Oh no...

[icarus]

I just got the response back from the U.S. Nationals figure skating website. The ticket sales people couldn't tell me the price for the practice session tickets, and I just needed to budget for those.

My reservations are set. I was disappointed at the crappy seats I have, but I figured I'd be closer and get a good feel for the sport during the practice sessions. Those were my main goal, as research for Out Of Bounds.

I've now been informed that only the people who buy the $500 week-long All-Event package are allowed into the practice sessions.

I'm now trying to figure out if that's just what they're telling people who want to buy tickets in advance (because you can't buy them in advance) or if they're really locking people out of the practice sessions unless they come wearing minks. It sounds like the latter.

My entire reason for going has gone up in smoke.



Dismal ETA: We already bought the men's Freeskate ticket and it's non-refundable. We can't get a ticket for WG at the last minute because the seating is assigned and he'd be far away. Basically the whole trip's ruined. I would have done this very differently if the people I asked two weeks ago had known anything about the practice sessions.

So much for my Christmas present.

Comments

[gyutto.livejournal.com]

that sucks a big one :( maybe you can keep calling until you find an ignorant and/or softhearted operator filled with the christmas spirit?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I don't know what to do. I told WG when we bought the tickets that I didn't need to go to the competition, it would be nice, but it was the practice sessions I need for Out Of Bounds. This isn't something I'd do, I wouldn't bother going to a skating competition if it weren't for the story. That's the point.

Icarus