Download or read book Gold Medal Winter written by Donna Freitas and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams. Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams.After years of practice and competitions, of sit spins and perfect poses and thrillingly high jumps, Esperanza Flores will be skating for the United States. But with the excitement of an Olympic shot comes new attention -- and BIG distractions. Suddenly Espi can't go out with her friends, or even out her back door, without reporters and autograph-seekers following her every move. The other U.S. figure skaters have a lot more international experience, and they let Espi know they don't think she's ready. And Hunter Wills, the men's figure skating champion, seems to be flirting with her, even as the press matches her up with Danny Morrison, the youngest -- and maybe cutest -- member of the U.S. hockey team. In the midst of all this, Espi is trying to master an impossible secret jump that just might be her key to a medal. Can she focus
Download or read book Skating for the Gold written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Edge of Glory written by Christine Brennan and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1999 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Respected sports journalist Christine Brennan tells the riveting tales of the world's best figure skaters during the most intense year of their young lives. The story opens with the 1997 U.S. national championships, when Michelle Kwan, the overwhelming favorite for the 1998 Olympic gold medal, leaves the rink in tears. Enter Tara Lipinski, a seventy-five-pound jumping machine -- soon to become the youngest world skating champion.Chronicling the year leading up to and including the 1998 Olympic Games, Edge of Glory offers portraits of the famous and infamous, the hopefuls and has-beens -- Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Tonya Harding, Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge, Ilia Kulik, and many more. Edge of Glory also takes the reader behind the scenes of the sport: the aggressive sports agents, the career-fostering coaches, the eager reporters, the choreographers, and the attentive, stern judges. Ultimately, Edge of Glory is about the athletes themselves. What drives these skaters to a profession that promises retirement at such a young age? How do they survive in a sport where one fall decides it all? What do they fear? And, most importantly, who will win, and who will lose?
Download or read book A World class Ice Skater written by David Curtis Preston and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Champions aren't born that way - they're made through hard work. Each inspirational and enlightening book in this series features close-up case studies of world-class athletes as it presents the training, techniques, and skills necessary to be a champion in each sport.
Download or read book Jill Trenary written by Jill Trenary and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1991-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text follow American figure skater Jill Trenary's final day of competition at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, where she placed fourth out of thirty-one competitors from around the world.
Download or read book The Long Program written by Peggy Fleming and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the figure skater who went from winning two consecutive world championships in 1966 and 1967 to being the only Olympic gold medal winner for the United States in the 1968 winter games.
Download or read book Boitano s Edge written by Brian Boitano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympic ice skating champion Brian Boitano describes the sport of figure skating and his own experiences as a skater.
Download or read book Outofshapeworthlessloser written by Gracie Gold and published by Crown. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career.”—People (Best Books to Read in February 2024) When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America’s sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America’s most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift. But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls “outofshapeworthlessloser.” In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold’s public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll. Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health. Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.
Download or read book Going for the Gold written by Melissa Lowell and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jill Wong is invited to train at one of the best ice skating schools in the country, her adjustment to the new situation is harder than she expected.
Download or read book Figure Skating written by Jennifer MacKay and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figure skating, which is the world's most popular winter Olympic sport, is the subject of this volume. Though figure skaters are often known for their theatrical and artistic performances, author Jennifer MacKay outlines for readers the complex physical and biomechanical properties at work in this beautiful and demanding sport. From the development of the indoor ice rink, to the application of Newton's laws of motion, to the psychological challenges faced by many skaters, MacKay explores how these athletes achieve amazing physical accomplishments and perfect their art.
Download or read book The Second Mark written by Joy Goodwin and published by New York : Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhaustively researched by a skating insider, this book details the dramatic behind-the-scenes story of the controversial 2002 Olympic pair skating competition and the scandal that made front-page headlines around the world.
Download or read book Great Moments in Olympic Skating written by Jo-Ann Barnas and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. 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, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Dreams of Gold written by Maynard F. Thomson and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-23 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dreams of figure skaters Maggie Campbell and Clay Bartlett come to an abrupt halt when a car accident ends Clay's career. Maggie leaves Clay to hone her skills as a single skater.
Download or read book Ice Skating written by Michael Sandler and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ice Skating: The Incredible Michelle Kwan, readers will meet a dynamic athlete. Kwan has won more than 42 figure skating championships since taking 1st place in the Southwest Pacific Regional in 1992. Yet while a string of injuries temporarily slowed her, they never stopped her. She overcame Olympic heartbreak in 1998 to win a medal in every World Championship between 1998 and 2004, emerging as a real star of the skating world. With high-action photos, this profile of determination will inspire all young athletes.
Download or read book Skating for Gold written by Tiffani Healey and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skating for Gold By: Tiffani Healey Meet Annabelle, a red-haired girl who loves learning to skate with her friends. As they practice their spirals and spins, the girls find out how important it is to practice a new sport. They take a few tumbles along the way, but they always have fun! Skating for Gold is the first in a series about Annabelle’s skating adventures.
Download or read book Skating for the Gold written by Chip Lovitt and published by Simon Pulse. This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the skating careers of champion figure skaters Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski.
Download or read book Summary of Gracie Gold s Outofshapeworthlessloser written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Gracie Gold's Outofshapeworthlessloser in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Outofshapeworthlessloser" by Gracie Gold is a candid memoir that delves into the figure skater's life, both on and off the ice. Gold recounts her early years, marked by a natural inclination for organization and a passion for figure skating that emerged despite trying other sports. She reflects on the familial support and pressures that shaped her competitive drive, including her parents' complex relationship and their high expectations...
