Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena has opened in Irvine, California

[Sylvia]

https://www.ocregister.com/2019/03/07/110-million-great-park-ice-celebrates-grand-opening-in-irvine/

Great Park Ice in Irvine has been open for business since late December, hosting a number of youth hockey and figure skating events on its four ice sheets. But it wasn’t until Thursday, March 7, that the $110 million, state-of-the-art skating facility held its grand opening.

Susan Samueli, co-owner of the Anaheim Ducks with husband Henry, dropped a ceremonial hockey puck to celebrate the opening of what U.S. Figure Skating executive Mitch Moyer called a “Taj Mahal” of skating facilities. U.S. Figure Skating is another tenant.

Website: https://www.greatparkice.com/

The main rink (FivePoint, named for a local development company) can seat up to 2,500 spectators.

Frank Carroll will have a role: https://www.greatparkice.com/genera...onsultant-for-great-park-ice-fivepoint-arena/

Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena has announced that Frank Carroll will join its coaching staff, serving as a High Performance Consultant for figure skaters and coaches alike. Last week, Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena welcomed world renown figure skating coach, Rafael Arutyunyan to its roster of coaches and Carroll’s addition further establishes the facility as one where leading athletes train for the world’s greatest competitions.

Robin Szolkowy will join Todd Sand, Jenni Meno and Christine Fowler-Binder "to create a top tier elite pair training center": https://www.greatparkice.com/genera...reat-park-ice-fivepoint-arena-coaching-staff/
Link to a recent interview with Szolkowy: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...tally-thrilling-freie-presse-chemnitz.105436/

 

[maureenfarone]

According to his website: https://toddeldredge.co/private-lessons/ Todd Eldredge is also coaching at Great Park Ice.

 

[Sylvia]

Figure skating coaching staff list: https://www.greatparkice.com/figure-skating/private-lessons/

 

[rosem]

Figure skating coaching staff list: https://www.greatparkice.com/figure-skating/private-lessons/

Katia Gordeeva on list of coaches too!

 

[skatfan]

Katia Gordeeva on list of coaches too!

And Denis Petrov!

 

[Sylvia]

And Denis Petrov!

No, that's a different Petrov (competed pairs for Ukraine).

 

[skatfan]

No, that's a different Petrov (competed pairs for Ukraine).

Ah, ok, I saw the Ukraine thing and wondered!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Figure skating coaching staff list: https://www.greatparkice.com/figure-skating/private-lessons/

I may just have to trot myself down there and get me a lesson with Gordeeva!!!!!!

And maybe once Im done with her Ill scoot right over to cat lady Alexa.

 

[AnnM]

Can I hire Raf to be my life coach? I feel like I need some no-nonsense guidance to get myself together.

 

[alj5]

Wow. Exciting times in Irvine.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Oh man....now I am going to have to drive down there and watch practices!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Oh man....now I am going to have to drive down there and watch practices!

DM me again...Lets go together!!!!

Think I should maybe get a lesson from Big ole soccer legs Chris Knierim... Im a big guy and I dont want to bog down Alexa.

My last lesson I also towered over the coach (Irina Vorobieva). She is tiny, I felt bad having to hang on to her (for dear life)!

We got the job done tho. I learned a crossover.

 

[AxelAnnie]

DM me again...Lets go together!!!!

Think I should maybe get a lesson from Big ole soccer legs Chris Knierim... Im a big guy and I dont want to bog down Alexa.

My last lesson I also towered over the coach (Irina Vorobieva). She is tiny, I felt bad having to hang on to her (for dear life)!

We got the job done tho. I learned a crossover.

Wow. you are ready for Raf!

 

[Lanie]

Why did this happen ten years after I graduated from college in Irvine? BACK IN MY DAY WE HAD TO DRIVE TO ALISO VIEJO TO SKATE!