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Brian Boitano was emcee yesterday for First Lady Jill Biden's opening of the White House holiday rink on the South Lawn.
(It apparently is the first since 1980, when the Carters built one for performances by Peggy Fleming. Historical photos are in AP and NBC articles below.)
In addition to Boitano, performers yesterday included: Kim Navarro (who now is skating director of Snoopy's Home Ice) and her partner Snoopy; skaters from Capital Theatre on Ice, and Adagio pairs skaters David Faria Oliveira and Carlina Justine Ramirez.
"The 50-by-70-foot (15.2-by-21.3-meter) rink will operate throughout December, but the White House did not specify days and hours. Washington, D.C.-area schoolchildren and children from families with service members, frontline workers, first responders and teachers will be invited to skate." (excerpt from AP article)
In the words of Jill Biden: "What’s more magical, wonderful, and joyful than an ice rink on the South Lawn of the White House?"
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(article + 1:49 video)
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(article + 1:41 video)
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(16:38 video, which includes skating performances)
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(It apparently is the first since 1980, when the Carters built one for performances by Peggy Fleming. Historical photos are in AP and NBC articles below.)
In addition to Boitano, performers yesterday included: Kim Navarro (who now is skating director of Snoopy's Home Ice) and her partner Snoopy; skaters from Capital Theatre on Ice, and Adagio pairs skaters David Faria Oliveira and Carlina Justine Ramirez.
"The 50-by-70-foot (15.2-by-21.3-meter) rink will operate throughout December, but the White House did not specify days and hours. Washington, D.C.-area schoolchildren and children from families with service members, frontline workers, first responders and teachers will be invited to skate." (excerpt from AP article)
In the words of Jill Biden: "What’s more magical, wonderful, and joyful than an ice rink on the South Lawn of the White House?"
Jill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White House for children to skate and play hockey
Jill Biden extended her holiday theme of “Magic, Wonder and Joy” to the White House grounds with an ice rink on the South Lawn.
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‘Who's ready to skate?' Jill Biden unveils holiday ice rink at White House
Jill Biden has brought an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play hockey during the holidays. The first lady opened the rink Wednesday evening. Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Brian Boitano and the comic-strip dog Snoopy performed, among others. The White House...
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First Lady Jill Biden Unveils White House Ice Skating Rink
NHL takes part in White House Holiday Ice Rink opening | NHL.com
Commissioner Bettman, youth players from Learn to Play program attend ceremony on South Lawn
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2023 Unveiling of the White House Holiday Ice Rink | The White House
South Lawn, The White House When I was growing up, during winter, my sisters and I would ice skate on the frozen canals of the Delaware River. We spent hours gliding across the glistening ice, our cheeks pink from the cold. And in those hours, what was normally an ordinary town and bridge...
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Boitano now has posted a highlights reel of his own on Instagram:
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Brian Boitano on Instagram: "Had the honor of helping Dr. Jill Biden open the White House Holiday ice rink yesterday with help from Snoopy, Gary Bettman, and many talented skaters. @flotus @whitehouse @nhl @pr_nhl @snoopyshomeice #whitehouse #chris
1,392 likes, 58 comments - brianboitano on November 30, 2023: "Had the honor of helping Dr. Jill Biden open the White House Holiday ice rink yesterday with help from Snoopy, Gary Bettman, and many tal..."
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