(London, Ontario) Tourism London announced today that they in partnership with the John Labatt Centre will host the first
ever 2011 Synchro in the City - London Synchrofest International presented by Freedom 55 FinancialTM. This International
Senior Invitational Competition will be held December 27th - 29th, 2011 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.
“This is a ground breaking, shoulder season event that we hope will stimulate the local economy and profile more fully the
athletic skill and artistry of Synchronized Skating,” said John Winston, General Manager of Tourism London. “This is an
exciting, creative initiative and we are pleased to offer this family event to our community over the holiday season.”
The 2011 Synchro in the City - London Synchrofest International presented by Freedom 55 FinancialTM will see the
world’s top Synchronized skating teams compete for fifty thousand dollars in prize money. Tickets go on sale to the
public on Friday, October 21st at 12 noon.
Tickets on sale Friday, October 21 at 12 noon
Tickets available at the John Labatt Centre Box Office, Masonville Place Ticket Outlet,
Fanshawe College BizBooth, the Bookstore at Western, and Books Plus
Charge by phone at (866) 455-2849
Order online at www.johnlabattcentre.com
Tickets $45.00 (all event pass), $25.00 (single event pass) (incl. HST)
(plus FMF and service charges)
“Freedom 55 Financial is pleased to support this top-calibre international sports event here in London,” said Nick
Pszeniczny, Executive Vice-President, Individual Distribution and Marketing, for London Life. London Life offers financial
security advice and planning through its more that 3,300-member Freedom 55 Financial division.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with London Tourism and Freedom 55 Financial to host the 2011 Synchro in the City -
London Synchrofest International this December. This event is attracting world ranked teams from Europe, Asia and
North America, all coming to London to compete for top prize money," said William Thompson, Skate Canada CEO.
"London hosted the international synchronized skating community in 2007 and put on a world class event. I have no
doubt that this event will be the same."
“The John Labatt Centre is happy to add 2011 Synchro in the City - Synchrofest International to the list of prestigious
skating programs we’ve hosted. We hope to not only welcome skaters and fans from around the world but to have an
event for London to enjoy over the holidays,” says Brian Ohl, Global Spectrum Facility Management's Regional Vice
President and General Manager of the John Labatt Centre. “This is another great opportunity for us to work with our
community partners to showcase the city.
The 2011 Synchro in the City - London Synchrofest International presented by Freedom 55 Financial will see the world’s
top Synchronized skating teams compete for fifty thousand dollars in prize money. This is the first time this amount of
prize money has been offered to teams in competition. Countries currently committed to send world-class teams are
Canada, United States of America, Japan, Russia and Finland.
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Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages the John Labatt Centre, as well as more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world.
Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part
of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the
National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services
provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue
establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company, and
Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces eight
nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC-TV.