Recent content by acraven

You aren't the only one.

Please forgive the off-topic post, but I think this may be the best way to get this information to US folks attending Worlds in Boston who are also holding tickets to the 2026 Nationals in St. Louis. It turns out only the senior events will be competed in St. Louis. The junior events are being...

It now turns out that only the senior events will be in S Louis; the junior events will be 20-25 miles away at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights. If USFS doesn't provide transportation, those of us planning to attend the entire event will have to rent cars (and pay to park...

I enjoyed several items from Flour, a local bakery/cafe chain, on an earlier skating trip to Boston. There are quite a few branches scattered around the city.. I haven't had any Flour sweets on this trip, but I asked about gluten-free things today when I bought a sandwich. These are the items...

That might require rescheduling the women's SP warmup as well. It's scheduled to begin at 8 AM at the practice rink, but I'm guessing there's supposed to be a certain amount of time between the warmup and the event. That's aside from the impact on people flying in on Wednesday morning and...

I've had some similar experiences in Europe since 2022--I think especially in chain hotels. It's not only in the US that hotels are cutting back.

I haven't stayed in the Premier Inn in Sheffield, but I've stayed at quite a few PI's stretching from downtown London and Heathrow up to Dundee, Scotland. They've all been fine. The large beds are very comfortable. If the hotel offers a twin-bedded room and you book that, they'll make up the...

I guess the high cost of Olympic tickets could be an issue. None of my purchases from foreign websites have been very costly. It's maddening when you can foresee a problem but can't (apparently) do anything to avoid it, and it's worse when you end up paying foreign-usage fees and/or can't use...

I don't use my Chase United MileagePlus card all that often at home for European purchases, because I tend to plan my trips as I go rather than buying a bunch of tickets in advance. But I have used it on some occasions, and the most I've ever had to do is field a text. Perhaps security...

Payment issues crop up fairly frequently for Americans trying to buy tickets for events and attractions in Europe. It seems our credit cards often lack security features expected in Europe. At various times these solutions have been helpful: - Try all your credit cards. - Try your debit...

If you can find videos online from earlier skating competitions held at that arena, you should at least be able to get an idea of how far the first row is set back from the boards. I've noticed there's often quite a wide gap there in some arenas. I think it would significantly affect...

I think it was a badly broken ankle. Wikipedia says pins were inserted in June and not removed until the following January. That was the same year he moved up to senior for national competition; I assume he had tested up before the accident.

Yes. The new times are shown below, from my post in the Kiss and Cry Forum.

There's a new version of the Nationals schedule on usfigureskating.org. it's dated January 17 and is labeled "Draft 5.0". I haven't figure out what has changed. You may need to switch browsers or clear your cache to see the new version. Click the Color Schedule link on this webpage: Jan 17...

A friend who is staying at the Hilton Garden Inn also arrived late yesterday. The hotel's airport shuttle arrangement worked fine for her, and she reports the hotel has a mini-market with fresh salads, fresh sandwiches and frozen breakfast meals. The rooms have microwaves as well as little...