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Practice Ice

Practice Ice Locations
Salt Lake City Area Rinks
Unofficial practice ice schedules are now available for viewing online. You will need enter your last name and your USFSID to see your individual schedule. Check this page frequently for availability of additional unofficial practice ice times.

Official practice ice will begin on Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Sessions will be 30 minutes in length. Music will be played on official practice ice. The official practice sessions are free of charge. Each competitor will be guaranteed one official practice before the qualifying round. Finalists will be guaranteed one official practice before the final round. Schedules for the final round practice ice will be posted on the official bulletin board, as soon as possible after the completion of the qualifying rounds.

Additional, unofficial practice ice will be available throughout the competition. Sessions will be 30 minutes in length. Unofficial practice ice will start on Monday November 26th. Unofficial practice ice will be held at the competition venue, as well as the County Ice Center, Bountiful Recreation Center, or at the Olympic Oval.

It is suggested that unofficial practice ice time be purchased in advance in order to secure a spot. Use Form F found in the Registration Packet to pre-order unofficial practice ice. Request must be included with Intent to Compete Form, and submitted by appropriate deadline.

Music will not be played on unofficial practice ice sessions. Information will be posted regarding any additional available ice time slots on the web site, www.usjuniorchampionships.com. If there are remaining slots available, they will be available for purchase during the competition at the Practice Ice desk. Wait-lists will be maintained.

Unofficial PRactice ice

  • Additional, unofficial practice ice will be available beginning on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
  • Skaters MUST CHECK-IN 30 minutes prior to practice ice sessions, even if you have bought the ice time that day. If you arrive late for a session, your slot could be resold.  A written waiting list will be maintained for all full sessions. Empty slots on a session will be filled in the order the skaters’ names appear on the waiting list. If a skater is not present when the decision is made to fill the slot, we will move to the next skater on the list.
  • We cannot guarantee in advance that a skater will receive practice ice on a particular day or time.
  • There will be no refunds given for unofficial practice ice, unless ice time is unable to be assigned. 
  • Requests for practice ice must be submitted by mail, and must be postmarked no later than the Tuesday following the competitor’s regional qualifying competition (singles), or by October 12, 2007 (pairs/dance).  Practice ice requests will be processed in the order that they are received, allowing for the staggered deadlines.  Practice ice requests submitted after the deadline will be processed only after all requests received by the deadline have been filled. 
  • Questions regarding practice ice will not be taken by telephone.  All practice ice communication should be directed to:  saltlakepracticeice@yahoo.com  
  • Most (but not all) of the unofficial sessions assigned Monday will on the competition surfaces.  Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, extremely limited unofficial practice ice will be available on the competition surfaces.  Additional unofficial ice time has been reserved at three other local rinks, the County Ice Center, Bountiful Recreation Center, and the Olympic Oval.  Prepaid unofficial ice times will be assigned by level and event, to all four locations.  
  • Skaters will be limited to three unofficial ice sessions per event at this time.   We cannot guarantee any requested schedule.  Requests for additional sessions above the three initially allowed will be filled after all skaters who send their requests by the deadline have been processed. Any remaining availability for additional practice ice will be sold before and at the competition and are open for any skater wishing an additional session. As the competition nears, please check the website a for practice ice availability www.usjuniorchampionships.com
  • Sign-ups for additional unofficial practice ice for final rounds will be held at the practice ice desk once the qualifying rounds are complete.

Practice ice locations

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Utah Olympic Oval
County Ice Center
South Davis Recreation Center

all directions are from the Salt Lake Sports Complex

Utah Olympic Oval
(801) 968-OVAL (6825)
5662 S 4800 W,
Kearns, UT 84118
Utah Olympic Oval

Directions from Salt Lake Sports Complex to Utah Olympic Oval

1: Start out going SOUTH on GUARDSMAN WAY toward SUNNYSIDE AVE. 0.2 miles

2: Turn RIGHT onto SUNNYSIDE AVE. 0.2 miles

3: SUNNYSIDE AVE becomes E 800 S. 0.1 miles

4: Turn LEFT onto S 1300 E / UT-181. 2.2 miles

5: Merge onto I-80 W. 1.8 miles

6: Take the exit toward I-15 SOUTH / LAS VEGAS / UT-201 W / WEST VALLEY. 0.6 miles

7: Merge onto I-15 S via EXIT 123B on the LEFT toward LAS VEGAS. 4.2 miles

8: Take the 5300 SO. / UT-173 exit- EXIT 300. 0.3 miles

9: Take the ramp toward KEARNS. <0.1 miles

10: Turn RIGHT onto W 5300 S / UT-173. Continue to follow 5300 S across Bangerter Highway you will see a railroad bridge across 5300 S just prior to reaching Cougar Lane. 5.4 miles

11: Turn LEFT onto COUGAR LN which is also 4800 West. 0.3 miles

12: End at Utah Olympic Oval:  5662 S 4800 W, Kearns, UT 84118, US

Total Est. Time: 24 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 15.85 miles 

County Ice Center
(801) 270-7280
5201 Murray Park Ln 
Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Salt Lake County Ice Center

Please Note:

There is construction in the area around the County Ice Arena in Murray at 5300 South and State Street that can cause delays in that intersection.  Please allow adequate time to arrive on time for your practice ice sessions to avoid losing your reserved spots to waitlisted skaters.

Directions from Salt Lake Sports Complex to County Ice Center

1: Start out going SOUTH on GUARDSMAN WAY toward SUNNYSIDE AVE. 0.2 miles

2: Turn RIGHT onto SUNNYSIDE AVE. 0.2 miles

3: SUNNYSIDE AVE becomes E 800 S. 0.1 miles

4: Turn LEFT onto S 1300 E / UT-181. 2.2 miles

5: Merge onto I-80 W. 1.8 miles

6: Take the exit toward I-15 SOUTH / LAS VEGAS / UT-201 W / WEST VALLEY. 0.6 miles

7: Merge onto I-15 S via EXIT 123B on the LEFT toward LAS VEGAS. 2.8 miles

8: Take the 5300 SO -- EXIT 300 turn LEFT.

9: Head East on 5300 SO through the light at STATE STREET

10: Turn LEFT onto S MURRAY PARK LN (just past the IHOP)

13: End at 5201 Murray Park Ln  Salt Lake City, UT 84107, US

Total Est. Time: 18 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 10.51 miles 

South Davis Recreation Center
(801) 298-6220
550 N 200 W
Bountiful, UT 84010-6975

South Davis Recreation Center

Directions from Salt Lake Sports Complex to South Davis Recreation Center

1: Start out going NORTH on GUARDSMAN WAY toward E 500 S / UT-186. 0.2 miles

Your browser may not support display of this image.2: Turn LEFT onto E 500 S / UT-186 W. Continue to follow UT-186 W. 2.9 miles

Your browser may not support display of this image.3: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto W 400 S. 0.7 miles

Your browser may not support display of this image.4: Merge onto I-15 N. 9.5 miles Your browser may not support display of this image.

5: Take the 400 NO. exit- EXIT 317. 0.2 miles

Your browser may not support display of this image.6: Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on W WILLEY ST / UT-131. 0.4 miles

Your browser may not support display of this image.7: Turn LEFT onto N 200 W. 0.1 miles Your browser may not support display of this image.

8: End at 550 N 200 W Bountiful, UT 84010-6975, US

Total Est. Time: 20 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 14.31 miles

 
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