Figure Skating in Harlem's 2016 "Skating with the Stars" benefit gala (honorees incl. Davis/White)

[Sylvia]

Figure Skating in Harlem's annual "Skating with the Stars" benefit gala (no skating again this year) is taking place tonight - press release: http://www.harlemonestop.com/event/...lie-white-at-11th-skating-with-the-stars-gala

Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) will honor legendary actress and activist Cicely Tyson and Olympic Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White at its 11th Annual Skating with the Stars Gala.
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The evening will celebrate Figure Skating in Harlem’s one-of-a-kind education, health, and leadership programs for underserved girls while offering guests the rare opportunity to dance and mingle with some of the country’s figure skating royalty including Michelle Kwan, Evan Lysacek, Sarah Hughes ,Tara Lipinski, Sasha Cohen, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, Paul Wylie, Tim Goebel, JoJo Starbuck, and 2016 National Champions Maia & Alex Shibutani and Adam Rippon. (Skaters subject to change.) There will also be a special performance by Dance Theatre of Harlem in tribute to the honorees.
Tracie and Scott Hamilton and Michelle Kwan will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs; ...

Associated Press article published back on February 23, 2016 when the honorees were first announced: Gold medalists Meryl Davis, Charlie White to be honored in April

Davis and White just performed in the Osaka stop of the Japan Stars on Ice tour over the weekend.

Social media links to check for photos, news, etc. include:
https://www.facebook.com/FigureSkatinginHarlem/
https://twitter.com/FSinHarlem

Clip of Rippon and Wagner promoting the event earlier today: https://vimeo.com/162378868

ETA - what Meryl Davis will be wearing tonight? https://www.instagram.com/p/BEED9KpjERH/?taken-by=meryledavis

 

[kwanette]

The Skating Lesson is doing interviews there and putting up great pictures on Twitter. Michelle is in da house.

 

[Sylvia]

A group photo -- Meryl, Charlie, Tanith, Ben, Ashley, Adam -- on the red carpet (more photos are on TSL's Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/BEE61AYqECb/?taken-by=theskatinglesson

Other tweeted news/photos:
https://twitter.com/FSinHarlem
https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford (Sasha Cohen "is busy planning her graduation next month & her wedding")

 

[caitie]

Everyone looks snazzy, but I especially love Meryl's dress and Adam's suit.

 

[Frau Muller]

The Skating Lesson is doing interviews there and putting up great pictures on Twitter. Michelle is in da house.

That's swell but I hope that TSL is also working on its Worlds recap show.

 

[shan]

That's swell but I hope that TSL is also working on its Worlds recap show.

https://twitter.com/SkatingLesson/status/719617344922853376

 

[Frau Muller]

https://twitter.com/SkatingLesson/status/719617344922853376

Thanks but...two weeks after the event? I guess that it will be a doozy.

 

[Sylvia]

Michelle Kwan on the red carpet: https://twitter.com/FSinHarlem/status/719665679901831168

ETA link to Getty Images photo of The Kween

Meryl Davis and Fedor Andreev: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...tend-11th-annual-skating-news-photo/520525744

 

[Sylvia]

Getty Images - red carpet photos (ETA: up to 120+ pics now)

 

[Alilou]

OMG Ashley's dress

 

[VGThuy]

Love the pics. Seems like an awesome event. I'm happy so many established skaters support this.

 

[Spun Silver]

OMG Ashley's dress

I can't believe Adam let her out of the house in that.

 

[attyfan]

IMO, the ShibSibs look pretty good.

 

[Debbie S]

OMG Ashley's dress

When I saw this, before clicking through to the pics, I was expecting it to be see-through or something like that. I would be more likely to use that icon to describe Vera Wang - she looks downright scary. The skaters all look great. Ashley's dress is not the most attractive, but I guess she was going for a conservative, professional look.

 

[VGThuy]

IMO, the ShibSibs look pretty good.

Pretty impressive considering that they went to the Shorty Awards before making it to FS in Harlem.

 

[Jarrett]

I can't believe Adam let her out of the house in that.

Thanks for the new avatar Ashley.

 

[kwanette]

Thanks but...two weeks after the event? I guess that it will be a doozy.

They both got sick..at and after Worlds.

 

[snoopy]

Adam and Ashley were going for a theme I think. They're both in windowpane outfits.

 

[Barbara Manatee]

TSL interviews with

Tim Goebel

Sasha Cohen

Adam Rippon

Meryl

Tanith and Charlie

 

[Frau Muller]

They both got sick..at and after Worlds.

I know. They were at last night's Harlem event so it seems they're on the mend!

 

[Sylvia]

TSL interviews with

Tim Goebel

Congratulations to Tim on his engagement!

FSiH Gala article by Nick McCarvel: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/04/13/172076016
Excerpts:

After a cocktail hour downstairs, [Sharon] Cohen took to the stage on the main floor to boast of recent successes: A new academic center for the girls in Harlem; a $15,000 grant from U.S. Figure Skating; and the continued progress on a yet-to-debut pilot program in Detroit, partially led by Davis.
"We're rocking and rolling in Detroit," Cohen said. "We are working with Meryl and people in Detroit on an advisory board, and we have a rink that we have an eye on. We hope to be up within the next 12 months."

It was a new kind of appearance for Goebel, the "Quad King" and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist, as he and Thomas Luciano, his boyfriend of three years, had gotten engaged just the night before. They announced the pending nuptials on Facebook.
"I was completely caught off guard," Goebel told icenetwork. "I sort of knew that it was going to happen this year, but I thought it would be more November or December. It was so unexpected and quaint…it was just perfect."

 

[Sylvia]

Women’s Wear Daily online article (April 14, 2016): http://wwd.com/eye/parties/figure-skating-in-harlems-gala-for-growth-10408812/

They’re [Mary Wilson of the Supremes and Olympic gold medalist Meryl Davis] both natives of Detroit, and are pleased that the Figure Skating in Harlem after-school and summer educational program for girls ages six to 18 is expanding to their city.
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Monday’s night benefit raised about $900,000 and drew a crowd of 300. According to officials from the organization, 100 percent of the girls who go through the program graduate high school and attend college.