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The three-time World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the first Asian American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating reflects on the events that led him to where he is today, in this testament to the love of family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
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Hyperion
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle--though she did not know about the depression that ran in her family until much later in life. Weeks and months away from home to train and compete took a difficult...
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Crown
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English
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"In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental illness, eating disorders, and the self-destructive voice inside that she calls "outofshapeworthlessloser." When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America's sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America's most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A memoir of Karina Manta, the first female member of USA Figure Skating to come out as queer"--
A figure skater on Team USA, Manta didn't meet an out-lesbian until she was nearly seventeen. Here she tells of her struggle with body image in a sport that prizes delicate femininity. It is a story of panic attacks, and first crushes, and all the crushes that followed. And it is a story about growing up, feeling different than everybody around her and...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Corrections in Ink is an electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey-from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom-emerging with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced. An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended abruptly, her world shattered. With all the intensity...
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Kidhaven Press
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©2003
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IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who has won numerous awards at the U.S. Nationals, World Championships, and the Olympics.
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