The Ice (show)

The Ice (ザ・アイス) is an annual touring ice show in Japan held over the summer at the end of July and early August and features top skaters from around the world.

The Ice
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StatusOngoing
GenreIce show
FrequencyAnnual
CountryJapan
Inaugurated2007
Most recent2022
ActivitySkating exhibitions
Websitefs-theice.com

History

Originally labeled a midsummer ice festival, The Ice debuted in Aichi in 2007, featuring Mao Asada and Mai Asada. In the early years, the show was sponsored by Olympus from 2007 to 2010. Lotte took over the title sponsorship from 2011.[1][2][3] After the "Great East Japan Earthquake" in 2011, the shows in Osaka and Hachinoe in 2011, and the show in Nikko in 2012 were charity performances benefitting the recovery effort.[3][4][5] In 2020 and 2021, the tour was canceled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed in 2022.[6]

Concept

The Ice has a variety show format with group numbers, special collaborations between top skaters that don't usually team up, dance battles, and other game show elements.[1] The 2022 edition included a duet featuring two-time world champion Shoma Uno and Olympic champion Nathan Chen set to music from The Mission by Ennio Morricone.[6]

Attendance and accessibility

The tour attracts up to 30,000 spectators on an annual basis and has since 2007 been televised on local terrestrial channels as well as nationwide on satellite channels by Chukyo TV[7] and Nippon Television.[8][3][9] In 2022, some shows were live streamed on a subscription channel owned by Fuji TV.[6]

Cast

Past skaters performing on The Ice tour include:[10]

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

References
  1. "THE ICE（ザ・アイス）2018 | 公式サイト". web.archive.org. July 24, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ASCII. "オリンパス、浅田 舞さん＆真央さんと"μ"の情報サイト"Mai ＆ Mao Channel"を開設". ASCII.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. "アイスショー「THE ICE（ザ・アイス）2011」（モリコロショー）愛知公演・大阪公演概要". 右月左月. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. "アイスショー「THE ICE（ザ・アイス）2011」八戸チャリティー公演ニュース記事まとめ". 右月左月. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  5. "中京テレビ「チュッキョ・フィギュア」2012/08/01◇ザ・アイス2012日光公演・チャリティーイベント". 右月左月. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  6. "【フジテレビ】宇野昌磨、坂本花織、ネイサン・チェンら世界のトップスケーターたちが集結したアイスショー 「ＴＨＥ ＩＣＥ ２０２２大阪公演」初日、千秋楽公演をPPV..." プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  7. "中京テレビ開局４０周年記念：OLYMPUS presents THE ICE". www.ctv.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  8. "The Ice Tour – IMG Events". imgevents.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
  9. "浅田真央 The Ice 2007 （解説：日本語） ｜ フィギュアスケートYouTube 動画Blog". フィギュアスケートYouTube　動画Blog (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  10. "THE ICE（ザ・アイス）| 公式サイト". THE ICE（ザ・アイス） | 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2023.
    • 2017, archived July 12, 2017.
    • 2018, archived July 24, 2018.
    • 2019, archived July 23, 2019.
    • 2022, archived July 1, 2022.
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