Download or read book Figure Skating in the Formative Years written by James R Hines and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a winter pastime for socializing and courtship, skating evolved into the wildly popular competitive sport of figure skating, one of the few athletic arenas where female athletes hold a public profile--and earning power--equal to that of men. Renowned sports historian James R. Hines chronicles figure skating's rise from its earliest days through its head-turning debut at the 1908 Olympics and its breakthrough as entertainment in the 1930s. Hines credits figure skating's explosive expansion to an ever-increasing number of women who had become proficient skaters and wanted to compete, not just in singles but with partners as well. Matters reached a turning point when British skater Madge Syers entered the otherwise-male 1902 World Championship held in London and finished second. Called skating's first feminist, Syers led a wave of women who made significant contributions to figure skating and helped turn it into today's star-making showcase at every Winter Olympics. Packed with stories and hard-to-find details, Figure Skating in the Formative Years tells the early history of a sport loved and followed by fans around the world.

Download or read book Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights Library of Congress at Washington D C written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fine Art of Ice Skating written by Julia Whedon and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1988 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history and development of ice skating with many historical pictures and 40 full-color photographs of famous skaters.

Download or read book Ice written by Amy Brady and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation—from the foods Americans eat, to the sports they play, to the way they live today—and what its future might look like on a swiftly warming planet. Ice is everywhere: in gas stations, in restaurants, in hospitals, in our homes. Americans think nothing of dropping a few ice cubes into tall glasses of tea to ward off the heat of a hot summer day. Most refrigerators owned by Americans feature automatic ice machines. Ice on-demand has so revolutionized modern life that it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always this way—and to overlook what aspects of society might just melt away as the planet warms. In Ice, journalist and historian Amy Brady shares the strange and storied two-hundred-year-old history of ice in America: from the introduction of mixed drinks “on the rocks,” to the nation’s first-ever indoor ice rink, to how delicacies like ice creams and iced tea revolutionized our palates, to the ubiquitous ice machine in every motel across the US. But Ice doesn’t end in the past. Brady also explores the surprising present-day uses of ice in sports, medicine, and sustainable energy—including cutting-edge cryotherapy breast-cancer treatments and new refrigerator technologies that may prove to be more energy efficient—underscoring how precious this commodity is, especially in an age of climate change.

Download or read book Skater s Edge Sourcebook written by Alice Berman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dubbed "The Whole Earth Catalog of Skating," The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK compiles extensive resource information for the popular sport of ice skating. (Second edition scheduled for release 1/98, 336 pp, ISBN 0-9643027-1-3). Book includes detailed listings of more than 400 companies that make or sell skating-related products (apparel, boots, blades, accessories, etc.); that design or build skating rinks; or that serve as consultants to the industry. All companies cross-referenced by the type of services provided. Book also profiles close to 1,000 skating rinks in the U.S. {address, phone, # of ice surfaces, whether enclosed, months open, etc.} Other sections include listings of skating books, videos, associations, organizations, federations, training centers, summer skating schools, & more. Book includes consumer articles on such topics as GUIDE TO FITTING SKATES, SKATE BOOTS (makes, models, manufacturers), GUIDE TO BLADES (makes, specifications, uses), LACING SKATES, CHOOSING A PRO, & more. The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK is published by SKATER'S EDGE, the world's leading "how-to" skating magazine with instructional articles & tips by the world's top coaches & pros. SKATER'S EDGE is published 5 times a year; the SOURCEBOOK is updated every three years. For more information, contact: SKATER'S EDGE, Box 500, Kensington, MD 20895. Phone/FAX: (301) 946-1971; e-mail: [email protected]. The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK is available direct from the publisher, or from Koen Book Distributors or Baker & Taylor.

Download or read book Artistic Impressions written by Mary Louise Adams and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century after the founding of the first skating club. Only in the 1930s did figure skating begin to acquire its feminine image. Artistic Impressions is the first history to trace figure skating's striking transformation from gentlemen's art to 'girls' sport.' With a focus on masculinity, Mary Louise Adams examines how skating's evolving gender identity has been reflected on the ice and in the media, looking at rules, technique, and style and at ongoing debates about the place of 'art' in sport. Uncovering the little known history of skating, Artistic Impressions shows how ideas about sport, gender, and sexuality have combined to limit the forms of physical expression available to men.

Download or read book Figure Skating written by James Robert Hines and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses skating's many technical and artistic advances, its important figures, its intrigues and scandals, and the historical high points during its evolution.

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Circus Queen and Tinker Bell written by Tiny Kline and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2008-06-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glimpse of day-to-day life under the big top, from one of the circus's most remarkable performers

Download or read book Hippodrome Skating Book written by Charlotte Oelschlager and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans ought to be the greatest skaters in the world. They are athletic people, lovers of outdoor sports and their country is situated in the largest tract of the North Temperate zone occupied by any one nation in the world. In this zone is found sufficient cold weather to produce a great deal of natural ice and at the same time such agreeable weather as to render the use of that ice, for sport, attractive and exhilarating. In this respect the United States is more fortunately situated than any of the countries of northern Europe. This little book is intended as a stimulus and encouragement toward ice skating among Americans. It is intended as much for women as for men. There are no physical reasons why women should not skate quite as well as men. Skating is a matter of balance and grace, not strength. Young girls often become very expert skaters, doing all the difficult feats that grown men accomplish. Up to within a few years ago, the figure skating championships of Europe were open to both men and women on equal terms. Perhaps the fact that women excelled in grace was partially responsible for the separation of the sexes in these championships. Much attention is paid in the book to the fundamental strokes, called school figures. These are the foundation of all figure skating. After they have been fully mastered the skater will probably discover a tendency to adopt an individual style and make up special figures suited to individual physical or temperamental characteristics. One skater, for instance, will especially enjoy spins and whirls; another will incline toward big, showy spirals; another will develop individual skill in two-foot movements such as grapevines, etc. Skating, like every other fine sport, becomes an expression of individuality. The foundation rules must first be learned, after which personal choice will direct the skater toward special figures most to his or her liking. Skating is a sport for everybody--girls and boys, young people and old people. It can be started in extreme childhood and enjoyed far into old age. It can be a fast, strenuous exercise or a gentle enjoyment of poetic motion. It stimulates health, prompts to wholesome life out of doors, is a social diversion and, in its best development, requires considerable mental application. In every respect it is an ideal sport for people of any nation, especially those situated where natural ice is found or artificial ice is provided. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. We do repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Book features: Pages: 112 pages Book size: 6x9" Paper: Cream paper Original b/w illustrations from 1916 Original glossy colour cover

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Download or read book The Official Book of Figure Skating written by United States Figure Skating Association and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This official, comprehensive, and fully illustrated guide to the second most popular sport in North America, its stars, and its greatest moments includes profiles of Dorothy Hamill, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan, Elvis Stojko, and many others. 235 photos & illustrations, 125 in color. Online feature.