Figure Skating in the Formative Years : Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women Hardback
by James R Hines
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Once a winter pastime for socializing and courtship, skating evolved into the wildly popular competitive sport of figure skating, one of the few athletic arenas where female athletes hold a public profile--and earning power--equal to that of men. Renowned sports historian James R. Hines chronicles figure skating's rise from its earliest days through its head-turning debut at the 1908 Olympics and its breakthrough as entertainment in the 1930s.
Hines credits figure skating's explosive expansion to an ever-increasing number of women who had become proficient skaters and wanted to compete, not just in singles but with partners as well. Matters reached a turning point when British skater Madge Syers entered the otherwise-male 1902 World Championship held in London and finished second.
Called skating's first feminist, Syers led a wave of women who made significant contributions to figure skating and helped turn it into today's star-making showcase at every Winter Olympics. Packed with stories and hard-to-find details, Figure Skating in the Formative Years tells the early history of a sport loved and followed by fans around the world.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 38 black and white photographs, 1 table
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:20/03/2015
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- ISBN:9780252039065
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 38 black and white photographs, 1 table
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:20/03/2015
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- ISBN:9780252039065