WOW!

Senior free dances were fab! I spent the first two groups on the judges side taking notes. At Nationals last year, someone had recommended note taking versus typing it up on my laptop as it's going on as a way to see more of the event. It worked out much better. During the FD, I noticed the arena seemed the fullest it had been for the week.

Once the event ended, Jayar came through with quotes from the top seven. I didn't mention it previously, but we also exchanged typed quotes from events earlier in the week with Kelly who was working for Blades On Ice. The way media personnel work together is amazing.

The ladies free skate rounded out Saturday's events, and the young guns brought it. Though Kimmie Meissner didn't have her best skate, she was gracious as always in the kiss 'n cry thanking the audience for their support.

The awards for ladies and dance brought a close to the day. When I popped over to take some closeups for IDC, I realized there were many more people present versus the earlier events of the week which was good to see.