Author: James R. Hines
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810870851
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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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.
Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135775346
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of publications has increased from around 250 to 1,000 a year over the last decade. This is due in part to the fact that during the late 1980s and 90s, many clubs, leagues and governing bodies of sport have celebrated their centenaries and produced histories to mark this occasion and commemorate their achievements. It is also the result of the growing popularity and realisation of the importance of sport history research within academe. This international bibliography of books, articles, conference proceedings and essays in the English language is a one-stop for the sports historian to know what is new.
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Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Author: Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
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Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 868
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Author: William Isaac Fletcher
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Author: Fred W. Foster
Publisher: Martino Pub
ISBN: 9781578984206
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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