Overview

A Collector's Edition for Serious Figure Skating Fans Skate through the rich history of the world's most exciting winter sport. A Complete History of the World Figure Skating Championships is the ultimate reference guide for figure skating lovers - a meticulously researched collector's edition that chronicles the history of the World Figure Skating Championships from the 19th century to today. Inside you'll find: - Comprehensive year-by-year results for all disciplines - Rare black-and-white photographs of legendary champions - Fascinating trivia, records, and ""firsts"" that shaped the evolution of figure skating - Historical insights that bring the sport's greatest moments to life Whether you're a skater, coach, judge, lifelong fan, researcher, or collector, this one-of-a-kind volume is your definitive companion to over a century of figure skating history. Packed with verified statistics and fascinating details, it's a book every true skating fan will treasure. For a complete picture of the sport's evolution on both the global and continental stages, pair this book with its companion volume, A Complete History of the European Figure Skating Championships - together, they form the ultimate two-volume set for serious figure skating fans.

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Reviews

""Ryan's journalistic ability to unearth historical details... is first-class!"" - Debbi Wilkes, Olympic Silver Medallist, television analyst and author of Ice Time: A Portrait of Figure Skating ""Ryan Stevens is clever, acerbic, witty, compassionate, positive, and realistic. He loves and understands figure skating and he writes really, really well."" - Phillippa Cranston Baran, author of Toller Cranston: Ice, Paint, Passion ""Informative, lively, and scholarly without being dry, packing in a wealth of figure skating history... Stevens provides a wealth of history designed to attract and engross those who already hold experience and special interest in the skating world."" - Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review

Author Information

Award-winning author Ryan Stevens is a respected authority on figure skating history. For over a decade, his popular blog Skate Guard has attracted thousands of readers worldwide. Midwest Book Review describes his work as ""informative, lively, and scholarly."" Ryan has contributed to Skating magazine and U.S. Figure Skating, and his expertise has been sought by museums and broadcasters, including CBC, NBC and ITV. He is the author of Jackson Haines: The Skating King and Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice. Ryan lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. You can follow his blog Skate Guard on Facebook @SkateGuard and Instagram @SkateGuardBlog.

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