2017, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colo- rado Springs, Colorado. The Broadmoor Skat- ing Club hosted the Solo Dance Final from 2011 to 2014. In 2018, the event will travel back to the
East Coast to Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachu- setts. The 2018 National Solo Dance Final will be hosted by the Yarmouth Ice Club Sept. 14–16, 2018 at the Hyannis Youth and Com- munity Center. The National Solo Dance Final is the cul-
mination of the National Solo Dance Series, which runs annually from March to August. The series includes a combined event com- posed of a solo free dance and solo pattern dances (or short dance at the junior and senior levels), a solo pattern dance, and a shadow dance event, where two skaters per- form pattern dances side by side. The series is composed of around 50 competitions each year.
Jeremy Abbott, Yuka Sato and Rosalynn Sumners enjoy time together before the Aspen Ice Spec- tacular.
Abbott hosts fourth annual Aspen Ice Spectacular
Four-time U.S. champion and two-time
Olympian Jeremy Abbott hosted the fourth annual Aspen Ice Spectacular at Lewis Ice Arena in his hometown of Aspen, Colorado, Dec. 17. Special guests included 2016 World silver medalist Ashley Wagner, 1994 World champion Yuka Sato and 1984 Olympic silver medalist Rosalynn Sumners. “I love having the opportunity to come
back to my hometown, give back to the com- munity and get people excited about skat- ing,” Abbott said. “At the same time, I get to show my town off to the wonderful guests who come to perform, which is really spe- cial, especially around the holidays. It’s such a beautiful city and a great experience each year.”
VIP ticket holders enjoyed a post-show
reception, complete with a meet-and-greet with the cast. Proceeds from the show ben- efi ted The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which has raised more than $650 million to fi nd a cure for Parkinson’s disease since 2000.
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 subscribers to access every story and photo published in the magazine since the inaugural December 1923 edition. Here’s a look at what was happening in the February issue from 25, 50 and 80 years ago:
1992 Dorothy Hamill Inducted into
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame “Olympic Figure Skating Champion Dorothy Hamill was one of seven members of the ‘Class of 1991,’ the most recent inductees to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was the grand fi nale of the inau- gural Olympic Congress of the USA, a three- day exposition for the U.S. Olympic Move- ment held in Colorado Springs last fall.”
Host cities named for National Solo Dance Final
U.S. Figure Skating announced in De-
cember the locations for the 2017 and 2018 National Solo Dance Final competitions. The Broadmoor Skating Club will host the 2017 National Solo Dance Final Sept. 6–9,
6 FEBRUARY 2017
1967 We’re a One Sport Family BY TOM CHILD “From December through March six pairs of skates are hung close to the back door, ready to be snatched from the hooks as Auz and I and the four kids pile in the car after sup- per and head for the pond in Medfi eld. That twenty-dollars-a-year membership fee is the best investment I ever made. You wouldn’t believe the fun we have skating. It’s a three- ring circus. From seven o’clock to nine-thirty we’re skating hard — shoot-the-duck con- tests, improvised ice dances, speed races and always a little learning.”
1937 From Rink to Rink on the West Coast BY MARIBEL Y. VINSON “Only a skater could describe a 10,000
mile aeroplane trip in terms of rinks, and clubs and carnivals. This is the story of how
Gracie Gold
Guy Owen of the Minto Skating Club and I fl ew to Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles between Decem- ber 1 and 22, and it will be mostly a tale of the skating and the skaters we found at each stop. Except for the weather, it was a grand jaunt and very interesting indeed from a skating viewpoint.” To read these articles and more in their
entirety, visit the SKATING Magazine Ar- chive under the Members Only section of
USFigureSkating.org.
2017 Stars on Ice spring tour set to begin April 9
First established by Olympic champion
Scott Hamilton in 1986, the Stars on Ice Tour is set to hold its 31st touring season, stop- ping in seven cities April 9–May 21. 2017 Stars On Ice Tour Schedule: • April 13 – Fort Myers, Florida • May 4 – Hershey, Pennsylvania • May 6 – Chicago • May 13 – Anaheim, California • May 14 – San Jose, California • May 20 – Seattle • May 21 – Wenatchee, Washington To purchase tickets or fi nd more infor-
mation, including unique fan opportunities, cast biographies, news, tour history and more, visit
www.starsonice.com.
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