Figure Skating

Figure Skating
Author: John Misha Petkevich
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
Total Pages: 287
Release: 1988-11-01
Genre: 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

Freestyle Skating

Freestyle Skating
Author: Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515781925

There's more to freestyle skating than beautiful costumes, awesome music, and the ability to skate. Learn the rules of the sport as well as the steps it takes to become an unstoppable athlete on ice.

The Art of Falling

The Art of Falling
Author: Naomi Grigg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692227374

"The Art of Falling " is for skaters who want to transform their skating. Whether you are just getting started in freestyle slalom skating or are an experienced slalomer, or even a skater from another discipline looking to improve your core skills, the lessons found in "The Art of Falling" will help you pick up tricks faster, improve the quality of your skating and troubleshoot problems. The information is written with inline skaters in mind, but it also applies to quad skaters. Containing the wisdom and insights from Naomi Grigg's acclaimed series of workshops and retreats on freestyle slalom skating, "The Art of Falling" is invaluable to any skater. It's a resource that will grow with you as a skater and enhance the value of all of your lessons and practice.

Figure Skating School

Figure Skating School
Author: Peter Morrissey
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1997
Genre: 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.

The Essential Figure Skater

The Essential Figure Skater
Author: Patti Tashman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Two former competitive skaters-turned-teachers team up with a mental training coach to provide friendly, klutz-proof instruction for the beginning skater, including sections on how to stop and fall, beginning freestyle, clothing and equipment, finding a coach, and mental preparation for all levels. Illustrations throughout.

The Complete Book of Figure Skating

The Complete Book of Figure Skating
Author: Carole Shulman
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736035484

The executive director of the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) provides proven technique instruction for more than 100 skills, presenting them progressively from beginning to advanced levels of expertise. 170 photos.

Stalefish

Stalefish
Author: Sean Mortimer
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2008-04-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780811860420

How is being a professional skateboarder different from being, say, a professional golfer? More scabs, for one. Veteran skate journalist Sean Mortimer has interviewed the top skaters of all time to answer that question in meaningful and often humorous ways. Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, and Rodney Mullen are a handful of the skaters who opine on sacking yourself, skate-induced ulcers, and the various ways in which skating ruins your love life. Including compelling photographs, Stalefish documents the gritty oral history of professional skating like no other book.

Alpine and Freestyle Skiing

Alpine and Freestyle Skiing
Author: Kylie Burns
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778740209

Introduces the alpine skiing events in the Winter Olympics, including slalom and freestyle skiing, and describes how each event is judged and the world records and trivia in the sport.

Freestyle Skateboarding Tricks

Freestyle Skateboarding Tricks
Author: Sean D'Arcy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781554076666

Flips, slides, grinds, pivots and much, much more for skateboarders.

Why Black and Brown Kids Don't Ice Skate

Why Black and Brown Kids Don't Ice Skate
Author: Joel Savary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781672888028

Joel Savary is the founder of Diversify Ice Foundation, a non-profit aimed to diversify the sport of figure skating by cultivating skaters of color. In his new book, "Why Black and Brown Kids Don't Ice Skate," Joel outlines many of the issues plaguing the sport and provides strategies for infusing diversity to reinvigorate the sport overall.NOTE: This is an initial release of the book. The final version is forthcoming. If you have downloaded the kindle format, the updates will automatically update when the final version is available.Learn More at www.JoelSavary.com