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NOVI — One of Disney on Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit was badly injured during a performance in Minnesota last Saturday.
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 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 comes to Detroit Feb. 15-18.
According to Christine Hill, media relations manager for Hennepin Healthcare, as of Feb. 14, Olson was in satisfactory condition. This means that she now has an “excellent or good prognosis” and is conscious, according to the hospital’s definition of the “satisfactory” status posted on its website. The skater had been widely reported to be in critical condition following the accident, and then upgraded to serious condition.
“Disney On Ice appreciates the well wishes from our fans as our team member recovers,” a Disney spokesperson said in a prepared statement.
