# Chapter 7: Shows, Film & TV

Figure Skating · Chapter 7: Shows, Film & TV · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/figure-skating/interesting-facts/chapter-7-shows-film-tv/)

Skating as entertainment: Holiday on Ice, Disney On Ice and Art on Ice, Olympic champions in the shows, Sonja Henie in Hollywood, skating films at the Oscars, Dick Button on television, celebrity skating shows, and the anime Yuri!!! on Ice and Medalist.

## 7.71 Holiday on Ice

From a hotel show in Ohio to the most watched ice show of all: Holiday on Ice.

### Test 1: Holiday on Ice

- From there it grew into a large, internationally successful show concept. (Source: HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013))
- 320 million visitors over 65 years, verified on 27 June 2008. (Source: Guinness World Records, Largest attendance at an ice show (overall), Holiday on Ice)
- Over a period of 65 years. (Source: Guinness World Records, Largest attendance at an ice show (overall), Holiday on Ice)
- The record entry names it as the show's producer. (Source: Guinness World Records, Largest attendance at an ice show (overall), Holiday on Ice)
- Its first act, 'Then', paid tribute to past Olympic and world champions of the show. (Source: HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013))
- Naylor, a pairs skater whose mother had skated with the show, also directed PLATINUM in 2013. (Source: APA via VOL.AT, Holiday On Ice: Horizons celebrated premiere in Vienna (23 January 2026); HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013))
- They skated through city scenes on a 700 square metre ice surface. (Source: APA via VOL.AT, Holiday On Ice: Horizons celebrated premiere in Vienna (23 January 2026))
- 1943, 2008, 2013 and 2026. (Source: HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013); Guinness World Records, Largest attendance at an ice show (overall), Holiday on Ice)
- The music ran from electro and classical waltz to swing, gospel and samba. (Source: HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013))
- A is 1943; B is the Guinness record of 2008, C PLATINUM in 2013 and D Horizons in 2026. (Source: HOI Productions Germany, 70 Jahre Eis-Entertainment: HOLIDAY ON ICE präsentiert neue Show PLATINUM (24 July 2013); Guinness World Records, Largest attendance at an ice show (overall), Holiday on Ice)

## 7.72 Disney On Ice

Forty years of Disney characters on skates, by the numbers Disney On Ice published in 2021.

### Test 1: Disney On Ice

- The chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment wanted a new genre of live family entertainment. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- It played to a sold-out crowd and became an overnight sensation. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- The opening was on 14 July 1981. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- The two-time world champion skated in the show for its first ten years. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- Mickey has had 'perfect attendance' in forty years of headlining. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- Its skaters come from 48 countries. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- Seen by 320 million guests in more than 545 cities. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- More than 41 languages, 48 productions, 68 countries and more than 545 cities. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- Both first steps came in 1981, the opening on 14 July; the 40th anniversary fell on 14 July 2021. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))
- 68 countries; A is the 48 productions, B the 545 cities and D the 41 languages. (Source: Disney On Ice, Celebrating 40 Years! (disneyonice.com, July 2021))

## 7.73 Art on Ice

Thirty years of Swiss skating with live stars, from Simon Estes to a flying boat.

### Test 1: Art on Ice

- Höner skated in the early shows, then moved behind the scenes as producer. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- The singer Simon Estes performed that night. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- Olympic champion Oksana Baiul skated with them. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- Gloria Gaynor sang it; the same year the show first played Lausanne. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- 160 extra seats went in, including 80 barstools, as the shows sold out. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- A week before the show, Sarah Meier won the European title after announcing her retirement. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- Bluetooth signals from the audience upset it at the premiere; it flew at later shows. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- 2002, 2007, 2011 and 2023. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2026, the 30th anniversary. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))
- B is 2002; A is the first show in 1996, C Shanghai in 2011 and D the anniversary of 2026. (Source: Art on Ice, A look back at 30 years of Art on Ice (artonice.com))

## 7.74 From the Podium to the Ice Show

Olympic medallists who went on to ice revues, the stage and the screen, as Olympedia tells it.

### Test 1: From medals to shows

- She skated with it in Chicago after turning professional. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)
- The Germans ended their amateur career with a clear win at the Worlds in Paris. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed)
- She also married Hayes Alan Jenkins and skated briefly in ice shows. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)
- The Dutch Royal Family had watched her win in Innsbruck. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)
- They became one of the most popular attractions in Western ice shows. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Pairs, Mixed)
- He later headed the coaching staff at Ice Castle International in California. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Singles, Men; Olympics.com, athlete biography: Robin Cousins)
- She skated in a few ice shows but mainly raised her family in Massachusetts. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)
- After 1948, 1952, 1964 and 1968. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1948, 1952, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics)
- 1952, 1956, 1960, then the film after her Olympic title. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)
- Silver behind Heiss in 1960, then gold in 1964, before she joined Holiday on Ice. (Source: Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics, Singles, Women)

## 7.75 Sonja Henie in Hollywood

The contract, the pay, the shows and the art centre: Sonja Henie after the Olympics.

### Test 1: Henie in Hollywood

- She toured the United States that autumn before her family moved to Hollywood. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- She was to star in one film a year and could stage her own ice show in between. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- It was a formidable success. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- About $4 million today; by 1940 she was on a par with Clark Gable and Shirley Temple. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- She skated them at the Jordal Amphitheatre in Oslo. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- A shipping magnate and art collector she had met the year before. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- Nearly 600 items, with photographs and films, in a room of their own. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- The contract and the film both came in 1936, the Norway shows in 1953 and the art centre a year before her death in 1969. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- She left school in the fourth grade; the national title came in 1924, the first of five in a row. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))
- B is 1936; A is her birth in 1912, C the Norway shows of 1953 and D the art centre of 1968. (Source: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Sonja Henie: From the Ice to Hollywood (hok.no))

## 7.76 Skating at the Oscars

Academy Award nominations for skating films, from Sonja Henie's numbers to I, Tonya.

### Test 1: Skating at the Oscars

- For its 'Skating Ensemble' number, at the 1937 ceremony. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1937)
- It was the film's only nomination, at the 1938 ceremony. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1938)
- It was nominated for Music (Song) at the 1940 ceremony. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1940)
- By Harry Warren and Mack Gordon; the film had three nominations in all. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1942)
- Cy Feuer was nominated for the scoring of a musical picture. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1942)
- She won Actress in a Supporting Role. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 2018)
- Tatiana S. Riegel was the nominee; Dunkirk won. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 2018)
- 1937, 1938, 1940 and 1942. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942)
- 1940, 1942 and 2018; only Janney won. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1940, 1942, 2018)
- Three nominations and one win; A fits Thin Ice and B Sun Valley Serenade. (Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, oscars.org ceremony pages: 1938, 1942, 2018)

## 7.77 Dick Button on Television

How a double Olympic champion became the voice of figure skating on TV.

### Test 1: Dick Button on TV

- He was as much a part of it as Jim McKay, the AP wrote. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- That was when he joined the network as a commentator. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- His frank style taught casual fans the nuances of the sport. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- With the Challenge of Champions; Hamilton, Torvill and Dean, Browning and Witt skated there. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- Button also acted in The Young Doctors and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- Boitano called him the custodian of skating's history and its quintessential voice. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- He also earned a law degree from Harvard in 1956. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- 1949, 1956, 2001 and January 2025; no figure skater won the Sullivan between Button and Kwan. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- 1946 at 16, 1948, 1952 after his fifth world title, and 1962. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))
- B is 1962; A is his Sullivan Award of 1949, C Kwan's Sullivan Award of 2001 and D his death in 2025. (Source: Associated Press, Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 (30 January 2025))

## 7.78 Celebrity Skating on TV

Dancing on Ice in Britain and Battle of the Blades in Canada.

### Test 1: Skating competitions on TV

- Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse sat alongside them. (Source: ITV Press Centre, Dancing on Ice media pack (9 January 2024))
- Each with the help of a professional skater. (Source: ITV Press Centre, Dancing on Ice media pack (9 January 2024))
- ITV's media pack announced them together. (Source: ITV Press Centre, Dancing on Ice media pack (9 January 2024))
- NHL veterans and Olympic hockey players partner World and Olympic skaters. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- She is also an executive producer of the series. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada was the host. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- They won $100,000 for Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- Decided by the fans' online votes. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- Season 1 began on 4 October 2009; Gordeeva won Season 2 and returned for Season 5 in 2019. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))
- $17,500 each; A is the winners' $100,000 and D the $15,000 each of the third pair. (Source: CBC Media Centre, CBC's Battle of the Blades crowns a winner in the Season 5 finale (1 November 2019))

## 7.79 Yuri!!! on Ice

The figure skating anime of 2016: its makers, its story and its awards.

### Test 1: Yuri!!! on Ice

- Sayo Yamamoto directed it from an original idea she shared with Mitsurou Kubo. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff)
- The anniversary Blu-ray adds his choreography videos for the anime. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff; Yuri!!! on ICE 10th anniversary official site (yurionice.com))
- Yuri Katsuki has looked up to him since his junior days. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff)
- His family runs a hot-spring inn there. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff)
- The 2026 box also adds new collaboration skating videos by him and by Shun Sato. (Source: Yuri!!! on ICE 10th anniversary official site (yurionice.com))
- It won with over 44% of the vote. (Source: Crunchyroll press release, Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards (30 January 2017))
- Postponed in 2019, it was cancelled in a notice of 19 April 2024. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff)
- October 2016, January 2017, 2019 and April 2024. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff; Crunchyroll press release, Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards (30 January 2017))
- The episodes are called 'skates', twelve in all. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff)
- 12; A is Victor's five world titles, C the 44% vote and D the 1.83 million votes cast in the awards. (Source: TV anime Yuri!!! on ICE official site (yurionice.com/tv): story, on air, cast and staff; Crunchyroll press release, Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards (30 January 2017))

## 7.80 Medalist

The manga and anime about a coach and a girl who start late: its author, awards and skating.

### Test 1: Medalist

- The author is from Aichi Prefecture, and Medalist is the debut work. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- Its first volume collected the July to October 2020 issues. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- On 23 September 2020. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- In the general category, the 68th edition. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- The former Olympian skated the programmes herself for motion capture. (Source: Dengeki Online, TV anime Medalist from 4 January; skating choreography by Akiko Suzuki (8 November 2024))
- Yasutaka Yamamoto directed; it began on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation slot. (Source: Dengeki Online, TV anime Medalist from 4 January; skating choreography by Akiko Suzuki (8 November 2024))
- On 24 TV Asahi network stations; a second season followed in January 2026. (Source: Dengeki Online, TV anime Medalist from 4 January; skating choreography by Akiko Suzuki (8 November 2024); Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- June 2022, August 2022, January 2023 and May 2024. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))
- 2020, September 2020, January 2025 and January 2026. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp); Dengeki Online, TV anime Medalist from 4 January; skating choreography by Akiko Suzuki (8 November 2024))
- B is 2023; A is the first volume of 2020, C the Kodansha award of 2024 and D the anime of 2025. (Source: Kodansha, Medalist (1) product page: first publication, author and awards (kodansha.co.jp))

Sources: The shows' own pages and press releases (Holiday on Ice, Disney On Ice, Art on Ice), Guinness World Records, Olympedia event narratives, the Henie Onstad Art Centre, oscars.org, the Associated Press, ITV and CBC press centres, the official Yuri!!! on Ice sites, Crunchyroll's release, Kodansha and the anime's announcement. Stars on Ice and Art on Ice's first show are KT 7.5 material and are not asked again. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md.

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