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We still don't know where the Sectionals are either!

I don't mean this as a comment on the entire situation, but she was in the k&c for quite a few teams, they are always strategic about alternating. I remember seeing the animal print blazer quite a few times. I'm quite sure she was there for Lajoie & Lagha, since I noticed the matching animal...

I haven't been tracking them, but did they cut prices? A friend of mine was looking at Friday tickets, and they are mostly are $235 including fees. She said they were more before.

OK, I am ALL IN after the bird squawk on the choreo lift!

I can recall him with Nicholas Brooks in junior men. I can't recall if there were others. I believe that yes, he is still in CO.

Pfund & Santillan detailed some of the process on their blog, it's really stuck with me since I read it the first time: https://web.archive.org/web/20201030043456/https://joshica.net/blog/ This was in 2020, they were switching from USA to SUI, and they had not competed internationally since...

I ate on the club level several times during 2016 Worlds, between sessions. I was working the event and had access to the level. And the regular concourse food stands closed during the breaks, but the club level stayed open. It was very convenient, I'd have gone all day without eating a meal...

Elena Wilson had two great weeks in a row - she scored 105 the week before at Skate Houston. Sherry Zhang was really excellent. A lot more power in her skating than I remember her having last year. Cleo Park did great as well, but didn't have the same strength/flow IMO. I like Annika Chao's...

IIRC there was a mini competition last year at Champs Camp for the remaining TBD spots. People often figure out who's contending for it based on who shows up in social media photos. I feel like sometimes the dance spot gets assigned earlier, though, if there's a clear leader after Lake Placid.

I don't have any inside intel on the Skating Club of Boston, I've never done an event there. But in most cases like this, the videographer isn't paid anything by the host club for coming to the competition. The host is required to contract a videographer because they need it for the judging...

the entire USFS media team has turned over. some of the roles have even turned over twice since Gracie was in her most competitive era. anyway, I'm confident that the person who is responsible for the social media is quite new to usfs, but she's not new to skating.

Ah yes, I had already forgotten that Neset/Markelov only made it to one JGP last year. IIRC, they were supposed to go somewhere that changed their visa requirements just a week or two before the competition?

My guess is that travel plans were maybe made earlier than usual for Bangkok due to the cost and extra length of travel time, so they went with some more experienced teams that they knew would be ready early.

The non-qual Sun Valley results are here: https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2023/33653/index.asp

Murzin has already competed at the senior level this season, so it seems like he plans to move up to senior, which makes plenty of sense. I don't understand why he was even invited to the Junior Cup. Why go back to junior programs when he already has senior ones?