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Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir FD 2009 - 2010 Celtic Dream

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2008 US Nationals preview montage

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Two Swans - montage about Johnny Weir and Oksana Baui

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Dorothy Hamill 1974 World Championship Freeskate

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Lisa Ervin - 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate

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2006 First Throw Triple Axel US NATIONALS Inoue - Baldwin

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Elaine Zayak 1994 US Nationals LP

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Debi Thomas 1988 US Nationals LP Carmen

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Scott Davis - 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Men's Free Skate

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The Greatest Dick Button Rant Ever

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1960 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Carol Heiss and David Jenkins LP

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NCM Fathom, U.S. Figure Skating to Celebrate Sport, Commemorate 50th Anniversary of 1961 U.S. World Team Tragedy With Premiere of RISE

- Several American figure skating legends to take part in Feb. 17, 2011, live event -

(8/23/10) - NCM Fathom, the entertainment division of National CineMedia, today announced an agreement with U.S. Figure Skating to present the cinematic feature RISE as part of a special in-theater event on Feb. 17, 2011. This historic evening will celebrate American figure skating, while commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Feb. 15, 1961, plane crash in which all of the members of the United States World Figure Skating team perished

Broadcast live to hundreds of theaters nationwide across NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network (DBN) that reaches more than 500 movie theaters and performing arts centers throughout the U.S., the event will include a red-carpet extravaganza, uniquely choreographed figure skating performances, interviews with several American figure skating legends and the world premiere of RISE. Visit http://www.FathomEvents.com to learn more.

RISE will take audiences on a powerful journey through some of the biggest moments in the history of the sport. Figure skating luminaries, family and friends will share their memories of the 1961 U.S. World Team while discussing the effects the tragedy had on the skating world and beyond. 2010 Olympic champion Evan Lysacek and his legendary coach Frank Carroll are two of the skating luminaries that will appear in the cinematic feature.

Lysacek's crowning moment in Vancouver this past February reminds everyone how closely tied today's generation of skaters is to those that lost their lives 50 years ago on the way to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Carroll, who also coached nine-time U.S. champion Michelle Kwan, was a student of Maribel Vinson Owen, one of the coaches that perished in the plane crash and a central figure in RISE.

"The 50th anniversary of this significant moment in our history merits a commemoration of this magnitude," said David Raith, executive director of U.S. Figure Skating. "The opportunity to reach our members, figure skating fans and the American public on the big screen gives us the ultimate platform to convey U.S. Figure Skating's pride in its heritage by illustrating the enduring power of resilience through sport."

RISE, produced and directed by 16-time Emmy Award winners Lookalike Productions, is an uplifting celebration of the sport of figure skating. With the stories of the 1961 World Team at its center, RISE shows how the unfulfilled dreams of those who lost their lives on Sabena Airlines Flight 548 would be shared - and forever realized - by the generations of skaters that have followed.

Many of the dreams that have been fulfilled since that tragic day in 1961 were made possible through support from the U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund. The fund, established as a living memorial to those that lost their lives in the crash, has supported thousands of skaters at every level, including Olympic champions, with contributions totaling in the millions.

"Fathom is proud to team with U.S. Figure Skating for this historic event to remember the lives of those lost in this tragic accident 50 years ago and to watch some of America's greatest skaters pay tribute in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration that will live on in the hearts of all Americans," said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. "The dreams these skaters and coaches had have not gone unfilled. For one night, all Americans can come together in theaters to celebrate figure skating and the humanity that defines it."

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At the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell as Olympic, world and national champion figure skaters including Joannie Rochette, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto and Michael Weiss cut through the air and glide across the ice to the thunderous rhythm of Riverdance -- performing the entire show live with the combined grace and athleticism of skating and dance.

This unforgettable one-night-only show is the only Riverdance performance in the Boston area in 2010. The live production is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at the Tsongas Center UMass Lowell in Lowell, Mass. The taped show will air nationally on NBC on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET and be re-broadcast on the Hallmark Channel in March of 2011. Hosted by two-time Olympic medalist and two-time world medalist Nancy Kerrigan.

The Cast: A stellar cast of champion skaters will perform live for Disson Skating presents Riverdance on Ice, including 2010 Olympic Bronze medalist Joannie Rochette, 2006 Olympic silver medalists and 2010 U.S. Olympic team members Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, 2006 Olympic silver medalist and 2006 U.S. national Champion Sasha Cohen, 2008 World Champion and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Jeffrey Buttle, 1996 World Champion and six-time U.S. National Champion Todd Eldredge, three-time U.S. National Champion and two-time world bronze medalist Michael Weiss, eight-time British National Champion and three-time Winter Olympian Steven Cousins, ten-time Canadian ice dancing champion Shae-Lynn Bourne, two-time U.S. medalist Emily Hughes and seven-time British National Champions Sinead & John Kerr.

The Music: Weaving Celtic mythology and Irish history through the beauty of traditional step-dancing and coupled with the power and presence of arena-rock, Riverdance, the original international phenomenon debuted in February, 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The production quickly took the world by storm selling-out five consecutive weeks in Dublin, becoming a hit in the U.S. with its first performance at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York and selling over 2.5 million copies of their Grammy Award-winning CD (certified Platinum in the U.S.) In 2000 the show additionally began performing on Broadway and to date has traveled over 500,000 miles. Riverdance has been seen live by over nineteen-million people throughout thirty-two countries and across four continents and has played to a world-wide television audience of over 1.75 billion.

Tickets: Tickets for Riverdance on Ice go on sale Friday, Aug. 6 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are available at the Tsongas Center Box Office. To purchase tickets on line go to tsongascenter.com. Charge by phone call 866.722- 8780. Group Sales(10 or more) call 978.934-5751. Tickets range from $20.00 -$125.00. Additional fees may be applicable.

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Figure skating legend Michelle Kwan and reigning Olympic champion Yu-Na Kim will showcase their on-ice magic before a national television audience when 2010 All That Skate LA airs this Sunday, Oct. 10 on NBC. The 90-minute TV special airs at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, 1:30 p.m. Central, 12:30 p.m. Mountain, and 11:30 p.m. Pacific.

Other cast members read like a veritable international 'Who's Who' of skating, including: Stephane Lambiel (Switzerland), a two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist; Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy (Germany), two-time world pairs champions; Patrick Chan (Canada), a two-time world silver medalist; Johnny Weir, a three-time U.S. champion; Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto (US), Olympic silver medalists in dance; and Ashley Wagner, a U.S. bronze medalist.

Edited October 9, 2010 by DAMfan

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Figure Skating and U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Chair of Electors Dr. Lawrence Mondschein announced today that the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team will comprise the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2011. The induction ceremony is tentatively scheduled to take place Friday, Jan. 28 at the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

“It is appropriate that on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the loss of the 1961 World Team that it be the sole inductee into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2011,” Mondschein said. “The dreams and hopes of the team have been realized by U.S. skaters at the World Championships, Olympic Winter Games and international skating events around the globe over the past 50 years. The spirit of the 1961 World Team continues to live on today and will be showcased by those skaters vying for national titles at the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.”

Included in the inductees are 18 athletes as well as the accompanying coaches, officials, judges and family members who perished on Sabena Airlines Flight 548 en route to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

“The U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors applauds the nomination of the 1961 World Team to the hall of fame,” U.S. Figure Skating President Patricia St. Peter said. “We unanimously concur with the electors’ recommendation, and we look forward to honoring the team at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro.”

Details on the induction ceremony will be announced following the release of the final schedule for the 2011 U.S. Championships. Family members and descendents of the 1961 World Team will be invited to participate in the activities surrounding the hall of fame induction. Please contact Linda Famula, World Figure Skating Museum & U.S. Hall of Fame marketing and public relations manager, at 719.635.5200 for more information.

In addition to the chair, the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Electors Selection Committee was composed of Benjamin Wright, Tom Collins, Brittney Bottoms and Ann O’Keefe.

For more information on the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2011, or other members of the hall of fame, please visit http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/ushof.htm.