“Coming together today and doing something tangible like a show will give people, hopefully, a little glimmer of hope, a little light for that next step forward,” said Evan Bates, a reigning Olympic gold medalist as an ice dancer.
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“We grew up dreaming of this — but not in 90-degree weather,” Bates said in the shade, before Chock quipped: “We’re not built for this heat.”
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