Johnny Weir (1) is getting married tomorrow! (2) can't understand why Patrick Chan keeps falling and winning and (3) resumes serious training with his coach, Galina Zmievskaya. [icenetwork]
Mao Asada wins fifth Japanese National title, just weeks after her mother's death. [Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand]
Nikolai Morozov's take on male figure skaters in Russia...very interesting. [FSUniverse]
Stars On Ice begins tour in Lake Placid and Kurt Browning is choreographing the entire show! [LakePlacidNews]
The top 10 ice dance performances every are...[cbc.ca]
Evgeni Plushenko wins ninth Russian National Championships. Sochi Olympics 2014 here he comes! [icenetwork]
Evgeni Pluschenko allowed to skate at upcoming European championships. [RT]
Patrick Chan wins Canadian Press athlete of the year. [TheStar]
Lucinda "Queen of Spin" Ruh is pregnant with twins! (photo at right, Lucinda with husband Anthony on wedding day, October 16, 2010 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC) [CTNow]
Wow -- check out International Figure Skating magazine's newly designed website. [IFS]
Blazing Blades recounts how it all started. This is my daily go-to blog for figure skating news. [Blazing Blades]
Figure skating television schedule, starting with Skate America on NBC on October 22. [Figure Skating Fan Page]
Florent Amodio feels no pressure to defend European title. [icenetwork]
Mirai Nagasu wins Nebelhorn Trophy competition in Oberstdorf, Germany. Caydee Denney and John Coughlin win bronze in pairs. See complete results here. [deu-event]
Check out photos from A Tribute to the Protopopovs from Lake Placid. [Lake Placid Skater]
Johnny Weir headlines Ice Theatre of New York's annual benefit gala on October 24 in NYC. [IceTheatre] (photo from l to r, benefit co-chair Aja Zanova, Johnny Weir, Ice Theatre of New York founder Moira North, photo credit Erika Harrsch)
Ice Theatre of New York Honors US Champion Johnny Weir at its 2011 Benefit Gala and Performance
New York City, NY --- Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY), the nation’s premier ice dancing ensemble, will host the company’s annual Benefit Gala and Performance on Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m., at Chelsea Pier’s Sky Rink in NYC. Festivities include a performance featuring US Champion and two-time Olympian Johnny Weir and Ice Theatre of New York at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers. Skating legend, Aja Zanova, visionary ice show promoter, Tom Collins, and founder of Fireworks Sports Marketing, Tara Modlin, will Co-Chair a star-studded benefit honoring Johnny Weir at The Lighthouse in Chelsea Piers immediately following the show. Says honoree Johnny Weir: "I'm so excited to be honored by Ice Theatre of New York because I have admired their commitment to the art and sport of figure skating for as long as I can remember. I’m also thrilled to have another opportunity to perform at my home base, New York City.” (photo at right, Johnny Weir and agent Tara Modlin of Fireworks Sports Marketing)
“We honor Johnny Weir for being an enthusiastic supporter of artistic skating as well as someone who “dares to be different,” says Moira North, ITNY’s Artistic Director. Weir joins an esteemed list of ITNY honorees including Dick Button, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, Nancy Kerrigan, Vera Wang, Paul Wylie, and Aja Zanova. In addition to honoring Johnny Weir, ITNY will present the Ice Angel Award to Margarita Sears and the Will Sears Fund for their generous support of the creation of new works for the Company. Ice Rink Events, the leading manufacturer of modular ice technologies, will be recognized with the Arts & Business Partnership Award for supporting Ice Theatre of New York with quality ice surfaces for the proscenium stage.
For more information on the October 24 gala, including ticket purchase, contact ITNY at (212) 929-5811 or click here.
Below is last year's ITNY gala which honored Dorothy Hamill. Johnny Weir was a guest skater and performed two numbers:
The top 10 ice dance performances every are...[cbc.ca]
