When Coop's agent is trying to convince him to try ballet to rehab his ankle, Coop asks, "Is this the part where you tell me to become somebody's ice dancing partner and we try out for the Olympics?" That's the plot to the Liebe und Eis (1992).
Co-writer Julie Sherman Wolfe aimed to highlight her hometown of Avon through the script, however the film was shot around Vancouver in Canada, doubling for the Connecticut town.
The film doesn't have a, or several, credited composer(s). Instead, the music is unusually credited to the company "Track Tailors".
Aired as the first of five original films in The Hallmark Channel's 2021 "New Year New Movies" lineup, replacing the "Winterfest" lineup of previous years.