While the practice sessions are a hoot, I agree - they are only open to those with "all event" tickets. However, lots of people with all event tix don't attend the practices.
If you still have your tix, go to www.fsuniverse.net. That's a HUGE figure skating forum - skaters, fans, judges from all countries. There's a forum for US Nationals. Post, explain the situation, and see if anyone would be willing to hand you one of their practice tickets.
There may also be practice reports, which could be of help. There may be practice video, which isn't allowed, but does sometime become magically available there.
Even if you don't see the practices at Nationals, you can do as I do - attend the event live, and tape the event when it airs on tv. During the event, if there are any closer seats available, walk on down (acting very confident) and try to sit in them. Worst comes to worst, they'll tell you to move.
Have you been to a major skating comp before? You'll know it feels quite a bit different, live, than on tv. Live, you can see flow, power and speed - these things don't show up on tv. And you'll get to see the warm ups, which may be of use to you for your story. You'll also get the atmosphere of the rink, which may help.
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Date: 2007-01-17 07:00 pm (UTC)If you still have your tix, go to www.fsuniverse.net. That's a HUGE figure skating forum - skaters, fans, judges from all countries. There's a forum for US Nationals. Post, explain the situation, and see if anyone would be willing to hand you one of their practice tickets.
There may also be practice reports, which could be of help. There may be practice video, which isn't allowed, but does sometime become magically available there.
Even if you don't see the practices at Nationals, you can do as I do - attend the event live, and tape the event when it airs on tv. During the event, if there are any closer seats available, walk on down (acting very confident) and try to sit in them. Worst comes to worst, they'll tell you to move.
Have you been to a major skating comp before? You'll know it feels quite a bit different, live, than on tv. Live, you can see flow, power and speed - these things don't show up on tv. And you'll get to see the warm ups, which may be of use to you for your story. You'll also get the atmosphere of the rink, which may help.