skaters

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skaters

Nancy Kerrigan

1999
Discusses the skating career of Nancy Kerrigan, who overcame an attack that injured her knee and went on to win a silver medal at the 1994 Olympics.

Kristi Yamaguchi

1999
A biography of the young Japanese-American figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and has since become a professional skater.

Nicole Bobek

1999
A look at the personal life and skating career of the young woman who became the National Figure Skating Champion in 1995.

Oksana Baiul

1998
A biography of the young Ukrainian figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Tara Lipinski

1998
Presents the success story of figure skater Tara Lipinski, who at fourteen-years-old became the youngest National Champion and World Champion in the history of women's figure skating.

Michelle Kwan

1998
Describes the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who won the National and World Championships in 1996.

Oksana

my own story
1997

Ekaterina Gordeeva

1998
A biography of skating star Ekaterina Gordeeva who, with her husband Sergei Grinkov, won two Olympic gold medals, and who, since his untimely death in 1995, skates alone.

Fire on ice

autobiography of a champion figure skater
2005
Championship figure skater Sasha Cohen recalls her own personal highs and lows as she pursues Olympic gold in 2006, and discusses the injury that almost ended her career.

Bravo, Mia!

2008
Ice skater Mia St. Clair worries she may not be able to compete at Regionals after a family crisis threatens their family's finances and Mia's only shot at competitive skating.

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