2026 U.S. Nationals - St. Louis!

[gaduchess]

It was 15 miles in Nashville and there was no shuttle offered.

I honestly can’t remember the last time they offered a shuttle.

I remember there being a shuttle for spectators when Nationals was in Greensboro the time before last. (I can’t remember which year that was.) It ran once an hour, and if it filled up at 11 p.m., then the rest of us had to wait until midnight for the next one. That’s why I “hijacked” the 11:45 p.m. skaters’ shuttle one evening when there were no skaters and 11 or 12 very angry, miserably cold spectators who had been waiting for 45 minutes.

 

[Debbie S]

I remember there being a shuttle for spectators when Nationals was in Greensboro the time before last. (I can’t remember which year that was.) It ran once an hour, and if it filled up at 11 p.m., then the rest of us had to wait until midnight for the next one. That’s why I “hijacked” the 11:45 p.m. skaters’ shuttle one evening when there were no skaters and 11 or 12 very angry, miserably cold spectators who had been waiting for 45 minutes.

I think that was San Jose in 2018 that had the hourly shuttle? Although on the days of the Senior events, multiple buses would be there when the events ended in the evening. I'm pretty sure the shuttle in Greensboro in 2020 was every 30 or 40 minutes.

If they ever have Nats in Greensboro again, I would just buy a parking pass.

Count me among the annoyed that all Junior events are at the far arena.

 

[skipaway]

Count me among the annoyed that all Junior events are at the far arena.

And is it a general admission, seat up for grabs situation?

 

[Debbie S]

And is it a general admission, seat up for grabs situation?

Yes, although I doubt there will be big crowds there, given the location, which is unfortunate for the skaters.

 

[peibeck]

Yes, although I doubt there will be big crowds there, given the location, which is unfortunate for the skaters.

I don't know how many people will do the commute, but the (maybe) 300-500 people that would be there in a 19,000 seat arena isn't exactly a "big crowd."

Depending on which arena is used for competition in St. Charles, the maximum seating is 750 or 400. (I'm assuming they will be using the bigger seating venue).

 

[gaduchess]

I think that was San Jose in 2018 that had the hourly shuttle? Although on the days of the Senior events, multiple buses would be there when the events ended in the evening. I'm pretty sure the shuttle in Greensboro in 2020 was every 30 or 40 minutes.

If they ever have Nats in Greensboro again, I would just buy a parking pass.

Count me among the annoyed that all Junior events are at the far arena.

I don't remember about the shuttle in San Jose. I just remember that the Nationals in Greensboro before 2020 had an hourly shuttle. (At the 2020 Nationals Aimless drove her car all the way from Vermont and kindly drove me wherever I needed to go.) I wasn't kidding when I wrote that I "hijacked" the skaters' bus one rainy night at 11:45 p.m. because 11 or 12 of us had been waiting for 45 minutes and all the skaters had taken earlier buses. We had to show the bus driver how to reach our hotel because she only knew how to drive to the skaters' hotel.