skaters

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skaters

Skating for the gold

Michelle Kwan & Tara Lipinski
1997
Reviews the 1997 World Championship women's figure skating competition in which U.S. skater Tara Lipinski claimed first place and Michelle Kwan won second, provides brief biographical information about the two young women, and discusses their push toward the goal of the 1998 Olympics.

Scott Hamilton

1999
A biography of the accomplished figure skater Scott Hamilton, covering his life, career, and battle with testicular cancer.

Bonnie Blair

golden streak
1994
A biography of the speed skater who has won more gold medals than any American woman in the Winter or Summer Olympics.

My Sergei

a love story
1997
Ekaterina Gordeeva tells the love story of her relationship with her skating partner and husband Sergei Grinkov who died suddenly at the age of twenty-eight of a heart attack during a routine practice session.

Figure skating champions

2002
Profiles twenty-three figure skaters from World and Olympic Championships. Illustrated with color photographs.

Tara Lipinski

1999
A brief biography of the youngest skater ever to win United States and World Figure Skating Championships and go on to win a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Tara Lipinski

superstar ice-skater
2001
A biography of the youngest skater ever to win United States and World Figure Skating Championships.

Michelle Kwan

2003
Discusses the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who has won numerous awards at the U.S. Nationals, World Championships, and the Olympics.

Sergei Grinkov

2001
Presents a biography of the Russian pairs skater who died in 1995 at the age of twenty-eight from a heart attack. Focuses on his life with skating partner and wife, Ekaterina Gordeeva.

Tara Lipinski

star figure skater
2001
Chronicles the life and sporting career of Olympic champion figure skater Tara Lipinski, discussing her early years as a skater, her rivalry with Michelle Kwan, and her celebrity after the 1998 Olympic Games.

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