2022 US Adult Sectionals and Nationals

[GarrAargHrumph]

I just registered for adult Easterns and for adult nationals. Is anyone else from here competing this year?

 

[Sylvia]

From: https://www.usfigureskating.org/skate/compete/qualifying-competitions#adult

• 2022 Eastern Adult Figure Skating Championships, Havertown, Pennsylvania, March 11-13, 2022
• 2022 Midwestern Adult Figure Skating Championships, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 11-13, 2022
• 2022 Pacific Coast Adult Figure Skating Championships, Spokane, Washington, March 11-13, 2022
• 2022 U.S. Adult Championships, Newark, Delaware, April 6-9, 2022

Best wishes to everyone planning to compete!

 

[Debbie S]

No more competing for me but I'll be cheering everyone on.

And I may go up to AN to watch on that Saturday, if crud rates go down and masks are still required.

 

[purple skates]

I will be at AN. 🙂

 

[gkelly]

Thanks for the reminder. I have now registered.

 

[DreamSkates]

Cheering everyone on! Wish I could even skate at all, but happy for all of those who can enjoy figure skating as adults, and skate for those of us who can't.

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

Thanks for the reminder. I have now registered.

Yay!

 

[purple skates]

Thanks for the reminder. I have now registered.

For AN or only sectionals?

 

[gkelly]

For AN or only sectionals?

Nationals and not sectionals. I don't think I'll be ready by March.

 

[livetoskate]

After constantly seeing none of the skaters or coaches wearing masks, I stopped skating again a few months ago. Good luck to all who are competing! I hope things will get better with the crud situation & then I'll be back competing next year!

 

[MarciajsR]

I am going. Wouldn't miss seeing my annual friends who are there,

Plan to bring a light entertainment mime program back which I did for only one year. My coach said she did not think I could skate it. I then told her I would have our local choreographer help me with it and modify it if needed. Not much change except at the end when I intentionally fall down, I changed it to a collaspe.

The change was not needed for the fall, which I relearned to do safely, but with my difficulty getting up at age 76 of getting up in a way that would look like it was intentional to fall. I just can't pop up gracefully anymore!!

 

[viennese]

I just registered for adult Easterns and for adult nationals. Is anyone else from here competing this year?

no! go get 'em

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

Where do the judges sit at the Haverford Skatium? I want to make sure I’m practicing my program in the right direction.

 

[ioana]

Will be there for silver freestyle at Sectionals, even though it's pretty clear am nowhere near ready. Quest to only get one time deduction in my freestyle program is on . Also, it would be nice to get a CSSp1 called this time around. That's literally it for goals. Making it out on the ice is good enough considering my main rink only opened again in October -and we haven't had all the ice time we did pre-cov!d.

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

I'm also not "ready" for sectionals, but I'll be there. Like you, my ice time has been constrained due to changes due to Covid - I used to skate four times per week, and now I skate once. So it will be what it will be.

 

[ioana]

Like you, my ice time has been constrained due to changes due to Covid - I used to skate four times per week, and now I skate once. So it will be what it will be.

We can be 'being here is victory enough!' buddies. Actually, your ice time cutback sounds way worse than mine, so I am very impressed you're competing

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

Where do the judges sit at the Haverford Skatium? I want to make sure I’m practicing my program in the right direction.

They are seated on the opposite side of the audience, which is the right side of the rink. That's where the music control and hockey boxes are located.

Not going to be at Sectionals as either a competitor or spectator—indoor event with no proof of vax? Hard pass—but wishing everyone the best of luck and that y'all escape ick-free.

 

[sk8pics]

I will come and cheer folks on at UD as much as possible. If anyone competing wants someone to hold their stuff for them, I’m happy to help out!

 

[WOULDACOULDARETURNS]

I’ll be at Sectionals, supporting a friend who is competing in Gold fs. I wish there was a way to identify FSUers at the competition, so I could cheer them on. We need a secret handshake or FSU gear. FSU water bottles, warm-up jackets…so many possibilities! We’re arriving Friday afternoon, so I’ll just start clapping for everyone then. Best of luck to you all. Skate great and have fun!

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

Just a quick note for those coming to Easterns:

Haverford Skatium is located in Delaware County. If you are doing anything in Philadelphia (where I live), it is its own county. It may be useful to keep this in mind for C19 guidance and protocols.

 

[Sylvia]

From: https://www.usfigureskating.org/skate/compete/qualifying-competitions#adult

• 2022 Eastern Adult Figure Skating Championships, Havertown, Pennsylvania, March 10-13, 2022
• 2022 Midwestern Adult Figure Skating Championships, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 11-13, 2022
• 2022 Pacific Coast Adult Figure Skating Championships, Spokane, Washington, March 11-13, 2022

Press release:

2022 U.S. Adult Qualifying Season Begins This Week - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

The 2022 U.S. adult qualifying season begins March 10-13 with the Eastern, Midwestern and Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Championships. Championship events include

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

“Video from all events will be available on-demand on Fan Zone after the conclusion of the events.”

Easterns is underway today - starting orders/results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/28739/index.asp

Midwesterns starting orders/results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/28747/index.asp

Pacific Coast starting orders/results page: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/28744/index.asp

 

[livetoskate]

How nice to see some familiar names of competitors that I used to see at adult competitions 15+ years ago (including my 2006 natls. roommate!). Here is an article about one of the master's level skaters:

Adults Skate Too LLC

Adults Skate Too LLC was created for the love of adult figure skating and to bring adult skaters together from all over the world. Apparel and Rink Side Totes made in the US by figure skaters, for figure skaters. Because #adultsskatetoo.

adultsskatetoo.com

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

I polished my skates and changed my laces. That makes it official.

 

[purple skates]

How nice to see some familiar names of competitors that I used to see at adult competitions 15+ years ago (including my 2006 natls. roommate!). Here is an article about one of the master's level skaters:

Adults Skate Too LLC

Adults Skate Too LLC was created for the love of adult figure skating and to bring adult skaters together from all over the world. Apparel and Rink Side Totes made in the US by figure skaters, for figure skaters. Because #adultsskatetoo.

adultsskatetoo.com

I was looking through the names - so many I don’t know, but I’ve been at this almost twenty years and there’s few left that were around when I started adult skating. (It’s all good, though 🙂)

 

[livetoskate]

I was looking through the names - so many I don’t know, but I’ve been at this almost twenty years and there’s few left that were around when I started adult skating. (It’s all good, though 🙂)

I'm still FB friends with some of my old competitors who have quit skating. Definitely having kids makes it tough to keep skating on a regular basis. With my son starting skating and all the family activities, I'm not even sure if I will go back to having lessons and competing again. It's fun, but time-consuming plus another expense. Good luck if you are competing this weekend!

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

We get to drive to PA in the snow tomorrow. I'm trying to time the drive so that I get to PA before the worst hits, but I'm not sure when that is, exactly. I think I can get there by 1:30pm. It's going to be worse at home than in PA, so there's that, at least. Any weather forecasts for the area of the competition? I've been looking at the weather.com app, but that doesn't say when the storm will really hit, just when the snow starts.

 

[my little pony]

I was there yesterday and will be there today, so far the weather isnt bad

 

[purple skates]

I'm still FB friends with some of my old competitors who have quit skating. Definitely having kids makes it tough to keep skating on a regular basis. With my son starting skating and all the family activities, I'm not even sure if I will go back to having lessons and competing again. It's fun, but time-consuming plus another expense. Good luck if you are competing this weekend!

Thanks! I’m passing on Iowa. I only do solo dance now and entry fees/flights are way too high. Saved the $$ for AN.

 

[GarrAargHrumph]

The practice ice sign ups for Adult Nationals are live, for those who need to sign up for practice ice time.

 

[ioana]

In case you ever wanted to see the thought bubbles of a panicked, locked-knee skate here they are

Ioana on Instagram: "Who else competed at Adult Sectionals while nowhere near ready? And panicked? Just me 😂🙈? Second outing in Championship was much better, but that’s not a very high bar. Plan is to do enough run throughs before next competition to

Ioana shared a post on Instagram: "Who else competed at Adult Sectionals while nowhere near ready? And panicked? Just me 😂🙈? Second outing in Championship was much better, but that’s not a very high bar. Plan is to do enough run throughs before next competition to make sure this doesn’t happen...

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