Magic on Ice: Figure Skating Stars, Tips and FactsMagic on Ice gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous world of figure skating. Featured are full-colour photographs and profiles of their favourite skaters, past and present, including Tara Lipinski, Elvis Stojko and Michelle Kwan. Warm-up exercises, practice drills and how-to tips will help young skaters improve their performance. Interviews with top coaches and a world-class competition judge will give them insights into the life of a competitive skater. Whether they're hoping to make it to the Olympics or just enjoy watching competitions, kids will love this look at one of the world's most beautiful and exciting sports. |
Contents
Chapter ALL ABOUT FIGURE SKATING | 4 |
Tricks of the Trade | 10 |
LACE EM | 16 |
Copyright | |
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1998 World Champion Alexei Urmanov allow skaters Andrei Bushkov Anjelika Krylova ankle Anton Sikharulidze athletic backflips Biellmann Burka Canadian Christopher Dean circle coach competitors deep edges Dmitriev Dorothy Hamill elements Elena Berezhnaia Elvis Stojko European Championships figure skating flying camel footwork gold medal Gordeeva Grab grace Grinkov Gusmeroli ice dance ice dancers Ilia Averbukh Ilia Kulik Irina Slutskaia Jayne Torvill judges Kurt Browning laces landing backward Lobacheva long program Marina Eltsova medalist Michelle Kwan minutes long nailing off-ice Olympic and World Olympic Silver original choreography Orser Ovsiannikov pairs Pasha Grishuk Platov precision skaters Precision Team Skating pull quad-toe rink Russia Olympic Champions Russia World Scott Hamilton Shae-Lynn Bourne short program Skate forward Skaters perform sport steel blades stretch Tara Lipinski today's skaters Todd Eldredge top skater tricks triple axel U.S.A. Olympic Champion Victor Kraatz warm-up World Championships World Junior Champion Yagudin