Download or read book How Figure Skating Works written by Keltie Thomas and published by Maple Tree. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the science behind the sport of figure skating and explores its history, development, most famous competitors, and other related topics.
Download or read book Figure Skating written by John Misha Petkevich and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 1988-11-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The lavishly illustrated volume includes: Detailed instructional-photo sequences What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction Getting started 6 basic turns that every figure skater should know 15 spins that you can master The keys to preforming 19 clasic figure skating jumps and splits
Download or read book The Science of Figure Skating written by Jason D. Vescovi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Figure Skating is the first book to provide an evidence-based and comprehensive reference for the scientific underpinnings of this complex Olympic sport, where early specialization presents unique challenges for coaches and athletes alike. Drawing on cutting-edge research and featuring contributions from leading academics and practitioners, the book covers key topics of health, training and high performance in figure skating, including: Physiological demands Nutrition and hydration Training methods Psychology and mental performance Novel issues relating to performance such as travel and jet lag Technological innovation Effectively and succinctly applying theory to practice, The Science of Figure Skating is a valuable resource on integrating sport science concepts into training and performance. It is essential reading for any applied sport science student or researcher with an interest in winter sports, and coaches, sport science officers, nutritionists or clinicians involved in figure skating.
Download or read book Kids Book of Figure Skating written by Rikki Samuels and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all love to watch figure skaters as they glide across the ice and perform amazing spins and jumps. And now, one of the world's premier skaters and teachers has written a clear kid-friendly book for boys and girls of all ages who want to master this popular sport. In this book she breaks down the basics of the sport for any skill level. With helpful drawings and a glossary of important terms this encouraging introduction to figure skating is lively, informative and fun - the perfect guide to making a child's skating dream a reality.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Figure Skating written by John Williams Malone and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries include biographies of champion skaters, histories of the major branches of competition, and descriptions of skating forms
Download or read book A System of Figure skating written by Henry Eugene Vandervell and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Artistic Impressions written by Mary Louise Adams and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-02-19 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 s Greatest Stars written by Steve Milton and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated celebration of the best athletes from this widly popular sport.
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 Figure Skating written by Ellen Labrecque and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and index.
Download or read book Inside Edge A Revealing Journey Into the Secret World of Figure Skating written by Christine Brennan and published by Japanime Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figure skating is the most beautiful and mysterious of all sports. When the skaters are on the ice, every twitch of a muscle and every slip of a skate blade is visible for the world to see. In Inside Edge, Christine Brennan chronicles—for the first time—a season on the skating circuit, intimately portraying the lives, on and off the ice, of the sport's current and upcoming stars. Woven into the narrative are stories of figure skating luminaries—including Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan, Rudy Galindo, and Tara Lipinski. Revealing the backstage conflicts high-profile figure skaters face, and the ambition that drives them, Brennan also tells the stories of their families, of improbable rises to the top, and of wasted talents. If skaters are perfect, they can become international heroes. But if they fall, if they miss a three-revolution jump on a quarter-inch blade of steel, the despair is theirs alone. This is their life on the edge, where decades of training culminate in little more than four crucial minutes on the ice. There is no other sport like it. There is no other story like theirs.
Download or read book Figure Skating written by Joseph Gustaitis and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the figure skating events at the Winter Olympics, including how they are judged and world records and trivia about the sports.
Download or read book Figure Skating written by Claire Throp and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though it's graceful and beautiful to watch, don't be fooled. Champion-level figure skaters are some of the strongest, most technically skilled athletes anywhere. Learn about this stylish sport and find out how the pros train! Do you think you have what it takes to give it a try?
Download or read book Alone written by Bill Jones and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The previously-untold story of the life and tragic early death of John Curry, one of the most famous ice skaters in history. The book that inspired new film The Ice King, the story of John Curry's life. One winter's night in 1976, over 20 million people in Britain watched John Curry skate to Olympic gold on an ice rink in Austria. Many millions more watched around the world. Overnight he became one of the most famous men on the planet. He was awarded an OBE. He was chosen as BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Curry changed ice skating from marginal sport to high art. And yet the man was a mystery to a world that had been dazzled by his gift. Surely, men's skating was supposed to be Cossack-muscular, not sensual and ambiguous like this? Curry himself was a complex, tortured man. For the first time, Alone untangles the extraordinary web of his toxic, troubled, brilliant and short life. It is a story of childhood nightmares, furious ambition, sporting genius, lifelong rivalries, homophobia, Cold War politics, financial ruin and deep personal tragedy. So much more than a sports biography, Alone reveals the restless, impatient, often dark soul of a man whose words could lacerate, whose skating invariably moved audiences to tears, and who after succumbing to AIDS, as so many of his fellow artists and friends did, died of a heart attack aged just 44.
Download or read book Figure Skating in Action written by Kate Calder and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the techniques and equipment of figure skating, as well as ice dancing, pair skating, and synchronized skating.
Download or read book Competitive Figure Skating written by Robert S. Ogilvie and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes directory of figure skating organizations and "over 150 photos and diagrams."
Download or read book Figure Skating Girls Rocking It written by Pete Michalski and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary era has been the most revolutionary for women in sports, with more females involved in athletics than ever before, at all age and skill levels, largely due to the push to make school sports inclusive for girls and women. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to and historical overview of figure skating. It covers all aspects of participation in the sport and staying safe on the ice. Included are anecdotal and inspirational success stories of figure-skating luminaries, and special attention is paid to recent advances and trends in the sport.
