ice skating

Claire, a farm girl, accepts a scholarship from Russian skating coach Andrei Grosheva to train with the elite in Lake Placid, and encounters a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything.

Ice Princess is a hilarious and heartwarming coming-of-age story featurning popular teen star Michelle Trachtenberg. Though she longs to become a graceful champion figure skater, gawky Casey Carlyle (Trachtenberg) has always been just a brainy high school misfit. And with a strong-willed mother pushing her towards a top university, it seems as if she'll never get the chance to be like the elite skating prodigies she sees at the rink.. But when Casey uses her head and follows her heart, she'll find herself transformed beyond her wildest dreams!.

Former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater.

Raven is excited for the figure skating competition, but before she steps onto the ice she must do something she has never done before--overcome her fear of performing.

Yasmin and her friend Emma are going to the ice rink, but Yasmin is nervous and does not want to admit that she has never skated, so she delays going on the ice as long as possible--but when she falls down Emma's mother offers to teach her, and Emma helps.

"After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her . . . not yet at least! . . . we follow Zahra's story as she glides across the floors of her house in her socks all the way to the ice rink . . . and as she repeatedly says ''not yet'' to naysayers--including herself--who try to convince her to stop pursuing her dream"--Provided by publisher.

Still coping with the death of their father, twelve-year-old Mars tries to figure out their place on and off the rink as they navigate being nonbinary in a traditionally gendered sport.

Late for practice at the ice arena, thirteen-year-old Eva Chen neglects to warm up and suffers a concussion when she falls during a difficult jump; frustrated at missing practice time, and worried about doing her routine at the family showcase, in front of a full arena, her parents, and her grandmother, Eva does not need any extra threats to her confidence--for instance, discovering that some of the other girls are laughing at her Chinese heritage.

Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to ice skating. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.

"This search-and-find book invites early readers to look for new vocabulary words and picture details while offering simple facts about figure skating competition"--Provided by publisher.