Figure skating may not immediately come to mind as the summer sports season is beginning, but a Salt Lake City group is hoping to change that.

Salt Lake Figure Skating is hosting the IceStravaganza this weekend, giving the public a chance to see some of the national-level skaters who live and train in Salt Lake City.

Spokeswoman Alyse Davis said the show features a wide range of talent, from 1984 Olympic bronze medalist Josef Sabovcik to 6- year-olds on their first pair of skates.

Figure skating can be easily overshadowed in Utah with the Kearns Olympic Oval and its U.S. speed skating training program, Davis said. But Utah is a hotbed of young talent, including Nathan Chen, the reigning U.S. novice men's gold medalist, and Angela Wang, who finished seventh in the women's junior national competition. Both are future Olympic hopefuls.

The show gives skaters a chance to perform in front of an audience, regardless of skill level, Davis said. Many of the skaters hope to perform in ice shows for Disney or cruise lines, and need performance experience.

The show also gives skaters a chance to work with others, said choreographer Stephanee Grosscup. Skating is normally a solitary sport, and the show's group numbers force skaters to work with others or face a collision on the ice.

"It's a giant mishmash," Grosscup said. "It's the one time of year people can get together."

Skating with friends is even more fun for Katherine Lanham, 9. She enjoys the challenge of group skating, and said the other skaters inspire her to perfect her tricks and skate her best. She will perform in two group numbers in the show.

Salt Lake Figure Skating plans to make the show a yearly tradition, and hopes someday it will become a fundraiser. The club offers stipends to skaters to travel to national and international competitions, said treasurer and parent David Markus.

This year, the group had to raise money to even have a show. Skaters spent the fall running the parking lot at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex for University of Utah football games. That effort paid off for the audience -- tickets to the show are just $5.