Figure Skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport included in the Olympics, in 1908. The four Olympic disciplines are men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating and four skating. From novice through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (short and long) which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves. ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Figure Skating"

The Boy Next Door
Pairing Off (Red Hot Russians, #1)
Getting It Back (Red Hot Russians, #3)
Gold Medal Winter
Push Dick's Button
Fighting for the Edge (Edge, #3)
Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry
Edge of the Past (Edge, #2)
Crossing the Ice (Ice #1)
Life on the Edge (Edge, #1)
Welcome to My World
Icebreaker (UCMH, #1)
From Lukov with Love
My Sergei: A Love Story
The Favorites
Unsteady (The Undone, #1)
Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out
Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating
Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold
Spinning
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
Welcome to My World
Beautiful on the Outside
Edge of Glory: The Inside Story of the Quest for Figure Skating's Olympic Gold Medals
Tell Me How You Hate Me
One Jump at a Time: My Story
Balance Beam by Heather E. SchwartzFloor Exercise by Heather E. SchwartzUneven Bars by Tracy Nelson MaurerVaulting by Tracy Nelson MaurerSingles Skating by Heather E. Schwartz
Snap Books - Sports
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The Olympics - Fiction
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