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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jun 15, 2010 18:43:49 GMT -8
This thread will be used for discussion and trip-planning for World Cup 5 - Moscow, Russia (Feb 11-13, 2011).
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/world_cup5.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!
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 24, 2011 8:04:52 GMT -8
OMG - our thoughts & prayers are with the victims and their families. Wondering if our ST World Cup team is scheduled to fly through this airport for WC#5(?) USS is reporting that the Long Track team did fly safely thru Moscow, but not at this airport. Would this have been our Masters I (i.e., Andrew - Berlin), or would it have been the Sprint team (i.e., Shani & Joey - Heerenveen)? Explosion Kills at Least 31 at Moscow Airportby Lyn Berry / Associated Press / Jan 24, 2011 www.aolnews.com/2011/01/24/explosion-shakes-moscows-busiest-airport/?ncid=webmail |
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Post by therockfairy on Jan 24, 2011 15:58:37 GMT -8
I was thinking the same thing when I saw this on the news! Glad the team are ok.
Such an awful and for no reasonable sense?
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Post by therockfairy on Jan 24, 2011 16:01:45 GMT -8
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Jan 24, 2011 19:06:48 GMT -8
therockfairy: Wow... that's quite an interesting article - thanks for sharing (and welcome to the board, too!). I saw a comment on FB from one of the LT skaters' parents - it must have been frightening to hear the news, knowing that your son/daughter was flying into Moscow at about the same time. From the article: "U.S. Speedskating Chief Executive Mark Greenwald said in an e-mail he and his staff were in discussions about whether to bring home the long-track athletes now in Moscow and whether a delegation of U.S. short-track skaters would travel there as scheduled for a Feb. 11-13 competition. The U.S. Olympic Committee has been in contact with the State Department about the situation."Hoping everything (for both LT & ST) is able to go off as planned.
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Post by therockfairy on Jan 25, 2011 13:46:18 GMT -8
Thank you - yeah I just googled and it came up.
I cant imagine the fear in their minds.
I guess it all depends what happens in the next 2 weeks in terms of security and also the Russian government's response.
Unfortunately we live in times where there is always going to be a risk of something like this happening.
I just hope everyone stays safe!
(sorry for being depressing....)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 7:39:25 GMT -8
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 9, 2011 16:29:55 GMT -8
If you have an extreme case of insomnia this weekend, come join us here on this thread as we follow the ISU's data feed for World Cup 5! Let's support our skaters!!!Moscow is 8 hours ahead of Eastern time; 11 hours ahead of Pacific time. I don't have a schedule yet of official start times - the early info says that Friday is qualifying rounds; Saturday & Sunday 9AM and 8AM, respectively, are the Repechage rounds; Saturday & Sunday 2PM for QF's, SF's and Finals. So... Saturday & Sunday's Repechage action would start 9-10PM Pacific time; 6-7PM Eastern (that would be FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT here in the USA) - the Main Event would start around 1AM both days (again... that would be overnight Friday and Saturday night) Bookmark the following link - when you see a red LIVE item in the menu bar, click on it. If I can drink enough coffee, I'll be here - and I'd love some company! Here's the link: www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/Sometime on Thursday, this link will probably be posting start times for all 3 days - we'll keep you posted! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 17:12:17 GMT -8
Would love to join the festivites, but I'll be south with the grandkids. I will check in though. Best of luck to TEAM USA. Safe travels.
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Post by mtnme on Feb 9, 2011 22:51:05 GMT -8
. ...the prerequisite progression necessary to view blinking numbers at ungodly hours... ....  .....  .....  .....  ..... ..... ..... |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 10, 2011 8:37:07 GMT -8
. ...the prerequisite progression necessary to view blinking numbers at ungodly hours... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Ohhhhhhh - that's SO funny, Mtnme... and SO true!  Your post makes me reeeeaaallly wish I hadn't disabled 'karma'! |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 10, 2011 8:37:54 GMT -8
BTW, the schedule is now posted at Sportresult (it wasn't there last night). The preliminary rounds start at 9:30am Moscow time. That means that the action for all US time zones starts overnight TONIGHT (Thursday): 10:30PM Pacific; 1:30AM EasternHere's the updated link: www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/?evt=11210300000006Watch for the red 'LIVE' button in the menu bar. RIGHT NOW, though, you can click on any event in the schedule on the right, and see the line-up. First up will be the Ladies' 1500M Heats: Jessica Smith (Heat 2); Katherine Reutter (Heat 3); Emily Scott (Heat 5) We can enter 3 skaters in each distance. This means that each skater will skate in 2 out of 3 individual distances. The coaches determine who skates each distance - and also, who will skate any round in the relay. Good luck to everyone! |
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Post by mtnme on Feb 10, 2011 22:28:38 GMT -8
*hehehe*...happy to amuse ;D Well, I'm up - - and I'm dressed. Don't know how long I'll last. Too bad that brutal case of insomnia didn't show up tonight instead of last night when being up until 5am would have served some sort of purpose...   |
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 10, 2011 22:30:17 GMT -8
Okay, folks - the 'LIVE' button is visible on the ISU site:
LET'S GET IT STARTED IN HERE!
Up first: Ladies' 1500M Heats - Jessica Smith (Heat 2); Katherine Reutter (Heat 3); Emily Scott (Heat 5)
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Post by Laura (Lori) on Feb 10, 2011 22:32:15 GMT -8
*hehehe*...happy to amuse ;D Well, I'm up - - and I'm dressed. Don't know how long I'll last. Too bad that brutal case of insomnia didn't show up tonight instead of last night when being up until 5am would have served some sort of purpose... Happy you're here, Mtnme - a twosome guarantees (for the time being) that neither of us will be talking to ourselves! |
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