ICE DREAMS

BY JOHNNY WEIR

Last weekend I performed at Ice Dreams in Jamestown, N.Y. Ice Dreams is a wonderful opportunity for top figure skaters to perform alongside the youth of our sport. The show’s creator, Tara Modlin-King, is a past national level competitor herself and understands the value of being young and making a goal to be the best. Through Ice Dreams she has also sought to define a skating show where young skaters can perform alongside their idols in a dynamic show that entertains thousands.

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Fireworks Sports & Entertainment is pleased to announce representation of US Bobsledder and Olympic Bronze Medalist Elana Meyers!

Elana is coming off a successful 2012-2013 season. She won a Silver Medal at the World Championships in St. Mortiz and 4 World Cup Medals including a Silver Medal in Sochi at the sight of next year’s Winter Olympics. She is currently balancing training for the 2014 Games with pursuing a Master’s Degree from DeVry University and planning her wedding to fellow bobsledder Nic Taylor.

Elana played softball for George Washington University, taking up Bobsled after college. She excelled immediately and went on to represent the USA at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics winning a Bronze Medal with partner Erin Pac.

When she is not training for the 2014 Olympics, Elana volunteers her time as several charities including the Children’s Heathcare of Atlanta and Classroom Champions.

Learn more about Elana through her personal blog and her ESPNW blog.

Fireworks Sports and Entertainment is excited to announce 2 dates for Ice Dreams 2013. Ice Dreams starring Two-Time Olympian Johnny Weir will stop at the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield, MA on April 20th and the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown, NY on May 11th. Check out the Official Website for additional cast announcements and ticket information coming soon.

Danell Leyva, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist. Photo courtesy of USA Gymnastics.

ESPN: Leyva Rallies for Bronze in Men’s All-Around

Olympic medal on the line, Danell Leyva tried to find his center.

Somewhere inside O2 Arena, his mother, Maria Gonzalez, knew he wouldn’t have to look too far. Her boy enjoys being main attraction. Always has.

“He loves the show,” Gonzalez said.

Leyva certainly knows how to put one on.

The flashy 20-year-old shook off the jitters to deliver a rollicking high bar routine Wednesday night to rally for a bronze medal in the men’s gymnastics all-around final. Leyva’s score of 90.698 was just enough earn the first U.S. men’s medal in the all-around since Paul Hamm grabbed gold in Athens eight years ago.

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DanellJLeyva.com: Danell Leyva and other members of the USA Gymnastics Men’s Team are featured in a photo spread titled “A Higher Bar” in the July 2012 issue of GQ, pages 94-99. Here’s just a peek:

Danell Leyva, GQ Magazine, July 2012.

Now doesn’t that make you want to run out and buy the issue right now…?

NEW! The photo shoot is now available at GQ online here.

USA Water Polo: Terry Schroeder, Head Coach for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team, today announced the 13 athletes that will compete at the 2012 Olympic Games this summer in London, England.

Featuring ten returners from the 2008 team that won the Silver Medal, the team clinched a berth to the 2012 Olympic Games by winning Gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Read the full article here. FIREWORKS offers huge congratulations to Merrill Moses on being named to the Olympic team! We wish him and all his teammates the best of luck at London 2012!

Merrill Moses 2012 USA Men's Olympic Waterpolo Team. Photo courtesy of USA Water Polo.

FIREWORKS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT is excited to announce representation of Olympic silver medalist Merrill Moses!

The 35-year-old Merrill, goalkeeper of the USA Olympic water polo team, helped lead the USA to its second-place finish in the 2008 Olympics. Now he’s back for more, and won’t be satisfied with less than gold. As noted on his NBC Olympics profile, “I play to win,” says Merrill.

From his profile: “Merrill Moses is one of the top goalkeepers in all of water polo, leading by example and his vocal chords; he’s constantly directing his teammates from his spot in front of the net. He calls himself very intimidating and even during intra-squad practices he’ll try to get in his teammates’ heads when they’re trying to score on him.”

This past weekend, Merrill and his 11 blocks were a key factor in the USA’s defeat of three-time defending Olympic champion Hungary, in what might be seen as a precursor to the upcoming London Games.

Merrill’s favorite Olympic memory? “The No. 1 thing, which I don’t think people realize, is how special it is walking it into [the] Opening Ceremony and hearing the crowd and seeing all the people in all the different countries. That’s a crazy Olympic moment.”

Read more about Merrill here and here, enjoy his “Model Olympian” slideshow here — and get ready to cheer for Merrill and his teammates in July!

ESPN: Johnny Weir is beginning his comeback for the Sochi Olympics in Russia.

Weir, who hasn’t competed since finishing sixth at the Vancouver Olympics, drew the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow and Trophee Bompard in Paris when Grand Prix assignments were announced Monday.

“So excited for my Grand Prix Assignments this November,” Weir said on Twitter. “Thank you ISU and (U.S. Figure Skating) for this chance.”

The three-time U.S. champion announced in January he was returning to competition after a two-year hiatus, saying he hoped to earn a spot on a third Olympic team for the Sochi Games in 2014. Weir, who turns 28 on July 2, was already working on quadruple jumps this spring.

Read the full article here. FIREWORKS is pleased to congratulate Johnny and wish him the best of luck on his Grand Prix assignments!