谢谢饼干。下面是来自SOI网站的消息,Evan和B/A会在世锦赛后加入最后11场美国东部地区的SOI演出,Kimmie会参加最后9场,美东的冰迷有福了。
Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto Join Evan Lysacek and Kimmie Meissner as Guest Stars in Smucker's Stars on Ice Tour
Fresh off winning his second consecutive U.S. Men’s National figure skating championship, Evan Lysacek will join the Emmy award-winning Smucker’s Stars on Ice tour for its final 11 shows, beginning March 27 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The two-time World Bronze medalist and perennial crowd favorite will be making his debut in America's premier figure skating production and will share the ice with just-added guest stars Olympic and World Silver Medalists and five-time U.S. Ice Dance Champions Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto. U.S. National and World Champion Kimmie Meissner will also perform as a guest star in nine of those shows.
Lysacek, a two-time World bronze medalist, will join the tour following the World Championships, March 17-23 in Sweden. Known for his courage and passionate skating, Lysacek is considered one of America’s top hopes for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. He is also one of the most ambitious American male skaters, attempting quadruple jumps in both his short and long programs.
Belbin and Agosto truly have put the sport of ice dancing on the map in the United States. Not only do they have personality and pizzazz, but they finished the best of any American team in Olympic history in 2006 when they won a silver medal. Belbin and Agosto are never afraid to try something new, as they have performed routines with incredible musical range, from Elvis, to hip hop to Chopin.
Meissner, who is also competing in the World Championships, is one of the most popular U.S. skating stars. She is only the second American woman to ever land a triple axel in competition. That jump, which she landed at the 2005 U.S. Championships in Portland, OR., helped vault her to her World Championship in 2006.
另外Evan和Tanith还会在3月31日出席在纽约市举行的Figure Skating in Harlem: Skating With the Stars, Under the Stars的慈善活动,该活动由Evan的偶像之一Donald Trump先生发起,每年都会聚集中多冰坛明星共襄盛举。
今年4月是Evan和Tanith相恋两周年,很开心这个甜蜜的纪念日他们可以共同度过。SOI的日程安排都比COI要紧凑得多,四月后SOI将移师加拿大,所以今年Evan和B/A都会有比较充分的时间进行夏训,准备明年的洛杉矶世锦赛。希望本土作战可以为他们带来好运。特别是Evan,他一直希望在第二故乡洛杉矶实现成为世界冠军的梦想,所以更要加倍努力才行。
SOI的最后11场日程安排
March 27, 2008
Cleveland, Ohio
March 28, 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 29, 2008
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
March 30, 2008
Albany, New York
April 3, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
Fri, April 4, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut
April 5, 2008
Worcester, Massachusetts
April 6, 2008
Bridgeport, Connecticut
April 10, 2008
Hershey, Pennsylvania
April 11, 2008
Manchester, New Hampshire
April 12, 2008
Portland, Maine
2008 SOI 的常规阵容:“冰上明星”是北美最大规模的花滑演出,由Scott Hamilton创办,云集了众多奥运及世界锦标赛奖牌获得者,深受冰迷喜爱。以往SOI的阵容已职业选手为主,近两年更吸引了业余选手加盟,为表演注入了新鲜活力。
既然说到了SOI,再分享一段关于SOI的两位主将Sacha Cohen和Todd Eldredge的最新消息,送给喜欢他们的朋友:
Sasha在过去的一年一直忙于在美加52个城市随SOI进行巡演,状态不俗,她很享受巡演的生活,大家相处融洽,日子充实而快乐。同时她还参与了一些电影,电视及杂志的拍摄工作,显示了向演艺界发展的浓厚兴趣。她说没有留意最近的女单比赛,但她已经回到教练John Nicks身边重新开始训练。对于是否重返冰坛,她说答案会在4月宣布。
http://www.miamiherald.com/275/story/436775.html
Meet the champions, then watch them skate
BY ROCHELLE KOFF
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Info:www.starsonice.com
Sasha Cohen was battling the flu and she could barely talk above a whisper. But ''there aren't any sick days'' when you're performing in an ice skating show, lamented the spirited Olympic silver medalist on a phone conversation from Milwaukee, where she's headlining in Smucker's Stars on Ice. You can catch Cohen's two solos, among other numbers, in the Live and Color production at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on Sunday.
Cohen has certainly faced tougher setbacks than the sniffles -- injuries, falls, missing out on the Olympic gold in Turin in 2006.
A dazzling, balletic skater with many titles to her name, Cohen hasn't competed since the 2006 World Championships, when she came in third. She has returned to coach John Nicks in California, but won't disclose whether she intends to make another bid for the Olympics.
''I'm going to announce that later in the year,'' Cohen says. As for the newest crop of skaters, ''I haven't watched the latest competitions,'' she says.
For the past six months, at least, the one-time gymnast has been on a whirlwind of tours -- shows, rehearsals, interviews, riding the bus from one city to the next, little sleep.
Grueling perhaps, but ''we've got a great group of people,'' Cohen says. And there's not the pressure of competing. ``I wanted more time for myself and my family. I wanted to explore other opportunities. You give it your all for a while and then you have to give yourself a break, put it in perspective, and do other things. There needs to be a balance.''
Off the ice, Cohen has done some acting -- on TV, in commercials, the movies (she had a role in the 2007 film Moondance Alexander). She has modeled for Seventeen, Vogue and other magazines, and has written an autobiography called Fire On Ice (HarperCollins). And she's 23.
''I love acting,'' says Cohen, who attended summer drama classes. ``I'd like to do a bit more when skating phases out.''
While in Florida, Cohen hopes to ''swim, lay out in the sun, shop, relax.'' By the time the tour ends in May, Cohen will have skated in 52 cities in the U.S. and Canada. ''And then,'' says Cohen, ``I'll go on vacation.''
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Todd最近把家从密歇根搬到了佛罗里达。他从10岁起就跟随的教练Richard Callaghan也把徐连大本营搬到了佛州的Coral Springs,他的学生们都对这个冰场的质量赞不绝口。Kimmie目前正在这里随Callaghan教练为08世锦赛作最后的备战。Todd今年一月光荣入选美国花样滑冰名人堂。他说如果有可能,他愿意参与2010年冬奥会的花滑解说工作。
Todd Eldredge will soon be our neighbor. A six-time U.S. National Champion and a World Championship winner, Eldredge and wife Meagan will make South Florida their home ''after I sell my house and get out of Michigan,'' says the skater, among the stars performing with Cohen.
An avid golfer and racing fan, Eldredge likes South Florida's ''beautiful weather and the atmosphere.'' But he's moving here to continue training with his coach, Richard Callaghan, who has already made the move to Incredible Ice in Coral Springs. Callaghan -- and Eldredge when he's in town -- will coach young skater Kimmie Meissner, who finished sixth in the 2006 Olympics and is training at the rink at least until she leaves for the 2008 World Championships in a few weeks. Callaghan and Eldredge will coach other skaters as well.
Having them at the rink is ''amazing,'' says Nancy Mariani, Incredible Ice's skating director, adding the rink is expanding to a third sheet of ice. ``A lot of skaters from all over are now interested in training here. We could easily be the hot spot for a training center in the U.S.''
Inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in January, Eldredge has been coached by Callaghan since he was 10 , a rarity in today's skating world. ``He always knew what I was thinking without me saying anything -- and he would say just the right thing.''
Aside from training and coaching, Eldredge says he wouldn't mind doing skating commentary for the 2010 Olympics. But don't expect him to be one of those nasty announcers. ''I won't be that guy who picks the skater apart and says they're terrible,'' he says. ``I've been on the other end of that and I know what it feels like.''
Eldredge's skating career has come with many sacrifices. He and his mother traveled around the country, with long absences from the rest of the family. When the mounting expenses of the sport threatened to end his career, Eldredge's small hometown of Chatham held fundraisers to help pay the bills.
``It's great to have your entire community helping you out, to help you achieve your goals, your dreams.''
美锦赛Evan与Todd握手
四大洲闭幕式Evan与Jeff, Daisuke的合影
美国杯与Daisuke,Patrick的合影
祝Evan和Tanith哥德堡世锦赛好运! |