Short description
Profiles of 17 famous skaters from World and Olympic Championships. Illustrated with color photographs.
Long description
Figure skaters are jumping higher, skating faster and pushing artistic and technical boundaries like never before. Figure skating is one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympic Games, with millions more watching on television around the world. Every youngster who watches the events and follows the champions will welcome this book, which contains the very best breathtaking photographs taken at ringside at the world's greatest competitions including the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. Complete with detailed profiles, statistics and the exciting stories behind today's figure skating stars, Figure Skating Champions is an exciting look at today's biggest figure skating and ice dancing stars, including: - Michelle Kwan - Sarah Hughes - Sasha Cohen - Jennifer Robinson - Irina Slutskaya - - Alexei Yagudin - Timothy Goebel - Elvis Stojko - Todd Eldredge - Evgeny Plushenko - - Jamie Sale & David Pelletier - Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat -