Olympic stars glide to Greenville

Prepare for an evening of heavy metal when the Target Stars on Ice glide onto the frozen Bi-Lo Center floor Thursday.

That doesn't mean Tara Lipinski and Kristi Yamaguchi will perform double axles and triple toe-loops to the throbbing strains of Metallica and Slayer. No, we're talking neckwear, specifically the impressive collection of gold, silver and bronze medallions owned by the skaters who will perform in the show.

Olympic gold medalists Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi, Katarina Witt and Ilia Kulik are on the bill, along with pairs silver medalists Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov, and bronze medalist Denis Petrov (who won in the pairs competition with Elena Bechke).

There are plenty of other top names in the skating world as well, including Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, Kurt Browning, Steven Cousins and Swiss national champion Lucinda Ruh, nicknamed "Queen of Spin" for her 270-rpm twirls.

The show is choreographed by 1984 gold medalists Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, along with former Olympians Sandra Bezic and Michael Seibert.

Though the skaters are possessors of heavy metal, the musical accompaniment to their skating decidedly isn't. There are several selections from the film "Moulin Rouge," including the baby-diva remake of "Lady Marmalade."

The repertoire ranges from Tom Jones to Fatboy Slim, U2 to Janet Jackson, Roberta Flack to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.