Jill Biden on THIN ICE... on the White House rink: First lady jokes that figure ... trends now
Jill Biden reassured Olympic champion Brian Boitano she wouldn't fall as the duo - along with Snoopy and other guests - opened the White House's new ice skating rink on Wednesday night.
The rink will be in place on the South Lawn all of December with Washington, D.C.-area schoolchildren and children from families with service members, frontline workers, first responders and teachers invited to skate.
Biden said she added the ice rink as part of her theme for this holiday season: Magic, Wonder, and Joy.
'What's more magical and wonderful and joyful, then, you know, being on an ice rink in the South Lawn of the White House?,' she said.
Jill Biden and Brian Boitano at the opening of the new White House ice skating rink
'He's scared to death I'm going to fall,' Jill Biden joked of Brian Boitano
Jill Biden dropped a puck for Snoopy and a young skater to face off
'It's so great to look out the window and to see this down here. So I hope each of you enjoy your time here at the White House. And that the memories you make will stay with you for all of your holidays to come,' she added.
Staff placed a mat on the ice for the first lady to walk on in her boots and pink jacket. But Boitano, a three time Olympic champion, skated next to her, keeping a close grip on her arm.
'He's scared to death I'm going to fall,' Jill Biden joked of his watchful eye.
Guests cheered as they were treated to a skating performance by Snoopy and US figure skater Kimberly Navarro; a pairs performance from David Faria Oliviera and Carlina Justine Ramire; and an ice dance from Capital
