BEST OF BEST TO PERFORM IN DISSON SKATING SHOWS Te holiday season is near and four Disson
A HOLIDAY GIFT
Skating specials on NBC are sure to put you in a festive mood. Once again, Musselman’s Apple Sauce Fam-
ily Skating Tribute gets it all started on Nov. 24, the Sunday before Tanksgiving, with the show from Pegula Ice Arena on the campus of Penn State University. Sara Evans is the musical headliner. A cast of
skating parents, including Olympic champions Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilia Kulik of Russia, will
perform with their children to a collection of the country music artist’s hit songs. Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi and
three-time U.S. champion Michael Weiss host the show, which will be taped live on Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. ET. Weiss will also skate to a song per- formed by his daughter Annie Mae. On Dec. 1, Pandora Unforgettable Holi-
day Moments on Ice will present the signature sounds of Mannheim Steamroller with coun- try music star Martina McBride as the special
DISSON SKATING SERIES ON NBC (check your local listings) AIR DATE EVENT
TIME
Nov. 24 Musselman’s Apple Sauce Family Skating Tribute Dec. 1 Pandora Unforgettable Holiday Moments on Ice Jan. 5 Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular
4–6 p.m. ET 4–6 p.m. ET 1–3 p.m. ET
Feb. 1 P&G & Walmart Tribute to American Legends of the Ice 2:30–4:30 ET
singing guest artist and the dynamic skating of Olympic, World and U.S. champions. Te show will be taped live on Nov. 9 at 7
p.m. ET at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Olympic champion Brian Boitano, Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, World champion Kimmie Meissner and U.S. champs Ryan Bradley and Alissa Czisny headline the stellar skating cast. Weiss and Yama- guchi will host the show with Chip Davis, found- er of Mannheim Steamroller. Always a fan favorite, the Progressive Skat-
ing & Gymnastics Spectacular airs Jan. 5, 2014. Te best from the gymnastics and figure skating worlds join forces in this entertaining produc- tion.
Te live show takes place Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in James- town, N.Y.
Te skating cast includes reigning U.S.
champions Max Aaron, Ashley Wagner, and Ma- rissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir as well as two- time Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko. From gymnastics, Olympic champion Nastia Liukin, Olympic bronze medalist Beth Tweddle and 2012 Olympic team members Jonathan Horton, John Orozco and Jake Dalton will star in the show.
Teen entertainers Bella Torne and Coco
Jones will perform their music, as will Lucas Gra- beel, star of ABC Family’s “Switched at Birth.” Joining Weiss and Yamaguchi as hosts are gym- nastics legends Bart Conner and Nadia Com- aneci.
Ekaterina Gordeeva
Te P&G & Walmart Tribute to Ameri- can Legends of the Ice presented by Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card airs Feb. 1, 2014. Te live show is set for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Greats Dick Button, Tenley Albright, Bri- an Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi, Sarah Hughes, Carol Heiss Jenkins, Hayes Jenkins, Nancy Kerrigan, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto and more legends along with many of today’s stars, such as Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold and Max Aaron, will perform or make special guest ap- pearances in this sure-to-be unforgettable show. “We are excited to be featuring a great cast
Brian Boitano
of Olympic, World and U.S. champion skaters in our four two-hour NBC skating shows leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Disson Skating President Steve Disson said. “In addi- tion, we have a great lineup of star entertainers with Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Mannheim Steamroller, Bella Torne, Coco Jones, Lucas Grabeel and Scotty McCreery.” For complete cast and live ticket informa- tion on the four shows in the NBC Disson Skat- ing Series, go to
www.dissonskating.com
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