Rosie Tovi

Rosanna Tovi(Rosie) is a former U.S. Junior Ladies National Medalist 1983 United States Figure Skating Championships, Eastern Champion Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships International Champion Asko Cup Vienna and International Team Member. She represented the U.S. International team in Singles Figure Skating including Prague Skate, Skate Canada and the Asko Cup. Some of the coaches she trained under include Olympic coaches Carlo Fassi, Frank Carroll, and John Nicks. In 1992 Rosanna finished in the top ten female skaters in the U.S. at the national championships in the championship ladies event. She was inducted into The Skating Club of Lake Placid Hall of Fame. After turning professional in 1992, Rosie performed pairs and singles and was a member of The World Professional Team, she was named British Professional Champion from her performance in 1998 at The World Professional Championships in Jaca, Spain. She traveled the world starring in tours, shows and TV specials including Dorothy Hamill's Cinderella Frozen in Time Tour and ABC-TV special and Torvill and Dean's Ice Adventures Tour and BBC-TV special. Rosie also starred as Ariel, in Disney On Ice, The Little Mermaid. She has also coached and choreographed national, world and olympic skaters, named to The Professional Skaters Association Honor Roll of Coaches. Rosanna also developed DVD figure skating lessons and a line of skating wear called Rosie Wear. Rosanna is the founder and chief executive officer of World Ice Events, LLC a skating event production and management company located in Manhattan. In May 2009 World Ice Events produced Stand Up For Life, a benefit show for Susan G. Komen For The Cure. The event was held in Essex County, New Jersey and featured Olympic champion Oksana Baiul, hosted by Olympian JoJo Starbuck and a cast of forty skaters. [3]