Figure skating a history

Discusses skating's many technical and artistic advances, its important figures, its intrigues and scandals, and the historical high points during its evolution.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hines, James R. (James Robert), 1937-
Corporate Author: World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : Colorado Springs : University of Illinois Press ; World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, c2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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.