Stars on Ice 2011-2012

[skamper23]

Cast announcement : Looking forward to next season! Ryan Bradley, Joannie Rochette, Kurt Browning, Ina & Zimmerman, The Kerrs, Ilia & Katia, Todd Eldredge, Sasha Cohen http://www.starsonice.com/?content=tour_news&id=4130 Kurt is also Co-Director & choreographer!

[Debbie S]

No B/A and no Evan?

Could the tour just not afford them?

No tour dates listed yet.

[SkateFan66]

No B/A and no Evan?

Could the tour just not afford them?

No tour dates listed yet.

Not surprised that Evan is not listed as a cast member since he has not ruled out competing at Nationals.

[Debbie S]

Not surprised that Evan is not listed as a cast member since he has not ruled out competing at Nationals.

True, but if the schedule is like last year's, most shows will be on weekends. He could be a "special guest skater" or something.

[paskatefan]

I wish they would announce the dates/cities for the whole tour already. I know that it's starting later, but the wait for this information has been annoying to say the least. I love the cast listing, but I am surprised about no mention of Tanith & Ben. I hope they'll be back, at least for some shows.

[mtviolin]

I am just curious, but why doesn`t Yagudin skate with SOI anymore?

[SkateFan66]

True, but if the schedule is like last year's, most shows will be on weekends. He could be a "special guest skater" or something.

True; however, SOI usually announces the guest skaters at a later time. This list is the 'full time' SOI cast.

[centerpt1]

Ryan Bradley but no Michael Weiss??

[Willowway]

Needless to say, I'm thrilled that there are more opportunities to see Ilia skate live! His few outings this past year have been the highest quality work and it's great that he has more chances to share that.

[MissIzzy]

Ryan Bradley but no Michael Weiss??

Weiss said in an interview earlier this fall he's not touring anymore; I think he said he wants to be home more.

[centerpt1]

Aww...totally understand. I'll miss him, though.

I wish there was an alternative to SOI.

[Willowway]

Thanks to Tina at kurtfiles, we know about the following in addition to the Lake Placid opening on Friday, Dec. 30:


Sat. Feb. 25, 2012 @5:30PM - Key Arena, Seattle, WA (Internet presale 1:
11/10-11/17, Internet presale 2: 11/14-11/17)

Sat. Mar. 3, 2012 @7:30PM - Honda Center, Anaheim, CA (Internet presale 1: 11/10-11/17, Internet presale 2: 11/14-11/17)

Sat. Mar. 10, 2012 @7:30PM - CONSOL Energy Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (Internet presale 1: 11/14-11/17, Internet presale 2: 11/15-11/17)

Fri. Mar. 16, 2012 @7:30PM - Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME (Internet presale 1: 11/10-11/17, Internet presale 2: 11/14-11/17)

Sun. Mar. 18, 2012 @4:00PM - GIANT Center, Hershey, PA (Internet presale 1: 11/10-11/17, Internet presale 2: 11/14-11/17)

[darya_russian]

Todd Eldredge

YES!!!
*is totally happy and looking forward to see the show*

[n*ice mom]

I could not be more happy that Ryan Bradley has made the cast. And for Ina and Zimmerman being back!!!

[nursebetty]

Yeah........I like this cast. Now I just have to figure out when and where to go.

[reese]

So is Zimmerman not really coaching anymore? Aside from Denney/Barrett, didn't he have a few other elite-ish teams?

[YukiNieve]

Kurtfiles tweeted that:

2011-12 tour schedule for @starsonice has been released: http://www.starsonice.com/?content=tickets (my version: http://www.kurtfiles.com/soi/soi1112schedule.php). Only 10 cities this year.

So US SOI tours only 10 places this time??

[Carolla5501]

I could not be more happy that Ryan Bradley has made the cast. And for Ina and Zimmerman being back!!!

It's about time they put Ryan in... Scott's been saying for years he is a "showman" Time to put thier money where thier mouth was

[Carolla5501]

Kurtfiles tweeted that:



So US SOI tours only 10 places this time??

That's just SAD! IF that's all they can do it may be time to close the doors

[Debbie S]

So US SOI tours only 10 places this time??

Which begs the question of what's the point? Are they still doing a tour in Japan in January?

No wonder Evan and B/A either declined or were passed up in favor of less expensive replacements - with only 10 stops, presumably there's not a lot of money available to pay top stars. And given the high fixed costs of running a tour like this, you have to wonder how they're going to make a profit at all with that few shows.

Perhaps they won't do a tour in 2013 and will just do one post-Olys.

Well, I won't be going. The closest stop to me is Hershey, and I'm not going to shell out nearly $90 for a ticket to drive 2 hours and not see half the skaters that I would have wanted to see.