Olympic gold medalist and Bowling Green native Scott Hamilton, and Olympic gold medlaist Sarah Hughes
will join 12 national, world and Olympic figure skaters at the Ice Arena on May 3 as guest emcees in
this year’s Skate for Hope Awareness and Research Fundraising Show.
The show will also include local skaters of all ages who raise funds for cancer research to earn their
spots in the cast.
Skate For Hope is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the goal of eradicating breast
cancer.
SFH has raised over $500,000 for breast cancer research.
Tickets for the star-studded show start at $11 and are on sale through ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster
locations, and the Stroh Center Box Office.
Proceeds from the event will benefit The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, a partnership between Hamilton,
who is a cancer survivor, and the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute where he was treated.
CARES was created to promote cancer awareness and has raised millions of dollars for cancer research
since its inception in 1999.
One of the most recognizable names in international figure skating, Hamilton at the Ice Arena. He was
NBC’s lead figure skating analyst for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Elite figure skaters headlining the show include:
• Felicia Zhang & Nathan Bartholomay, 2014 Olympians, U.S. National Silver Medalists
• Max Aaron, U.S. National Champion, World Team Member
• Rachael Flatt, 2010 Olympian, U.S. National Champion
• Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier, Canadian National Silver Medalists, World Team Members
• Caitlin Yankowskas & Hamish Gaman, British National Bronze Medalists
• Emily Samuelson, 2010 Olympian
• Alexe Gilles, U.S. Junior Ladies National Champion
• Emily Hughes, Olympian, U.S. National Silver Medalist
•Dan Hollander, World Professional Champion
For more information, visit www.skateforhope.org.