The lane patterns for the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships were released Thursday afternoon in the USBC Kickoff Show webcast, but they are only part of the story.
The new Kegel "Ice" lane oil should have had a co-starring role, but got only a passing mention on the show, which is archived here.
Update: After conversing with many bowlers about the show and thinking more about it, I need to say that I was far too charitable toward USBC's webcast. The show was lame, plain...