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Just curious on this - is the camera policy going to be similar to 2016 or has that changed too?

Hmm. Likely won't be deciding on this until MUCH closer to event time, if I bother at all. In 2016, after the initial booking I individually "upgraded" to closer Loge seating in the weeks leading up to the event (and even at the event itself). Worked well, but was $$$. Thing I liked about that...

Wow...so reading the last three or so pages here is bringing back memories. I remember those days on skate forums. Folks really took this stuff seriously back then, that's for sure (and to be honest, I was no exception). I remember there were big fan projects put together for both Tara Lipinski...

Some of my pics...just a small handful this time. Osmond 1 Osmond 2 Osmond 3 Osmond 4 Weir 1 Weir 2 Duhamel/Radford 1 Duhamel/Radford 2 The Haydenettes (synchro team) Abbott 1 Abbott 2 I'll leave these links up for a week or so.

Bit late here but I was there (Bryant Park lighting) as well. I missed out on Osmond at Boston Worlds and wanted a chance to see (and photograph) her live. Crowded, but ok. Show was basically same format as last year. Thankfully had a better spot this time though!

Interesting, I stumbled across a tweet from Wagner saying she was doing commentary now and decided to pop in to see if there were any thoughts/first impressions from fans. I don't have any to offer myself as I have not watched her coverage (nor do I particularly wish to). I would like to say...

Best of luck to her, if she follows through. She should prepare herself for what is likely to come, though.

Anyhow, if Wagner's tweets are any indication, she seems to be ready to move on, or at the least looking for a way to do so. Of course, that's to be expected at this stage. I doubt she competes again (possible exception: a finale skate at a future nationals).

Wasn't it her coach that wanted her to go back - not USFS? At least that was the "official" Team Wagner version of the story...

Say what you will about Wagner, but definitely can't accuse her of "not fulfilling potential"... I'm not sure what her strategy was this year, but the overall outcome isn't really much of a surprise to me honestly. After all, 2010 and 2014 were low(er) points in her career, too. Regardless...

Welp, have fun picking up the pieces USFS...and good luck finding them all too.

:eek: no wonder. No way you could possibly get to know someone well in such a short time

While I fully agree with this, everyone has to start somewhere. I - we, actually - have no idea whether Wagner wants to be a commentator, interviewer, host, correspondent, writer, researcher, etc. All require different skill sets, and it would depend on what she wants to do, and what she is good...

That’s something I could support (at least initially)...never liked the latter much...

The issue with Lipinski IMO isn't her voice so much as what she says and when she says it. I think she has much potential, which she showed when starting out - I thought she was very good at relating the scoring system and translating it to the viewer (along with her personal experience). So I...