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1) One wish
Author
Series
Thunder Point novels volume 7
Language
English
Description
Grace Dillon was a champion figure skater before she moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. In a community where there are few eligible singles, high school teacher Troy Headly appoints himself Grace's fun coach. But things get complicated when Grace's past catches up with her, and she knows that's not what Troy signed up for.
2) I, Tonya
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Series
Maple Hills volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle--though she did not know about the depression that ran in her family until much later in life. Weeks and months away from home to train and compete took a difficult...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 3439
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
190 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Reeling from a family tragedy, champion figure skater Carla Nardozzi loses her virginity in one uncharacteristic night of oblivion with Spanish aristocrat Javier Santino. She flees the next morning, not knowing her rejection has earned her a black mark..."--Back cover.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Norwegian
Description
It tells the story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star. Her first film is a box office smash, selling the most tickets in the world in 1937. She becomes one of the richest women of her time, always surrounded by fans, lovers, and family, and never has a moment alone.
12) Fearless heart: an illustrated biography of Surya Bonaly : the legacy of an Olympic figure skater
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography covering Surya Bonaly's rise from a young French girl in love with ice skating to her triumphant backflip landing at the 1998 Olympics. Surya's fearless heart propelled her to always stay true to herself while pursuing her boldest dreams.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A memoir of Karina Manta, the first female member of USA Figure Skating to come out as queer"--
A figure skater on Team USA, Manta didn't meet an out-lesbian until she was nearly seventeen. Here she tells of her struggle with body image in a sport that prizes delicate femininity. It is a story of panic attacks, and first crushes, and all the crushes that followed. And it is a story about growing up, feeling different than everybody around her and...
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
83 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva writes her daughter Daria a letter that discusses her family's strengths, her love for her late husband, her dreams for Daria's future, and her love for Russia; includes pictures and illustrations.
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