Olympic champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White will headline the Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular along with 10-time world gymnastics champion Simone Biles at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center.
The show begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Select tickets are now only $15 and can be purchased at the Convocation Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000. Groups of eight or more people can take advantage of a group discount of $5 per ticket.
The cast will feature the most decorated dance team in U.S. figure skating history, 2014 Olympic champions and two-time world champions Davis and White.5
Figure skaters scheduled to appear also include:
- World champion and U.S. champion Kimmie Meissner
- Five-time U.S. champions Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev
- U.S. champion Ryan Bradley
- Two-time U.S. bronze medalists Kim Navarro and Brent Bommentre
- U.S. national competitor Carly Donowick
In addition to Biles, the 2015 all-around world champion, gymnastics stars coming to DeKalb include:
- 2012 U.S. all-around champion and 2014 U.S. high bar champion John Orozco
- 2015 World Gymnastics Team member and four-time rings U.S champion Brandon Wynn
- 2013 world silver medalist (FX) and four-time U.S. champion (three-time FX and one-time VT) Jake Dalton
- 2015 Pan American champion (team) and 2015 Pan American bronze medalist (HB) Paul Ruggeri
An Olympic “dream team” will host the show in DeKalb: Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi, three-time U.S. champion Michael Weiss and Olympic gymnastics champions Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner. Hollywood Records recording artist and popular actress Olivia Holt and MAX will perform live.
For more information about the show, or to view the event seating chart, call (815) 752-6800 or email convocenter@niu.edu.
