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Ice Chips is The Skating Club of Boston's annual figure skating show held in Boston, Massachusetts. Originating in 1912, Ice Chips is said to be the longest running club-produced ice show in the world. The show is a two-day event which takes place each spring, showcasing national, international and Olympic champions from all around the world. In recent years the show has been held at Harvard University, attracting thousands of spectators each year.

History
Originally referred to as an ice carnival, in its early years Ice Chips developed many of the techniques used in professional ice shows today. In the 1920s and 1930s, the ice carnival served as a touring show, showcasing the club's premiere skaters on the East Coast. Revenue from these early shows funded the building of The Skating Club of Boston's current facility on Soldiers Field Road, built in 1938. Over the years, Ice Chips has showcased some of the greatest skaters in figure skating history. In the early years, Olympic champions Gillis Grafström, Sonja Henie, Karl Schäfer, Andrée Brunet, Pierre Brunet, Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier, and World champions, Cecilia Colledge and Felix Kaspar.

In 1946, the show adopted the name Ice Chips, and went on to feature many more major champions including, Dick Button, Barbara Ann Scott, Tenley Albright, Hayes Jenkins, Carol Heiss, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Donald Jackson, Barbara Wagner, Robert Paul, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Charles Tickner, Elaine Zayak, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, Yuka Sato, Frances Dafoe, Norris Bowden, Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, Alexei Yagudin, Stephane Lambiel, and Jeffrey Buttle.

Preceding its 7-year run at Harvard University's Bright Arena, Ice Chips has been held in some of Boston's most historic venues, including the original Boston Garden, Northeastern University's Matthews Arena, and Boston University's Walter Brown Arena. In recent years, while at Harvard University, the show has featured Olympic medalists, Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and Evan Lysacek.

100th Anniversary
The 2012 production titled Ice Chips of 2012 - 100 Years of Excellence! marked the 100th Anniversary of Ice Chips, and showcased over 400 skaters, including singles, pairs, ice dance, synchronized skating and theatre on ice teams. Some of the top performers in the production included Ross Miner, Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, and guest stars Evan Lysacek and Mirai Nagasu.



Notable Performers
A partial list of notable skaters who have performed in Ice Chips include:


 * Laurence Owen
 * Maribel Owen
 * Maribel Vinson
 * Bradley Lord
 * Tenley Albright
 * Sherwin Badger
 * Theresa Weld Blanchard
 * Joan Tozzer
 * Roger F. Turner
 * Lorraine Hanlon
 * Dick Button
 * Nathaniel Niles
 * Albertina Noyes
 * Joan Tozzer
 * Roger F. Turner
 * Gretchen Merrill
 * John Misha Petkevich
 * Suna Murray
 * Mark Mitchell
 * Paul Wylie
 * Alexei Yagudin
 * Shepherd Clark
 * Jennifer Kirk
 * Louann Donovan
 * Juliana Cannarozzo
 * Sasha Cohen
 * Stephen Carriere
 * Katrina Hacker
 * Scott Smith
 * Emily Hughes
 * Jennifer Kirk
 * Ross Miner
 * Ryan Bradley
 * Meryl Davis
 * Charlie White
 * Xue Shen
 * Hongbo Zhao
 * Mirai Nagasu
 * Evan Lysacek

Beneficiaries
Ice Chips has donated revenues from the shows to various charities over the last 80 years. Specifically, over the past seven years, Ice Chips has donated in excess of $70,000.00 to Children's Hospital Boston.

A list of various beneficiaries:
 * Children's Hospital Boston
 * Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
 * Make-a-Wish Foundation