Pop Culture

The following is a list of skating movies, animations, or other compiled for your viewing enjoyment.

Blades of Glory - 2007
While Blades of Glory is not the first movie to parody the ice skating world, it certainly is the piéce de résistance!



Ice Princess - 2005





Go Figure - 2005

On Edge - 2001

A comedy about Figure Skating and the unique personalities that exist at an ice arena as told through the eyes of Zamboni Phil, played by Jason Alexander. 

The Cutting Edge - 1992

Will Vinton's A Claymation Christmas Celebration - 1987

This scene from Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas features an interpretive ice ballet performed by  walruses De Margo Pontoon and Sir Rudolph Nerves-on-edge. They are skating to "Angles We Have Heard On High".

She's a Good Skate Charlie Brown - 1980

Here is a clip from my favorite Peanuts TV Special, She's a good Skate, Charlie Brown, featuring  Peppermint Patty figure skating. What's really nice about this clip is that the animation of her skating is actually pretty accurate. She opens with an Axel and continues on to skate a very high split jump and flip jump. She throws in, a back spiral and sit spin, and ends the routine with a loop jump and Double Salchow!

Ice Castles - 1978
Starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson

School House Rocks, Figure 8 - 1973

Some of you may remember this School House Rock animated short - Figure Eight. This short first appeared on ABC television network, Saturday mornings in 1973. Some of you may also remember when school figures were an integral part of skating. Figures have been eliminated from international competition since 1990 and School House Rock was cancelled in 2001. I guess we will never see a Moves in the Field - School House Rock!

Sesame Street, Bert's Ice Skating Dream 1970's

Even Muppet Characters enjoy Ice Skating.

Donald Duck, The Hockey Champ - 1939

One in a Million with Sonja Henie, 1936

Mickey Mouse on Ice - 1935

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