“Such an extraordinary number of skating icons have really never been put together like this — like past champions and current champions and even hopefuls all supporting the cause,” 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano, who is emceeing the event, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday.
Figure Skating, DC Fire & EMS Foundation and the Greater Washington Community Foundation are putting on the tribute, a two-hour show that Boitano said could be five hours long given how many stars of the sport are set to take part.
Two-time U.S. champion Amber Glenn, 2024 world champion Ilia Malinin, and some of the most recognizable members of the sport, including Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton, were already committed to the event, which will air live on the Peacock streaming service and locally in the Washington area on Monumental, with NBC showing an encore performance March 30.
“Seeing figure skating champions come together from near and far to support this event has been unbelievable,” Auxier said.
“Pulling together a national-level event of this magnitude in less than a month is a true testament to the unwavering support within the figure skating community,” U.S.
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