Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating

James R. Hines

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9780810870857
• Edition: 1

Figure skating is the most popular televised sport at the Olympic Winter Games and is the oldest of the winter sports, having first been contested at the Games of the fourth Olympiad in London in 1908. No other sport creates such a perfect balance between athleticism and artistry, and the athletes-many of them household names like Oksana Baiul, Brian Boitano, Nancy Kerrigan, Evan Lysacek, Katarina Witt, and Kristi Yamaguchi-spend years in training to make it look effortless.

The Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating relates the history of the sport through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, appendixes, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries on hundreds of skaters, past and present, but also on skating countries, governing bodies, skating disciplines, technical elements, skating styles, and many other subjects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of figure skating.

Table of contents

• Editor’s Foreword
• Preface
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chronology
• Introduction
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• Y
• Z
• Appendix A ISU Members
• Appendix B ISU Officeholders
• Appendix C Members: World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
• Appendix D Medalists at the World Figure Skating Championships
• Appendix E Medalists at the European Figure Skating Championships
• Appendix F Medalists at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
• Appendix G Medalists at the North American Figure Skating Championships
• Appendix H Medalists in Figure Skating at the Olympic Winter Games
• Appendix I Medalists at the Grand Prix Finals in Figure Skating
• Appendix J Medalists at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships
• Appendix K Medalists at the Junior Grand Prix Finals in Figure Skating
• Bibliography
• About the Author