Product Description: The Art & Soul of Ice Skating is an extraordinary journey into Dorothy’s lyrical, philosophical, and artistic visions of ice skating. Her playful artwork and storytelling come together with whimsical philosophy to bring the depth of ice skating to life...read more

In contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century after the founding of the first skating club. Only in the 1930s did figure skating begin to acquire its feminine image.Artistic Impressions is the first history to trace figure skating's striking transformation from gentlemen's art to 'girls' sport. With a focus on masculinity, Mary Louise Adams examines how skating's evolving gender identity has been reflected on the ice and in the media, looking at rules, technique, and style and at ongoing debates about the place of 'art' in sport. Uncovering the little known history of skating, Artistic Impressions shows how ideas about sport, gender, and sexuality have combined to limit the forms of physical expression available to men.

Product Description: STOP! PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BOOK. This is a reference guide for the BEGINNER ice skater and not for a FORMER skater. This book is designed for those who are just starting out; whether taking Group Lessons, hockey, or for recreation...read more

Product Description: At the 1984 Olympics, American Scott Hamilton skated into the history books when he claimed a gold medal in Sarajevo. Beside him the entire time was his coach, Don Laws. A member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame and a U.S. Junior Champion, Laws is one of the most respected and admired ice skating coaches in the world...read more

Provides an inside look at one year in the lives of top figure skaters, including Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski, Todd Eldredge, and Elvis Stojko, as they prepare for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan

Product Description: Eileen Peerless Power Skating Method offers proven techniques from a power skating expert that will help hockey skaters of all ages, abilities, and levels to improve power, speed, and overall performance on the ice. Relying on her nearly three decades of experience teaching hundreds of hockey players, Eileen Peerless shares practical skills that can be used in real game situations...read more