#uschamps16

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The 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships are right around the corner!

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U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2016

Jan.15-24, 2016 / Saint Paul, MN, USA

Sr Men

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U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2016

Jan.15-24, 2016 / Saint Paul, MN, USA

Jr Men

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[delilahdavis]

"Fix You” performance from Nationals with no commentary. Bless sabinfire - there was entirely too much talking going on in the original broadcast version.

[tripletoe]

TripleToe Goes to Nationals - Day 7

Day 7 has arrived and my time volunteering is coming to an end. My morning was spent at the volunteer services table, meaning I checked in volunteers, showed them where to go if they were unsure, and answered misc. questions. 

All in all we had 3 people for a very quiet shift so I was able to watch Senior Dance on a warm up for a bit. I also saw a few big names including: 

 Tara Lipinski 

Johnny Weir - who was wear black lace pants 

ShibSibs 

Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Rohene Ward

Rachael Flatt

Ryan Bradley

Frank Carroll

Rudy Galindo

Jeremy Abbott

Also had to tell Maria Zoueva’s friend that she did not have the right kind of ticket to let her in to watch the practices. And that there wasn’t a way to get her one. That was a bit awkward.

So when that shift was done I had a couple hours before beginning my next one, so I wandered around the main level of the Xcel and found an empty place to watch the Senior Pairs short program. It was interesting to see everyone’s programs after having first watched them practice. I knew what was coming next in some programs, which was a interesting new perspective to have.

After the first group I checked in for my next volunteer shift doing ice maintenance. In which I basically just moved to a new spot to sit and had a front row seat for the rest of the Pairs short programs, Senior Ladies warm up groups, and opening ceremonies. 

After that was the Senior Ladies short program, which I watched as a spectator with my mom and a couple friends. An interesting thing that U.S. Figure Skating did (and maybe they have been doing this for awhile I just never knew because I hardly ever attend competitions like this) is to provide little radios called SkateRadio for spectators. It had 3 channels, one for technical commentary, one for IceNetwork commentary, and one for NBC commentary during the televised events. It was interesting to be able to listen to commentary while watching it live in person. 

I didn’t really use it much, I like being able to just watch and enjoy and be in the moment without someone critiquing every move. I did like the technical commentary because they didn’t talk throughout the entire program, but then when it was finished they talked about if the skater received any downgrades, bonuses, how many points an impressive move is worth, etc. That part was cool.

It was a long day but I’m ready for Day 8!

[delilahdavis]

Madi/Zach and Tarah/Danny: backstage moments at US Nationals (x)

[onthewordshakerstree]

Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon on their off-ice clothing choices for 2016 Nationals // x

[delilahdavis]

Ashley's pre-warmup warmup