The Olympics give figure skating a big boost every four years, as the television-viewing public falls in love with the grace and passion of the athletes performing their moves on slender blades.
February 9, 2007 (Press Release) --
But even more pleasure may come from watching world-class skaters in person in a professional ice show, doing what they have spent a lifetime preparing for in a performance setting rather than a competitive one.
Michael Weiss, a three-time men's national champion who competed for the United States in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, can count the ways he loves skating in "Stars on Ice," which will stop at Allstate Arena in Rosemont for one show Saturday night. Weiss loves all kinds of music, he loves experimenting with athletic new moves and he loves the idea of putting on a really great show.
He is finding that he can do all those things in the 21st edition of "Stars on Ice," founded by Olympic gold medal winner Scott Hamilton. The 30-year-old Weiss saw the show many times as a boy, and he was impressed and inspired by getting so close to the top skaters of the era.
"Now I have the opportunity to perform with the best skaters in the world, doing something I love, something I have had a passion for since I was 9 years old," he says.
This year's production is called "Double Exposure: The Many Lives of Figure Skaters." The skaters scheduled to perform include Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, 2002 Olympic pairs champions; 2002 Olympic men's champion Alexei Yagudin of Russia; six-time U.S. champion Todd Eldredge; Japanese women's champion Yuka Sato; U.S. national pairs champions Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman; six-time Canadian women's champion Jennifer Robinson, and her compatriot, four-time world champion Kurt Browning.
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY DELIA O'HARA
Michael Weiss, a three-time men's national champion who competed for the United States in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, can count the ways he loves skating in "Stars on Ice," which will stop at Allstate Arena in Rosemont for one show Saturday night. Weiss loves all kinds of music, he loves experimenting with athletic new moves and he loves the idea of putting on a really great show.
He is finding that he can do all those things in the 21st edition of "Stars on Ice," founded by Olympic gold medal winner Scott Hamilton. The 30-year-old Weiss saw the show many times as a boy, and he was impressed and inspired by getting so close to the top skaters of the era.
"Now I have the opportunity to perform with the best skaters in the world, doing something I love, something I have had a passion for since I was 9 years old," he says.
This year's production is called "Double Exposure: The Many Lives of Figure Skaters." The skaters scheduled to perform include Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, 2002 Olympic pairs champions; 2002 Olympic men's champion Alexei Yagudin of Russia; six-time U.S. champion Todd Eldredge; Japanese women's champion Yuka Sato; U.S. national pairs champions Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman; six-time Canadian women's champion Jennifer Robinson, and her compatriot, four-time world champion Kurt Browning.
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY DELIA O'HARA
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