Roll call - who's going?

[4rkidz]

It is getting close now to Worlds in Montreal so thought we should open up the thread to see who is going.

 

[Frau Muller]

I’ll watch live on Peacock!

 

[fan]

@Aaron MB Fan and I have all-event tickets

 

[skategal]

Me I’ll be there!

 

[Aceon6]

Me I’ll be there!

We got a possee with @cygnus and friend.

 

[Firedancer]

I will be there too

 

[JoannaLouise]

Me! I've been waiting for this since 2020!

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I’ll be there!!

 

[Debbie S]

Me! This will be my 3rd Worlds - DC in 2003 and Boston in 2016 - and my first trip to Canada.

 

[Lana K]

I’ll be there with my mom in tow!

 

[skipaway]

I’ll be there!

 

[livetoskate]

I'll be there! Looking forward to it. My last Worlds was 2016 Boston.

 

[4rkidz]

I will be there it is my 4th worlds inc Helsinki, Milan and London. I am volunteering all week as per usual.

 

[AnnM]

I'll be there! This will be my 3rd Worlds; previous ones were LA 2009 & Boston 2016.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

This will be my 4th! I was in L.A., London and Boston. I still harbor deep sadness that I was working in public accounting in 2003 and unable to take vacation time for Worlds in DC. Freaking tax season.

 

[Firedancer]

This will be my first worlds so I am definitely excited

 

[fan]

This will be my first worlds so I am definitely excited

Ditto!

 

[kimkom]

I’ll be there! This will be my third Worlds - 2003 in DC and London in 2013.

 

[AnnM]

This will be my 4th! I was in L.A., London and Boston. I still harbor deep sadness that I was working in public accounting in 2003 and unable to take vacation time for Worlds in DC. Freaking tax season.

I had just started a new job with a crazy long probationary period and also had to miss "03! I'm still bitter.

 

[beebee]

I'll be in Montreal. Since 1999, the only Worlds I missed was 2021 in Sweden when there were no spectators.

 

[Colonel Green]

I bought my all-event tickets several months ago.

Too bad that the nature of this event means there’s no opportunity to see the Habs play while I’m in Montreal, but can’t have everything.

 

[victorskid]

I will be there - it will be my 15th Worlds and the 14th with all-event tickets. The first was 1978 in Ottawa where, as far as I recall, I only attended the Men's events (getting to see Vern Taylor's triple axel) as part of a group who shared all-event tickets. I corrected that situation in 1984, attending compulsory figures and practices. The most memorable of those practices being the OSP Paso Doble of Torvill & Dean from a seat at the boards.

 

[peibeck]

I'll be in Montreal. Since 1999, the only Worlds I missed was 2021 in Sweden when there were no spectators.

I (sadly) confess I am sooooo jealous. But I also hope you enjoy Montreal!

Can I be nosy and inquire if you go through a tour agency? I've been to Worlds in North America and would love to do one internationally, but it will probably have to wait until I retire.

 

[beebee]

I (sadly) confess I am sooooo jealous. But I also hope you enjoy Montreal!

Can I be nosy and inquire if you go through a tour agency? I've been to Worlds in North America and would love to do one internationally, but it will probably have to wait until I retire.

I went with the erstwhile Colonial Travel (you may know their saga ) from 1999-2009, but since 2010 been doing it on my own. Attended my first World Juniors in Taipei this week and hope I don't get hooked on this event. It was wonderful!

2026 Prague would be a great international Worlds to start with.

 

[peibeck]

Sadly it will be years more until I'm retired, but I usually check out prices on Worlds travel in Europe. @beebee I'm very impressed you've managed to score tickets to Worlds in Japan, those have seemingly been not so easy to get (which is why I thought you maybe traveled with a tour group). I was planning on Stockholm as my first overseas Worlds, but alas. And I was in Montreal when they canceled the last Worlds there (then had to rearrange my travel due to them closing the border).

I sort of remember the Colonial saga. My first two Worlds (Vancouver and DC) I did through Dash. After that I figured I was overpaying (although my seats were awesome), and have done 3 more on my own. Boston '25 will be my next Worlds.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their info about going to different Worlds. I find it really interesting for some reason, and I love when you all share your travel, food, and interactions with skaters and locals in the voids threads. I will be with you all in spirit in Montreal!

 

[smurfy]

I will be there.
My 7th Worlds
(1998 Minneapolis, 2000 Nice, 2001 Vancouver, 2003 DC, 2006 Calgary, 2016 Boston)

 

[Simone411]

I'm so excited for all of you that will be there! I'll be looking for y'all in the arena! I'll be watching on USA, NBC and Peacock!

 

[cygnus]

It will be my 9th Worlds, and the first since Milan in 2018. The others I attended were Dortmund, Moscow, Gothenburg, Nice, London, Boston and Helsinki. Loved them all, but Helsinki might have been my favourite.

 

[victorskid]

My Worlds travels (so far) - Ottawa (1978 & 1984); Edmonton (1996); Minneapolis (1998); Helsinki (1999); Vancouver (2001); Nagano (2002); Washington (2003); Dortmund (2004); Calgary (2006); Gothenburg (2008); Los Angeles (2009); London, ON (2013); Boston (2016).

After experiencing the "ticket lottery" for Edmonton and being "up in the gods", looking down at all the folks who were apparently there with groups, all of the subsequent trips, beginning in 1998, have been with the Uniworld Travel group, based in the Toronto area.

I suspect Montreal may be my last Worlds trip, having opted not to join the group in Boston next year.

 

[fan]

Any tips for us newbies?