International Skating Union

Eladola · Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 612

So who has the best info on cheap hotels or flights ?

When will the ticket sales start and what are the expected prices for an all around admission ?

Is there anyway to find a sponsor for a trip like that ? Cool

i'm so upset that both the GPF AND worlds are in the far east this year , So damn expensive ... Sad

Winnipeg · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 1247

You can get tours..........I have never done this so can't comment, I have always gone an my own but maybe someone else can comment on whether a tour is a good option?

Dragonlady · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 3662 Location: Edge of reason

Which Worlds are you asking about - 2011 in Japan?

Eladola · Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 612

yup .

Never been to a live skating event in my life Crying or Very sad

Dragonlady · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 3662 Location: Edge of reason

Eladola, you really owe it to yourself to go. There is such a HUGE difference between live events and television. Speed, flow, ice coverage and sureness of movement are difficult to adequately judge on TV. TV keeps the skater in the centre of the picture which makes skaters with beautiful positions (Zhang, Cohen, etc.) look much better than they look live.

I was always an Irina fan but seeing her speed and effortless power live just blew me away. I wondered how she could ever lose. Then she skated tenatively and I understood how she could lose. Similarly Plushenko and Yagudin. Their speed and power put them in a whole different league to the rest of the skaters in 2002. Everyone else was skating for third. This is why I have never begrudged Plushenko his titles even though I find his programs just awful.

Kiwi · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 57 Location: New Zealand

Dragonlady · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 3662 Location: Edge of reason

I saw their Nutcracker on Ice, Kiwi, and we loved it. I don't like shows but I loved this one and will go again to any performance they bring to Toronto.

That said, their speed is very slow compared to competitive skating. The performance I saw was on a theatre stage on a small patch of artificial ice. There wasn't much room to get up to much speed and the skaters couldn't do jumps bigger than doubles because of the small ice surface.

The overall quality of the performance, the choreography, the costumes and the whole presentation was just stunning. We were just blown away by the whole show. Certainly comparable to the National Ballet production and a great treat for families.

Kiwi · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 57 Location: New Zealand

Yes, they were on a 15 by 15 metre stage, so couldn't do the bigger jumps and throws. It was real ice though.
I think in another thread you talked about the good quality of their productions, and it was partly that which made me decide to go to this one. So thankyou for that, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Smile

anne-marie · Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Posts: 67

harvey · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Naples, Fl.

Just couldn't resist joining this thread because I enjoy both live and TV coverage (Although of course I strongly prefer being there) since both have their advantages and disadvantages for me. While at the competition it's hard (For me at least) to guess why one skater scored higher than the other or why someone got scored so much higher or lower than expected or even whether a jump was a triple or quad. With the magic of TV recording and internet availibility of the very same event, many of the questions I had at the competition were explained without having to go to other sources to find out why MY assesment was so wrong. Wink

Isk · Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 124

Even after watching events on TV and internet with slow motion and then looking at the protocols, sometimes it is hard to understand why someone got higher or lower that we think they should be. Very Happy

Trilogy86 · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

Worlds 1996 in Edmonton, attended and enjoyed it a lot!

Dragonlady · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 3662 Location: Edge of reason

And yet live, I seldom disagree with the judges.

Case in point: Mirai Nagasu at Skate Canada last year. I was shocked to discover that people were outraged on the internet that Mirai had finished behind Laura Lepisto. I saw a girl who skated tentatively with not great speed and looked juniorish. Lepisto skated with much greater speed, flow, better ice coverage and sureness of movement. Her program sparkled.

As with Worlds, people only looked at the jumps and like Worlds, Lepisto didn't land as many jumps as Nagasu.

Eladola · Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 612

But will anybody from here be attending Worlds ?

If i go then who will i meet ?

Dragonlady · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 3662 Location: Edge of reason

Toyko is completely out of the question for me at this point. London in 2013 is more than doable though. Free accommodations at Mom and Dad's house make it a cheap event regardless of ticket prices.

Eladora, there are always lots of posters from FSU, SkateFans, etc. there. Dinners, breakfasts and other meet ups are planned. It's always a party at these big events. Just follow the boards and check out the meet-up plans.

You can go with one of the tour companies but they are quite expensive. At least you'd have a group which will make it easier to meet people.

vmfan89 · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 409 Location: Canada

Winnipeg · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 1247

Wish I could go to Tokyo, but not in the cards...............

London would be doable.

Where is it in 2012 again?

Kiwi · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 57 Location: New Zealand

Nice, France.

Japan isn't too far away from NZ, and I'd love to go to Worlds, but I am rather broke at the moment, plus March is usually busy on the farm, so I don't think I could get the time off. So, unfortunately, I will just have to save harder and see if I can make it to any competition in a few years time.

Winnipeg · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 1247

Nice is a fantastic option for sure! I have never been there but would love to see the area.