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Con este completo y ameno libro usted podrá aprender todas las técnicas básicas del patinaje: cómo mantener el equilibrio, avanzar, girar, frenar, patinar hacia atrás, saltar, etc. Gracias a sus útiles y claras explicaciones, podrá aprender sin ninguna dificultad a moverse con patines en línea o de cuatro ruedas y, de paso, conocer las disciplinas más clásicas (velocidad, hockey sobre patines, street hockey, fondo), las más modernas (descenso,...
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On February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team were killed in a plane crash, along with 16 coaches, officials, and family members. Frozen in Time takes readers inside the lives of the young skaters who died in the crash, revealing their friendships, romances, rivalries, sacrifices, and triumphs. The dramatic focus lingers on two families of powerful women: the Owens and the Westerfelds. Maribel Owen, the most famous woman...
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This vintage book contains an account of American ice hockey in the late nineteenth century. It includes a historical background to the game, a complete record of the season of 1896-97, and information on the famous Stanley Cup. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of ice hockey, and it is not to be missed by collectors.
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It was billed as the greatest event in the history of pair skating: three of the best teams of all time battling for Olympic gold on one night in Salt Lake City. Technical ability was approximately equal. It was the artistic merit score that would decide the gold medal -- the second mark.
Representing Canada, China, and Russia, the three pairs illuminated their distinct cultures. On the second mark, whose culture would triumph? Would it be the beauty...
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This book contains 100 questions on the NHL team the Detroit Redwings. Questions on all time greatest players, trades and some of the Redwings most famous victories. There are questions here to test even the most ardent of fans. Prepare to hit the ice and see how many answers you will know?
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At age fifteen, Katie Wilder might be one of the greatest figure skaters in the world... but no one even knows she exists. When a childhood accident, leaves her face so severely scarred that she wears a mask, Katie never leaves the Ice Castle, the rink owned by her father, a once-famous coach. Skating since she could walk, and without friends and distractions, every moment is, dedicated to her passion, skating, under her father's guidance.
However,...
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The Olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her long-time partner and beloved husband, Sergei Grinkov, from their first introduction and successive world pairs skating championships, to their storybook romance and marriage, to the fatal heart attack that took Sergei's life.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the most decorated figure skaters in the history of the sport, and are widely celebrated by peers and fans alike for their superior athleticism, one-of-a-kind partnership, and generosity of spirit. In these pages, they share their incredible story with the world. Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold offers an intimate and revealing behind-the-scenes look at the iconic duo. Veteran sports columnist...
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A book to help you unlock the power of the mind-body connection that's essential for achieving your peak figure skating performance.
Perfect for skaters of all ages, as well as their parents and coaches, Embodied Confidence: 30 Days of Radical Mindset Shifts for Figure Skaters, is designed to help you unlock the power of the mind-body connection that's required to access your peak performance potential.
You'll learn to notice the mindsets that prevent...
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It's Impossible to Forget Tonya Harding.
She will be forever remembered as a tough-talking, hard-living athlete who would do anything to become an Olympic Gold Medalist. But was Tonya Harding a misunderstood girl from the wrong side of the tracks? Did her raw talent and burning ambition trip her up? How far was she willing to go to beat her greatest rival, Nancy Kerrigan?
Award-winning sportswriter Joe Layden and bestselling author Frank Coffey go...
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The three-time World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the first Asian American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating reflects on the events that led him to where he is today, in this testament to the love of family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
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