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Kristi Yamaguchi, Christy Ness (Christy Kjarsgaard-Ness), and Jody Meacham, Figure Skating for Dummies (1997), provides basic information on figure skating. American Yamaguchi is a 1992 U.S. Nationals gold medalist, a 1991 and 1992 Worlds gold medalist, and a 1992 Olympic gold medalist. John Misha Petkevich, Sports Illustrated Figure Skating: Championship Techniques (1989), focuses on jumping and spinning techniques. Alice Berman, Skaterâs Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide, 2nd ed. (1998), contains information on skating rinks, books, videos, boots, blades, and other material useful to the skater, including a list of national, Olympic, and world medalists. U.S. Figure Skating Association, The Official Book of Figure Skating (1998), provides historical information on the sport as well as information about more recent U.S. champions. Dan Gutman, Ice Skating (1995); and Beverley Smith, Figure Skating: A Celebration, ed. by Dan Diamond, 2nd updated ed. (1999), contain historical information as well as information on more recent skaters. Steve Milton, Skate: 100 Years of Figure Skating (1996), provides information on world champions over the last 100 years. John Malone, The Encyclopedia of Figure Skating (1998), provides biographies of recent and historical figure skaters. Barry Wilner, Stars on Ice: An Intimate Look at Skatingâs Greatest Tour (1998), describes the origin and development of Scott Hamiltonâs touring group.
Many skaters have written books about their sport. Among some of the most recent are Scott Hamilton and Lorenzo Benet, Landing It: My Life on and off the Ice (1999); Jozef SabovÄĂk and Lynda D. Prouse, Jumpinâ Joe: The Jozef Sabovcik Story (1998); Brian Boitano and Suzanne Harper, Boitanoâs Edge: Inside the Real World of Figure Skating (1997); Elvis Stojko and Penny Mallette, Heart and Soul, ed. by GĂ©rard ChĂątaigneau (1997); Tara Lipinski and Emily Costello, Tara Lipinski: Triumph on Ice (1997); Peggy Fleming and Peter Kaminsky, The Long Program: Skating Toward Lifeâs Victories (1999); Toller Cranston and Martha Lowder Kimball, Zero Tollerance: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized Figure Skating (1997); Rudy Galindo and Eric Marcus, Icebreaker: The Autobiography of Rudy Galindo (1997); and Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, and John Man, Facing the Music (1995; also published as Torvill & Dean: The Autobiography of Ice Dancingâs Greatest Stars, 1996, reissued 1998).
Portraits of figure skaters as they train for their season are available in Beverley Smith, Talking Figure Skating: Behind the Scenes in the Worldâs Most Glamorous Sport, rev. ed. (1998); Beverley Smith, A Year in Figure Skating, ed. by Dan Diamond (1996); and Christine Brennan, Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating (1996), and Edge of Glory: The Inside Story of the Quest for Figure Skatingâs Olympic Gold Medals (1998).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: CNN - Timeline of figure skating controversies from 1902 to 2022. | Nov 07, 2026 | ||
| Added Top Questions and media. | Feb 11, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 11, 2026 | ||
| Added new photographs. | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| Updated throughout; added section on skating in 21st century; added media; added cross-references. | Jan 08, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to figure skating jumps interactive. | Jan 08, 2026 | ||
| Deleted outdated text. | Jan 05, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-references to Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya Harding; replaced some expired images. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Added recent champions. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Added recent champions. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Added recent champions. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Added recent champions. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Figure Skating. | Apr 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Figure Skating. | Apr 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Epidemiology of Figure Skating Injuries: A Review of the Literature. | Oct 09, 2024 | ||
| Noted that compulsory figures were eliminated in 1990. | Jul 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Timeline of figure skating controversies from 1902 to 2022. | Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Biomechanics of Figure Skating Jump Double Axel Performed in on Ice and Off Ice Conditions. | Sep 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the U.S. Figure Skating. | Jun 12, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Feb 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - The History of Figure Skating. | Jul 26, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Figure skating. | Mar 15, 2017 | ||
| Revised the Scoring section to note that the IJS replaced the 6.0 system in 2004. | Dec 19, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 29, 2016 | ||
| Mentioned addition of a team figure skating event to the 2014 Winter Olympics. | May 04, 2011 | ||
| Four figure skating tables added to article. | May 04, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph of ice dancers. | Jan 21, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 13, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 26, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 01, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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