February 12, 2025 • 2 mins
Monumental Sports Chairman and CEO Ted Leonsis joins Toby and Chilli to talk LEGACY ON ICE, a benefit featuring some of the very best ice skaters on the planet, who are coming to DC to raise funds for families impacted by the tragic place crash near Reagan International Airport while helping the DMV to heal.
He shares why Monumental is so involved and talks about how being a great part of the DMV is fundamental to the mission of Monumental.
The event will be co-hosted by 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano and will include:
He shares why Monumental is so involved and talks about how being a great part of the DMV is fundamental to the mission of Monumental.
The event will be co-hosted by 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano and will include:
- Ilia Malinin – Three-time U.S. champion, two-time ISU Grand Prix Final champion and 2024 world champion
- Amber Glenn –Two-time U.S. champion and 2025 ISU Grand Prix Final champion
- Madison Chock & Evan Bates – Six-time U.S. ice dance champions, three-time World ice dance champions and 2022 Olympic figure skating team champions
- Alysa Liu – Two-time U.S. champion, 2025 U.S silver medalist and 2022 World bronze medalist
- Tara Lipinski – U.S. champion, World champion and 1998 Olympic champion
- Kristi Yamaguchi – U.S champion, World champion and 1992 Olympic champion
- Scott Hamilton – Four-time U.S. champion, four-time World champion and 1984 Olympic champion
- Johnny Weir - Three-time U.S. champion and two-time Olympian
- ... And many more to be announced.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is an honor for us to talk to one
of the men who takes being a citizen of the
DMV very seriously. We're Toby and Chilly in the morning
at ninety seven point one Wash FM. The head of
Monumental Sports and Entertainment at ted Leonsis is here. Good morning, sir,
how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Good morning, and thank you for the nice introduction.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Well you've earned it, sir, if you really have fostered
this idea that we are better together in the nation's capital,
especially when it comes to our supporting events. And that's
why I'm not surprised to see your legacy at work.
See what we did there with Legacy on ice.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yes, we really think this is an amazing event that
you guys are a part of. Tell us a little
bit about how it came about and also what people
can expect.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Well, thank you for supporting it. I mean, after the
tragic accident over the Potomac River, the Entertainment Gang and
US figure Skating came to Monumental Sports and the Washington
Capitals and then we brought in the Community Foundation and
DC Fire and ems and said, let's figure out a
(01:03):
way that we can bring the community together allow people
to grieve, but then support the first responders, the skating community,
and of course the families that were affected. So we'll
be having this benefit skating event. Some of the world's
best national figure skating teams and dance and pairs and
(01:25):
past champions and Olympic skaters will all be coming a
Capital One Arena, and all of the money that we
raise through sponsorship, ticket sales, merchandising will be going to
the first responders, to the families that have suffered this
great tragedy, and I'm hoping our community turns out in
a big way.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
This is taking place March second, from three to five
in the afternoon, like you said, at Capital one Arena,
and tickets went on sale this week.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
We have some good momentum and I just know our
community is so in touch with what happened. It's just
mind boggling what the community went through. And this will
be a way to, you know, bring everyone together to
give that. Hopefully we can raise a lot of money
for all of these great causes.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
It's not just a small amount of comfort, it's hope.
And thank you for bringing the hope when it comes
to what you're doing to help us heal after this.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Well, you're terrific and I really appreciate it. No, it's
just a part of being part of this beautiful and
thriving community, Washington, d C. And you know, to those
who much has given, much is expected. And you know
our commitment is to help make Washington, d C. The greatest,
most magnanimous community on the planet. And you're a big
part of it too, So can't appreciate your support more.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
We've got all the details on the Toby and chilipage
at washfm dot com.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Thank you so much.
It is an honor for us to talk to one
of the men who takes being a citizen of the
DMV very seriously. We're Toby and Chilly in the morning
at ninety seven point one Wash FM. The head of
Monumental Sports and Entertainment at ted Leonsis is here. Good morning, sir,
how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Good morning, and thank you for the nice introduction.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Well you've earned it, sir, if you really have fostered
this idea that we are better together in the nation's capital,
especially when it comes to our supporting events. And that's
why I'm not surprised to see your legacy at work.
See what we did there with Legacy on ice.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yes, we really think this is an amazing event that
you guys are a part of. Tell us a little
bit about how it came about and also what people
can expect.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Well, thank you for supporting it. I mean, after the
tragic accident over the Potomac River, the Entertainment Gang and
US figure Skating came to Monumental Sports and the Washington
Capitals and then we brought in the Community Foundation and
DC Fire and ems and said, let's figure out a
(01:03):
way that we can bring the community together allow people
to grieve, but then support the first responders, the skating community,
and of course the families that were affected. So we'll
be having this benefit skating event. Some of the world's
best national figure skating teams and dance and pairs and
(01:25):
past champions and Olympic skaters will all be coming a
Capital One Arena, and all of the money that we
raise through sponsorship, ticket sales, merchandising will be going to
the first responders, to the families that have suffered this
great tragedy, and I'm hoping our community turns out in
a big way.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
This is taking place March second, from three to five
in the afternoon, like you said, at Capital one Arena,
and tickets went on sale this week.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
We have some good momentum and I just know our
community is so in touch with what happened. It's just
mind boggling what the community went through. And this will
be a way to, you know, bring everyone together to
give that. Hopefully we can raise a lot of money
for all of these great causes.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
It's not just a small amount of comfort, it's hope.
And thank you for bringing the hope when it comes
to what you're doing to help us heal after this.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Well, you're terrific and I really appreciate it. No, it's
just a part of being part of this beautiful and
thriving community, Washington, d C. And you know, to those
who much has given, much is expected. And you know
our commitment is to help make Washington, d C. The greatest,
most magnanimous community on the planet. And you're a big
part of it too, So can't appreciate your support more.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
We've got all the details on the Toby and chilipage
at washfm dot com.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Thank you so much.
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