As promised, here are scenes from Joannie Rochette's appearance January 3 on NBC's Today Show. If you want to see a video of her performance, click here.
We dropped by Rockefeller Rink this morning to see 2010 Olympic Bronze Medalist Joannie Rochette skate on the Today Show (on a particularly bracing morning after a warm weekend). We also brought our camera, and while we didn't get a chance to speak to Joannie, we did take a lot of photos. Photo gallery coming soon (sample below), but in the interim, here's something to whet your appetite.
Update: Here's a link to the just-posted slideshow.
It is so great to see Sarah Hughes skate again! The 2002 Olympic champion was a featured guest at Ice Theatre of New York's 2010 gala held on October 25 in NYC. Founded in 1984 by Moira North, Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) showcases figure skating by combining it with contemporary dance, music and art. You look at skating in a whole new light after seeing their performances. ITNY is celebrating their 25th year and Moira pulled out all the stops -- the honoree was Dorothy Hamill, she was introduced by Vera Wang, the evening was hosted by Peter Carruthers, Johnny Weir skated and presented a special award to MAC Cosmetics for being a big supporter of ITNY, and other attendees included JoJo Starbuck, John Misha Petkevich, Tenley Albright and her Elin Gardiner Schran (who skated in an ensemble number with Dorothy), and the list goes on!
Sarah's number to Both Sides Now was beautiful and poignant. A few weeks prior to the gala, Moira's husband, photographer Jay Colton, suddenly passed away while at a photo shoot in Brazil. Sarah said that she was experimenting on the ice with choreographer Douglas Webster and the song came on. Moira mentioned to Sarah that this was one of Jay's favorite songs and asked her to skate to it. I think Sarah and Douglas interpreted the music beautifully and I'm not sure if there was a dry eye in the house after the performance. We want to see more of Sarah skating! Coming up next from the gala...my interview with Vera Wang. (photo below, Dorothy Hamill, Johnny Weir, Sarah Hughes, Moira North, JoJo Starbuck and Douglas Webster)
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