{"id":6739,"date":"2010-08-07T00:11:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T00:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?p=6739"},"modified":"2016-05-16T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T01:00:13","slug":"team-idc-blog-2010-lpidc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/team-idc-blog-2010-lpidc\/","title":{"rendered":"Team IDC Blog – 2010 LPIDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings from Lake Placid!<\/h3>\n

\"Toilet-002\"Tuesday, 03 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

Greetings from the Adirondacks!<\/p>\n

The IDC staff has arrived safely, albeit delayed, from all corners of the US (and Canada).\u00a0 We had a delightful (and yummy) dinner at Nicola\u2019s, even though they were out of pizza!\u00a0 Mel is already injured and delirious, so it is going to be a banner week for her, but we\u2019ll make it work.\u00a0 Katie and Daphne took the \u201cscenic route\u201d to Lake Placid, almost running out of gas on the way.\u00a0 We wanted to share with you the repurposing tip of the day:<\/p>\n

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It’s a muggy day in Lake Placid<\/h3>\n
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m always surprised by the weather here in Lake Placid. \u00a0This morning, on our way from the cabin to breakfast, it poured.\u00a0 Now it is mid-afternoon and hot and muggy.\u00a0 Mel and I just returned from our first off-ice photo shoot and are very glad to be back in the cool, but somewhat foggy, 1980 arena.<\/p>\n

\"Mel\"This morning we had our annual get-together at HoJo\u2019s, a Lake Placid staple and an ice-dance.com tradition. \u00a0I can\u2019t think of a better way to start my fourth trip to the Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships! \u00a0Breakfast was delicious, and prepared us for our first long day of the 2010 competition. \u00a0Today we are shooting practices and off-ice photo shoots.\u00a0 Tomorrow, the real fun begins.\u00a0 We had a few Internet problems this morning, but we hope all of those are resolved, given that we will have lots of photos and reports to post over the next few days. \u00a0We are armed with our \u201cemergency foods\u201d \u2013 Daphne requires Coke, Mel can\u2019t function without coffee, and I turn to Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups when the going gets tough.\u00a0 Team IDC would like to think those products for their help in our time of need \"Laughing\"<\/p>\n

We will leave you with a photo of Mel with a blue gumball, which won her a free cup of mint ice cream at HoJo’s this morning.<\/p>\n

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Reminiscing<\/h3>\n
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

\"weaver-clavey-2003lpidc\"When you’re sitting in\u00a0the 1980\u00a0Arena, it’s easy to get nostalgic about previous LPIDCs.\u00a0 \u00a0I had a quick IM chat with Kaitlyn Weaver and talked about how the event has changed since she last competed here (2005).\u00a0 The photo at the right is Kaitlyn with her previous partner, Charles Clavey, at the 2003 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.\u00a0 They competed at the novice level.\u00a0 The team ended their partnership in 2006 and Clavey attended Columbia University, graduating in 2010.\u00a0 Kaitlyn teamed up with Andrew Poje of Canada and they are multiple-time National medalists and the 2010 Four Continents Champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things have changed at Lake Placid since 2005.\u00a0As far as the location goes, there have been restaurants that have come and gone, but mostly it’s the faces that have changed.\u00a0 While there are still a number of new competitors who debut here each year, and juvenile teams are now junior or senior, many have moved beyond the competitive ice arena to further their education or embark on a new phase in their lives.\u00a0 There are some still who remain involved either as coaches, choreographers or technical specialists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In closing our chat, I offered Kaitlyn the opportunity to give a ‘shout out’, so here it goes:\u00a0 <\/p>\n

“Good luck to my fellow training mates from the Detroit Skating Club –\u00a0Alexandra Aldridge & Daniel Eaton, Anastasia Olson & Jordan Cowan, Sameena Sheikh & Paul Bellantuono and Kaitlin Hawayek & Michael Bramante” ~ Kaitlyn Weaver<\/p>\n

<\/em>Daphne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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End of the day from Section 8<\/h3>\n
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

\"1926\"We’ve mentioned the the weather in previous blogs and several locals have mentioned that this is unseasonably hot and humid.\u00a0 It’s seemed warmer in the arena, although it’s cooling off now. <\/p>\n

Only three teams showed up for the senior free dance practice tonight – one per group.\u00a0 Group A featured Canadians Tarrah Harvey & Keith\u00a0Gagnon skating to Andalucia by Pink Martini and music from the Brothers Bloom soundtrack.\u00a0\u00a0Kristen Nardozzi & Robert Cuthberston of the U.S. skated to a medley of\u00a0Beatles\u00a0tunes, including Imagine (the Glee Version) \u00a0and Revolution.\u00a0 Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt\u00a0\u00a0rounded out the senior free dance practice as the sole members of practice group C with a partial run through of their program to music by Muse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though more teams attended the junior free dance practice, it was still only about 1\/3.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

As a reminder, Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships will be live streamed online at Productions East Media<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Part of the fun in Lake Placid is seeing old friends and making new ones.\u00a0 See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A late night at the 1980<\/h3>\n
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Thursday, 05 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

Half of the IDC staff arrived at the rink this morning due to off-ice photo shoot scheduling, after which we proceeded to Section 8 to begin our day of rinkside coverage.<\/p>\n

After photographing the novice free dance practice, we were happy to see the intermediate and novice skaters take the ice for the compulsory PATTERN dance practices. It was fabulous to hear the familiar music of the 14-step, rocker foxtrot, blues and American waltz. Mel was especially pleased to hear the blues.<\/p>\n

Watching the novice free dance gave us an opportunity to see more of the changing faces of ice dancing as many of those in the event had moved up from the intermediate level.\u00a0\u00a0 LPIDC gives teams the opportunity to skate up one level, so some of those teams who skated novice here were just testing the waters to see how they stack up against others. We\u2019ll see! Our report is in progress and will be posted later this evening or in the morning.<\/p>\n

A note to ice dance fans who are not able to subscribe to the live feed coverage of LPIDC, the IDC staff is tweeting results from the IJS events (novice FD, junior SD\/FD, and senior SD\/FD) at http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/icedancecom<\/a><\/p>\n

A special shout out to those who helped us immensely today \u2013 you know who you are \u2013 the pizza was delicious and we\u2019re happy to have some groceries to take home tonight.\u00a0 With our busy schedule here, it’s impossible to even get to the grocery store.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be a later night for the IDC staff as we\u2019ll be here for the first glimpse of junior teams skating their short dances. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Daphne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Back to work on Thursday<\/h3>\n
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Thursday, 05 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

The past two days we have been heading to the rink in two groups \u2013 early morning and late morning. This has been helpful and worked with our schedule and allowing one group to get more rest. For me, it\u2019s been very beneficial as I\u2019m the classic example of a non-morning person although at LPIDC sleep is mostly optional. <\/p>\n

A few seasons ago, we started a feature in our album called \u201cPost Cards from Placid\u201d and it was very popular. We haven\u2019t posted galleries for the past one or two, but we\u2019d like to return to it this year. So, if anyone wants to share their scenic LPIDC pics with IDC, whether it be around down or hanging out at the rink, please send them to us. Please use the same address if you have any questions about the event.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m about to post the novice free dance report and then I\u2019m off to shoot the junior and senior free dances. For those of you watching online \u2013 enjoy! <\/p>\n

Daphne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vendors & Short Dance Update<\/h3>\n
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Friday, 06 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

If you haven’t visited the vendors on the concourse, you should take the opportunity to stop by.\u00a0 You can purchase photographs from the official photographer, order competition DVDs from Productions East or scan through the racks at Freida B*, who is running a sale – 30% of dance and freestyle, 40% of in-stock men’s shirts and 50% off select dance and & freestyle.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

After the open compulsories wrapped up (8:45pm) we were treated to short dance practice performances from the senior ice dancers… the sounds of Alicia Keys, Metallica and Lady Gaga filled the near-empty arena.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Friday!<\/h3>\n
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Friday, 06 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

By the end of the week, we all get a little delirious, but it definitely helps that we have more staff than we did last year and that we’ve split up the early morning rotations so everyone has had a couple of opportunities to sleep in.\u00a0 Of course, since I am a little insane, I volunteered to do the early shift today, so I’ll end up with three early mornings in a row.\u00a0 After last weekend at Minto, I’m used to it, so I really don’t mind.<\/p>\n

My biggest news of the week is that I injured my back shooting 15-hour days in Ottawa last weekend, so I’ve been trying to take it easy.\u00a0 Katie helped me by taking the lead on one of my photoshoots on Tuesday, and since we have so many photographers this year, I haven’t shot as many events as I have in the past couple of years.\u00a0 Of course, the biggest help was a visit from a masseuse!\u00a0 Shannon Wingle is in massage school and she came over after her practice on Wednesday night to work on my back.\u00a0 It’s still sore and probably will be for a while, but she really loosened it up, so at least I can stretch it now.\u00a0 Not the most ideal situation, but in true IDC spirit, I am making it work.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was a day of free dances, and I definitely saw some gems.\u00a0 Unfortunately, quite a few teams made mistakes that prevented them from reaching the scores that they’re capable of earning, but that’s how it goes early in August.\u00a0 First pancakes.\u00a0 Everyone has room to grow, and the competitions will only get more secure throughout the season.\u00a0 One pleasant surprise for IDC Staffers was the new Canadian team of Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams, who won Junior Free Dance A.\u00a0 I’d had a chance to see them skate last weekend, and it was awesome to see how far they’ve come, especially since they’ve only been skating together since May.\u00a0 Yesterday was an even better performance for them, and should be a great start to their season.<\/p>\n

The short dances are today, and while I had a chance to watch a few at Minto, I didn’t get to see even two in a row there, since I was running back and forth from the other rink.\u00a0 So it will be interesting to see an entire event and compare the teams directly.\u00a0 I’ve been asking some of the skaters about it, and opinions definitely vary.\u00a0 Some have been really positive about and have enjoyed the creative aspect of working with a compulsory pattern, but some are a little hesitant about the direction that it’s taking ice dance.<\/p>\n

I’m trying to reserve judgment on the short dance until later in the season, especially since teams have only had about a month and a half to put their programs together and a lot of people are still foggy on the rules.\u00a0 However, I do have to say that if the goal is to make ice dance more like Dancing with the Stars<\/em>, I want to be the girl in the sparkly dress that gets to host the event.\u00a0 Just putting that on the record now.<\/p>\n

We’re keeping busy with photos and reports, of course, and we’ll keep everyone posted via twitter (@icedancecom) during the day today.\u00a0 I’m going to watch some Pasos (one of the most photogenic compulsories, for the record), then Katie and I have a date with some guys named Ben and Jerry before we settle in for an afternoon and evening of short dances.<\/p>\n

-Mel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8am and Pre-Juvenile Events<\/h3>\n
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Friday, 06 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

Every year, we try to cover at least one phase of the pre-juvenile event, which is made up of four compulsory, excuse me, pattern dances.\u00a0 Today we were treated to the Cha Cha and the Swing Dance.\u00a0 To say it was adorable would be an understatement. <\/p>\n

In checking the pollen count for today, I realized why I’ve been so stuffed up as the count is high right now. <\/p>\n

When covering the Short Dances today, we’ll do our best to give you information on the music as well as the rhythms.\u00a0 It’s certainly a new adventure for not only the skaters and coaches, but for parents and fans as well.\u00a0 If you are watching the short dance coverage on Production East or are here in present and have comments, we’d love to hear them.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\"emergency-chocolate\"Our follower count has increased on Twitter, so welcome new followers!<\/p>\n

I’ll leave you with this final thought.\u00a0 Emergency Chocolate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Homemade pizza and lost wallet<\/h3>\n
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Saturday, 07 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

After the short dances, we headed to the Cannuscio\/McManus house to enjoy their make your own pizza night! The Cannuscios own a restaurant in New Jersey, so they came equipped with specially made crust as well as tomatoes from Kelly Cannuscio\u2019s garden. It was SO yummy! The night out was just what we needed to get the extra boost to finish the week.<\/p>\n

Upon returning to Windsong, Liz realized that her wallet was missing. We frantically searched every inch of the cabin and were unable to find it.<\/p>\n

When we arrived at the rink the next morning, we checked the rows of seats around where we had set up home base but had no luck in finding it. As a last ditch effort, Liz went to the office to see if anyone had turned it in. She returned to the rink with her wallet in hand — and all of its contents intact. A good Samaritan had turned it into the office. If you are the good Samaritan who found Liz\u2019s wallet and turned it in, please let us know.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s events consist of adult pattern dance finals, novice pattern dance super final, and the juvenile and intermediate free dances. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thoughts on Short Dance<\/em><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, 11 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

The skating world has always been slow to change.\u00a0 Rule changes take all kinds of votes and revisions, and often have trial periods at certain competitions before they really <\/em>take effect.\u00a0 Perhaps that’s why the backlash for the short dance has been so intense this summer.\u00a0 Yes, there were demonstrations of different options last summer and yes, it was kind of on the radar all year, but there were much more important things happening this Olympic year.\u00a0 It wasn’t until Worlds that I realized that the short dance would likely pass.\u00a0 And then it wasn’t until June that it actually did.<\/p>\n

I was definitely part of the backlash and the naysayers this summer.\u00a0 I’m a compulsory dance geek, and I hated to think of dance without my beloved compulsories.\u00a0 I wasn’t a skating fan when school figures disappeared from singles skating, but I felt like I finally understood what that change meant to skating purists.\u00a0 I didn’t think there was any way that the short dance format would work, that teams who couldn’t skate a proper compulsory would be allowed to rocket up the standings, and that ice dance was basically on a path towards a slow death.<\/p>\n

I have to admit that I was wrong.\u00a0 No, the short dance isn’t perfect and yes, I think that the three-dance format is better for ice dance in the long run, but in Placid, it was clear that a few teams accepted the changes and got to work right away to make their short dances the best that they could be.\u00a0 Anastasia Cannuscio & Colin McManus were halfway through their first Viennese sequence before I noticed that they’d start the patterns in their man vs. woman-themed dance, set to “It’s a Man’s World” and “I Bust the Windows.”\u00a0 Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams looked like they’d been dancing together for two years, not two months, when they waltzed to The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood.”\u00a0 Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely and Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein chose to focus on character with light Italian- and French-themed dances, respectively.\u00a0 Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon did the same, but showed a much darker take on the Golden Waltz when they set theirs to “Danse Macabre.”<\/p>\n

In Lake Placid, I asked as many dancers as I could about the short dance.\u00a0 A few didn’t like the change, but the majority said that they were excited about the chance to work with compulsories more creatively.\u00a0 They said that it made them more fun to train and choreograph, and that the process of trying to pick music that would fit was as exciting as it was challenging.\u00a0 As usual, it tends to be the people outside the sport who take the most issue with the changes.<\/p>\n

I think that one of my concerns was that the focus wouldn’t be on the patterns anymore, but it’s clear that teams that have spent time training the compulsory patterns are being rewarded.\u00a0 The judging is quite strict.\u00a0 I didn’t see protocols for every group of short dances, but I heard that only one team received level four for any of the sequences.\u00a0 The technical panel watches the patterns for four “bullet points” in each sequence, and those are often the most difficult steps in the dance.\u00a0 For every step that is done correctly, the team earns one level.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the judges assign GOE based on how well they think the entire sequence was skated.\u00a0 It’s not a perfect system by any means, and I expect it to go undergo revisions, but at least it is keeping quite a bit of the points assigned to how well the patterns are skated.<\/p>\n

Of course, it’s hard to say what the long-term effects will be.\u00a0 Many skating experts that have been around a long time maintain that the quality of skating isn’t what it used to be, across the board, once everyoneThoughts on the Short Dance who grew up learning school figures retired.\u00a0 Right now, compulsories remain part of the competition for levels up through novice, so at least young dancers are still learning a variety of dances and getting that foundation.\u00a0 But with less time spent training compulsories at the junior and senior levels, the dancers will be able to reallocate that time to other things.\u00a0 What will this mean for ice dance?\u00a0 In the past couple of seasons, we’ve seen trends towards more and more acrobatic lifts, so perhaps dance will continue in this direction.\u00a0 It’s just hard to say right now, and it might not be clear until several years down the road.\u00a0 Until then, I’ll keep my fingers crossed and my eyes peeled for more teams that really embrace the creative challenge of the short dance and give us something that works, rather than two separate pieces linked together by a pause for a music change.<\/p>\n

-Mel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How many days until 2011 LPIDC?<\/h3>\n
Saturday, 14 August 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday in Lake Placid is always bittersweet.\u00a0 At the end of the week, we\u2019re exhausted, but it\u2019s always tough knowing that it\u2019s our last day in Section 8 for a year.\u00a0 This year, Mel got started bright and early for the 3rd Annual Saturday Morning Gamelin Photoshoot.\u00a0 She got some fun shots with Danielle and Alex, and when she got back to the arena, Starbucks in hand, the rest of the crew had arrived.<\/p>\n

Between final rounds of compulsories (sorry, pattern dances), Todd Gilles stopped by for a visit.\u00a0 He has been coaching in Lake Placid this summer and he brought us up to date on how things are going for him, as well as his popular \u201cBlips of Todd\u201d video series.\u00a0 While we were chatting, Tammi appeared with the surprise birthday cake for Katie, who was so immersed in the IDC tracking chart that she didn\u2019t see it right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"gwen-and-bears\"Ever since we\u2019ve been covering LPIDC (and probably even before), the event has closed out with the juvenile and intermediate free dances.\u00a0 Watching these young skaters gives everyone a glimpse into the future of U.S. ice dance and is one of my favorite highlights of the week.\u00a0\u00a0 It was sad, however, to see the number of entries down this year.\u00a0\u00a0 One of the cutest moments was when the juvenile team of Gwen Sletten & Eliot Verburg was exiting the ice and Gwen was trying to carry all of the stuffed animals \u2013 some of which were very large \u2013 all by herself.\u00a0 Mel, the assigned photographer for the event, was in tears from both laughter and exhaustion, but she managed to get some shots of Gwen\u2019s exit.\u00a0 When asked afterwards, Mel confirmed that yes, seeing that did make her week.\u00a0 After the event closed down on Saturday night, we headed to Bazzi\u2019s to celebrate the end of the event and Katie\u2019s birthday.\u00a0 Like HoJo\u2019s, Bazzi\u2019s has been an IDC tradition since the first LPIDC that we covered in 2003.\u00a0 Though many storefronts in Lake Placid have changed over the past seven years, Bazzi\u2019s is still there.\u00a0 The night was a great way to decompress and also have some staff bonding over pizzas.\u00a0 LPIDC is the only event all year that we get to cover together, which is one of the highlights of the week for us, too.\u00a0 And after Bazzi\u2019s, Mel and new-Starbucks-convert Liz had to head up Main Street for espresso to go.\u00a0 Upon heading back to Windsong Cabin, we spent the remainder of the evening backing up photographs onto portable drives and reminiscing about the week.\u00a0 There is a certain sense of delirium (due to lack of sleep) that sets in at the end of the week and it results in almost anything seeming funnier that it actually is.\u00a0 This year, however, I think we were more well-rested than in previous trips and though still present, the delirium was somewhat subdued.\u00a0 I started to think about all the people who I\u2019ve gotten used to seeing in Lake Placid, but who were not present this year, for many different reasons.\u00a0 Section 24, which has been home base for Bonnie Gilles and some of the Broadmoor contingent, was empty for much of the week.\u00a0 Since US Figure Skating chose to monitor its senior Grand Prix competitors at \u2018Champs Camp\u2019 this month, most of those teams did not make the trip to the Adirondacks; of the teams assigned to GP events, only Chock & Zuerlein and Cannuscio & Lorello were in attendance.\u00a0 In addition, many teams have either ended their partnerships and\/or retired.\u00a0 Still, the week was filled with many memorable moments for us.<\/p>\n

Our final morning in Lake Placid was spent packing up and following the \u2018prior to departure\u2019 list that the Windsong cabin owners left for us, which included the disposal of trash into bins in the shed, where we discovered a bright yellow sign warning against bears.\u00a0 Katie and I chuckled as it reminded us of Dwight and Jim\u2019s famous \u201cbears-beets-Battlestar Galactica\u201d comments from The Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Special thanks to everyone who stopped by during the week, sent us words of encouragement via emails or texts, or volunteered with us.\u00a0 It\u2019s been unanimous amongst the IDC staff that we actually ate more regular meals this time \u2013 thanks to Joi Cowan, who took orders for us and delivered them to the rink once (and sometimes twice) a day.\u00a0 Donna Gamelin supplied us with Emergen-C packets to boost our immune systems after she realized that we\u2019re too busy to take care of ourselves properly.\u00a0 Casey McManus and her friend Jillian were a big help to us during the week, too, whether it was holding the reflectors at photo shoots or copying down the start orders.\u00a0 Thanks girls!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our trip to LPIDC is vacation time from our regular jobs, so some effort has to be placed on not being completely exhausted upon our return to work.\u00a0\u00a0 Although we do our best to cover as much of the event as possible and are happy to spend 15-hour days at the rink, we still aren\u2019t able to cover everything.\u00a0 We truly have the utmost respect for the efforts all of the athletes who compete here, regardless of the level\/event.\u00a0 Now that we\u2019re all back from LP, we\u2019ll be scouring our hard drives for any photos we may have forgotten to post, so keep checking back.\u00a0 And until next year, thanks for another great event and keep dancing!<\/p>\n

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Greetings from Lake Placid! Tuesday, 03 August 2010 Greetings from the Adirondacks! 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