10 QUOTES WITH «FIGURE SKATING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
figure skating.
I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it.
Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big.
Charlie and I discovered at a really young at that we had a passion for figure skating, and I think that passion drives us to work every day to improve and grow. We have really learned to love our sport more and more, year to year. And the hard work really pays off.
If we have a situation where a man is particularly graceful in a sport that rewards grace - say, for example, figure skating - why is it that we don't say to the man, 'Well, you're too feminine to compete?'... I don't understand why we don't find it offensive also to say to a women who's very strong, 'You're too masculine to compete.'
Our family life, before figure skating turned it upside down, seemed normal. Our town of Riverside, Connecticut, was part of Greenwich, and we had the advantage of their wonderful community, with great beaches and beautiful parks.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURE SKATING»
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figure skating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
figure skating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Complete Book of
Figure Skating
The executive director of the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) provides proven technique instruction for more than 100 skills, presenting them progressively from beginning to advanced levels of expertise. 170 photos.
2
Figure Skating: Championship Techniques
Tells how to select skates, clothing, and rinks, demonstates basic and advanced skating techniques, and tells how to choreograph a routine
John Misha Petkevich, 1989
3
Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey Into the Secret World of ...
Chronicles a season on the skating circuit, intimately portraying the lives of such figures as Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton, Nancy Kerrigan, and Oksana Baiul, and identifying their ambitions and challenges. Reprint.
4
Artistic Impressions:
Figure Skating, Masculinity, and the ...
Only in the 1930s did figure skating begin to acquire its feminine image. Artistic Impressions is the first history to trace figure skating's striking transformation from gentlemen's art to 'girls' sport.
No wonder figure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics. This wonderful book will explain how skaters train, and what they do to achieve their fantastic jumps and spins.
6
Kids' Book of
Figure Skating: Skills, Strategies and Techniques
With diagrams, explains the fundamentals of figure skating including choosing skates, moving backwards, performing turns, falling safely, and skating with a partner.
7
Figure skating for dummies
Covers singles & pairs figure skating, & ice dancing - from jumps to judging. Includes photos of Kristi demonstrating basic elements, step-by-step.
Kristi Yamaguchi, Christy Kjarsgaard-Ness, Jody Meacham, 1997
8
The fun of
figure skating: a primer of the art-sport
A former North American champion and member of three United States Olympic teams gives her impressions of this art-sport.
Maribel Vinson Owen, 1960
9
Figure Skating: A History
In addition to over seventy magnificent historical pictures spread throughout the book, a gallery features the picture of every World and Olympic champion, complete through 2005.
James R. Hines, Jr., 2006
10
Artistry on Ice:
Figure Skating Skills and Style
With insights from the two-time Olympic Medalist, this helpful book contains advanced techniques for jumps, spins, moves in the field, ice dancing, pairs skating, and more. Full-color photos.
Nancy Kerrigan, Mary Spencer, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURE SKATING»
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figure skating is used in the context of the following news items.
Pan Am Games: Canada's Kailah Macri lone entry in roller figure …
It's figure skating with four wheels instead of a skate blade, hardwood instead of ice. But with the same jumps and moves that have become so ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
FIGURE SKATING: Local club lands major event
U.S. Figure Skating announced Thursday that the Northern Lights club and Ralph Engelstad Arena will host the 2017 Midwestern and Pacific ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
Carol Heiss Jenkins writes letter to U.S. women's soccer team
“I was 20 years old, having just won an Olympic gold medal in figure skating, and like yours, my life was a whirlwind, flying by like the ticker tape ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
This Canadian Figure Skater Doesn't Need Ice; She's Got Wheels
In a country that produced ice skating legends like Barbara Ann Scott and Brian Orser, the road to the elite level of roller figure skating hasn't ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Figure skating prepared Avalanche A.J. Greer for NHL
"I started figure skating when I was four and continues until I was twelve," said Greer. "I stopped to focus on hockey, but it was a really good ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
Lynn spreads joy to Figure Championship
The World Championship will only be open to those who are an Olympic and World Figure Skating competitor or those who have passed the ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
Street hawker Rajkumar selected for Asian Open Ice Figure Skating
Differently abled 21-year-old Athlete, Rajkumar, has been selected for 'Asian Open Ice Figure Skating' that is to be held in Bangkok from ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
Roller figure skating
... featured at the international event, some of which you may not have heard of. So we sent our Brittany Gogo out to try roller figure skating. «CHCH News, Jul 15»
Roller figure skating an unfamiliar event in Pan Am Games
Some events like track and field and swimming are familiar to most of us, but mash together roller skating and figure skating and you've got a ... «WIS, Jul 15»
Local teen to compete in national figure skating competition
A Spokane teenager is heading to a large figure skating competition at Brighton, Michigan at the end of the month. Mikayla James, 14 qualified ... «KXLY Spokane, Jul 15»
