KateLeTangerine
11-17-2008, 07:23 AM
So, I need to get this all out....it was absolutely freakin' amazing! I met Brian Joubert :) He was at the top of the arena and I ran up the steps so fast and said "Bonjour" to him and he said "Hello" but then he had to go :( But I didn't really mind because he was so gorgeous in real life. He actually went and sat a couple of blocks away from us during the ladies program (though you could tell he was a bit annoyed after his LP, the only person he clapped for was Candice Dieder and he left early.) Also, Megan Duhamel, Craig Buntin and Patrick Chan went and sat really high up at the back, quite near us for the ice dance/ladies LP, which was cool, they looked really friendly. Also, in the restaurant we had lunch in on Sunday, Emily Hughes was sitting about 3 tables away from us with her coach! It was very, very exciting to see her there.
So, fan girl stories out the way, the skating itself was great. My favourite was Brian, despite the mistakes (you can see our "Go Brian" banner for him at 3.45 here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu50lm-5QxM&feature=related)) We also had a "Sinead + John" banner, but I've yet to see it, though they definitely did when they came out to warmup, they were waving at us :) My other favourites were Joannie, Patrick Chan, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poitier, S/S and D/S. They were all absolutely incredible.
The gala was also really good, we were in the 6th row, which was awesome, though it was kind of scary when Patrick Chan kicked the boards and fell. They released loads of balloons at the end of the exhibition, I brought one home on the Eurostar, which wasn't easy.
My favourite part, though, had to be watching all the behind-the-scenes stuff that you don't get on TV. Like Caroline Zhang being shown how to stand on the podium by her coach just before she went on, and then having a picture taking with her mum and doing bunny ears on her, which was funny. I went right down the front during the warmup, and watched Bebe Lian warming up next to the kiss and cry, she was singing along to the music (Suddenly I See) which was cute.
This has been a big old ramble, and not really thread-worthy, but all in all I should say it was the best weekend of my life :] Pictures to follow.
So, fan girl stories out the way, the skating itself was great. My favourite was Brian, despite the mistakes (you can see our "Go Brian" banner for him at 3.45 here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu50lm-5QxM&feature=related)) We also had a "Sinead + John" banner, but I've yet to see it, though they definitely did when they came out to warmup, they were waving at us :) My other favourites were Joannie, Patrick Chan, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poitier, S/S and D/S. They were all absolutely incredible.
The gala was also really good, we were in the 6th row, which was awesome, though it was kind of scary when Patrick Chan kicked the boards and fell. They released loads of balloons at the end of the exhibition, I brought one home on the Eurostar, which wasn't easy.
My favourite part, though, had to be watching all the behind-the-scenes stuff that you don't get on TV. Like Caroline Zhang being shown how to stand on the podium by her coach just before she went on, and then having a picture taking with her mum and doing bunny ears on her, which was funny. I went right down the front during the warmup, and watched Bebe Lian warming up next to the kiss and cry, she was singing along to the music (Suddenly I See) which was cute.
This has been a big old ramble, and not really thread-worthy, but all in all I should say it was the best weekend of my life :] Pictures to follow.