women skaters

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
women skaters

The luckiest girl in the world

1997
Figure-skating star Katie Roskova, unable to express her feelings of panic and anger, develops a habit of cutting herself with scissors and hiding her scars beneath long-sleeve shirts, but as pressures mount her wounds become more serious and soon her secret is revealed.

Michelle Kwan

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

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.

Tara Lipinski

1998
A brief biography of the youngest skater ever to win United States and World Figure Skating Championships.

Always dream

1998
The young Japanese-American figure skater describes the hard work, determination and love of skating that helped her win a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.

Michelle Kwan, heart of a champion

an autobiography
1997
The 1996 World Figure Skating Champion discusses the rigors of competition, the importance of a strong support group, her love of ice skating, and her Olympic dream.

Competitive figure skating for girls

2001
Explains the rules and regulations for girls' figure skating competitions.

Kristi Yamaguchi

world-class ice skater
1997
Covers the life and achievements of the Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - women skaters