UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 6
October 10, 1996
Ice Arena gala marks 25 years

     Celebrating 25 Years of Gold" is the theme of a star-studded
ice skating show planned at the University's Blue Ice Arena, at 5
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13. The show, with Olympians, world skating
champions and UD national medal-winners, is planned to mark 25
years of ice arena programs at the University.
     Among those slated to perform are
        1994 Olympic gold medalists Oksana Grischuk and Evgeny
   Platov, the renowned ice dancing team, who also won the 1996
   World Championships (their third), the 1996 Russian/European
   Championships and 1996 Grand Prix International Championship;
        Angelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov, who placed second
   in the World Ice Dance Championships and are also Russian
   Dance Champions and European Dance Silver Medalists;
        Irina Romanova and Igor Yaroshenko, who placed fourth in
   World Ice Dance Championships and are 1994 European and
   Goodwill Game Dance Champions; and
        Elaine Asanakis and Joel McKeever, members of the World
   Team in the pairs competition.
     Tickets are $9-$15 for general seating. Patron tickets,
which include reserved seating, a reception and autograph signing
after the show, are available for $35.
     Tickets are available at the Blue Ice Arena and at the Bob
Carpenter Center. For more information, call 831-2788 or UD1-HENS.