My expectation is they'll have additional cast members included at select locations, especially if there are national team members with ties to the area. IE - Naumov and Efimova/Mitrofanov in Boston, Providence & Springfield; Chan/Howe in Anaheim and Allen; Torgashev at the Florida stops & possibly Anaheim; CarPon in San Jose; possibly Sanchez in Albany, Long Island and Newark.
cpom are my special babies so they should be added to allen
Kinda exciting for the skaters/tour organizers/etc., but we obviously won't be going.I don't remember Sarah Hughes having as much impact on skating show tickets as Alysa. Wonder if the impact will be the same if Alysa medalled, but not at the top...Methinks SOI powers-that-be should be thanking their lucky stars for Alysa Liu.
Well, that's probably because Sarah Hughes wasn't ever part of the SOI cast. They had Kristi and Tara as the US women's OGMs during that era. Sarah (and Michelle) toured with Champions on Ice.
And even with her OGM, MK and Brian B were still the COI headliners. Sarah skated with SOI for one season, in 2005, but her skating level had dropped off considerably (understandable since she had been a full-time college student) and audience reaction was lukewarm.
Yes, and Amber also received her share of media attention during the Olympics. I'd say those 4 skaters/teams are what is driving ticket sales - hence a second show in Allen, for example. What blows my mind is that there aren't any shows in the greater DC or Detroit areas. There are some open dates that may allow for additional shows in those areas to be added.
Their March 2nd press release says "... with more skaters to be announced. Please visit www.starsonice.com for future cast and guest skater announcements." https://www.starsonice.com/articles/u-s-olympic-gold-medalists-headline-2026-stars-on-ice-tour-1
Sarah Hughes was definitely on Stars on Ice. I saw many, many shows in that era and she was in them.
Unfortunately, the closest show to DC is a few hours away in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A lot of fans will have to get hotel rooms.
Sarah was on SOI during the 2004/2005 season.
I saw at least ten SOI shows that season. The Florida shows were a fun road trip with Gerry (Milanessa
). From looking at my review notes, Sarah skated to Eva Cassidy's "Over The Rainbow" and Tamyra Gray's "Raindrops Will Fall." 
Alysa has a massive personality and is so joyous; Hughes if I recall had no redeeming qualities and was not a particularly inspiring skater.
That’s ridiculous and harsh. Shame on you.
Sarah was a wonderful skater - maybe not your cup of tea, but I loved her steady competitive mettle much the same way I admire & appreciate the same in Alysa. She gets a lot more hate than she deserves, much like Tara, simply for beating the Kween.
But if it counts for ticket sales and bringing in new figure skating fans: Alysa has 7.1. million followers, Ilia is next with 1.6 million, then Amber with 1.4 million, and Chock and Bates are at 84.5 thousand. I have a lot of skating accounts I follow on Facebook, and I see a lot of coverage on many skaters, but right now it's mostly Alysa, Alysa, Alysa. She's viral, for sure. I dare say that she has brought figure skating back to the U.S. public the way the Kerrigan/Harding story did, but in a much more positive way. So it's all good. 
