SOI/CSOI/pro-am competition/Holiday Festival on Ice information/links

[Teenes]

Sorry for squishing all this stuff together in one topic, but I don't have the patience or the time to properly separate them into separate topics. Scroll to find the information of interest to you =).

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Smuckers Stars on Ice:
A bunch of links for SOI-related media for the Lake Placid show, found by a number of people on my Kurt mailing list (thanks guys!):

ORDA Hot Shots (http://www.orda.org/hotshots.htm) (photos of Kurt, I&Z)
WCAX-TV 3 (http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=452989) (click on Friday 6PM - brief segment on SOI with quotes from Kurt, Katarina, Scott)
WBNZ AM 1240 (http://www.wnbz.com/November%202002/112102.htm) (Saranac Lake radio - news segment on Scott's participation in SOI and injuries)
WBNZ AM 1240 (http://www.wnbz.com/November%202002/112202.htm) (news segment on Lake Placid show with quotes from Kurt and Katarina)
Plattsburgh-Press Republican (http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2002/11_2002/112320026.htm) (article on SOI)

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Canadian (HSBC) Stars on Ice:
Current cast:
Kurt Browning
Alexei Yagudin
Todd Eldredge
Steven Cousins (no word yet on how his injury will affect his participation)
Jennifer Robinson
Brasseur & Eisler
Sale & Pelletier
Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 30 for all shows, except the Edmonton show, which goes on sale Nov. 29. Schedule: http://www.kurtfiles.com/soi/tour##########csoi

Last year's show will be broadcast on CBC on Dec. 2, 2002 from 8-10PM EST.

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Sears Figure Skating Open
Current roster (no word on Steven's injury/replacement):
Men: Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge, Takeshi Honda, Jeff Buttle, Steven Cousins
Ladies: Jennifer Kirk, Jennifer Robinson, Angela Nikodinov, Victoria Volchkova, Sasha Cohen
Pairs: Larivire & Faustino, Sale & Pelletier, Sato & Dungjen
+ special exhibition by Kurt Browning on Friday

Canadian Open will air:
Canada - Dec. 7, 2002, 2-5PM EST and 7-9PM EST on CTV
US - Dec. 14, 2002, 11AM-2PM EST on TNT
(Kurt's exhibition is expected to be aired by both CTV and TNT)

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Hallmark Skaters' Championship

Complete roster (as of 12/5):
Men: Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge, Michael Weiss, Takeshi Honda
Ladies: Sarah Hughes, Yuka Sato, Irina Slutskaya, Maria Butyrskaya
Pairs: Sale and Pelletier, Shen and Zhao, Sato & Dungjen, Pang and Tong

Hallmark Skaters Championship will air:
US - Dec. 14, 2002 - 8-10PM EST, Dec. 15, 2002 - 4-6PM EST
Canada - Dec. 28-29, 2002 - 4:30PM EST - CBC

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Holiday Festival on Ice
Current cast: Kurt Browning, Sale & Pelletier, Brian Orser, Grushina & Goncharov, Jennifer Robinson, Angela Nikodinov, Jennifer Kirk, Jeff Buttle, Shawn Sawyer, TBA

Holiday Festival on Ice will air:
Canada - Dec. 15, 2002 - 9-10PM EST - CBC
US - in syndication on NBC or ABC affiliates. I don't have exact dates for all regions of the country, but the general time frame will be Dec. 21-29, so check your local listings. In San Francisco, HFOI will air Dec. 21 in the afternoon on NBC.

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I think that's all the new information I have for now. For details on any of the above events: http://www.kurtfiles.com/events0203.php
http://www.kurtfiles.com/soi/tour#########

[purplecat]

As always, thanks Teenes! I really appreciate your info! :)

[Gail]

Thanks Teenes. Guess we know a little more about what Kurt is doing in SOI now. Can't wait to read the reviews from those attending on Saturday.

[Koala]

Thanks Teenes!!

[HeatherC]

Thanx for all the info! Sounds like a lot of Jamie and David in December! Along with my birthday, that makes December pretty awesome. I can't wait. :)

[TRAxel]

The Holiday Festival on Ice, is that the one in Kitchener that we are talking about here?? I didn't realize Jeff Buttle was performing!!!

[jcspkbfan]

Yup, TRAxel, they're one and the same! Shawn Sawyer will be performing in this year's Holiday Festival On Ice as well...too bad it'll only be broadcast in a 60-minute timeslot this year. :cry:

[Teenes]

Edited to update the Hallmark Skaters Championship TV airdate and skater list...it's changed a bit since I posted it last.

Just a reminder that tickets for this competition are still on sale:
December 14, 2002
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
1:00 PM & 7:00 PM

One-Session Ticket: $75 / $55 / $40
Two-Session Ticket: $125 / $85 / $60

614-431-3600

Here are Ticketmaster links:
2 session tickets (https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage.asp?event_id=50035108FBB136E&artistid=839533&majorcatid=10003&minorcatid=22)
Afternoon session (https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage.asp?event_id=500350ABC0B31B5&artistid=839533&majorcatid=10003&minorcatid=22)
Evening session (https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage.asp?event_id=50035108ED312BF&artistid=839533&majorcatid=10003&minorcatid=22)

[Berry Bear]

OMG! Are we really going to see B/S, S/P and S/Z in Hallmark Skater's Championships this year? This is absolutely wonderful. I assume this is the artistic program, right?

OMG!! OMG!! OMG!! :D

[maruko]

Oh my God!!! I hope you are not joking!! We now have all the SLC medalists S&P, B&S + S&Z in one competition???!!!!!!! This is too good to be true. I think the press will go wild on it.
Unfortuately, it will be covered by my least favorite network, NBC. Anyway, I don't care. I am just glad to see Elena and Anton competiting again!!! Yaaaahooooo!!!!!!!

[jcspkbfan]

I just posted on another topic about how disappointed I was about the most recent lineup of skaters scheduled to compete at this year's "event formerly known as World Pros" are (with the exception of Yuka) all still technically-eligible skaters, but realizing this is the first time the three Olympic pairs medallists will be competing against each other since SLC will make this event a little more exciting to watch for me! I just hope NBC will cover this "rivalry" with a little more class than they handled the whole "Pasha/Sasha/Maya/Evgeny" partner switching from 1998 World Pros...

[Teenes]

Sorry guys - no B&S. IMG sent out an old cast list, it's actually S&D competing.

[maruko]

I can't believe the IMG people didn't care to check their list before sending this out. How irresponsible it is for them to set us all up!

[jcspkbfan]

My respect for Yuka Sato just increased after reading this updated list of competitors--not only is she the only "technically ineligible" skater on the list, she's also competing against an overwhelmingly-eligible field in not one, but two separate disciplines (which I thought was an impressive-enough feat last year when this event was all-pro!)

As for B&S not competing in this event after all, of course I'm disappointed not to see the two Olympic pairs champions face off again, but I'm also a little relieved we won't have to see one of those cheesy "rivalry" fluff pieces NBC does so well (or so poorly, depending on how you look at it!)

[Berry Bear]

It's a little disappointing that Elena and Anton are not competing. But it's okay. It's not as if they're retiring. I know there will be future opportunities to see them again.

Yuka is really amazing, to compete in 2 events is tiring. I wish her all the best in both events. She's a really beautiful skater.:D