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]

Life as a professional skater

Life in Dubai (1980-1987)

Life in Hong Kong (1987-2002)
  • 1987 April - 2002 May Manager of Cityplaza Ice Palace, Hong Kong
  • 1989 Created the 1st ISI Skate Asia 1989[2]
  • 1989 Trained the 1st Hong Kong's skater, 1st Asian skater and 7th skater, 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)
Mixc Shenzhen World Ice Arena
  • 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)
  • 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)

In Memory of Ted

In the media

References
  1. "Skate Asia: Bigger & Better Than Ever". www.mydigitalpublication.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. "Skate Asia - ISIAsia". isiasia.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. "The Ice Sports Industry (ISI)". ISI. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  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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