Anastasia Olson, a 2010 Novi High School graduate, is recovering from a bad fall that she suffered while performing as Belle in Disney On Ice in Minneapolis earlier this month.
By: Charity Meier | Novi Note | Published February 21, 2024
NOVI — One of Disney On Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit is recovering after she was badly injured during a performance.
Anastasia Olson, an ice dancer from Novi who graduated from Novi High School in 2010, was performing as Belle during the 11 a.m. performance of “Magic in the Stars” in Minneapolis Feb. 10 when she fell while performing a lift maneuver with her partner. Footage posted online shows that she had a seizure after the fall. Officials paused the show and placed a tent around her while she was given on-site medical care and then was taken via ambulance to Hennepin Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Olson had told C & G Newspapers earlier this month that she was “very excited” to perform with Disney on Ice when the show was scheduled to come to Detroit Feb. 15-18.
Christine Hill, the media relations manager for Hennepin Healthcare, said she had “no information to report” as of Feb. 19. According to the hospital’s website, this can mean a variety of different things. In this case, it is presumptively that Olson was discharged, as she made a post via Instagram Feb.17 indicating that she might be released soon.
“Thank you for all the warm wishes and kind thoughts. I’m feeling much better and hope to go home soon,” Olson posted to the HennepinHC Instagram.
Olson was in satisfactory condition as of Feb. 14, meaning that she had an “excellent or good prognosis” and was conscious, according to the hospital’s definition of the “satisfactory” status posted on its website. The skater had initially been widely reported to be in critical condition following the accident, and then was upgraded to serious.
“Disney On Ice appreciates the well wishes from our fans as our team member recovers,” a Disney spokesperson said in a prepared statement.