Tape Wanted:Legendary night of Figure Skating, March 1999

[JD]

Looking for a VCR or DVD tape of the show taped from the Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

It was billed as a Legendary Night of Figure Skating. Sandhu, Stojko, Mabee, Preston, Browning and pretty much every one else was in it.

It was a show in March of 1999 featuring Canadian icons, past and present. My little one trains in a spot Osborne Colson instructs, and she is wanting to see him since he has taken a shine to him. I think I remember seeing the show when it aired, but haven't seen it since.

Any help would be appreciated

[Bailey]

This show was never broadcast on TV. Are you thinking about 'That's skating.' I know, because I really wanted to see this show, and it never did make it to tv.

[jcspkbfan]

Portions of the "Legendary Night Of Figure Skating" show were included in a documentary broadcast on Global TV last winter called "Ice Legends." The documentary was hosted by Kurt Browning and included interviews with Brian Orser, Toller Cranston, and virtually all the Canadian men's skating champions who came before them.

The "Legendary Night Of Figure Skating" clips included in the Global TV documentary were Brian Orser performing in tribute to one of Canada's first champions (very similar to the beginning of his Somewhere In Time number), Donald Jackson (still landing double jumps and spinning just as fast as most of the younger men skating today!), and Sheldon Galbraith (at 85!) performing with Emanuel Sandhu and Christopher Mabee.

Actually, neither Kurt nor Elvis skated in the "Legendary Night Of Figure Skating" show--Elvis' groin injury prevented him from skating (clips of Elvis watching from backstage were shown in the Global TV documentary) while Kurt was with his sick mother in Alberta (this was the same year he decided not to skate in US SOI so he could spend more time with his family). Kurt did write a message in the show program and sent a videotaped message which was played to the audience in the stands, though. But they were the only two living Canadian champions, in any discipline, who did not skate in this show, if I remember correctly! Too bad it was never televised (I think the reason was because no one could agree on broadcast rights)--I really would have loved to see more of it, too! :cry:

[Jenny]

B&K were also not there, but provided a message via tape.

My understanding is that the program was never aired because it was too expensive to buy the rights to all the old footage. I have to wonder if some of the skaters also wanted to cash in.

Additional footage (backstage interviews at least) aired on Debbi Wilkes' old show, Ice Time.

It was a wonderful show, with so many special moments.

Jenny