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When Atlanta's only adaptive ice skating program lost its home, a 17-year-old hockey player created a new event that brought 35 skaters with disabilities back on the ice. Grey Altemeyer's Fun on Ice fills a gap left when The Cooler Rink closed after 28 years.
When Oakland turned an empty lot into an ice rink 30 years ago, the plan nearly failed. Today it's where Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu trains, proof that betting on community spaces pays off.
While major artists canceled Kennedy Center performances over political concerns, a small Canadian ice skating troupe quietly kept their commitment. Their decision to stay highlights the complex choices facing artists during cultural upheaval.
Hundreds of skaters took to the ice in frigid single-digit temperatures in East Toledo to raise funds for cancer research through the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. Even without the Olympic champion himself, the community showed up to honor cancer survivors and support breakthrough research.
