Davis and White open rink at Rockefeller Center
This issue in SKATING history
In May 2013, U.S. Figure Skating launched the SKATING Magazine Archive, a fully searchable digital database that allows members and sub- scribers to access every story and photo pub- lished in the magazine since the inaugural De- cember 1923 edition.
Here’s a look at what was happening in the world of SKATING 15, 50 and 75 years ago:
1999 – Three Times a Charm By Laura Fawcett
“Colorado Springs provided a spectacular back- drop to a mesmerizing weekend of skating at Na- tional Car Rental Skate America ’99. Four current or former World champions skated away with medals, but it was 19-year-old Timothy Goebel who made the biggest splash with three quads in his long program — setting the standard for men’s skating in the new millennium.”
1964 – Big Year Ahead!
“The United States Figure Skating Association has just embarked on what will probably be the “biggest year in its history.” For the first time since 1957, three top figure skating events will be held in one season in the United States. The United States Championships will be held in Lake Placid, N.Y., February 10-13; the North American Cham- pionships in Rochester, N.Y., February 19-21; and the World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 2-6.”
1939 –The Ghost Skates West – By Winfield A. Hird
“In 1865 an American, Jackson Haines, “discov- ered” figure skating. A dancing teacher of re- nown and the first advocate of rhythm on ice, he found a small following in a hardy, frontier-bust- ing New World. In bleak England he fared no better. But in romantic waltzing Vienna, his ideas met a hearty response. Thus, by an odd turn of fate, an American was father to a sport that Eu- rope for many succeeding years called its own.”
To read these articles and more in their entirety, visit the SKATING Magazine Archive under the Members Only section of
USFigureSkating.org.
ITNY gala pays tribute to Olympic champion Albright Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) paid trib-
ute to 1956 Olympic champion Tenley Al- bright during its annual benefit gala and per- formance on Oct. 17. Unlike most elite-level skaters, Dr. Al-
bright never skated professionally with groups such as ITNY. A graduate of The Win- sor School in Boston, she entered Radcliffe College in 1953 as a premed student, and after her 1956 Olympic triumph, she focused on completing her education. Dr. Albright graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1961 and went on to become a surgeon and the director of MIT Collaborative Initiatives.
6 DECEMBER 2014
HQ Profile – Michael Terry I am the digital communications coor-
dinator at headquarters. I handle website content and the organization’s social me- dia, in addition to working on many com- munications initiatives. What is your favorite part about
this job (so far)? I love interacting with our awesome members and our great fans on all of our social media channels. I’ve also re- ally enjoyed getting to know all of our ath- letes, both past and present. For someone who doesn’t have much of a background in figure skating, they’ve welcomed me with
open arms and have been nothing but helpful. I moved across the country to join the U.S. Figure Skating headquarters staff, and they have made me feel right at home. What do you like to do in your spare
time? I really like to enjoy all that Colora- do’s outdoors has to offer. Other than that, I play Ultimate Frisbee and I am a fantasy sports geek (Shameless plug … play fan- tasy skating at
usfigureskating.org/fantasy skating). I also tweet a lot. What would people be surprised
to know about you? Probably that I’m an identical twin. My twin, John, lives in Seat- tle and works at the University of Washing- ton — also in athletics. We’re identical, so can you really be that surprised? What would be your ideal vacation?
The beach. There’s nothing like the beach, or warm weather for that matter. Tell us a little bit about your fami-
ly! My parents live in Atlanta (where I was born and lived most of my life). I also have a little sister who swims at Georgia Tech.
Familiar faces at the event included ITNY cast members Ryan Bradley, Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre, Joel Dear and Carly Donowick. Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic cham-
pion, served as the event’s cochair and at- tended with her sister, Emily. Two-time Olym- pic champion Dick Button served as the gala’s honorary chair. Albright’s daughter, Elin Gardiner Schran,
performed portions of her mother’s 1956 Olympic program during the performance. Proceeds from the event benefit ITNY’s education and outreach programs.
The cast of ITNY’s ICE:DANCE 2014 enjoy a photo opportu- nity with gala honoree Tenley Albright. (l-r) Ryan Bradley, Kim Navarro, Erin Reed, Carly Donowick, Tenley Albright, Wesley Campbell, Elin Gardiner Schran, Lynn Kriengkrai- rut, Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Brent Bommentre
Olympic ice dance champions Mer-
yl Davis and Charlie White marked the 78th opening of the The Rink at Rocke- feller Center in New York City last fall, performing a number to Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.” A holiday tradition since 1936, the
rink at Rockefeller Center opened with Davis and White’s performance on NBC’s “Today” show before New York Ranger Rod Gilbert joined Davis and White to lead the first public skate of the season. “It’s that time of year!! Excited to
open @rockcenterrink w/ @CharlieaWhite & our friends at the @TODAYshow Mon- day morning! On @nbc,” Davis tweeted. White also chimed in on social me-
dia, tweeting: “Awesome weekend in NYC topped off by my first @NYRangers game in @TheGarden – @nhl What an experience!”
PHOTO BY LYNN RUTHERFORD
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