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Inside Edge
A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating
by Christine Brennan
ISBN: 0385486073
ISBN-13: 9780385486071
Format: Paperback
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"Brennan [conveys] the upheaval wrought in the skating world by the sport's newfound popularity and notoriety: intense media attention; the lure of big dollars; the rush of agents to cash in on a new group of sports celebrities."
-- Kirkus
"Ms. Brennan, a sportswriter for 'The Washington Post', knows her subject intimately, and the book effectively conveys the sports everyday rigors and privations: the separation from family and friends, the crushing expense..., the grueling regimen of practice and competition....Ms. Brennan's reporting is even-handed, yet contains enough juicy tidbits to satisfy the gossip-starved." -- Margalit Fox
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1997
Size: 5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Pages: 337
Publisher's Notes
Figure skating is the most beautiful and mysterious of all sports. When the skaters are on the ice, every twitch of a muscle and every slip of a skate blade is visible for the world to see. In Inside Edge, Christine Brennan chronicles--for the first time--a season on the skating circuit,intimately portraying the lives, on and off the ice, of the sports current and upcoming stars. Woven into the narrative are stories of figure skating luminaries past, present, and future--including Peggy Fleming, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan, Rudy Galindo, and Tara Lipinski. Revealing the backstage conflicts high-profile figure skaters face, and the ambition that drives them, Brennan also tells the stories of their families, of improbable rises to the top, and of wasted talents.If skaters are perfect, they can become international heroes. But if they fall, if they miss a three-revolution jump on a quarter-inch blade of steel, the despair is theirs alone. This is their life on the edge, where decades of training culminate in little more than four crucial minutes on the ice. There is no other sport like it. There is no other story like theirs.The figure skaters gathered slowly in the mahogany-paneled lobby of the majestic Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid, New York, flashing no smiles, barely saying a word. The collection of gregarious entertainers had been reduced to silent, wide-eyed stares. The crackling wood in the fireplace made the room's only noise.They had met in hotel lobbies in fancy street clothes hundreds of times in the past, but never for an event as devastating as this. On a cold night in late November 1995, they were to travel through snowswept Adirondack mountain roads to a nearby funeral home for a private wake for Sergei Grinkov, their colleague and friend who died of a massive heart attack during a skating practice the day before.
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Anchor Books / Doubleday , 1997 Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Illustrated with photos. 337 pages. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Light page-tanning. - For the first time ever, in Inside Edge, veteran Washington Post sportswriter Christine Brennan chronicles a season on the skating circuit, introducing us to the sport's current stars as well as to some of the youngest Olympic hopefuls for 1998. Woven into the narrative are some of figure skating's grandest names: Peggy Fleming, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, and Kristi Yamaguchi. In Inside Edge we meet Michelle Kwan and Nicole Bobek, two teenagers who lead very different lives. Beginning in October 1994, they and others follow a path that will lead one of them to the national title in February 1995. Several of the families have even decided to live apart temporarily so their daughters can pursue their skating dreams. Why do families make such a decision? And how do they live with themselves when things go wrong, as they so often do? As dozens of skaters quit school and opt for tutors in order to practice for six hours a day in their quest for Olympic gold, those who are already at the top tell riveting tales of their past triumphs. Relive the drama of the contest between Witt and Debi Thomas, the magic of the forgotten Janet Lynn, the brilliance of Torvill and Dean. Follow the improbable story of Boitano, whose parents knew little about skating, but who became, with the help of an unknown coach, one of the legendary skaters of all time. Go backstage with the two biggest names from the last Olympics: Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Why is Harding, like the demonstrative Christopher Bowman, viewed as America's great wasted talent? And why is Kerrigan so misunderstood by all but her closest friends? The judges rule the sport, yet they rarely make themselves available for interviews. Now they're talking - and they have a lot of explaining to do.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Ginny6 Books (United States)
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Anchor Books Doubleday, 1997. First printing. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. # line 10 to 1. 1997. Smooth uncreased spine. Good binding. Price on cover is $12.95. Size: 5.2" x 8" # pages: 337 including index. Fine rse ISBN: 0385486073. ( more information) Offered by Roses Are Read Books (United States)
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ANCHOR BOOKS, 1997 BLACK SPINE ON PICTORIAL COVERS. 337 PAGES, PHOTO SECTION., BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT, SECURE AND APPEARS UNREAD. A REVEALING JOURNEY INTO THE SECRET WORLD OF FIGURE SKATING.. FIRST PAPER EDITION. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BIOGRAPHY. ( more information) Offered by Jacque Mongelli (United States)
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Anchor, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Amazon Figure skating is emerging as a major force in worldwide professional sports. Get the inside edge on the events and personalities of the professional figure-skating circuit. Profiles on stars such as Nancy Kerrigan, Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton, and Oksana Baiul are interspersed with the author's impressions and research from a year on the tour, including analysis of the major competitions, the judging process, and the emotional and physical toll the sport takes on young athletes.--- Toronto Store Pick-up Available. ( more information) Offered by The Recycled Book Shop (Canada)
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