Sean Rabbitt

The Unites States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) has announced that Sean will be skating in the 2nd Annual Skate For Life Benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, June 27, 2009. The benefit will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Hoover Arena in Strongsville, Ohio. Tickets will go on sale May 8.

In addition to Sean's performance, fans and donors in attendance will enjoy the figure skating artistry of Parker Pennington, Alissa Czisny, Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, Jennifer Robinson and many more national and regional skaters donating their time and talents.

The Skate for Life Benefit was organized by Parker Pennington in 2008 to honor his father, a victim of MD. Sean agreed to appear and skate in the first Skate for Life Benefit to honor his mother, Helene, who also suffers from Muscular Dystrophy. Sean is also dedicating his second appearance to her this year.

All proceeds from the benefit will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Click here to learn more about the 2nd Annual Skate for Life Benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Sean has been selected to appear with a group of elite skaters in the opening ceremonies of the 2009 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held in Los Angeles, March 22-29. It is, indeed, an honor and privilege to be chosen to be a part of these ceremonies for the International Skating Union's most prestigious competition. It is, also, a complement and testimonial to Sean's dedication, talent and skating ability.

This event, commonly referred to as the "Worlds", is an annual competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It is considered to be the most prestigious of the ISU Championships, and will feature the most elite figure skaters from around the globe contending for the title of World Champion. The ISU conducts three other annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships". They are the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships).

The only title more coveted by the skaters than a World title is the Olympic title, but a World title is generally considered to be the highest honor in figure skating. World skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing.

(Reference: Wikipedia.org, The Free Encyclopedia)