December 21, 2018
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** MEDIA ADVISORY **Meet the Cast and Skaters for the Dec. 30 Stars on Ice Show in Lake Placid |
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(December 21, 2018) --- Olympic Ice Dance Gold Medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White headline the Emmy Award-Winning production of Stars on Ice when it returns to Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, Sunday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Joining Davis and White will be U.S. Olympic Team Bronze Medalist and three-time National Champion Ashley Wagner, U.S. Olympic Team Bronze Medalist and reigning U.S. National Champion Bradie Tennell, and U.S. Olympic Team Bronze Medalist and seven-time National Championship Medalist Mirai Nagasu. Nagasu made Olympic history when she landed the first triple axel for an American woman at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The star studded cast also features U.S. Olympic Team Bronze Medalist and four-time National Champion Jeremy Abbott, 2018 World Championship Silver Medalists and 2018 U.S. National Champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, 2011 U.S. Men’s National Champion Ryan Bradley, 2014 Junior World and Junior U.S. Champions Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker and 2017 Junior World Champion and current U.S. National Championship Bronze Medalist Vincent Zhou. In February, Zhou became the first person to successfully land a quadruple lutz jump at the Winter Games. WHAT: Media opportunity to film and take photos of the Friday, Dec. 28, rehearsal and interview selected members of the show’s cast and skaters. WHERE: Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, Herb Brooks Arena, 2634 Main St., Lake Placid, N.Y., 12946 WHEN: Friday, Dec. 28. The show’s ice dancers will practice from 9- 9:45 a.m., while solo skaters practice from 10- 10:45 a.m. WHO: Selected skaters from the Emmy Award-Winning production of Stars on Ice Stars will be available following their practices for interviews. Media interested in attending the Dec. 28 rehearsal and media opportunity must notify Jon Lundin, ORDA’s director of communications, Tel: 518-523-1655, or Email: JLundin@orda.org, no later than Thursday, Dec. 27. -- ORDA -- Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development. |
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