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Summary: Great book for anybody, skater or not.
Review: "And Desiree Hooper nails the triple axel and guarantees herself the gold at these Olympics!!!!" Okay, maybe not any time soon, but it could happen one day. I could win, I could! And even if your not a competitive skater like me (or atleast I like to think I am competitive) you will still love this book. Kristi and the other writers find a great mix of humor, information, and just plain interesting writing. It's a book about skating that you don't need to have been in the sport for 8 years to understand. So what if you can't land a triple axel...atleast you can read about it. And also if you plan on starting skating any time soon this book is the perfect tool. I wish I had, had this when I started all those years ago. It even tells you what to wear! Trust me I went through plenty of days without gloves or jackets to know it's always nice to have a clue before you start. And then there was that first pair of Reidell skates, trust me when I say this, no support in the ankle. But I didn't know that you needed ankle support, hey I was a beginner could you blame me. But besides that it's always fun to read about everything that makes a champion a champion (unless your the conceited jealous type) and why not learn a little bit of info. along the way. Not to many know alot about skating and who doesn't mind looking smarter than their friends every once in a while?
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Summary: just learning
Review: As a new skater this gave me a idea what I would need to learn from the start to the end. Easy to read, and understand. I think this is a great book to add to any figure skating library.
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Summary: A very imformative book!
Review: Before reading this book, I had no clue what a flying camel was, other than an animal that lives in the desert with wings. Kristi Yamaguci explains absoluely everything one could every want to know about the sport and art of figure skating. From how to recognize, and even do jumps and spins, and the different pair lifts, to conditioning. In addition, the artistic side of skating, which movements represent which emotions, to the judging persepctive, to the explanation of the Grand Prix Series and other competitons, and amateur versus pro. She covers everything in a very easy to understand manner, while adding her own incites from past experiences in the sport. This book should be read by anyone who desires to acquire more knowledge about skating, or just loves to read about the beautiful sport.
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Summary: This is the best book ever!!!!!
Review: I am a figure skater and it helped me understand the jumps and spins better. It also taught me about stretching. I had had some problems and it told me how to fix it. I recommend this book to anybody who is interested in ice skating.
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Summary: Figure Skating For Dummies
Review: I am a skater my self and This book has helped me to lear how to do my jumps and spins better.If you like skating and want to lear how to skate, or if you are just starting I would recommed theis book.It tells you how to chose the righ skate for you and It tells you how to do jump and spins.Its a verry good book all aobut skating from some one who has been skating their hole life.
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Summary: Fun and informative!
Review: I enjoyed this book because of the large quantity of anecdotes and information. As a major skating fan, I know a lot about the sport and its stars, but this book taught me a thing or two. I have a couple of minor complaints, though. I found a few places where the information was incorrect, and the black and white photos were so small and printed so dark that they couldn't be fully appreciated. But the book is definitely worth a skating fan's time and money!
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Summary: Interesting Addition to my Personal Library!!!
Review: I find this book very informative...As i do not get to watch figure skating very often (i live in a tropical country--Singapore), I must say it has taught me plenty of things. However, the apparel that Kristi wore against the white background made it rather hard to appreciate what she is trying to tell readers. Yanling
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Summary: The ultimate figure skating reference!
Review: I loved this book by my favorite skater, Kristi Yamaguchi! Being a champion skater, Kristi definitely knows what she's talking about.She covers everything from USFSA test requirements to choosing the right coach to skating maneuvers. She even includes a list of the ten best figure skating websites, along with the addresses for several international skating organizations! If something has to do with this sport, then it can be found in this book. Figure Skating for Dummies includes black-and-whit photos of Kristi and other top skaters demonstrating various moves and also has captioned diagrams. A must-have for the figure skater or skating fan!!!
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Summary: I loved this book!!
Review: I purchased this book when my daughter was taking figure skating lessons. I didn't know a lutz from a toe loop. I learned so much from it. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about figure skating. It is an excellent resource for parents who are beginning the journey with their child in the fitgure skating world.
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Summary: Great general skating book and good supplement on the ice!
Review: I totally agree that one would be hard pressed to find anyone more qualified to write an instructional book about skating than Kristi, who's not only an Olympic gold medalist in ladies singles but is also a 2 time senior national champion in pairs. The book is well structured and easy to follow. Some may argue that the technical jump/spin section doesn't go into super-minute mathematical detail, but it really shouldn't have to, as a book really can't teach anyone figure skating from scratch and anyone who wants to learn to skate absolutely needs specific, on ice training to learn the basics. Kristi's book is a great supplement to on ice training however, and like another reviewer noted, it's helped me look at some of my technique problems and fix them as well, especially on the dreaded camel spin. Good for fans of skating and skating participants, but if you want to learn how to skate, you will first need lessons on the ice, although you may find that this book will help you a lot as a supplement as you advance.
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