Nashville, Tenn. (October 17, 2017) - Ford Ice Center, in partnership with the Scott Hamilton Skating Club, will host the U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships this week, with qualifying events scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8 a.m. CT.
Additionally, Olympic champion and longtime Franklin, Tennessee, resident Scott Hamilton and his 1984 Winter Olympics Gold Medal will be at Ford Ice Center on Friday, Oct. 20. Fans will be able to take photos with Hamilton and his gold medal from 12-1 and 2-3 p.m. CT in the main lobby for a $10 donation to the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. Hamilton will be available to the media at Ford Ice Center on Friday at 1 p.m. CT.
"I'm so proud of the dedication of our skating club in its preparation to host skaters from all over our region in the first qualifying competition of the 2018 Olympic year," said Hamilton, who in addition to his Olympic title won four consecutive World Championships from 1981-84. "I know it will be a memorable time for the skaters, officials, skating club, organizing committee and the staff of the Ford Ice Center."
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