"An Evening on Ice" fundraising benefit show, July 21, 2012 in El Segundo, California

[Sylvia]

The second "An Evening On Ice" show, a special one day only fundraising effort for the US Athletic Foundation and LA Ice Theater, will take place on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. There will be 2 shows this year - at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.

The 2012 cast of performers and ticket info: http://www.usathleticfoundation.org/events.html

Joannie Rochette
Kimmie Meissner
Alissa Czisny
Rachael Flatt
Adam Rippon
Caydee Denney & John Coughlin
Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubaker
Derrick Delmore
Richard Dornbush
Chelsea Liu & Devin Perini (U.S. Novice Pairs Champions)
Nicholas LaRoche (US Athletic Foundation co-founder with his sister)
Alexe Gilles
Courtney Hicks
Douglas Razzano
Leah Keiser
Grant Hochstein
Tiffany Vise & Don Baldwin
Team Fusion
Sean Rabbitt

ETA: Braden Overett reportedly will be emceeing the show.

If you can't make the show in person, please consider making a donation to this worthy cause: http://www.usathleticfoundation.org/donations.html

[Sylvia]

Are any FSUers going to this?

[Doubletoe]

I'm going.

[Lanie]

I hope I can make it! Time to ask my parents to babysit the baby

[TanithandBenFan]

I'll be there! It was a great show last year!

[Sylvia]

for the fans attending!

Update at the end of Sarah and Drew's "Inside Edge" blog today (July 5):

Nick and Tricia Laroche's benefit for their U.S. Athletic Foundation, An Evening on Ice, has a couple of cast changes: Alissa Czisny will not perform, due to her recent hip surgery. Alex Johnson has been added to the cast.

Drew will be covering the event from the stands and backstage, so look forward to lots of dish from the star-studded July 21 event at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Calif.

[TanithandBenFan]

for the fans attending!

Update at the end of Sarah and Drew's "Inside Edge" blog today (July 5):

I love Alex's skating!!!! I've never had the chance to see him perform in a show before.

[TanithandBenFan]

Follow the show on Twitter! They're giving away lots of prizes and have more fun surprises in the works!

[TDsk8]

https://www.facebook.com/FreeTicketG...AnEveningOnIce


Enter to win 1 free evening general admission ticket & a special surprise ;-)
Description
To enter:
1. Upload a skating image or your face picture to the Facebook page (link above)
2. Get as many “Likes” on your image
The image that gets the most “Likes” wins

Contest ends on Monday, July 16 at 12:00pm.
Winners will be announced at 1:00pm.

[LilJen]

Allison Scott (Jeremy Abbott's mother) and Doug Mattis have agreed to skate if people donate $10 to the US Athletic Foundation. Teaser vid 1 from Allison Scott Teaser vid #2 from Doug Mattis

[B.Cooper]

Allison Scott (Jeremy Abbott's mother) and Doug Mattis have agreed to skate if people donate $10 to the US Athletic Foundation. Teaser vid 1 from Allison Scott Teaser vid #2 from Doug Mattis

Curious as to why Jeremy's mother, Allison Scott, is participating/helping in the show. Was Jeremy initially signed up for the show? He is in Japan that same weekend....

[Sylvia]

Curious as to why Jeremy's mother, Allison Scott, is participating/helping in the show. Was Jeremy initially signed up for the show?

No, he wasn't. AFAIK she's donating her time to help out old friends.

[crzesk8dad]

Reminder: The US Athletic Foundation’s second annual show, “An Evening on Ice,”
is set for this Saturday, July 21 at the Toyota Sports Center in El
Segundo, CA. A limited number of tickets are still available, but are going fast.

Two performances are scheduled: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. General admission
tickets are $35 for the afternoon show and $45 for the evening show.

VIP tickets with priority seating are available for $80 (2 p.m.) and
$105 (7:30 p.m.; this ticket also includes admission to the post-show
meet-and-greet). Tickets can be purchased from the US Athletic
Foundation’s website (usathleticfoundation.org).

The goal of the US Athletic Foundation, which was created by Nicholas
LaRoche and his sister Tricia, in memory of their late mother,
Bernadette, is to fund figure skaters who face financial hardship
while pursuing their dreams, a situation Nicholas LaRoche had to
navigate throughout his career and would not have been able to conquer
if not for the love and support of his mother and sister.

For more information about US Athletic Foundation go to
www.usathleticfoundation.org.

[TanithandBenFan]

I'll be tweeting from the afternoon show!

http://www.twitter.com/#!/LadyWave4

I'll also try to get photos and videos and will definitely post a report on my blog!

[AnnMJensen]

I have had my VIP tickets for AGES. I was sick for last years show, but I am so looking forward to this year!!!

[operagirl]

I'm going to the 2:00 show.

[legjumper]

Just got back from the afternoon show. Good times even though I got there late because I underestimated L.A. traffic.

Adam Rippon was unrecognizable to me because he has cut off all his hair.

Ricky Dornbush and Sean Rabbit were by far the crowd's favorites, judging by the enthusiastic applause.

No Denney/Coughlin. Instead, we got Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig.

Braden Overett was the (terrific) emcee, but he also did a very funny "serious, lyrical, you broke my heart" skate directed at a teddy bear. Also a big crowd-pleaser.

I'll write more comments when I have time.

[operagirl]

I also just got home from the 2:00 show.

First impressions:

Joannie Rochette needs to come back.

Lots of falls, but that's to be expected this early. Rachael, Leah, Joannie and Kimmee skated clean. Joannie and Kimmee had the best speed and ice coverage. Rachael looked like she was having the most fun.

I like Adam's new cut.

More later...

[TanithandBenFan]

My photos and videos from the show - Adam Rippon, Ricky Dornbush, Braden Overett, Kimmie Meissner, Alex Johnson, and Mark Ladwig/Lindsay Davis

Will post a detailed report of the performances later!

[shan]

My photos and videos from the show - Adam Rippon, Ricky Dornbush, Braden Overett, Kimmie Meissner, and Alex Johnson (Mark Ladwig & Lindsay Davis still uploading)

Will post a detailed report of the performances later!

Thanks for the videos!

at Braden Overett's performance.