Blizzard

BLIZZARD is the magical reindeer daughter of Blitzen and Delphi. Voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, she's a good-hearted renegade who doesn't obey the rules if it means ignoring those in need. From the far reaches of Santa's Village in the North Pole, she feels the pain of Katie (Zoe Warner), a poor young girl who lives to skate on her town's local rink. Otto Brewer (Jan Triska), a kindly retired Olympic figure skater, has taken Katie on and tutored her to a competitive level. But job loss sends Katie and her family to the city, with a daunting new school, and no place to skate but an expensive club full of bullying rich girls. Katie misses Otto and skating. Blizzard, who has all three of the rare magical reindeer powers, including "empathic navigation," feels Katie's pain and visits her, breaking the rule against contact with humans. When a rival ruins Katie's skates before an important competition, Blizzard "borrows" skates meant as a gift for another child, another major infraction. Eventually, Katie returns the skates and begs Santa (Christopher Plummer) for mercy on Blizzard's behalf. Santa agrees not to punish Blizzard but requires that the two never see each other again. This story is told as a flashback by Aunt Millie (Brenda Blethyn) to her niece Jess (Jennifer Pisana) to help Jess cope with the loss of her best friend and heal her broken heart.