Some roller skating news

[rallamajoop]

A couple of days ago I got hold of a copy of the draft of this year’s nationals program. Not sure just how final it is at this stage, there’ll probably be a bit of shuffling still; but apparently my events will be on fairly early this year which would make a nice change - usually I’m not finished until the last few days. It also gives numbers for how many people are competing in each event.

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There are three in Advanced Solo Dance, and four in Advanced Creative. Out of the. Entire. Country. That's just pathetic.

OK, given, there were only five in solo dance last year, but we were holding the nats in The Most Isolated Capital In The World (ie, here) that time around, so I just put the low numbers down to some of the competitors from other states not wanting to bother with all that extra traveling. Numbers have been at least in the eight-or-nine-range for as long as I can remember; up until last year anyway, and even if my other event was looking a little sparse then there were still good number for the creative last time around.

To put this in perspective, I’m really not a particularly good skater on the scale of the standard in my event. I came last in my first event last year and didn’t do much better ranking-wise in the second either. But if these numbers are accurate, this year I am guaranteed at least one medal; and I have a pretty decent chance of a second one too.

Looks like operation Make It To The Medals By Shear Persistence is paying off.

(Pst! Kneecapping brigade! I don’t know how managed to do the rounds of all the other states without ever appearing to leave WA, but let me tell you, I’m impressed. you missed a couple though)

Comments

[velithya]

In-line, or the more traditional 2+2 variety? Rollerskating sounds interesting. Where (and when) are the nationals?

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

The more traditional variety. They brought in artistic in-line skates and specialised events for in-line skaters a few years back so a few of our skaters use them now. A lot of the hockey players and virtually all the speed skaters have used them for years. Most of the artistic skaters have stuck to the regular quads though; they don't give you the same advantage in artistic that they give in speed.

Nationals are in Queensland this year, the Gold Coast specifically. They run for a week during the mid semester break.

[velithya]

Ah. Sounds neat!

Awww, nuts! The NAS nationals are in the Gold Coast in the first weekend of december. Same place, different dates! :(

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

That figures. Though knowing my luck, even if they were on simultaneously it'd probably turn out that they were at opposite ends of the the Gold Coast, and with programs carefully scheduled to clash.

What does NAS stand for exactly?

[velithya]

National All Styles (martial arts comp). There are three tournaments and then a State Titles in each state, and then the nats at the end of the year. There's also a World All Styles, AFAIK.

Yeah, the NAS schedule only runs over two days, so I'm flying in friday, competing over the weekend, and then flying out monday. *sigh* No beaches for me. :(

Pst! Kneecapping brigade!

[phred-has-sonar.livejournal.com]

I knew you appreciated our work *happy sniffle*

[morninglord.livejournal.com]

Your still on report for allowing two of the enemy to get away with their knees intact because they were "cute", lance-corporal. Don't get cocky.
*wink*