American Cup 1 - Milwaukee, WI (Oct 2-3, 2010)

[mtnme]

This thread will be used for discussion and trip-planning for American Cup 1 (Fall World Cup Qualifier) - Milwaukee, WI (October 2-3, 2010).

Discuss any topics related to this event - pre-competition, post-competition, or Game Day!

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

For those who are planning to attend the event, pertinent information gathered here (as it becomes available) will be summarized and posted for quick-reference at Rocker-U.net - www.rocker-u.net/american_cup1.htm - for the following topics:

Media Links - TV Coverage; Webcasts; Live Fan Chat, Etc.
Participating Skaters
Event Schedule and Time Zone Conversions
Venue Info
Ticket Info
Hotel Suggestions & Info
'Practical' Info - Clothing, Cameras, What to Bring, What NOT to Bring...
How To Meet Up With Other Fans
Transportation Tips (Ground and Air)
Sightseeing Ideas
Weather Reports
Carpooling/Room Sharing Connections
Links to Watch for More Info
Links To Results When The Event Has Concluded

Please share any info that you have about the above topics!

For those interested in attending Am Cup 1, Priceline is offering some deals to Milwaukee from Boston, ($79 one way) Los Angeles, ($114 one way) New York ($79 one way) and Minneapolis ($49 one way)

travela.priceline.com/pricebreakers/deal/PB_AIRAirtranAirways_06152010.html?utm_medium=email&batchId=990000155&ea=F2E24EF76C2BA27B2AE03E9F8F0537A19D6FF5B05E5BAAD7&refclickid=20100615|MWTS_1AIR|4176508403|RY|CN|RSN|RO0&utm_campaign=air_20100615&utm_source=newsletter_email&sendId=13829981&bypassOK=Y&shopper_key=38763078&refid=PMPROMO_PCLN_AIR

(You will have to copy and paste the entire link to go directly to the deals, otherwise it just dumps you on the home page for priceline)


Southwest Airlines has a few deals running for the next few days too from various locations. You need to book by Thursday.

travel.southwest.com/specialoffers/offerDetails.html?id=43993120&RMID=L_100615_CNS_A&RRID=bXlwb3J0ZXNpQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQ.&src=MAILCNSTUES00000A100615



For more info on the event, go to USS:

webpoint.usspeedskating.org/wp/events/listmeets.asp

[mtnme]

More travel deals for Milwaukee

Sale fares* between Milwaukee and:

Akron/Canton $74
Allentown $99
Atlanta $79
Atlantic City $94
Baltimore $69
Boston $79
Charlotte $99
Dallas/Ft. Worth $84
Dayton $94
Denver $84
Des Moines $79
Ft. Lauderdale $94
Ft. Myers $89
Gulfport/Biloxi $99
Harrisburg $89
Indianapolis $64
Jacksonville $99
Key West $154
Las Vegas $109
Los Angeles (LAX) $114
Memphis $99
Miami $92
Minneapolis/St. Paul $49
Montego Bay $139
Nassau $114
New Orleans $99
New York (LaGuardia) $79
Newport News/Williamsburg $99
Omaha $74
Orlando $84
Pensacola/Gulf Coast $99
Philadelphia $99
Pittsburgh $64
Portland $93
Raleigh/Durham $94
Richmond $89
San Diego $109
San Francisco $114
Seattle $114
St. Louis $59
Tampa $84
Tunica $99
Washington, D.C. (Dulles) $89
Washington, D.C. (Reagan National) $84
West Palm Beach $92
White Plains $79
Wichita $99


www.airtran.com/sale/MKE.aspx?saleID=

[Laura (Lori)]

Thanks for this info - I'm checking out your SWA link, 'cause I need one more flight before Oct 20 to get a free ticket! (Meaning that US Championships in SLC will be FREEEEEEEEEE!) ;D ;D

EDIT: Awww, bummer - the SWA '3 Days of Deals' requires travel by Sept 2, so no bueno... but I've gotta go SWA, so if I get lucky I'll let y'all know.

[stepho]

New SWA sale today through Thursday - and these fares are good through this weekend and there are options in and out of Milwaukee

travel.southwest.com/specialoffers/offerDetails.html?id=44665297

[Laura (Lori)]

Jun 22, 2010 7:51:06 GMT -8 stepho said:

New SWA sale today through Thursday - and these fares are good through this weekend and there are options in and out of Milwaukee

travel.southwest.com/specialoffers/offerDetails.html?id=44665297

Thanks for the info - I booked my flight this morning, flying in on Friday, out on Monday! ;D

[Laura (Lori)]

USS has opened up signups for AmCup 1 - so far, the only skater registered is Kyle Uyehara.

More trip-planning info coming soon!

[Laura (Lori)]

I've updated the AmCup1 page at Rocker U.

rocker-u.net/american_cup1.htm

If you're going to AmCup1 and need info, bookmark that page and refer to it for a summary of what we know about the event.

If you have info that would be helpful to those attending, please post it here and we'll add it to the Rocker U page - thanks!

[Deleted]

Hey, Mtnme, you left Houston off your list. I'm going to try and make it to AmCup1 if I can find some descent airfare from Houston to Milwaukee. I need to move somewhere so I can get better rates on airfare. Houston is almost double what everyone else pays. Boo, hoo. Hopefully Southwest will have a great sale after summer. Fingers crossed.

[Laura (Lori)]

Jul 27, 2010 18:29:48 GMT -8 @breidy said:

Hey, Mtnme, you left Houston off your list. I'm going to try and make it to AmCup1 if I can find some descent airfare from Houston to Milwaukee. I need to move somewhere so I can get better rates on airfare. Houston is almost double what everyone else pays. Boo, hoo. Hopefully Southwest will have a great sale after summer. Fingers crossed.

Hoping y'all find some good airfares...

[Deleted]

Tuesdays seem to be the "cheap" days, so check it out tomorrow with your fave airline.

[stepho]

breidy - you might consider just flying to Chicago and driving to Milwaukee - that's likely what I'm going to do, and it's just a 1 hour drive from ORD to Milwaukee

[Laura (Lori)]

Thanks to new member aao2010 for this info - and welcome to the Board!

October 2-3, 2010
Short Track American Cup I & Great Lakes Short Track Championships

The Pettit Center will be speed skating central in the month of October as both the fall World Cup teams for long track AND short track will be decided in Milwaukee. Local hero Alyson Dudek and the rest of the country's top short trackers will be on display as the battle for spots on the World Team. Come and cheer on past, present and future U.S. Olympians as they cruise around the rink in a sport that is known as "NASCAR on Ice".

There will be NO ADMISSION fee for this high-level event!

Schedule of events and daily race times will be posted as soon as they become available.

Tags: Short Track Speedskating

[stepho]

I'll be there. And slowly but surely, I'm convincing friends and family in the area to come check it out.

I'm conflicted though - thrilled that the event is free, but since I'm traveling in from out of town, I'm also concerned that I can easily attend. I'm sure it will be fine. Non-olympic year, Apolo not skating. But still...

[Laura (Lori)]

Newest signups in BOLD (registration deadline Sept 22):

LADIES
Andrea Dehnke
Alaina Fiorenza
Morgan Izykowski
Katherine Reutter
Jessica Smith
Katie Welsh
Cherise Wilkins

MEN
Adam Callister
Simon Cho
Mitchell Conley
Dan Fiorenza
Landon Hatfield
Robert Lawrence
Jeffrey Simon
Kyle Uyehara
Barry Winslow

Hmmm, Rachel Skrocki was originally listed, but not now...(?)

[bubblebuttsbabe]

So this would apparently affect all of this coming season, but since we're going to 'see' it first hand in a couple of weeks, I've just decided to post this question here...

And the fact that this has Fred Benjamin and others confused worries me, but anyway - "There will be a SUBSTANTIAL change in the racing rules. Al Grefsheim, Brian Westover and I will explain this at a meeting, Friday Night,, time to be determined. All coaches, officials for this and future meets, if convenient should attend. This is mandatory for officials of this Am Cup and should be for all USS Employed Officials. The change is profound and very confusing even to all the Championship Referees that are here. We do not want our skaters to be disadvantaged not knowing the broader range of foul free skating they can do. It would be nice to be ahead of the curve. All Officials and Coaches should be at this meeting."

So minus the stuff about the meeting they'll have in like two weeks (which will probably answer my question, but I'm impatient), all I get is there is a new rule or rules that will allow skaters to be more foul-free. While that sounds lovely, having read the actual rules, I don't get what is so profound.

All I understand is that they've done away with 'cross-tracking' (which I always got confused with impeding anyway so my brain's happier for that). But THAT'S IT! I don't understand why this is such a big deal.

HELP ME!

please?

Thank you. :]

p.s. If you can't tell by my rambling...I'm on pins and needles waiting for this season to start. I feel like it's been foreverrrrr since I've seen some short track. I'm even anxious for the blinking numbers! When in the world did that become something to look forward to?! -__-
p.p.s. If you would like to read the rules too, so you can be confused like me - they are here: www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-203082-220305-167852-0-file,00.pdf