Off-Season/Summer Skating Shows

[Ic3Rabbit]

Thread for various off-season/summer Skating show announcements.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Sun Valley On Ice has some skaters lined up and more to come. So far (with dates):

July 3-Mariah Bell
July 22-Isabeau Levito
July 29-Knierim/Frazier
August 5-TBD
August 12-TBD
August 26-TBD
September 2: TBD

Tickets will be on sale soon!

 

[TallyT]

Is this only for US/North American shows?

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Is this only for US/North American shows?

No.

 

[TallyT]

No.

Thanks.

Then I will mention that Fantasy on Ice starts in one week. At this stage I'm not sure which shows are going to be immediately televised (eventually all, probably) but if I hear of any streams I'll add them.

 

[synesthesia]

Japanese off-season shows​

Ice Explosion 2023 in Fukuoka (produced by Daisuke Takahashi)

https://www.ice-explosion.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ice_explosion_official_account/


Dates: 12-14 May
Venue: Ovision Ice Arena Fukuoka (15.01.30 Chiyo, Hakata, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture)

Cast:

• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
• Shizuka Arakawa
• Kanako Murakami
• Rika Hongo
• Kazuki Tomono
• Sena Miyake
• Rinka Watanabe
• Shun Sato
• Massimo Scali
• Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
• Michal Brezina
• Yura Min
• Yuka Orihara & Juho Pirinen
• Adrienne Carhart
• David Shapiro
• Sumitada Moriguchi
• Hirokazu Kobayashi
• Kohei Yoshino
• Marie Ogawa
• Kiki Nakanishi

Audience footage of the three group numbers + the finale, which were allowed to be filmed and shared:

• “Unholy” (choreo by Kaitlyn Weaver): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXkpbYjsnQ
  
  
• ”Cyber Rabbit” (choreo by Kenji Miyamoto) caution: strobe lights + Blackpink (choreo by Yura Min):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hA_oexxbBU
  
  
• 2nd finale (evening show on 13/05):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNQm-xLpYs
  
  
• Daisuke x Andrew skating in kilian hold:
  https://twitter.com/vividviolet3513/status/1657708855516864512
  https://twitter.com/shironenekokot/status/1657699903047634944
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-G3khK6ac

The full show (6-8 January at the KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center) with a slightly different cast was broadcasted in March (starts at 00:35):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_sGR50fVF14Xflix7PzIkqduBKC7hkg/view?usp=sharing





Rinkai Sports Center – 50th anniversary

http://rinkai.rocket3.net/


Date: 21 May
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Rinkai Sports Center

Cast:

• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
• Kanako Murakami
• Keiji Tanaka
• Tatsuki Machida (will be present, but won’t perform)

Fantasy On Ice 2023

https://www.fantasy-on-ice.com/


Makuhari

Dates: 26-28 May
Venue: Makuhari Event Hall (2-1 Nakase, Mihama, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)


Miyagi

Dates: 2-4 June
Venue: Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Grandy 21 Miyagi Comprehensive Athletic Park, 40-1 Sugatani, Rifu-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture)


Niigata

Dates: 16-18 June
Venue: Toki Messe Special Ice Rink (6-1 Bandaijima, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture)


Kobe

Dates: 23-25 June
Venue: Kobe World Memorial Hall (6-12-2 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture)


Cast:

• Yuzuru Hanyu
• Nobunari Oda
• Takahito Mura
• Keiji Tanaka
• Stephane Lambiel
• Javier Fernandez
• Johnny Weir
• Deniss Vasiljevs
• Kazuki Tomono
• Sota Yamamoto
• Shizuka Arakawa
• Kaori Sakamoto
• Satoko Miyahara
• Mai Mihara
• Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
• Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson
• Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier

Prince Ice World in Saga City​

https://gakuon.co.jp/piwsaga/index.html


Dates: 10-11 June
Venue: SAGA Arena (2-1-10 Hinode, Saga City, 849-0923)

Cast:

• Shizuka Arakawa
• Takeshi Honda
• Javier Fernandez
• Shoma Uno
• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
• Miki Ando
• Nobunari Oda
• Keiji Tanaka
• Marin Honda
• Miyu Honda
• PIW ensemble skaters

Dreams on Ice 2023:

https://www.onice.jp/


Dates: 30 June – 02 July
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:

• Kazuki Tomono
• Shun Sato
• Sota Yamamoto
• Kao Miura
• Nozomu Yoshioka
• Takeru Amine Kataise
• Haruya Sasaki
• Sena Takahashi
• Kaori Sakamoto
• Mai Mihara
• Mao Shimada
• Ami Nakai
• Mone Chiba
• Hana Yoshida
• Rinka Watanabe
• Reina Uezono
• Misato Komatsubara & Takeru Komatsubara
• Jingu Ice Messengers

Guests:

• Junhwan Cha
• Ilia Malinin
• Haein Lee
• Loena Hendrickx

The Ice 2023

https://fs-theice.com/


Aichi

Dates: 22-23 July
Venue: Aichi Expo Memorial Park


Nikko, Tochigi

Dates: 25-27 July
Venue: Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena


Osaka

Dates: 29-30 July
Venue: Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka


Morioka, Iwate

Dates: 2-4 Auguast
Venue: Morioka Takaya Arena



Cast:

• Shoma Uno
• Kevin Aymoz
• Jason Brown
• Junhwan Cha
• Nathan Chen
• Ilia Malinin
• Keegan Messing
• Mai Mihara
• Kaori Sakamoto
• Kazuki Tomono
• Adam Siao Him Fa
• Loena Hendrickx
• Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara
• Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
• Madison Chock & Evan Bates
• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi

Friends on Ice 2023 (produced by Shizuka Arakawa)

https://www.friendsonice.com


Dates: 25-27 August
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:

• Shizuka Arakawa
• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
• Takeshi Honda
• Akiko Suzuki
• Miki Ando
• Koshiro Shimada
• Sena Miyake
• Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
• Jason Brown

One Piece on Ice (has its own thread):

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/one-piece-on-ice-2023-yokohama-nagoya-cast-dates-info.95451/

 

[gleungc6]

Here’s another great, clear video of Unholy choreographed by Kaitlyn Weaver!! Really enjoyed it! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsaeAxyJsmM/?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==

 

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Here’s another great, clear video of Unholy choreographed by Kaitlyn Weaver!! Really enjoyed it! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsaeAxyJsmM/?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==

Thank you for the link, @gleungc6!


The „Unholy“ number made some waves. The version Massimo and Michal filmed inbetween shows in Shin-Yokohama was even reposted by Universal Music Japan (Sam Smith’s label). Kaitlyn talked about it in her appearance on Anything GOEs vlog four weeks ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKzPlVB1gA&t=162s


She seems to be really proud of the choreo she did for Ice Explosion (and rightly so). The women’s trio/duet in group no. 4 – “the long number” as Kaitlyn calls it – is also her work.




I love her fresh and edgy approach and can see her becoming a sought after choreographer in the next couple of years.

Right now she’s apparently working with Kana and Daisuke on a new exhibition number. I can’t wait to see what they create!

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Yuma Kagiyama made a surprise appearance at the Rinkai Sports Center’s 50th anniversary show today!

https://hochi.news/articles/20230521-OHT1T51272.html?page=1

Excerpt (machine translation):

When Kagiyama appeared as a surprise guest, he was greeted with the biggest cheer of the day. He mesmerised the audience with two programs, including an encore, and said: "I was very nervous, but I was able to concentrate on my performance. The audience welcomed me warmly and it was a good memory."

In the 2022-23 season, he only competed at the All-Japan Championships due to an injury to his left foot. Despite this, he showed his light movement on the day and said: 'It's not perfect yet, but I can practise with no problems at all. I'm starting to get a good feel for it." He stressed his recovery.

[...]

He said he was undecided about his future competitions, but expressed his enthusiasm for the coming season: "I want to increase my unique weapons and aim for first place at the All-Japan and World Championships".

This article gives a brief summary of the event with mention of the Rinkai Sports Center's history, which was on the verge of closure in 2012, but eventually saved with the help of fundraisers/charity events – many of which were organized by the skaters, who used to train there at the time (one of which was Daisuke):

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202305210001718.html?mode=all

Excerpt (machine translation):

Skaters of all ages, from children to adults, took part in the event. They each performed on the ice.

Takahashi said: “It's been a while since I performed at this event (at the centre), but I thought the number of skaters, including ice hockey players, has increased a lot. I think it's great that there is so much energy.”

Muramoto added: "I felt it was a great time for everyone, from small children to adults, to be able to participate and skate together in an event like this."

The centre was used by Takahashi when he was a student at Kansai University, and was on the verge of closure in 2012 when it was pointed out that it needed to be earthquake-proofed, but Takahashi and others helped to keep it open with their donations.

Looking back to about 10 years ago, when the school was in danger of closing, Takahashi said: “It would have been really difficult if we had lost it once. I think we were on the edge, but the fact that we were able to continue was a very big thing.”

In addition, he commented on the current rink situation in Japan: "There are very few rinks. I think that if there was one rink in each prefecture, the range of skaters would expand." "This is something that everyone involved in skating needs to think about, and without the cooperation of the local community and many other people, it would be difficult to maintain. I hope we can all think about this together".

In addition to the centre's trainee alumni Keiji Tanaka (28) and Tatsuki Machida (33), Kanako Murakami (28) and Yuma Kagiyama (20) also made an appearance at the event. Kazuki Tomono (25), who is in Canada, was unable to appear, but celebrated the 50th anniversary with a recording.

The centre was built in 1972. It celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and decided to hold the event a year late in light of the situation with the spread of the new coronavirus.

If I understood correctly, the first half of the show featured performances by current students of the local club(s), including not only figure skating programs, but also short ice hockey show matches.


Performances in the 2nd half (taken from machine translated fan reports, so the information may not be 100% accurate):

Keiji: “Memories” + “Sherlock Holmes” encore

Kanako: “Me too” + “Jumping Jack” encore

Yuma: His new program “Werther” + “Rain, in Your Black Eyes” encore

Kana & Daisuke: “Love goes” + “Soran bushi” encore


The performances were followed by a talk corner with Tatsuki.



This attendee said that for the final close to 100 skaters of all levels (from kids and adult/hobby skaters to elite amateurs and pros) performed together.


The event ended with a short surprise retirement ceremony for Kana and Daisuke. They were presented with flower bouquets by Kanako and Keiji.



Photo report:

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/photonews/photonews_nsInc_202305210001808-0.html



A broadcast was announced for August. Further details to be published on the GAORA Sports website:

https://twitter.com/gaora_winter/status/1660159630843183110

 

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"I feel like I've become cooler...! !"

 

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Fantasy on Ice 2023 ensemble skaters with David Wilson, on Ari Zakarian Instagram (I assume Ari's in charge of bringing ensemble skaters again this year for Faoi 2023 like he's been doing in previous years):



- Tiffani Zagorski
- Jonathan Guerreiro
- Aleksandr Selevko
- Anastasia Galustyan
- Angelina Kuchvalska
- Mykhailo Medunytsia,
- Phillip Warren
- Sofia Sforza
- Clément Pinel
- Anastasiia Arkhypova

 

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This article gives a brief summary of the event with mention of the Rinkai Sports Center's history, which was on the verge of closure in 2012, but eventually saved with the help of fundraisers/charity events – many of which were organized by the skaters, who used to train there at the time (one of which was Daisuke):

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202305210001718.html?mode=all

This reminds me of Ovision Ice Arena Fukuoka (and Daisuke used it too for Ice Explosion 2023, which was great). It was supposed to close as well but the Japanese skating community (and many skaters) organized and supported it to find sponsors and re-open. It's nice to see the rinks surviving, but the costs to maintain them seems to get higher and higher...

 

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- Tiffani Zagorski
- Jonathan Guerreiro
- Aleksandr Selevko
- Anastasia Galustyan
- Angelina Kuchvalska
- Mykhailo Medunytsia,
- Phillip Warren
- Sofia Sforza
- Clément Pinel
- Anastasiia Arkhypova

It's wonderful to see Tiffani and Jonathan as part of the ensemble - I missed them!

This reminds me of Ovision Ice Arena Fukuoka (and Daisuke used it too for Ice Explosion 2023, which was great). It was supposed to close as well but the Japanese skating community (and many skaters) organized and supported it to find sponsors and re-open. It's nice to see the rinks surviving, but the costs to maintain them seems to get higher and higher...

Yes, the reason for holding Ice Explosion at the Ovision Ice Arena (formerly "Papio Ice Arena") was to promote the renovated rink.

I think Shun, Kao, Marin, Rinka, Rio Nakata, Rion Sumiyoshi, Ami Nakai, Hina Takeno and Maria Egawa were among those attending the official reopening on 1 April. I assume that many of them were involved in the activities you mentioned to preserve the facility?

According to this article they were able to reduce energy costs by about 40% by installing a more efficient refrigeration system:

https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/news/ovision-ice-arena-fukuokas-skating-revival/


A lot of rinks in Japan seem to face similar problems. I don’t have the link at hand, but I recall that Tatsuki once wrote an analysis about Japan’s increasing rink shortage and identifying rising energy costs as one of the main causes.

 

[rabidline]

Yes, the reason for holding Ice Explosion at the Ovision Ice Arena (formerly "Papio Ice Arena") was to promote the renovated rink.

I think Shun, Kao, Marin, Rinka, Rio Nakata, Rion Sumiyoshi, Ami Nakai, Hina Takeno and Maria Egawa were among those attending the official reopening on 1 April. I assume that many of them were involved in the activities you mentioned to preserve the facility?

According to this article they were able to reduce energy costs by about 40% by installing a more efficient refrigeration system:

https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/news/ovision-ice-arena-fukuokas-skating-revival/

A lot of rinks in Japan seem to face similar problems. I don’t have the link at hand, but I recall that Tatsuki once wrote an analysis about Japan’s increasing rink shortage and identifying rising energy costs as one of the main causes.

I suspected it when Ice Explosion Fukuoka was announced! A nice way to highlight it.

Yes, the skaters who attended the official reopening were active in promoting the efforts to preserve the facility. Rika Hongo who is one of the coaching staff there too, so she was active in her socials to spread any news and updates about it.

Tatsuki has been writing everywhere in the last few years (I think especially after he retired from show skating and around the closing of CITIZEN rink), both in sports print media and FS-specific print media about the rink crisis in Japan. He mentioned that while the skating stars are increasing in number in Japan, the rinks are closing and decreasing (especially rinks that are in smaller towns, where he himself had his start of skating). He's writing a lot of alternatives that can be considered, such as using the rinks not just for skating but also for holding events like planetarium-like activities, as well as making sure the rink facilities is built with F&B facilities or stores in one complex so that it ensures the rink has something to keep people visiting it.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Everyone, can we please keep this thread to its intended purpose, which is to announce shows and skaters.
If you want to talk about more detailed things such as media, rinks, and so on, please make another thread to discuss. Thanks.

 

[rabidline]

Japanese off-season shows​

Friends on Ice 2023 (produced by Shizuka Arakawa)

https://www.friendsonice.com


Dates: 25-27 August
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:

• Shizuka Arakawa
• Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
• more to be announced

Adding the confirmed Cast for Friends on Ice 2023:

• Takeshi Honda
• Akiko Suzuki
• Miki Ando
• Koshiro Shimada
• Sena Miyake
• Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
• Jason Brown

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Sun Valley On Ice has some skaters lined up and more to come. So far (with dates):

July 3-Mariah Bell
July 22-Isabeau Levito
July 29-Knierim/Frazier
August 5-TBD
August 12-TBD
August 26-TBD
September 2: TBD

Tickets will be on sale soon!

August 26 is now Nathan Chen.