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Event Dates:
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Jan. 20-27, 2008
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Main Arena:
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Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.
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Host Hotels:
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Crown Plaza Riverfront Hotel - 11 East Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minn. (651) 292-1900
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The Saint Paul Hotel - 350 Market Street, Saint Paul, Minn. (651) 292-9292
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Event History & Details:
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Held annually since 1914, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating event each year. Over the course of a week the event will crown 12 national champions in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.
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Economic Impact:
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Recent host cities have reported economic impact in excess of $30 million, and hotel room nights have numbered around 7,000.
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Attending:
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More than 1,500 figure skating athletes, coaches and officials
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Attendance:
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Typically, more than 125,000 over the course of the event
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Past Events in the Twin Cities:
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Last U.S. Championships: 1991 in Minneapolis
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Last Major Event: 1998 World Championships in Minneapolis
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Other Recent Events: 2004 & 2005 Campbell’s Classic in St. Paul
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Local Organizing
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Led by the Twin City Figure Skating Association (TCFSA), encompassing 20 member clubs from both the metro and out-state areas, and officials from the Saint Paul RiverCentre Convention & Visitors Authority (RCVA) and Xcel Energy Center.
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Tickets:
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Past Champions:
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Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan
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2006 World Champion and Olympian Kimmie Meissner |
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2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen
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2006 Olympic ice dancing silver medalists Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
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2006 Olympian Evan Lysacek |
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2002 Olympic bronze medalist Timothy Goebel
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1990 World champion, three-time U.S. champion (1987, 1989, 1990) and Minnetonka, Minn., native Jill Trenary
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Olympic champion Scott Hamilton
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Olympic champion Peggy Fleming
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Olympic champion Dorothy Hamil
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