Author : Random House
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 41,20 MB
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 152476910X
When Barbie joins a figure skating club she learns how to properly fall, skate backwards, and performs in an ice show.
Author : Karin Künzle-Watson
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780873226691
Now there's a masterfully written guide that shows beginning and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of ice skating. In Ice Skating: Steps to Success, Karin K "nzle-Watson--nine-time Swiss National Champion, former Professional World Champion, and one of skating's best instructors--shares with readers the steps that she and many of her students learned on their way to becoming elite competitive skaters. Most instruction books available on ice skating tend to focus on advanced jumps or spins, assuming the reader will learn the basics through professional instruction. Ice Skating: Steps to Success, however, covers fundamental skills in a way that's easy to understand and apply. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book includes 11 steps (chapters) that progress from basic to intermediate skills. It features over 300 illustrations that make it possible to learn proper form and technique. Readers will learn how to: - attain the posture and control required for basic skills; - use standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed; - execute four different methods of stopping; - fall properly and get up easily; - change direction without loss of control; and - control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced maneuvers, including jumps, spins, and footwork. With Ice Skating: Steps to Success, beginning and recreational skaters will develop a solid foundation of skills to help them gain confidence in their abilities and enjoy the sport more.
Author : John Misha Petkevich
Publisher : Sports Illustrated
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,68 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 : Alix Wood
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1482402858
"The Olympics are full of skating sports! Graceful figure skaters impress with jumps, speed skaters zoom around the icy track, and hockey players turn on a dime to chase down the puck. Readers will enjoy learning about different skills needed for each of these activities. With colorful photographs illustrating the postures, foot placement, and techniques needed to learn how to ice-skate, the main content shows readers what fun they can have on the ice. Ice-skating is a great way to get moving, whether in a figure 8 or guarding a hockey net! " --Publisher.
Author : Karen Chen
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,11 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0062822780
Figure skating icon and U.S. National Champion Karen Chen tells the amazing story of her rise to the top, featuring never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes details from her journey on and off the ice! At seventeen years old, Karen Chen has already achieved what some girls only dream of—and yet it’s only the beginning for this incredibly talented athlete. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Karen began to figure skate at just five years old. Ten years and many grueling training sessions later, she broke out at the 2015 US Championships with a bronze medal. This was after sustaining a nearly career-ending ankle fracture a year earlier. In 2017, Karen became the US National Champion, winning gold in two programs and receiving the highest score ever recorded for the short program at the US National level. Now for the first time, Karen shares the story of how she got where she is today—and where she’s going next. Karen has already overcome astounding obstacles, and her grit, determination, and positive attitude have made her future truly limitless. In Finding the Edge, she shares, in her own words, what it’s like to be Karen Chen—and what it takes to achieve the impossible. Features a foreword from Kristi Yamaguchi, the Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and U.S. champion.
Author : Peter Morrissey
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Text and illustrations demonstrate basic skating steps--skating forwards, skating backwards--through such advanced techniques as the double flip and the triple Salchow.
Author : Kristi Yamaguchi
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 16,57 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1402252773
Inspire kids of all ages to never give up and always dream big with Dream Big Little Pig, the New York Times bestselling ice skating picture book from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi! Poppy is a pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that she truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink! Dream Big Little Pig is the perfect book to inspire little girls with big dreams. It makes a wonderful ice skating gift for girls!
Author : James Robert Hines
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Discusses skating's many technical and artistic advances, its important figures, its intrigues and scandals, and the historical high points during its evolution.
Author : E. L. Shen
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 33,71 MB
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374313814
E. L. Shen's The Comeback is a heartfelt middle-grade debut about a young Chinese American girl trying to be a champ—in figure skating and in life. Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn’t concerned, however—she’s determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing Maxine for her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition. With everything she knows on uneven ice, will Maxine crash under the pressure? Or can she power her way to a comeback? Set in Lake Placid, New York, this is a spunky yet stirring middle-grade story that examines racism, female rivalry and friendship, and the enduring and universal necessity of love and support.
Author : Nancy Parent
Publisher : Mattel, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 168343093X
Barbie joins a figure skating club and can't wait for the upcoming performance. But Barbie can't seem to do a spit spin without falling down! Barbie soon learns from Coach Mai that being a figure skater requires a lot of practice and dedication. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will love reading this story and discovering what it is like to be a figure skater.
