"if I were to leave you for another person..."
I realized on Saturday that "We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave!" (Everyone sing!) Yes, take off those earmuffs and gloves! The temperature is up to 20 degrees. We actually got to go out and enjoy some of beautiful Saint Paul. There were more ice sculptures up in Rice Park, and we also went into the infamous hot dish tent to check out the soups and casseroles. U.S. Figure Skating brought some Hall of Fame items, and we were able to view Paul Wylie and Todd Eldridge's competition outfits.
We then walked OUTSIDE to McGovern's tavern for another tasty hot turkey sandwich. It was great to be out in the fresh air without having to think you had just scaled to the top of Mt. Everest.
In the arena to watch all the senior events, we were able to get seats pretty close to where NBC was broadcasting. I did this for a reason. You see it goes like this: for those of you who are married, you may have had your spouse say to you at one time or another "if I were to ever leave you for another person it would be..." Well my wife Tammi (who is a big sports fan) told me years ago that there was one person she would leave me for--Bob Costas. OK. So, as you know, Mr. Costas is here at the event doing some announcing for NBC. So I told my wife that now was the chance for her to meet the famous sports man. But, as we were sitting there, I pointed out to her that Bob was in his chair applying his own make-up. Hmmm... Hoping that would change her mind about him! Well, she did think he was cute, just a little too short. Lucky for me I guess!
Back to the skating.
All of final senior events were amazing, and there were good crowds as well. The dance event was incredible. My favorites were actually Nick Traxler and Charlotte Maxwell. Really strong interpretation of the music.
The senior pairs were also excellent. Some of the lifts and throws were thrilling and defied gravity. Rockne Brubaker & Keauna McLaughlin were excellent but my favorites were Mark Ladwig & Amanda Evora. Finally, the senior ladies put on quite a show. I lost count of the triple-triple combinations! As in the short program, the younger ladies handled the pressure and put out strong performances. Caroline Zhang's skate was one to be remembered for a long time.
After the skating had finished, we went back to the hotel to pack. Colin is off to the competitors' party to enjoy and celebrate a wonderful week at nationals. The McManus family has enjoyed every minute of this experience.
I will send in a wrap up blog entry soon after we make it home and unpack!
We then walked OUTSIDE to McGovern's tavern for another tasty hot turkey sandwich. It was great to be out in the fresh air without having to think you had just scaled to the top of Mt. Everest.
In the arena to watch all the senior events, we were able to get seats pretty close to where NBC was broadcasting. I did this for a reason. You see it goes like this: for those of you who are married, you may have had your spouse say to you at one time or another "if I were to ever leave you for another person it would be..." Well my wife Tammi (who is a big sports fan) told me years ago that there was one person she would leave me for--Bob Costas. OK. So, as you know, Mr. Costas is here at the event doing some announcing for NBC. So I told my wife that now was the chance for her to meet the famous sports man. But, as we were sitting there, I pointed out to her that Bob was in his chair applying his own make-up. Hmmm... Hoping that would change her mind about him! Well, she did think he was cute, just a little too short. Lucky for me I guess!
Back to the skating.
All of final senior events were amazing, and there were good crowds as well. The dance event was incredible. My favorites were actually Nick Traxler and Charlotte Maxwell. Really strong interpretation of the music.
The senior pairs were also excellent. Some of the lifts and throws were thrilling and defied gravity. Rockne Brubaker & Keauna McLaughlin were excellent but my favorites were Mark Ladwig & Amanda Evora. Finally, the senior ladies put on quite a show. I lost count of the triple-triple combinations! As in the short program, the younger ladies handled the pressure and put out strong performances. Caroline Zhang's skate was one to be remembered for a long time.
After the skating had finished, we went back to the hotel to pack. Colin is off to the competitors' party to enjoy and celebrate a wonderful week at nationals. The McManus family has enjoyed every minute of this experience.
I will send in a wrap up blog entry soon after we make it home and unpack!
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