Be warned: there’s such a burst of joy, enthusiasm, passion and love for figure skating in these photos that you’ll instantly feel a part of this amazing gala, celebrating in February its 20th anniversary. A cast to die for, that’s for sure – as if you were attending the Olympics, not merely a show. Some of the best skaters in the history of the sport performed in Zurich, Lausanne and Davos from 5th to 14th February – and Inside Skating continues to share with you the beauty, the emotions of 2015 Art on Ice. The photos published below, courtesy of Wilma Alberti, capture the little stories, the joyous moments of the evening show on February 7th, in Zurich. Enjoy.
Carolina Kostner skating to Led Zeppelin drum tribute, performed by drummer Philipp Schmid and percussionist Jwan Steiner
Florent Amodio skating to music from “Le Concert” soundtrack, played by Art on Ice band
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron skating to Marc Sway singing “Non, non, non” and “Severina”
Joannie Rochette skating to Marc Sway singing “Keep on walking”
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov skating to Marc Sway singing “Losing”
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir skating to Art on Ice band singers Rhonda Dorsey and Gary Scott singing Rihanna’s song “Stay”
Daisuke Takahashi skating to Art on Ice band playing “Primavera Porteña”
Sarah Meier skating to Tom Odell singing “Grow old with me”. This was Meier’s last year performing at Art on Ice
Stephane Lambiel skating to Tom Odell singing “Sense”
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov skating to Tom Odell singing “Another love”
Fiona Zaldua and Dmitri Sukhanov skating to “Revolution”
Nelly Furtado performs “I’m like a bird” with dancer Paulo da Souza as a bird
Florent Amodio skating to Nelly Furtado singing “Manos al aire”
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir skating to Nelly Furtado singing “Say it right”
Daisuke Takahashi skating to Nelly Furtado singing “Turn off the light”
Group number to Nelly Furtado’s “Maneater”
Carolina Kostner skating and Jeffrey Mortensen dancing to Nelly Furtado and Marc Sway singing “Broken strings”
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov skating to Nelly Furtado singing “Stars”
Stephane Lambiel skating to Nelly Furtado singing “Try”
Carolina Kostner
Ksenia Stolbova
The Finale
Fun, fun, fun – at the end of the Art on Ice evening show on February 7th, Zurich
PHOTO-GALLERY Art on Ice 2015: the premiere, February 5th, Zurich