Figure Skating A HIstory

Name: Figure Skating A HIstory
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ISBN: 9780252072864

ISBN-10: 0252072863

ISBN-13: 9780252072864

Edition: 2005

Authors: James R. Hines, World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame Staff

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Figure skating, unique in its sublimely beautiful combination of technical precision, musicality, and interpretive elements, has undergone many dramatic developments since the only other history of the sport was published in 1959. This exciting and information-packed new history describes skating's many technical and artistic advances, its important personages, its intrigues and scandals, and its historical high points. Abundant full-color and black-and-white photographs illustrate the text. James R. Mines divides his history into three periods separated by the World Wars. First, he follows functional and recreational ice skating through its evolution into national schools, culminating in…

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List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 1/19/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 6.97" wide x 9.92" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Abbreviations



Skating to World War I



Skating before Figures



England: The Birthplace of Figure Skating



Skating in the New World



Skating on the Continent



The End of an Era



Skating Between the World Wars



Competitive Skating between the Wars



Skating with a Partner



Skating for an Audience



Skating Since World War II



The Golden Age of American Skating



Recovery in Europe, Pair Skating, and Ice Dancing



The Artistic Sixties



The Dynamic Seventies



Skating Redirected: Lake Placid to Albertville



Albertville to Salt Lake City



Expanded Opportunities at Century's End



New Disciplines



The World of Professional Skating


Epilogue


Preface to the Appendices



World Championships: Medalists in Figure Skating



European Championships: Medalists in Figure Skating



Four Continents Championships: Medalists in Figure Skating



North American Championships: Medalists in Figure Skating



Olympic Games: Medalists in Figure Skating


Picture Gallery of World and Olympic Figure Skating Champions


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index