Ice Chips (club)
Ice Chips 2012 - 100th Anniversary Show
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| Motto | Show of Champions |
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| Formation | 1912 |
| Type | Figure Skating Show |
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Status
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Active |
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Skaters
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400+ (2012) |
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Parent organization
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The Skating Club of Boston |
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Volunteers
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200+ (2012) |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Ice Carnival |
Ice Chips is The Skating Club of Boston's annual figure skating show held in Boston, Massachusetts. Originating in 1912, Ice Chips is said to be the longest running club-produced ice show in the world. The show is a two-day event which takes place each spring, showcasing national, international and Olympic champions from all around the world. In recent years the show has been held at Harvard University, attracting thousands of spectators each year.
Originally referred to as an ice carnival, in its early years Ice Chips developed many of the techniques used in professional ice shows today. In the 1920s and 1930s, the ice carnival served as a touring show, showcasing the club's premiere skaters on the East Coast. Revenue from these early shows funded the building of The Skating Club of Boston's current facility on Soldiers Field Road, built in 1938. Over the years, Ice Chips has showcased some of the greatest skaters in figure skating history. In the early years, Olympic champions Gillis Grafström, Sonja Henie, Karl Schäfer, Andrée Brunet, Pierre Brunet, Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier, and World champions, Cecilia Colledge and Felix Kaspar.
In 1946, the show adopted the name Ice Chips, and went on to feature many more major champions including, Dick Button, Barbara Ann Scott, Tenley Albright, Hayes Jenkins, Carol Heiss, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Donald Jackson, Barbara Wagner, Robert Paul, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Charles Tickner, Elaine Zayak, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, Yuka Sato, Frances Dafoe, Norris Bowden, Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, Alexei Yagudin, Stephane Lambiel, and Jeffrey Buttle.
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