally1214]

Skate Canada will let you know by e-mail if you put yourself on their mailing list
See: https://skatecanada.ca/2022/04/mississauga-to-host-2022-skate-canada-international/

Thanks. I'm on the mailing list now. So excited!!!

 

[quartz]

Husband wants to come with me. Not for the skating. For the fishing. And the hotel. Ahahahahaha…

 

[kimkom]

Husband wants to come with me. Not for the skating. For the fishing. And the hotel. Ahahahahaha…

Fishing? In Mississauga? Are you going to let him come?