{"id":755322,"date":"2025-03-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palmspringslife.com\/?p=755322"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:11:17","slug":"figure-skater-dorothy-hamill-takes-to-the-ice-in-palm-desert-for-ice-dance-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palmspringslife.com\/the-guide\/sports\/figure-skater-dorothy-hamill-takes-to-the-ice-in-palm-desert-for-ice-dance-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Figure Skaters Take to the Ice in Palm Desert Show Hosted by Dorothy Hamill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Figure skating isn\u2019t just a sport \u2014 it\u2019s art. 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