Long Island's American Idol Star Shannon Gibbons To Join Nancy Kerrigan In HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON ICE!

Capture the magic of the season as The Gateway magically transforms Patchogue Theatre's stage into an ice rink for The Gateway's Holiday Spectacular On Ice with Host and Two Time Olympic Figure Skating Star NANCY KERRIGAN!
This enchanting musical celebration opens Thursday, December 17 and runs through January 1. For tickets, contact the Box Office at (631) 286-1133 or buy online at https://TheGateway.org/.

Presented within the elegant environment of Patchogue Theatre, The Gateway's Holiday Spectacular On Ice brings beloved holiday songs to life while emphasizing the beauty, grace, and artistry of figure skating. Featuring show-stopping singers and dancers, astonishing performance artistry, and even a few canine capers, this family-friendly musical celebration is literally the "coolest" show for all ages this season.

NANCY KERRIGAN has been one of America's most recognizable sports icons for over 25 years. Kerrigan's rise to competing at a national level began when she placed 3rd at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, allowing her to qualify for the 1991 World Championships where she won the bronze medal as part of an American sweep.

In 1992, she earned a bronze medal in the Albertville Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 1992 World Championships. In 1993, Kerrigan became the United States Ladies Champion and followed that up with her historic silver medal performance at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

Along the way, Kerrigan became known for her groundbreaking fashion on the ice, teaming up with Vera Wang and others to create some of the most memorable skating outfits in the history of the sport.

In addition to her work on the ice, the two time Olympic medalist has regularly appeared on television and movies as an actor (Boy Meets World, Blades of Glory, Saturday Night Live, Skating with Celebrities, Fresh Off the Boat) or as a commentator (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Lifetime Network, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Inside Edition), and is well known for being instrumental in the creation of Halloween on Ice and other figure skating shows. Nancy has been a product endorser (Disney, Revlon, Reebok, Seiko, Campbell's Soup, Old Navy, Comcast Spotlight), author (Artistry on Ice), motivational speaker, and an advocate for issues related to infertility.

The NANCY KERRIGAN Foundation has raised significant funds for the vision impaired in honor of her legally blind mother and she has been recognized for her excellence on and off the ice (US Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Mother's Day Foundation Mother of the Year, New England Sports Hall of Fame, Fight for Sight Lifetime Achievement).

Most recently, Kerrigan has focused on her family (three children age 13, 16 and 24) and her choreography (Halloween on Ice, Skate Niagara, Bryant Park Holiday Show), while also appearing on Dancing With the Stars in Season 24. Nancy is currently executive producing the upcoming documentary "Why Don't You Lose 5 lbs" which will examine the silent epidemic of eating disorders in sports and was on the Advisory Board for the Aurora Games which is an international platform for women in sports and entertainment. She is also still active in working with various companies including Massachusetts-based Revise Energy.

US Olympian Polina Edmunds will join NANCY KERRIGAN in The Gateway's Holiday Spectacular on Ice.

Polina Edmunds has been skating since the age of two and rose quickly through skating's ranks. She won the 2013 U.S. Junior National Championships and competed on the Junior Grand Prix Circuit in the fall of 2013. She earned two titles in Mexico and Belarus and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. In 2014, Polina won the silver medal in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

Polina finished in the top 10 at both the Olympics and the World Championships in 2014, and was the youngest member of the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team since Tara Lipinski in 1998. Polina started off the 2014-2015 season with gold at the 2014 U.S. International Classic. She finished fourth at the 2015 U.S. Championships and was named to the 2015 World Team.

Polina then went on to win gold at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, Korea.
Polina has established that she can compete with the top skaters in the world. She won the short program at the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was the only top skater in the field to produce two nearly flawless routines.

A proven technical commodity since her days at the junior and novice levels, Polina is now emerging as one of the top artists in the sport at the senior level. She has worked very hard with longtime coach, David Glynn, and choreographer Rudy Galindo - the 1996 men's national champion - to showcase her long lines and balletic style on the ice.

In addition to her ability to land difficult triple-triple jump combinations, the 5-foot-8 Polina shined in her short program, which she skated to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and in her free skate, which she performed to music from "Gone with the Wind."

Polina organized & choreographed "Skating in a Princess Wonderland" - two holiday figure skating shows at Sharks Ice San Jose. Polina showcased not only her talent, but the bright future of San Jose figure skating.

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