Short blurb about Skate America!

Posted on Friday, October 6th, 2006 at 5:46 pm

From the Hartford Courant:

What: First event in 2006 International Skating Union Grand Prix Series

When, where: Oct. 26-29, Civic Center

Women: Kimmie Meissner (U.S.), Mao Asada (Japan), Miki Ando (Japan), Mai Asada (Japan), Sarah Meier (Switzerland), Emily Hughes (U.S.), Katy Taylor (U.S.), Joanne Carter (Australia), Mira Leung (Canada), Idora Hegel (Croatia), Kiira Korpi (Finland), Viktoria Volchkova (Russia).

Schedule
Oct. 26: Ice dance compulsory, 4:30 p.m.; men’s short program, 7; pairs short program, 9.

Oct. 27: Original dance, 5; women’s short program, 6:30; men’s free skate, 8:30.

Oct. 28: Free dance, 3:30; women’s free skate, 5:30; pairs free skate, 8.

Oct. 29: Exhibition of champions, 2.

Tickets: Daily tickets range from $10 to $70 and are available at the Civic Center box office, through Ticketmaster (860) 525-4500 or at www.2006skateamerica.org.