2018 Spring/Summer Skating Shows
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A schedule of major shows taking place during the remainder of the 2017-18 season and the 2018 off season. This is not a comprehensive list; many smaller shows will also be held in various locations during the off season. More information will be added to this post as it appears. Casts are subject to change; check the websites for updates. See also: Figure Skating Event Calendar, FSU thread of North American club/local shows
ART ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Mar. 1-4, Zurich, Switzerland; Mar. 6-7, Lausanne, Switzerland; Mar. 9, Davos, Switzerland
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Elena Radionova, Anastasiia Gubanova, Elladj Balde, more
Broadcast: SRF2 (videos)
Notes: One of the most well-known skating shows in Europe, known for collaborations with musicians.
PRIDE OF THE NATION (info)
Time and place: Mar. 3, Moscow, Russia
Cast: Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Maria Sotskova, Adelina Sotnikova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Mikhail Kolyada, Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Natalia Zabiiako/Alexander Enbert, Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov, Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev, Tiffani Zagorski/Jonathan Guerreiro, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin, Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Alexei Yagudin, Tatiana Totmianina/Maxim Marinin, Tatiana Navka/Roman Kostomarov, Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin, Maria Petrova/Alexei Tikhonov
Broadcast: Mar. 3 at 17:00 MSK, Match Arena (videos)
Notes: A show featuring Russian Olympians from the Pyeongchang Olympics and past Olympics.
TOUR OF OLYMPIC STARS (website)
Time and place: Mar. 29 - Apr. 18, various locations in France (see website for details)
Cast: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Marie-Jade Lauriault/Romain Le Gac, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Lola Esbrat/Andrei Novoselov, Anette Dytrt/Yannick Bonheur, Mae Berenice Meite, Laurine Lecavelier, Marie-Pierre Leray, Candice Didier, Romain Ponsart, Kevin Aymoz, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: A show featuring French skaters, including the Olympic team, hosted by Philippe Candeloro.
THE LEGENDS: MEDAL WINNERS GALA (website)
Time and place: Mar. 30, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Alina Zagitova, Shoma Uno, Evgenia Medvedeva, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Satoko Miyahara, Akiko Suzuki, Nathan Chen, Kaori Sakamoto, Takahito Mura, Nobunari Oda, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Keiji Tanaka, more
Broadcast: Mar. 30 at 13:55-17:00 JST, TBS1 (live, videos: 1, 2)
Notes: Linked with Stars on Ice: Japan.
STARS ON ICE: JAPAN IN OSAKA (website)
Time and place: Mar. 31 - Apr. 1, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Rika Kihira, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Evgeni Plushenko, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Nathan Chen, Evgenia Medvedeva, Kaetlyn Osmond, Alina Zagitova, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, more
Broadcast: May 4 at 12:00-16:00 JST, TBS2 (select performances)
Notes: The annual Japanese leg of the Stars on Ice tour.
STARS ON ICE: JAPAN IN YOKOHAMA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 6-8, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Rika Kihira, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara, Evgeni Plushenko, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernandez, Evgenia Medvedeva, Kaetlyn Osmond, Alina Zagitova, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, more
Broadcast: Apr. 6 at 13:55-17:00 JST, TBS2 (live, videos); May 4 at 12:00-16:00 JST, TBS2 (long broadcast)
Notes: The annual Japanese leg of the Stars on Ice tour.
STARS ON ICE: USA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 6 - May 20, various locations (more info)
Cast: Nathan Chen, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Ashley Wagner, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Karen Chen, Jason Brown, Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Bradie Tennell, Vincent Zhou, more
Broadcast: Apr. 14 at 12:30-1:30PM EST, NBCSN (Orlando)
Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.
CONTINUES WITH WINGS (website)
Time and place: Apr. 13-15, Tokyo, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Evgeni Plushenko, Jeffrey Buttle, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Johnny Weir, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov, Takahito Mura, Minoru Sano
Broadcast: Apr. 15 at 13:00 JST, TV Asahi ch.2 (live, videos)
Notes: Organized by Yuzuru Hanyu to showcase skaters who influenced him. Yuzuru will act as master of ceremonies and talk show host.
THIN-Q ICE FANTASIA (instagram, tickets)
Time and place: Apr. 20-22, Seoul, South Korea
Cast: Alina Zagitova, Evgenia Medvedeva, Gabrielle Daleman, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Evgeni Plushenko, Boyang Jin, Misha Ge, Vincent Zhou, Junhwan Cha, Yura Min/Alexander Gamelin, Jinseo Kim
Broadcast: Apr. 21 at 15:00 KST, KBS2 (videos)
Notes: New ice show sponsored by LG Electronics and directed by Brian Orser.
STARS ON ICE: CANADA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 27 - May 17, various locations (more info)
Cast: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Kaetlyn Osmond, Elvis Stojko, Jeffrey Buttle, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Gabrielle Daleman, Javier Fernandez, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Currently the largest touring ice show in North America. Not all skaters will skate at all the shows; see website for details.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website)
Time and place: Apr. 28-30, May 3-5, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Takeshi Honda, Tatsuki Machida, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Kazuki Tomono, Keiji Tanaka, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Mitsuki Sumoto, Daisuke Murakami, Shoma Uno, Rika Hongo, Kaori Sakamoto, more
Broadcast: May 20 at 13:30 JST, BS Japan (videos)
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
MAO THANKS TOUR (website)
Time and place: May 3-4, Niigata; June 2-3, Nagano; July 21-22, Hokkaido; Aug. 18-19, Ibaraki; Sept. 8-9, Saitama; Sept. 22-23, Yamanashi; Oct. 13-14, Fukushima; Oct. 20-21, Kanagawa; Oct. 27-28, Fukuoka; Nov. 3-4, Hiroshima
Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Takahito Mura, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Organized by Mao Asada to thank her supporters over her career.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: HACHINOHE (website)
Time and place: May 12-13, Hachinohe, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Takahiko Kozuka, Kanako Murakami, Hiroaki Sato, Shoma Uno, Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Hongo, Miyu Honda, Sara Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: OTSU (website)
Time and place: May 19-20, Otsu, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Keiji Tanaka, Shoma Uno, Marin Honda, Taichi Honda, Miyu Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
ALL THAT SKATE (website)
Time and place: May 20-22, Seoul, South Korea
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, June Hyoung Lee, Yuna Kim, Kaetlyn Osmond, Dabin Choi, Soyoun Park, Eunsoo Lim, Ye Lim Kim, Young You, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron
Broadcast: May 22 at 17:30 KST, SBS (videos)
Notes: Organized by Yuna Kim, first held in 2010. ATS will return this year after a break in 2017. Yuna will perform in the show for the first time in four years.
FANTASY ON ICE: MAKUHARI (website)
Time and place: May 25-27, Chiba, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Satoko Miyahara, Rika Kihira, Javier Fernandez, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Elladj Balde, Evgenia Medvedeva, Misha Ge, Carolina Kostner, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: May 28 at 21:00-22:54 JST, BS Asahi (Day 2)
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.
FANTASY ON ICE: KANAZAWA (website)
Time and place: June 1-3, Kanazawa, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Kihira, Javier Fernandez, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Elladj Balde, Evgenia Medvedeva, Misha Ge, Carolina Kostner, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: June 3 at 17:00 JST, TV Asahi Ch.2 (Day 3)
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.
HEROES & FUTURE 2018 IN NAGANO (website)
Time and place: June 8-10, Nagano, Japan
Cast: Elvis Stojko, Philippe Candeloro, Takeshi Honda, Marina Anissina/Gwendal Peizerat, Javier Fernandez, Nathan Chen, Evgenia Medvedeva, Evgeni Plushenko, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Keiji Tanaka, Kazuki Tomono, Sota Yamamoto, Mitsuki Sumoto, Sena Miyake, Satoko Miyahara, Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Kihira, Yuna Shiraiwa, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, more
Broadcast: June 23 at 13:55-16:25 JST, ABN; July 8 at 13:00-15:54 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: Show celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
DENIS TEN & FRIENDS (info)
Time and place: June 9, Astana, Kazakhstan
Cast: Denis Ten, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Carolina Kostner, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Elena Radionova, Nobunari Oda, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Dabin Choi, Han Yan, more
Broadcast: July 7 at 22:45 ALMT, Khabar TV
Notes: Denis Ten’s show, previously held in 2014 and 2015.
FANTASY ON ICE: KOBE (website)
Time and place: June 15-17, Kobe, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Javier Fernandez, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Elladj Balde, Deniss Vasiljevs, Carolina Kostner, Anna Pogorilaya, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: June 18 at 01:00-04:30 JST, BS Asahi (Day 2); June 23 at 15:55 JST, ABC
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.
FANTASY ON ICE: NIIGATA (website)
Time and place: June 22-24, Niigata, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Takahito Mura, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Kihira, Mai Mihara, Javier Fernandez, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Philippe Candeloro, Elladj Balde, Deniss Vasiljevs, Anna Pogorilaya, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: July 14 at 17:00-17:55 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.
FANTASY ON ICE: SHIZUOKA (website)
Time and place: June 29 - July 1, Shizuoka, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Rika Kihira, Mai Mihara, Javier Fernandez, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Philippe Candeloro, Elladj Balde, Deniss Vasiljevs, Carolina Kostner, Anna Pogorilaya, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, more
Broadcast: July 1 at 15:00-17:55 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan, tours in several cities during the off season. Often collaborates with singers.
DREAMS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: July 6-8, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, Kazuki Tomono, Mitsuki Sumoto, Sena Miyake, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Kao Miura, Kaori Sakamoto, Rika Kihira, Wakaba Higuchi, Mai Mihara, Mako Yamashita, Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki, Hana Yoshida, Riku Miura/Shoya Ichihashi, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Misato Komatsubara/Timothy Koleto, Nathan Chen, Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Scherbakova, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, more
Broadcast: July 7 at 12:25-16:00 JST, TBS2 (live)
Notes: Annual ice show in Japan focusing on Japanese skaters; many of them debut their new competitive programs at this show.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: TOKYO (website)
Time and place: July 13-16, Tokyo, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Takeshi Honda, Tatsuki Machida, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Evgeni Plushenko, Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Mai Mihara, Keiji Tanaka, Taichi Honda, Miyu Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
THE ICE: OSAKA (website)
Time and place: July 28-29, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Shoma Uno, Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, Dmitri Aliev, Sergei Voronov, Takahito Mura, Nobunari Oda, Kazuki Tomono, Alina Zagitova, Satoko Miyahara, Gabrielle Daleman, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Mirai Nagasu, Mariah Bell, Marin Honda, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Miyu Honda, more
Broadcast: Aug. 4 at 15:00-17:30 JST Kansai TV, Aug. 12 at 13:30-16:00 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007.
THE ICE: AICHI (website)
Time and place: Aug. 4-5, Aichi, Japan
Cast: Shoma Uno, Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, Dmitri Aliev, Sergei Voronov, Takahito Mura, Nobunari Oda, Kazuki Tomono, Alina Zagitova, Satoko Miyahara, Gabrielle Daleman, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Mirai Nagasu, Mariah Bell, Marin Honda, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, Miyu Honda, Sara Honda, Yuhana Yokoi, more
Broadcast: Aug. 4 at 15:30-16:55 JST, Chukyo TV (short); Aug. 11 at 14:30-15:55 JST, BS Nittele (short); Sept. 16 at 13:30 JST, Nittele Plus (full)
Notes: Mao Asada’s annual ice show, first held in 2007.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: HIROSHIMA (website)
Time and place: Aug. 18-19, Hiroshima, Japan
Cast: (see website for exact dates) Takeshi Honda, Evgeni Plushenko, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Tatsuki Machida, Takahiko Kozuka, Kanako Murakami, Miyu Honda, Sara Honda, Keiji Tanaka, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
FRIENDS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Aug. 24-26, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Takeshi Honda, Akiko Suzuki, Takahito Mura, Hiroaki Sato, Miki Ando, Yamato Tamura, Jeremy Abbott, Irina Slutskaya, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Stephane Lambiel, more
Broadcast: Sept. 8 at 13:30 JST, Nippon TV (short special); Sept. 23 at 13:00 JST, Nittele Plus
Notes: Shizuka Arakawa’s annual ice show, first held in 2006.