1988 OLYMPIC CHAMPION, BRIAN BOITANO

Now this is an oldie. Taken in summer of 1986 in San Francisco, its me with 1986 the 1986 world Champion at the Harlick skating boot factory. Left to right is Lloyd and Andrew (India). Front is Isabelle and Oliver Jacquemart (Belgium). We ran into Brian quite by accident at the factory. He was very gracious and spent a lot of time talking to all of us.

SHIN AMANO, FORMER CHAMPION OF JAPAN

This is Shin Amano, the former Japanese Champion who performed for me in Hong Kong and also did some teaching. He's very much in demand as a coach and choreographer. One of his former students is the current 2009 World Silver medalist, Patrick Chan. Shen lives in Toronto.

TOM DICKSON, BRILLIANT PERFORMER

Its not often that you see a skater who does things on the ice that are truly steps away from the typical jump and spin routines of this sport. Tom is one of the most artistic and original skaters I've ever met. He did one of my shows in Hong Kong some years back. He's married to Katarina Lindgren of Sweden, and lives and works in Colorado Springs, CO.

US LADIES CHAMPION, TIFFANY CHIN

One of the truly great ladies of skating, Miss Tiffany Chin. She came to Hong Kong in 1988 where she turned pro by appearing in Holiday on Ice. I looked after her for several weeks until the show arrived in the city. In fact, she slept at my apartment when I objected to the hotel she was stay in. She came with her mom, Marjorie. I hadn't seen Tiffany since that time until early 2008 when I ran into her at Michelle Kwan's new rink in Artesia, CA. We had a long chat and are staying in touch via Facebook. Tiffany is now married with a little boy. She's working at Healthsouth rink in El Segundo. She recently was invited to present medals at the 2009 Worlds Ladies events.

OUR SHENZHEN PROJECT (OPENED 2005)

This is the first of our many China projects, which opened in 2005. The large round area on left of photo houses the World Ice Arena where I was GM for 4 years. This mall/rink is located just 5 min from the border of Hong Kong by subway. Shenzhen is the richest of all the Chinese cities.

OUR HANGZHOU PROJECT

This is another view of the project I am working on now and which opens in about 11 months time. This was designed by Callison of Seattle and incorporates an unual roof-top river...a water feature with a bridge and and some rooftop restaurants and even a spa.

OUR NANNING PROJECT

Nanning is in Southern China and will be the 5th ice rink project I am involved with located in this complex.

OUR CHENGDU PROJECT

This is a model of the project in Chengdu. The rink is in the round section of the mall in left-center of this photo. Its located in a place called 24 City and involves a lot of office, residential and retail.

PREVIEW OF OUR SHENYANG PROJECT

This is a rendering of the Winter Garden at our Shenyang project. This void divides between the mall and the Grand Hyatt Hotel. You can see the rink in the picture which is what I am helping to put together. Shenyang is in northern China. A very cold place in winter.

THIS IS CRAIG CICHY AND FRIEND

Craig has been a friend of mine for many years since he worked for ISI in Chicago. Later he moved to New York and worked for Dick Button at Candid Productions. He has that beautiful dog at his side all the time. Craig is also on the Education Foundation Board of Directors of ISI.

SPRING DISAPPEARED

Well, I thought spring was here. Everything was clear, warm and flowers but suddenly everything changed again and wind, rain and cold air from the north put us back into winter or the end of winter. I am off to Southern China on Tuesday and the weather there isn't exactly warm either, not what it should be anyway. So, lets' see how this goes.