Major League Figure Skating Breaks the Ice" in April 2003

Figure Skating is poised to cross into the realm of mainstream sports. Major League Figure Skating, LLC was created to develop and promote Figure Skating as a professional team sport.

Figure Skating is poised to cross into the realm of mainstream sports. Skaters, judges and fans will be introduced to the excitement of Major League Figure Skating (MLFS) on April 27th, 2003, when the first ever MLFS exhibition will be held at Incredible Ice in Coral Springs, Florida.

While the final structure of the proposed six-city league is under development, "its existence is a reality," said founder Jon Rubin, Commissioner and CEO of Major League Figure Skating, LLC. Mr. Rubin is a former United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) Judge and a former member of the USFSA Competition Committee, as well as a Gold Level Judge with the Ice Skating Institute (ISI).

Each Major League Figure Skating team is made up of five skaters. As with other major league sports, each team will compete against the other teams in their league. The season will be highlighted with an All-Star Game and will culminate with the League Championship. During the two-hour competition, each teams skaters compete head-to-head in at least two of the four events -- the jump event, spin event, footwork event, and the free skate event. Team scores points based on their skaters final placement in each event. The team who scores the most points at the end of the competition wins.

"Establishing Major League Figure Skating provides an opportunity for skaters that simply does not exist anywhere in the world today," commented Rubin. Most young skaters stop competing and end their career in their mid-teens because unless they have the entire package, opportunities are very limited for a rewarding competitive career. Our philosophy is to enhance, strengthen and grow the sport of figure skating and to provide for the opportunities that other sports such as hockey, baseball, basketball and football afford for their young players." To help achieve this goal, Major League Figure Skating recently joined the Ice Skating Institute (ISI).

Joining Rubin as the MLFS Director of Operations and Team Development is Ryan Hunka, the 1992 United States Junior Mens Figure Skating Champion and producer of figure skating events around the United States. Figure skating has always been one of the most popular sports," Ryan noted. It generally receives the highest television ratings of all viewed sports in the Winter Olympics. I believe that with the creation and accessibility of Major League Figure Skating events, the sport will become more popular than ever."

Initial regions being targeted for potential MLFS franchises include New England, Mid Atlantic and Florida. "We're examining a number of cities," said Rubin. "The initial response from the communities we have spoken to has been encouraging and enthusiastic."

In addition to the Florida event, MLFS is currently planning to host three other exhibitions later in the year for the Boston, Philadelphia and New York areas. MLFS plans to begin its inaugural season in the sprint of 2004.

Further information on Major League Figure Skating can be found at their official website: http://www.majorleaguefigureskating.com/

CONTACT:
Jon Rubin Major League Figure Skating, LLC
561-627-7480
jrubin@majorleaguefigureskating.com