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Former Olympic figure skater Rippon showcases his funny and inspiring personality in this entertaining memoir. From traveling to practices on the Greyhound bus next to ex-convicts to being so poor he could only afford to eat the free apples at his gym, Rippon got through the toughest times with a smile on his face, a glint in his eye, and quip ready for anyone listening.
2) I, Tonya
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[2018]
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English
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Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. I, Tonya is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal...
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2014.
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English
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Esperanza Flores's place on the United States Olympic figure skating team has come at the expense of an injured skater, so in addition to the pressure of sudden fame and outsized expectations Espi has to deal with the resentment of her teammates--and their efforts to sabotage her routine.
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"Corrections in Ink is an electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey-from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom-emerging with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced. An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended abruptly, her world shattered. With all the intensity...
5) Spinning
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First Second
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English
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Ignatz Award winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating...
6) One wish
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Thunder Point novels volume 7
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English
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Starting a new life as a flower-shop owner, former champion figure skater Grace Dillon begins a no-strings-attached relationship with high school teacher Troy Headly, and when Grace's past comes back to haunt her, Troy doubles down on their relationship and brings it to the next level.
8) Bravo, Mia!
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American Girl
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Mia's chances of skating in regionals are threatened by a family crisis, but she determines to face the possibility that she won't get to compete with determination and grace.
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Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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"Covers the history, rules, fundamentals and significant personalities of the sport of women's figure skating. Topics include: techniques, strategies, competitive events, and equipment. Glossary, Additional Resources and Index included"--Provided by publisher.
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Ecco
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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The unexpurgated first-person narrative of nineteen-year-old Skyler Rampike, the only surviving child of an infamous American family. A decade ago the Rampikes were destroyed by the murder of Skyler's six-year-old ice-skating champion sister, Bliss, and the media scrutiny that followed. Part investigation into the unsolved murder; part elegy for the lost Bliss and for Skyler's own lost childhood; and part corrosively funny expose of the pretensions...
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ĖKSMO
Pub. Date
2006.
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Russian
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Brat'ya-bliznetsy Filanovskiye nikogda ne videli svoikh rano umershikh roditeley. Ikh vospitali babushka i tetka. I vospitali uspeshnymi, energichnymi lyud'mi. Yeshche s zanyatiy figurnym kataniyem u nikh ostalos' "chuvstvo l'da", pozvolyayushcheye im derzhat' ravnovesiye v samykh neprostykh zhiznennykh situatsiyakh. Odnako, ni Aleksandr, ni Andrey dazhe ne podozrevayut o tshchatel'no skryvayemykh "skeletakh v shkafu"--Nepriglyadnykh semeynykh taynakh....
14) Michelle Kwan
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Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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Profiles the life and career of figure skating champion Michelle Kwan.
17) Ice castles
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Alex Winston is young, beautiful and talented. She comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. She has to push herself, reinvent herself, and most painfully of all, leave her boyfriend behind. When a tragic fall leaves her blind, she needs someone to believe in her, to love her and convince her she has the strength to skate and dream again.
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