Author : Kate Calder
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778701651
Introduces the techniques and equipment of figure skating, as well as ice dancing, pair skating, and synchronized skating.
Author : John Misha Petkevich
Publisher : Sports Illustrated
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 37,83 MB
Release : 1988-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1461664403
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
Author : Gérard Châtaigneau
Publisher : Firefly Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A tribute to over 70 of today's Olympic and World Stars.
Author : Kate Calder
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780606228329
Describes the essentials of figure skating, and includes spinning, jumping, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Author : Patty Cranston
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781550744552
Profiles the sport of figure skating and discusses how to find the right equipment, what coaches look for, how spins and jumps are done, and who the best skaters in the world are.
Author : Jason D. Vescovi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1315387727
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.
Author : Michael Sandler
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1597164186
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.
Author : Steve Milton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Figure skaters
ISBN : 9781554073351
Well-illustrated with action photos this book showcases the top international figure skaters and rising stars looking to the next Olympics. Organized around competitions the book the book provides behind-the-scenes detail and individual statistics.
Author : Jean Riley Senft
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1553656571
When Olympic figure skating judge Jean Senft blew the whistle on vote trading at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, she opened the door to an entirely new way of judging. This system, which was developed and adopted following the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, is driving the sport in new directions. As skaters are pushed to explore ever-more difficult and dramatic ways of scoring points, they are changing the very nature of figure skating. In Triumph on Ice, Senft describes in detail how that new system has lead to this new type of skating, which was so thrillingly on display at the 2010 Olympics. Se.
Author : Irving Brokaw
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 17,6 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Skating
ISBN :
Primarily figure skating, including pairs skating and dancing on ice.
