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24-530: With wooden seats, red aisle carpeting, and wildlife paintings on the walls, the arena had an intimate atmosphere that reflected its lakeside, resort hotel setting. The arena was the primary arena setting in the 1978 movie Ice Castles . In 1993, the Broadmoor announced that it would be closing the arena to make room for a $ 27 million expansion of the resort. It closed in March 1994. The last major event held at

48-510: A triumph but which were still praiseworthy were celebrated with an ovation instead, from the Latin ovo , "I rejoice". The word's use in English to refer to sustained applause dates from at least 1831. Standing ovations are considered to be a special honor . Often they are used at the entrance or departure of a speaker or performer, where the audience members will continue the ovation until

72-468: A 44% "Rotten" rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes , based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 5.3/10. A movie reviewer for Variety wrote, " Ice Castles combines a touching love story with the excitement and intense pressure of Olympic competition skating" and praised the performances of Dewhurst and Skerrit. Roger Ebert disliked the sentimentality of the movie, writing: Call me Scrooge; stories like this make me cringe. I don't deny

96-418: A champion figure skater. Her boyfriend, Nick Peterson, dreams of being a hockey player. Coached by a family friend and former skater, Lexie enters a regional championship over her father's protests. There she is discovered by an elite coach, who sees her potential despite her lack of training and her relatively advanced age. Over her father's objections, Lexie moves from Waverly to Colorado Springs to train at

120-439: Is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson . It is the story of Lexie Winston, a young figure skater , and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight , leaving her to hide away in the privacy of her own despair. She eventually perseveres and begins competing in figure skating again. The work

144-399: Is a memorial on the grounds of the hotel to the members of the 1961 US Figure Skating team, all of whom perished in the crash of their flight to the 1961 championships near Brussels, Belgium . Many of them had trained at the Broadmoor. 38°47′26″N 104°51′10″W  /  38.790612°N 104.85265°W  / 38.790612; -104.85265 Ice Castles Ice Castles

168-506: Is always an engaging performer ... The supporting cast includes the irreplaceable Colleen Dewhurst ... There's also a brief role (as a hard-boiled coach) for the fascinating actress Jennifer Warren, who was electrifying in Night Moves and never seems to get the roles she deserves. They all act well together, and the direction by Donald Wrye tries to get beneath surfaces, to show plausible people in actual situations, to give some notion of

192-646: Is especially notable among sports fans in Montreal , Quebec , Canada throughout the years, where many athletes have received standing ovations lasting several minutes long as a way to show appreciation. Examples include: In 1996, Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard received a 16-minute long standing ovation from the fans at the Montreal Forum following the conclusion of the Forum's final Canadiens home game as he and other Canadiens greats who played at

216-501: Is uncertain if her injury will be permanent. Lexie returns home and becomes a recluse. Nick, who still resents her affair with Brian, demands that she get out of the house and back onto the ice. Despite their mutual resentment and Lexie's depression, they work through their estrangement and rediscover their love for each other. With help from Nick, her father Marcus, and original coach Beulah, Lexie begins to believe she can still fulfill her dreams. Though virtually blind, she can still see

240-405: The 2010 Winter Olympics . Standing ovation A standing ovation is a form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding, often after extraordinary performances of particularly high acclaim. In Ancient Rome returning military commanders (such as Marcus Licinius Crassus after his defeat of Spartacus ) whose victories did not quite meet the requirements of

264-523: The Forum were presented to the crowd. Richard's ovation is said to be the longest in the history of the Forum and of the Canadiens. In 2002, Montreal Canadiens legend Saku Koivu returned to the Canadiens' lineup following after suffering from Burkitt's lymphoma , a form of cancer . Koivu received an 8–9 minutes standing ovation from the Montreal fans prior to puck drop. It was officially listed as

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288-622: The Montreal faithful as the crowd cheered. In 2022, following the announcing of the death of Canadiens great Guy Lafleur , the team held a tribute to him prior to the Canadiens' game against the Boston Bruins at Bell Centre . The ceremony featured highlights of Lafleur's career being played on the JumboTron and many players and coaches paying respects and saying thanks to Lafleur. The fans in attendance then stood to applaud for 10 minutes and 10 seconds to celebrate Lafleur — Lafleur wore

312-642: The arena was the 1994 World Junior Figure Skating Championships . The Tigers moved their hockey games to the similarly-named World Arena . In April 2014, after an agreement with the Anschutz Entertainment Group (owners of The Broadmoor resort), the World Arena in south Colorado Springs was formally renamed the Broadmoor World Arena , in order to take advantage of the name recognition of the original building. There

336-498: The boards at the edge of the rink, and so learns how to compensate for her disability. She enrolls in the sectional championship and presents a flawless program that provokes a standing ovation from the audience. Her disability, however, is revealed when she trips over roses thrown onto the ice by adoring fans. Nick rushes to her side and says, "We forgot about the flowers," as the crowd realizes that Lexie has not recovered from her injuries but rather risen above them. The film holds

360-417: The bravery of the characters being portrayed – I just object to the emotional bankruptcy of the people making the movies ... One of the melancholy aspects of Ice Castles is the quality of talent that's been brought to such an unhappy enterprise. Lynn-Holly Johnson, who plays the figure skater, is an appealing young woman who actually happens to be a good skater who can act. Robby Benson, as her boy friend,

384-475: The direction her life is taking, she leaves a sponsorship party and heads to a nearby outdoor skating rink. Her coach and the partygoers watch through the windows as she skates. She attempts a difficult triple jump but lands off the ice onto a set of tables and chairs chained together near the edge of the rink. Lexie suffers a serious head injury , a blood clot in her brain robbing her of her eyesight and leaving her able to see only light and blurry shapes. The doctor

408-513: The film a "schmaltzy classic skating movie for romantics." Janet Maslin , in The New York Times , complained that she found the movie "amazingly hard to follow", "confusing", and "baffling"; she writes, "Wrye's bungling renders the story sob-proof." Director Donald Wrye remade Ice Castles in 2009. The namesake film , starring Taylor Firth and Rob Mayes , was released as a direct-to-DVD title on February 9, 2010, shortly before

432-407: The legendary Broadmoor World Arena . She becomes unpopular among her fellow trainees because of the attention lavished on her natural talent and the publicity she receives. Lexie qualifies for the senior championship level, her life changing drastically in the process. She becomes a star, alienates her boyfriend, and begins dating a grown man, television broadcaster Brian. Becoming uncomfortable with

456-403: The ovated person leaves or begins their speech. Some audience members worldwide have observed that the standing ovation has come to be devalued, such as in the field of politics, in which on some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter of course, rather than as a special honour in unusual circumstances. Examples include party conferences in many countries, where

480-495: The pressures on young athletes. The girl's small town is colorfully painted, the family's home life is drawn in a nice offbeat way, and the details of competitive ice-skating are worked in casually. Reviewer Austin Kennedy also gave a lukewarm review, though praised the acting as "the better part of this movie. Real life skater Lynn-Holly Johnson is charming and does a fine job as the innocent starlet." Common Sense Media called

504-579: The second longest standing ovation in Canadiens history at the time, until it was surpassed in 2022 by the Canadiens' pre-game tribute to Guy Lafleur following the announcing of his death. In 2003, after Montreal Expos star player Vladimir Guerrero Sr. played his last game with the Expos, he saluted the Olympic Stadium crowd alongside his son, then three-year-old Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The two wore matching Expos uniforms and tipped their caps to

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528-436: The speech begins, as opposed to those that interrupt it, are given in praise of the office itself, rather than the individual office-holder, and the president is never introduced by name. Standing ovations are also often given in a sporting context to reflect an outstanding individual performance, or to celebrate a beloved sporting hero past or present that has a strong connection with the team's fans and home city. This practice

552-710: The speech of the party leader is rewarded with a "stage managed" standing ovation as a matter of course, and the State of the Union Address of the President of the United States (see ovations at 6:15 and 7:00 here on YouTube ). It is routine, rather than exceptional, for this address to be introduced, interrupted and followed by standing ovations, from both the president's own party and his political opponents. However, by tradition all ovations that occur before

576-567: Was filmed on location in Colorado and Minnesota . Its theme song " Through the Eyes of Love ", performed by Melissa Manchester , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards . A remake , also directed by Wrye, was released direct to video in 2010. Alexis "Lexie" Winston is a sixteen-year-old girl from Waverly , Iowa , who dreams of becoming

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