Figure skating in the formative years : singles, pairs, and the expanding role of women /

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Figure skating, unique in its sublimely beautiful combination of technical precision, musicality, and interpretive elements, has undergone many dramatic developments since the only previous history of the sport was published in 1959. This exciting and information-packed new history explains skating&...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hines, James R. (James Robert), 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Figure skating > History.
Patinage artistique > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
HISTORY > World.
Figure skating
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • A goddess, a saint, and a daring princess
  • The pioneering years, 1662-1772
  • The defining years, 1772-1869
  • Toward an international style
  • The rise of international competition
  • Skating between the world wars
  • Show skating
  • What lies ahead
  • Preface to the appendixes
  • Appendix A. Competitors at the World Championships, 1896-1939
  • Appendix B. Competitors at the European Championships, 1891-1939
  • Appendix C. Competitors at the North American Championships, 1923-1941
  • Appendix D. Competitors at the Olympic Winter Games, 1908-1936
  • Appendix E. Medal counts by discipline and country
  • Appendix F. Host cities for the championships
  • Appendix G. World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (pre-World War II members)
  • Appendix H. Thumbnail sketches of World and Olympic champions.

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