Skating Books

[Eislauffan]

The English version of Alexei Mishin's memoir is now available as an ebook. It is a renewed version of the Russian original, with an extra new chapter and many new and different photos.
https://www.ifsmagazine.com/the-secrets-of-the-ice-alexei-mishin/

 

[mjb52]

Oooh this is great news, thank you!

 

[SkateGuard]

A short Q&A with author Helen Cox about the upcoming autobiography of 4X World Champion Courtney Jones:

Q&A: Talking Courtney Jones With Helen Cox

Everything you want to know about the history of figure skating in one place! An authoritative archive of over a century of figure skating history.

skateguard1.blogspot.com

 

[Sylvia]

Kiira Korpi's autobiography, Surviving the Ruthless World of Championship Figure Skating, is available in English now:

Kiira Korpi - McFarland

Kiira Korpi Surviving the Ruthless World of Championship Figure Skating Kiira Korpi with Jere Nurminen 978-1-4766-8508-3 978-1-4766-4657-2

mcfarlandbooks.com

Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi’s career included triumphal championships and bitter disappointments. Trained from early childhood in a sport that demands uncompromising self-discipline and unrelenting work, her “fight until you make it” attitude brought her success and fame—and an insidious performance anxiety. Mental and physical burnout forced her retirement in 2015.
With interviews and quotes from family, friends, coaches and competitors, Korpi’s candid memoir describes the making and eventual undoing of a champion, reveals a darker side to the “ice princess” image of women’s figure skating and advocates a more holistic, athlete-centered model of training.

 

[Miezekatze]

It's a great read, Kiiras book, I'm about 60% through.

 

[Wyliefan]

There's a new memoir from Keri Blakinger, who used to skate pairs with Mark Ladwig before becoming addicted to drugs, going to prison, and eventually becoming a reporter. I've also posted about this in the U.S. Pairs thread. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250272850/correctionsinink

 

[Sylvia]

Thread for Keri Blakinger's book that's out now:

Memoir young pairs skater / now journalist

There is a new memoir discussing American and pairs figure skating culture by Keri Blakinger, an early partner of Mark Ladwig, in addtion to later developments in her life and work . Here is a review (this is a gift article so everyone everywhere should be able to access it)...

www.fsuniverse.net

People article (June 9) on Nathan's upcoming memoir:

Nathan Chen Revisits His Childhood and 2022 Olympic Gold Win in New Memoir, One Jump at a Time

The 22-year-old Olympic gold medalist's memoir, One Jump at a Time, will be published by Harper on Nov. 22

people.com

The three-time world champion figure skater is releasing a memoir, to be followed by a children's book, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
The Olympic gold medal winner's book, One Jump at a Time: My Story, will be published by Harper on Nov. 22, and HarperCollins Children's Books will release Chen's first picture book in February 2023.

"Nathan Chen is among the most humble warriors on ice," Harper SVP of Creative Development Lisa Sharkey, who acquired the book, says in a statement. "The so-called quad king has written a wonderful account of his life thus far, from his parents' immigrant story to his comeback from a devastating performance at the 2018 Olympics to glory in 2022."
"We could not be more thrilled to publish One Jump at a Time so fans can learn the nuance and emotional narrative beyond the headlines," she adds.
One Jump at a Time is co-written by TIME magazine writer Alice Park and features a foreword by designer Vera Wang.

I'm glad to see Alice Park is involved.

ETA link to Nathan's post today: https://www.instagram.com/p/Celz--lrD27/
Link to pre-order his memoir: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/one-jump-at-a-time-nathan-chen?variant=40390158057506


Also, the Shibutanis have another book coming out next year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeXPsdkp4gd/

Book news!!! In case you missed it, we announced that our FIRST picture book is coming out Spring 2023!

AMAZING: ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS WHO INSPIRE US ALL will introduce young readers and people of all ages to 36 historic and contemporary changemakers who have made important differences in this country and the world.

 

[Sylvia]

NOT a skating book but Ting Cui is one of the co-authors!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1557403020312432643

More info about the book on the womeninpolitics_ Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFdT85OqME/

Little Lawmakers: How To Turn A Bill Into A Law: In Politics, Women, Joseph, Rebecca, Bronov, Katherine, Southard, Ella Stillion, Cui, Ting, Rajappa, Nithan, Matsukawa, Hanna, Sharma, Anoushka: 9798218044527: Amazon.com: Books

Little Lawmakers: How To Turn A Bill Into A Law [In Politics, Women, Joseph, Rebecca, Bronov, Katherine, Southard, Ella Stillion, Cui, Ting, Rajappa, Nithan, Matsukawa, Hanna, Sharma, Anoushka] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Little Lawmakers: How To Turn A Bill Into A Law

www.amazon.com

 

[SkateGuard]

"End Of The Compulsories" by James R. Hines (history of compulsory figures and dances): https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/everything-you-wanted-know-about-figures

"The Edinburgh Skating Club" by Michelle Sloan (historical fiction centering around the historic Scottish club): https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-edinburgh-skating-club/

 

[SkateGuard]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

 

[clairecloutier]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

This is amazing, Ryan!! Huge congratulations on publishing your first book!!

Look forward to reading it! Sounds like it will be a great resource for the skating community!

 

[victorskid]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

I look forward to my copy arriving on Wednesday

 

[tony]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

Amazing Ryan! I just bought it.

 

[SkateGuard]

Thank you @clairecloutier @victorskid & @tony!! It was a labour of love to put together and the skating nerd in me is very excited to have it out there for people to read through.

 

[Sylvia]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

My belated congratulations, Ryan!

People article (June 9) on Nathan's upcoming memoir:

Nathan Chen Revisits His Childhood and 2022 Olympic Gold Win in New Memoir, One Jump at a Time

The 22-year-old Olympic gold medalist's memoir, One Jump at a Time, will be published by Harper on Nov. 22

people.com

I'm glad to see Alice Park is involved.

I've created a GSD thread here:

Nathan Chen's "One Jump at a Time" memoir

Officially on sale today! :) Nathan's post (he dedicated his book to his parents & four siblings): https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRAIvJrnmd/ Publisher's page: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/one-jump-at-a-time-nathan-chen?variant=40390158057506 Excerpt from his book...

www.fsuniverse.net

ETA from the Chinese skating news thread:

I think Sui Wenjing also is going to release her own memoir soon(?), and I think I saw it has stuff about Shen/Zhao, Han Cong, Jin Boyang, and Peng Cheng.

 

[SkateGuard]

Thank you @Sylvia!!

I just posted a new blog today I thought might be worth sharing here! It’s a list of 10 skating books (many of them lesser known) that absolutely everyone should have in their collection:

10 Books Every Skating Lover Should Have In Their Collection

A figure skating history blog. Rummaging deep into the archives to bring you the stories you don't always get to hear!

skateguard1.blogspot.com

 

[livetoskate]

It's not specifically a skating book, but if anyone in the US wants a free copy of Parent Up, a book about parenting written by Adam Rippon's mom Kelly Rippon, please let me know. It's practically new & I'd like to give it to a new home!

 

[SkateGuard]

Have not seen this posted here yet so just wanted to let everyone know that Phillippa Cranston Baran's book "Toller Cranston: The Ice, the Paint, the Passion" is in the works:

News & Events - Phillippa Cranston Baran

News & Events Canada’s Toller Cranston competes in the figure skating event at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics. (CP Photo/ COC) Toller Cranston du Canada participe au patinage artistique aux Jeux olympiques d’hiver d’Innsbruck de 1976. (Photo PC/AOC) Congratulations to the 2022 Toller...

phillippacranstonbaran.com

It was just announced as one of five Finalists for the Sutherland House Nonfiction Prize. You can vote for the book here:

Sutherland House Prize Finalists

Here's the short list. Tell us which book you'd most like to read

shush.substack.com

 

[SkateGuard]

If anyone is interested, my books "Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps" and "A Bibliography of Figure Skating" are available now:

You're Not Seeing Double!

Everything you want to know about the history of figure skating in one place! An authoritative archive of over a century of figure skating history.

skateguard1.blogspot.com

Honoured to share that the foreword for "Technical Merit" was written by World Champion Donald Jackson. If either of these books pique your interest, I encourage you to take a look at the blog I posted today, as it gives you an idea as to what to expect.

 

[Wyliefan]

If anyone is interested, my books "Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps" and "A Bibliography of Figure Skating" are available now:

You're Not Seeing Double!

Everything you want to know about the history of figure skating in one place! An authoritative archive of over a century of figure skating history.

skateguard1.blogspot.com

Honoured to share that the foreword for "Technical Merit" was written by World Champion Donald Jackson. If either of these books pique your interest, I encourage you to take a look at the blog I posted today, as it gives you an idea as to what to expect.

Congratulations on your books! I just bought the Technical Merit e-book!

 

[SkateGuard]

Congratulations on your books! I just bought the Technical Merit e-book!

Thank you so much @Wyliefan and I hope you find you enjoy reading!! If anyone is interested, the Kindle E-Book edition of "A Bibliography of Figure Skating" is available as a free download until January 31:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2023/01/free-book-promotion.html

 

[ice coverage]

Sarah Brannen has an upcoming children's book about a young figure skater. Publication date is 2025.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634008380699209729

https://twitter.com/SarahBskating/status/1634008380699209729

 

[SkateGuard]

A little teaser about my next book coming out later this year. It is an in-depth biography of Jackson Haines:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2023/03/coming-in-2023.html

 

[SkateGuard]

Also, the Shibutanis have another book coming out next year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeXPsdkp4gd/

Maia and Alex Shibutani's book for young readers "Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us" is out now: https://a.co/d/8Vjkmqa

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ I've posted videos & photos of the Shibutanis' book signing tour in their fan thread (starting with post #1,041): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-6-paradise-found.103499/page-35#post-6424809

Yesterday was World Book Day - here's a compilation of recent books by USA skaters:

Celebrate World Book Day with Team USA - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

In addition to accomplishing great success in the sport of figure skating, several members of Team USA have picked up a pen and added the title of author to their

usfigureskatingfanzone.com

A little teaser about my next book coming out later this year. It is an in-depth biography of Jackson Haines:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2023/03/coming-in-2023.html

Congrats! Thanks for sharing more info yesterday:

Behind The Scenes: What To Expect In The Jackson Haines Book

History of figure skating. A figure skating history blog covering Olympic figure skaters and the World Figure Skating Championships.

skateguard1.blogspot.com

 

[Sylvia]

This TeamUSA.org article was published for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May 15): https://www.teamusa.org/News/2023/M...ns-Books-With-Emphasis-On-AAPI-Representation

When Nathan Chen, and Maia and Alex Shibutani, were growing up, there weren’t many children’s books with characters that looked like them.
Now, the figure skating Olympians have added choices to the catalog: Chen’s “Wei Skates On,” published by HarperCollins in February, and the Shibutanis’ “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All,” released by Viking Books for Young Readers last month.
“Within the children’s book market, there aren’t really many AAPI-centered children’s books,” Chen, 24, said in an interview earlier this year. “I’m sure there are young Asian American boys that are looking to pursue a potential career in athletics, and hopefully this will give them some inspiration to consider figure skating.”

 

[SkateGuard]

Haven't had chance to check this one out but it's on my TR list... a new book coming out tomorrow chronicling the history of ice in America:

"Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks -- A Cool History of a Hot Commodity" (Amy Brady)

Ice by Amy Brady: 9780593422199 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation—from the foods Americans eat, to the sports they play, to the way they live today—and what its future might look like on...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

 

[Frau Muller]

Haven't had chance to check this one out but it's on my TR list... a new book coming out tomorrow chronicling the history of ice in America:

"Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks -- A Cool History of a Hot Commodity" (Amy Brady)

Ice by Amy Brady: 9780593422199 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation—from the foods Americans eat, to the sports they play, to the way they live today—and what its future might look like on...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

Thanks. This is about the element of ice/frozen water…not figure skating per se. “History of ice in America…” Took me a while to figure out (haha)! That explains the cover photo - a guy carrying ice, rather than Peggy Fleming!

 

[SkateGuard]

Thanks. This is about the element of ice/frozen water…not figure skating per se. “History of ice in America…” Took me a while to figure out (haha)! That explains the cover photo - a guy carrying ice, rather than Peggy Fleming!

Exactly! From the reviews I’ve read, it does seem to touch on the history of rinks and the Zamboni though. A unique idea for sure.

 

[3rdGenSkater]

Excited to share that my book "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" is finally out in the world:

https://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2022/11/youve-read-blog-now-read-book.html

If anyone is interested, it is very much a reference book - tons of interesting facts and figures, bios of anyone and everyone in Canadian skating past and present, complete results from the Canadian Championships dating back to the early 20th century that you can't just Google, etc.

My Mum in Canada bought two copies, one for herself and one she says she has mailed to me as a birthday present, so I should receive it this week. Looking forward to it! Mum herself is listed in it in the past competition results, but since she goes under a nom de glace on GS, I won't give her away .