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Funding for an evening of Championship Skating is provided by this station and other public television stations nationwide.
An evening of Championship Skating, featuring Kitty and Peter Carruthers,
Elaine Zajac,
Brian Boitano,
and Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini.
Here is your host for the evening, John Powers.
Good evening, and welcome once again to another evening of Championship Skating.
Tonight's program is a very special evening, as the eyes of the world once again begin to focus on the sport of figure skating,
in anticipation of the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
The Olympic Games are the goal of every skater, and all of the skaters you'll be seeing tonight
are hoping to win berths on their respective Olympic teams and compete for Olympic honors in February.
Tonight's performance on behalf of the Jimmy Fund is the final exhibition tune-up for these skaters
before they begin the arduous series of competitions which culminates in the Olympic Games.
We hope you enjoy tonight's preview of Olympic skating.
Last year, in his first appearance in the Jimmy Fund show, he became an immediate favorite of Boston and television audiences
with his showmanship and style.
After finishing fifth in last year's U.S. Championships, he must be considered a contender
for one of the three positions on this year's Olympic team.
A very talented young man, won't you please welcome once again Mr. Paul Wiley.
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Paul Wiley
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This dance team has been together for three years and has steadily risen in the national rankings to a sixth place finish in 1983.
This year, they represented the United States for the first time in international competition.
They have a long and elegant line on the ice, perfect for ice dancing.
Please welcome Susan Jorgensen and Robert Yokoboskas.
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This skater has only competed twice in the national championships and both times she has won national titles.
In 1982 she won the US Novice title and in 1983 she moved up to the junior level and won that title as well.
She's only 15 years old and is one of America's most talented young skaters.
Making her first appearance in an evening with champions, won't you please welcome the 1983 United States junior ladies champion, Katherine Adams.
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Carol Fox and Richard Dalley
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Well, the Winter Olympics are less than three months away, and the U.S. and Canadian figure skating teams will be star-studded with the talent you've seen tonight.
On behalf of the Jimmy Fund, let's thank all of our skaters for their fine performances and wish them the best of luck in their quest for Olympic honors in 1984.
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