Gold Medalist Offers Joy of Figure Skating through Ice Shows

Gold Medalist Offers Joy of Figure Skating through Ice Shows

Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa hopes the ice shows she produces give spectators as much joy as ice skating has given her over the years. Arakawa shot to fame when she became the first Japanese to win gold in figure skating by gliding her way to the medal at the Turin Winter Games in February 2006. About three months later, she announced her retirement from competitive skating at a press conference and, the following day, took her “first s…