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Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to figure skating, the sport known for its singles, pairs, and ice dancing events. Also included is a biographical story about figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu"--
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Language
English
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Description
"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...
Author
Language
English
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Description
As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability.
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
The Olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her long-time partner and beloved husband, Sergei Grinkov, from their first introduction and successive world pairs skating championships, to their storybook romance and marriage, to the fatal heart attack that took Sergei's life.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Bitter mens figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from the men's single skating competition, these archrivals find a loophole that will allow them to skate again as a figure skating pair.
7) Mia
Author
Series
Mia ; 1
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player. But she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead. With the help of a new coach, Mia finds out whether she has what it takes to grow and compete as a figure skater.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus High Interest
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic figure skating. Includes descriptions of men's and women's singles program, ice dancing, pairs skating, and the team figure skating events. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q & A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index"--
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Figure Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of figure skating. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a...
Author
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating-the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Bela Károlyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families-and is...
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Editions
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
This all-inclusive look at figure skating covers its history, past and present champions, skating techniques, fitness advice, tips on creating routines, and the judging system. For little girls and boys with a dream and a new pair of skates, for millions who can't be pried away from the television when Brian Boitano performs, for anyone who wonders just how it's done The United States Figure Skating Association presents the first full-color, official...
14) Ice castles
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Alex Winston is young, beautiful and talented. She comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. She has to push herself, reinvent herself, and most painfully of all, leave her boyfriend behind. When a tragic fall leaves her blind, she needs someone to believe in her, to love her and convince her she has the strength to skate and dream again.
Author
Publisher
SportsZone
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Great Moments in Olympic Skating tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in skating, and Great Moment sidebars.
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