Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Canadians coming back to ice show

New season opens June 12

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June is here, which means the Sun Valley Ice Show will soon be starting its 2004 summer schedule.

The 67th summer season of the Sun Valley Ice Show begins Saturday, June 12 and continues each Saturday evening through mid-September.

Once again, well-known headliners will fill the grandstand.

Reigning Olympic pairs skating gold medalists Jamie Salé and David Pelletier of Canada are due back in Sun Valley for two Independence Day holiday shows, on July 3-4, plus one additional show on July 10.

July’s schedule includes three-time world silver medalist Surya Bonaly on July 17, current U.S. national men’s champion Johnny Weir on July 24 and three-time world champion Elvis Stojko on Saturday, July 31.

Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano will return for the Labor Day weekend ice show on Sept. 4.

The first three shows in June will feature season-long performers and mainstays of the Sun Valley carnival.

Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko of Russia, the 2000 professional world champions, will headline the June 12 show and Olympic bronze medalist Jozef "Jumpin’ Joe" Sabovcik from Slovakia is due on June 19.

Professional world champions Frank Sweiding and Anita Hartshorn will be featured performers June 26.

For ticket information call the Sun Valley Recreation Office, 622-2135, or visit www.sunvalley.com.

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