Special to the Gazette
The Skating Club of Boston, New England’s premier center for figure skating, is hosting their annual benefit ice show, Ice Chips, on February 28th and March 1st with headliner, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Alysa Liu. Alysa is a favorite to win individual gold (the U.S. won team gold on February 8th) at the 2026 Winter Games and this will be her first appearance in the United States after the games conclude.
Ice Chips 2026: A World Journey will be performed for three shows; on Saturday, February 28 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm and one show on Sunday, March 1 at 1:00 pm at the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center at The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, MA.
Alysa Liu is the current World Champion, the recent 2025 Skate America Champion, and a two-time national champion, winning her first at the age of 13, making her the youngest skater to win the title.
Ice Chips 2026: A World Journey will also showcase a cast of local, national and international competitors, including 11-year-old Grace Do and 17-year-old Sophia-Ray Richer from Jamaica Plain.
Senior performers will include Olympian and 2026 U.S. bronze medalist, Max Naumov; Olympians and 2026 U.S. pewter medalists, Emily Chan and Spencer Howe; Olympian and 2026 European silver medalist Aleksandr Selevko; two-time U.S. pairs champions, Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov; and 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist, Jimmy Ma. Other performers include the 31-time U.S. Synchronized Skating Champions Haydenettes and 2026 U.S. junior pairs silver medalists Sofia Jarmoc and Luke Witkowski.
“To bring Alysa Liu to the Boston area right after the 2026 Winter Games is a thrill for our local skating fans,” said Doug Zeghibe, CEO and Executive Director of The Skating Club of Boston. “This annual benefit is a great opportunity for skating enthusiasts of every age to see Alysa and other world-class skaters perform up close and personal in the intimacy and comfort of the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center.”
Tickets and more information on Ice Chips 2026: A World Journey, can be found at www.icechips.org. The Tenley E. Albright Performance Center at The Skating Club of Boston is located at 750 University Ave. in Norwood, MA, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Boston.
The Skating Club of Boston, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, is the third-oldest skating club in the country and a founding member of U.S. Figure Skating. The mission of The Skating Club of Boston is to be the leader in advancing participation, education and excellence in all disciplines of skating for people of all ages, abilities and means. In addition to managing numerous training programs, the Club produces many local, national and international competitions. It also manages the Boston Common Frog Pond in a year-round partnership with the Boston Parks Department. Its Skating Academy, New England’s premiere skating school, offers skating instruction for children and adults of all ages, with nine campuses in the Boston and Metro Boston regions. The Club served as the local organizing committee for the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships that was held in Boston at the TD Garden March 25-30, 2025. More information about the Club and its programs can be found at www.scboston.org.