Figure Skating in the Formative Years - Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	James R. Hines
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-03906-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Winter sports > Ice-skating Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-252-03906-8
Barcode:	9780252039065

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