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Shizuka Arakawa performs during a Champions on Ice show in 2006.
Champions on Ice was a touring ice show in the United States. The show featured a large cast of both professional and Olympic-eligible figure skaters along with novelty acts such as skating acrobats. The shows were focused primarily on solo performances by the skaters rather than ensemble work or acting out stories.
The tour was originally run by Tom Collins Enterprises. Collins first organized the tour following the 1969 World Figure Skating Championships. It was initially known as the "Tour of World Figure Skating Champions", and featured top amateur skaters who performed under an arrangement with the International Skating Union (ISU). When the ISU liberalized its amateur status rules in 1990, Collins began to add professional skaters to the tour, as well as active eligible competitors. The tour adopted the name of "Champions on Ice" in 1998. In November, 2006, Anschutz Entertainment Group purchased Champions on Ice from Collins, who remained the company's president.
The tour went out of business after the 2008 season.
Skaters who had a long association with the tour include Brian Boitano, Viktor Petrenko, and Michelle Kwan.
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Categories:- Ice shows
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