For the week of June 5 - 11, 2002

Russian pair coming 
to ice show

Over the Fourth

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This summer’s Sun Valley Ice Show, which debuts Saturday, June 15 on the outdoor rink, has a full schedule highlighted by half of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics’ most controversial split decision.

Headliners for two Independence Day holiday shows is the Russian pair of Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, who shared the Olympic gold with Canadians Jamie Salé and David Pelletier.

Two-time world champions Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze will star in two holiday shows—Thursday, July 4 and Saturday, July 6. Tickets are now on sale at the Sun Valley Sports Center, 622-2231.

Another highlight will be the appearance of two-time national silver medalist Sasha Cohen for the Aug. 31 show. And Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano returns for the Herbert Allen show July 13.

Sun Valley’s summer schedule of 15 shows kicks off Saturday, June 15 with professional world champs Anita Hartshorn and Frank Sweiding.

Sweiding is the new ice show director, replacing Andrzej Dostatni. Although six-time Polish ice dancing king Dostatni is no longer skating in the ice show, his statuesque former partner Darlin Baker of Utah will be back this year.

A Sun Valley favorite, Jozef "Jumpin’ Joe" Sabovcik of Slovakia will headline the June 22 show. Sun Valley favorites Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, the 2000 professional world champions, are the featured skaters on June 29.

Scheduled for the July 20 show are two-time world ice dancing champions Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov.

 

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