An Evening with Champions
2011 date to be determined
The 2010 Evening with Champions skating show marked the 40th year of Harvard University's partnership with the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
It was an inspirational evening on the ice as world-class figure skaters jumped, twirled and spun to help support the fight against cancer.
2010 Evening with Champions lineup
The 2010 Evening with Champions lineup included Emily Hughes, 2007 National Silver Medalist and 2006 Olympian, Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig, 2010 National Silver Medalists and 2010 Olympians, The Haydenettes, 17-time United States National Champions in synchronized skating, and many more.
Evening with Champions history
Every year, An Evening with Champions invites world-class ice skaters to express their artistry and athletic ability before an audience of all ages. Over the past 39 years, skaters such Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brian Boitano, Michelle Kwan, Ilia Kulik, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Oksana Baiul, Nancy Kerrigan and countless others have graced the Harvard ice with their talent. In the last few shows, skaters such as Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Matt Savoie, Alissa Czisny, Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker, and Kimmie Meissner have donated their time and talent to the show.
Paul Wylie, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist and class of 1990 Harvard graduate, has hosted the show, which that year featured national medal winners Matt Savoie, Scott Smitt and Dan Hollander. Pairs skaters taking the ice for An Evening with Champions have included 1964 and `68 Olympic gold medalists Ludmilla and Oleg Protopopov, and Jessica Rose Paetsch and Drew Meekins. National synchronized skating champions the Haydenettes of Massachusetts and the international Theatre on Ice champions Act I of Boston have also performed.
An Evening with Champions was founded in 1970 by former US champion John Misha Petkevich. Since then it has been run entirely by Harvard University students, raising more than $2.4 million for the Jimmy Fund. Pediatric cancer patients from the Jimmy Fund Clinic have enjoyed the opportunity to skate with the performers during the event's weekend run.
For more information:
Website: www.aneveningwithchampions.org
Phone: (617) 493-8172
E-mail: aneveningwithchampions@gmail.com
