skaters

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skaters

Ice skating stars

2004
Contains an introduction to ice skaters, in simple text with illustrations, including brief biographical sketches on some of the sports biggest female stars.

A very young skater

1979
A 10-year-old relates her experiences as a skater.

Kristi Yamaguchi

pure gold
1993
Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the young Japanese-American skater who won the gold medal in women's figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

The story of figure skating

1998
Surveys the history of figure skating and examines some of its notable performers.

Katarina Witt

1992
A biography of the German ice skater who won the figure skating gold medal in two successive Olympic competitions.

Michelle Kwan

star figure skater
2001
Biography of Michelle Kwan, silver medalist for the United States in figure skating in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Boitano's edge

inside the real world of figure skating
1997
An autobiography of Olympic ice skating champion Brian Boitano describing his experiences as a skater and the sport of figure skating.

Dorothy Hamill

Olympic champion
1976
Traces the ice skating career of Dorothy Hamill who won a gold medal at the 12th Winter Olympic Games.

Figure skating

1997
Sketches the history of ice skating from its beginning as a means of travel to its current status as a sport; discusses the contributions of Sonja Henie and other Olympic stars.

Oksana Baiul

1996
A biography of a young skater who won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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