Ted Wilson (1943-2013)

Ted Wilson (born 8 August 1943, official name George William Wilson II) is a former Ice Capades performer and ice rink manager in the U.S., UAE, Hong Kong and China. Wilson became a tireless visionary and advocate of the sport of ice skating in parts of the world where skating was uncommon prior to his arrival.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Life as a competitive skater[edit]

Life as a professional skater[edit]

1968? World Professional Figure Skating Championships

Life in Dubai (1980-1987)[edit]

1980 - 1987 Manager of The Galleria Ice Rink - Hyatt Regency Dubai
1980? - 1999? Director of Ice Skating Institute of America (ISIA) International Section

Life in Hong Kong (1987-2002)[edit]

1987 April - 2002 May Manager of Cityplaza Ice Palace, Hong Kong
1989 Created the 1st International Skating Institute|ISI Skate Asia 1989^[2]
1989 Trained the 1st Hong Kong's skater, 1st Asian skater and 7th skater in ISI, Sunny Man, passing ISI Freestyle 10.^[3] Hereafter, 4 more skaters from Hong Kong passed Freestyle 10 under Ted's umbrella:
- Rita Dolly Au Yeung
- Chan Pak Ling Nicholas
- Chan Yan Ho Brian
- Leung Hei Wai Derek
1994 ISI Man of the Year^[4]
1998 - 2002 May Manager of 2 ice rinks - Festival Walk Glacier and Cityplaza Ice Palace
2000 Founded Ice Skating Institute of Asia (ISIAsia)^[5]
2000 - 2003 President of Ice Skating Institute of Asia (ISIAsia)
2001 Initiated the formation of Hong Kong Ice Theatre (2001-2013)^[6]
2001 ISI International Merit Award^[4]

Life in China (2002 - 2011 June)[edit]

2004 Opened World Ice Arena in MIXC Shopping Center in Shenzhen, China^[7]
2009 March - 2010 Opened World Ice Arena in MIXC Shopping Center in Hangzhou, China^[8]^[9]

Life in Hong Kong (2011 June - 2013 September 21)[edit]

2011 June - 2013 September CEO of Ice Rink Concepts Limited, a division of The Development Studio

Back to US (2013 September 21 - 2013 Oct 18)[edit]

2013 ISI Ice Skating Hall of Fame^[10]
Passed away on 18 October 2013 at 5:10pm in California.

In Memory of Ted[edit]

In the media[edit]

1994 February 26 - South China Morning Post - Wizards on ice rush for gold
2004 May 9 - South China Morning Post - Shenzhen breaks the ice with Olympic-sized skating rink

References[edit]

^ "Skate Asia: Bigger & Better Than Ever". www.mydigitalpublication.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ "Skate Asia - ISIAsia". isiasia.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ ^a ^b "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ "ISI History | ISI". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ "HONG KONG ICE THEATRE LIMITED - 香港公司註冊查詢". www.hongkongcompanylookup.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ "Shenzhen breaks the ice with Olympic-sized skating rink". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ Team, World Ice Arena Project (2009-03-26). "WORLD ICE ARENA HANGZHOU 2010: PROJECT DIRECTOR TED WILSON". WORLD ICE ARENA HANGZHOU 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ "World Ice Arena". I Want More Books!. 2010-11-19.
^ "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-08.

External links[edit]

[1] "Skate Asia: Bigger & Better Than Ever". www.mydigitalpublication.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[:2-2] "Skate Asia - ISIAsia". isiasia.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[3] "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[:4-4] "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[5] "ISI History | ISI". Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[6] "HONG KONG ICE THEATRE LIMITED - 香港公司註冊查詢". www.hongkongcompanylookup.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[7] "Shenzhen breaks the ice with Olympic-sized skating rink". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[8] Team, World Ice Arena Project (2009-03-26). "WORLD ICE ARENA HANGZHOU 2010: PROJECT DIRECTOR TED WILSON". WORLD ICE ARENA HANGZHOU 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[9] "World Ice Arena". I Want More Books!. 2010-11-19.

[10] "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-08.

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