American Cup 1 - St. Louis, MO (Oct 1-2, 2011)

[Laura (Lori)]

This thread will be used for discussion and trip-planning for American Cup 1 - St. Louis, MO (October 1-2, 2011).

Discuss any topics related to this event - trip-planning, pre-competition, post-competition, and 'Game Day' chat!

Before making travel arrangements, always double-check with USS and ISU official schedules.

For those who are planning to attend the event, pertinent information gathered on this thread - as it becomes available - will be summarized IN THIS ORIGINAL POST for quick-reference.

Please share any info that will be of help those who will be attending the event and/or following along online!

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KNOWN INFO:
(I'll fill in info as it becomes available)

MEDIA LINKS; TV COVERAGE; WEBCASTS, LIVE FAN CHAT, ETC.:

Tony Chung confirms he's intending to broadcast, so if all the 'tech' necessities work out for him at the rink, we can follow along on the following links:

www.ustream.tv/channel/shorttrackhd

It's showing the Canadian World Cup selections now, 'cause that's the last competition he broadcasted - but it'll change if/when he goes online for AmCup1.

There will generally be an online chat going on at the same time - at the same link - which you'll need to register for in order to participate...

He often Tweets results in addition to the ustream chat, but it seems that most of the action lately has been on the ustream chat - in any case, here's his Twitter link:

twitter.com/#!/shorttrackhd

As always, we'll be chatting here at BB too! We'll be using this AmCup thread - it's always more fun though, when a rink 'operative' like Tony, USS, ISU, Chinese TV, etc., gives us some Live Info that we can chat about! Keep your fingers crossed!

LINKS TO WATCH FOR MORE INFO:

Missouri Speedskating Association
www.mospeedskating.org/2011/08/american-cup1/

US Speedskating
www.usspeedskating.org
Go To: Competitions, Events, Results > Event Schedule
Scroll down to: October > American Cup 1

PARTICIPATING SKATERS:
(Deadline: September 21)

SENIOR LADIES (as of Sept 12):
Lana Gehring - 8/18/2011
Rachel Skrocki - 8/20/2011
Kendal Pumphrey - 8/29/2011
April Albanese - 8/30/2011
Alaina Fiorenza - 9/1/2011
Katie Welsh - 9/2/2011
Jessica Smith - 9/3/2011
Tamara Frederick - 9/3/2011
Jerebelle Yutangco - 9/5/2011
Sarah Chen - 9/5/2011
Alyson Dudek - 9/8/2011
Sarah Warren - 9/9/2011
Katherine Reutter - 9/10/2011
Kimberly Derrick - 9/10/2011
Katy Ralston - 9/10/2011
Erin Bartlett - 9/13/2011
Sarah Burg - 9/14/2011
Lauren Ziegelmayer - 9/15/2011
Kelsey Schiel - 9/15/2011
Rachel Stewart - 9/18/2011
Emily Scott - 9/18/2011
Ericka Hawke - 9/18/2011
Lexi Burkholder - 9/18/2011
Sara Thrall - 9/19/2011

SENIOR MEN (as of Sept 12):
Jordan Malone - 8/21/2011
Kyle Uyehara - 8/22/2011
Barry Winslow - 8/22/2011
Daniel Fiorenza - 9/1/2011
Shaner LeBauer - 9/2/2011
J.R. Celski - 9/3/2011
Travis Jayner - 9/4/2011
Jae Kun Yoo - 9/6/11
James Rodowsky - 9/7/2011
Evan Opeka - 9/8/2011
Soo An Yoo - 9/9/2011
Joshua Cummings - 9/10/2011
Claude Gilbert - 9/10/2011
Ian Quinn - 9/14/2011
Simon Cho 9/16/2011
Brett Perry 9/16/2011
Casey Mullarkey 9/17/2011
Jeong-Su Ha 9/17/2011
Chris Creveling 9/18/2011
Landon Hatfield 9/18/2011
Cole Krueger 9/18/2011
John-Henry Krueger 9/18/2011
Levi Kirkpatrick 9/18/2011
Adam Callister 9/19/2011
Michael Burdekin 9/19/2011
Kyle Carr 9/19/2011
Jonathan Garcia 9/19/2011
Kevin Geminder 9/20/2011

EVENT SCHEDULE AND TIME ZONE CONVERSIONS:
(St. Louis is in the Central Time Zone)

SATURDAY
1500M & 500M
Racing (Prelims) starts at 11am Central time (12 noon Eastern; 9am Pacific)

1:20 p.m. –Women's and Men’s 1500m Semifinal
2:09 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1500m Final
4:13 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 500m Semifinal
4:55 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 500m Final

SUNDAY
1000M & 1500M Superfinal
Racing (Prelims) starts at 9am Central time (10am Eastern; 7am Pacific)

11:29 a.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Semifinal
11:57 a.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Final
12:41 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Final A&B
3:07 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1500m Super Final

VENUE INFORMATION:

Hardees Iceplex
16851 North Outer 40 Drive
Chesterfield, Missouri 63005
Phone: [phone] Fax: Fax: [phone]
www.hardeesiceplex.com

TICKET INFO:

General Admission tickets will be available at the rink for $5 per day per person.

To purchase tickets in advance, contact Hardee’s Iceplex or mail payment to:

MOSA
700 Villa Estates Drive
Fenton, MO 63026

HOTEL SUGGESTIONS & INFO:
Some of these hotels may have special rates for this or other events at the Ice Plex

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis
16625 Swingley Ridge Road; Chesterfield, MO; 63017
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Website: doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/STLSCDT-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-Conference-Center-St-Louis-Missouri/index.do

Hilton Garden Inn St. Louis/Chesterfield
16631 Chesterfield Grove Rd; Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 63005
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=STLCHGI

Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis/Chesterfield
5 McBride and Son Center Dr; Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 63005
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=J15CZ4NG0FRE2CSGBIVMVCQ?ctyhocn=STLHSHX

Drury Plaza Hotel Chesterfield
355 Chesterfield Center East; Chesterfield, MO; 63017
P: 636-532-3300 F: 1-800-470-0326
wwws.druryhotels.com/content/hardeesiceplex.aspx

St. Louis Marriott West
660 Maryville Centre Drive; St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwe-st-louis-marriott-west/

'PRACTICAL' INFO - CLOTHING, CAMERAS, WHAT TO BRING, WHAT NOT TO BRING...

See the 'Your Personal Gameplan' page at our Rocker-U.net website for this info:

www.rocker-u.net/personal_game_plan.htm

HOW TO MEET UP WITH OTHER FANS OR MAKE CARPOOLING/ROOMSHARING CONNECTIONS:

If you're going to the event and are looking to make meet-up or cost-sharing arrangements, let us know on this thread - if others are interested, you can discuss the details via our Private Message feature.

TRANSPORTATION TIPS (GROUND AND AIR):

Closest Major Airport:

Lambert-St. Louis Int'l Airport (STL) - 28 min, 22 miles from rink
10701 Lambert Int'l Blvd, St. Louis, MO

Alternate:

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV)- 49 miles (about 1 hour) from rink
9763 Airport Blvd, Mascoutah, IL

SIGHTSEEING IDEAS:

A book that I have, '1000 Places To See Before You Die' (in the USA and Canada) lists the following attractions in the St. Louis area as 'Must-See's':

• Anheuser-Busch Brewery - www.budweisertours.com/
  
• City Museum - citymuseum.org/site/
  
• Forest Park - www.slfp.com/SLFP-FPFEmap.htm
  
• St. Louis Arch - www.gatewayarch.com/
  
• St. Charles (nearby town) - www.historicstcharles.com/visitors.aspx
  

WEATHER REPORTS:

Average temps in early October are highs in the mid-70's, and lows in the mid-50's. You can start checking weather forecasts about 10 days ahead of the competition at the following link:[/img]As of Sunday, Sept 25, the weather forecast for St. Louis from Friday, Sept 30 - Monday, Oct 3 calls for mostly sunny skies, highs from 69-73, lows from 47-51. See the following link for more info:

www.weather.com/weather/today/USMO0787

LINKS FOR RESULTS WHEN THE EVENT HAS CONCLUDED:

US Speedskating
www.usspeedskating.org
Go To: Competitions, Events, Results > Results
Year: 2011-2012
Results will be in the 'Short Track - Domestic' area
Or, use the following link:
webpoint.usspeedskating.org/files/Event_PDFs/1917_Event_OtherDoc5.pdf

[Laura (Lori)]

See the OP (Original Post - above) on this thread for a summmary of the latest info that I've been able to find for this competition - please comment with any info that you have and I'll add it to the OP!


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[Deleted]

Here's a story from the Chesterfield Dispatch...

chesterfield.patch.com/articles/us-olympic-speedskating-champs-to-compete-in-chesterfield

[Laura (Lori)]

It seems that the deadline for signups was extended. Yesterday it was Sept 20, but today it's Sept 21, so I suppose there could still be some last-minute signups.

See the OP (Original Post) in this thread for the current signups.

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In other AmCup news:

Tony Chung confirms he's intending to broadcast, so if all the 'tech' necessities work out for him at the rink, we can follow along on the following links:

www.ustream.tv/channel/shorttrackhd

It's showing the Canadian World Cup selections now, 'cause that's the last competition he broadcasted - but it'll change if/when he goes online for AmCup1.

There will generally be an online chat going on at the same time - at the same link - which you'll need to register for in order to participate...

He often Tweets results in addition to the ustream chat, but it seems that most of the action lately has been on the ustream chat - in any case, here's his Twitter link:

twitter.com/#!/shorttrackhd

[Laura (Lori)]

6 more days!

I'll be attending the event, so I won't be online here while I'm at the rink - but please follow along with Tony's live feed (see links in my Original Post).

Tony often isolates & posts some of the races on YouTube in the days & weeks after the event, but unless you're able to join him Live, you won't be able to catch up on the stream/chat once he stops broadcasting for the day.

SO, I'm gonna test your multi-tasking skills...

... If you're following along with him, please post any items of particular interest here on this thread for the benefit of those who will be looking for info later.

Also, if you have any unanswered questions about the day's happenings, post them here, and I'll try to fill in some of the gaps whenever I'm able to get online.

[auntcol]

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW!!!

just needed to share.

[Laura (Lori)]

Sept 30, 2011 7:35:17 GMT -8 auntcol said:

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW!!!

just needed to share.

Me too - it's been a long summer!

[Laura (Lori)]

My thanks to the Reutter family for posting this updated schedule - it's much more detailed than the previous one. It's been added to the Original Post on this thread for quick reference:

SATURDAY
1500M & 500M
Racing (Prelims) starts at 11am Central time (12 noon Eastern; 9am Pacific)

1:20 p.m. –Women's and Men’s 1500m Semifinal
2:09 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1500m Final
4:13 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 500m Semifinal
4:55 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 500m Final

SUNDAY
1000M & 1500M Superfinal
Racing (Prelims) starts at 9am Central time (10am Eastern; 7am Pacific)

11:29 a.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Semifinal
11:57 a.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Final
12:41 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1000m Final A&B
3:07 p.m. – Women's and Men’s 1500m Super Final

[Laura (Lori)]

Heading to the rink!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

[Laura (Lori)]

Yay - wireless internet at the rink! I'm gonna save my battery power and catch up with y'all during zamboni breaks. They're running Group B right now...

[Laura (Lori)]

1500M Quarterfinal Results:

Ladies Advancing:
Katherine Reutter
Tamara Frederick
Lexi Burkholder
Alyson Dudek
Emily Scott
Kendal Pumphrey
Lana Gehring
Kimberly Derrick
Rachel Stewart
Jessica Smith
Katy Ralston
final spot is either Rachel Skrocki, Lauren Zieglemayer or Ericka Hawke - Sarah Chen was third and got a PEN, and I didn't see who was 4th, but that skater will advance.

Men:
Claude Gilbert
James Rodowsky
Travis Jayner
Cole Krueger
Jonathan Garcia
Jordan Malone
J.R. Celski
Chris Creveling
Kyle Carr
John-Henry Krueger
PLUS the two fastest thirds, which will be either Simon Cho (yes, he did skate), Barry Winslow, Levi Kirkpatrick, Kyle Uyehara or Michael Burdekin

[Laura (Lori)]

Well, for the ladies it was Ericka Hawke who advanced on Sarah Chen's Penalty, but she did not advance in the Semifinals.

For the ladies, those who advance are:

Katherine Reutter
Alyson Dudek
Lana Gehring
Kimberly Derrick
Jessica Smith
Emily Scott

For the men, the fastest 2 thirds were Simon Cho & Levi Kirkpatrick. Simon Cho did not skate (he had an injury coming into the competition and it's apparently bothering him too much to continue)

Those who will advance to the Final are:

Travis Jayner
Jonathan Garcia
Jordan Malone
Kyle Carr
J.R. Celski
Cole Krueger

[lilyover80]

Laura... looking for you in the stands (U-stream).. LOL! I see plenty of Kat's people... a sea of green! Nice... ;D

[Laura (Lori)]

1500M Finals

Ladies:
1st - Lana Gehring
2nd - Katherine Reutter
3rd - Emily Scott
4th - Alyson Dudek
5th - Jessica Smith
6th - Kimberly Derrick

Other Results:
B Final - Tamara Frederick
C Final - Erin Bartlett
D Final - Sarah Warren

Men:
1st - J.R. Celski
2nd - Kyle Carr
3rd - Jonathan Garcia
4th - Travis Jayner
5th - Jordan Malone
6th - Cole Krueger

Other Results:
B Final - John-Henry Krueger
C Final - Kyle Uyehara
D Final - Barry Winslow
E Final - Landon Hatfield

They're starting the 500 now!

[Laura (Lori)]

500M Heats

Ladies Advancing:
Kimberly Derrick
Jessica Smith
Lana Gehring
Rachel Stewart
Katherine Reutter
Sarah Warren
Alyson Dudek
Tamara Frederick
Emily Scott
Katy Ralston
Sarah Chen

Men Advancing:
Travis Jayner
Michael Burdekin
Jonathan Garcia
James Rodowsky
J.R. Celski
Kyle Uyehara
Jordan Malone
Adam Callister
Kyle Carr
Claude Gilbert
John-Henry Krueger
Casey Mullarkey