Show n —v V'r -- 4 'Spring Fling' heats things up at S Eccles Ite Center - Over 50 skaters made last Saturday’s ice show at the Eccles Ice Center in North Logan an event to remember Pulsing music and roaming spotlights from a Voyager light show wanned up the icy venue as the rink’s ' figure-skate- supporters Delbert and Belva Hansen were enthusi- as tic about what they saw on the ice “ The kids — unbelievable I counted about 65 kids out there today They move HI so fast it’s hard to count” said Delbert As funders of the rink’s endowment theyhelpedits financial stability In turn they hope the rink will build good citizens “I think it’s wonderfulfor this area” said Belva “Ice skating is an important spbrt because it can be team and it can be individual It builds character” Delbert exhibit- rs Colorful shadows cast by members of a USU ice skating class move across the ice during Saturday’s performance ed their skills From a university class to Special Olympicscontenders to individually coached skaters the varied music and skating routines kept the audience applauding Nationally ranked skater Erin Reed performing last was the cherry on top of the sundae Her leaps and assured grace left the audience wishing for more v The skaterf performed their besL But skating is far from a grim exercise in character-buildin- g combining grace with daring For some their courage came out in leaps that Suzanne Thorson mother of skater seemed powered by the shine and hardGinger Jensen 10 said the skaters talk ness of the slippery medium they rose about it uas flying and freedom” They from For others their bravery bloomed enjoy the costumes working with as they rose after a headlong fall and coaches and they like the friendships continued their performance she said Some of the most engaging were the Nevertheless “They have to leam to e handle the winning and losing behavior performers A few were so after the outcome” she said Preparation young it might have been their first is important for the performers and just show while others at all of 8 or 10 seain old flew the across ice asmuch for the show as a whole Show years soned routines The older skaters in director Carissa Anderson said they had their teens were remarkable for their been preparing for the show since elegance and strength January though the two weeks just ' Tandi Gardner 10 of Tremonton before the exhibition were “crunch ' time” Whether Beach the pucldshly personified Boys’ getting ready for a show “Little Old Lady from Pasadena" : or on a bigger scale a lot can happen in Besides the a short time wig she wore a Anderson noted “AH but one skater pillow underneath die back of her little ' old lady dress a prop that might have besides Erin (Reed) began skating when been appreciated during some practices the rink opened about two years ago” In fact the United States Figure Asked afterthesho who wshe kept going through a tough practice with a Skating Association magazine honored lot of falls she said “I say to myself I the rink for its record number of I to that back got get signups Seeing the promising up” right just get Eccles Ice Center skating director and skaters that have developed already coach Sue Nabor said learning to fight makes it easy to wonder what’s next Nabor Said she hopes to have a life hard that times a was skill through level skater from the rink national skater teaches masters every Skating When she was skating competitively physical skills on ice but other abilities v-Utah ice rinks Ashley Pierce and Jessee Hodshire wrap up their routine to “You’ve Got a there were no too 7 " Now she is optimistic that the Eccles Ice Friend In Me as a Special Olympics Unified Pair “Communication public presentation to win and lose graciously” she listed Center Will become an international text by Pat Bohm Trostle photos by Mitch Mascara Audience-membeand ice Center competition venue heart-stoppi- ng " pint-siz- ith ' gray-hair- Jks ed learn-to-ska- t V JO- te v - : v : - year-rou- nd rs W‘ |