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- Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
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.
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. xv-xx
- 3. The Defining Years, 1772-1869
- pp. 11-29
- 4. Toward an International Style
- pp. 30-48
- 6. Skating Between the World Wars
- pp. 71-93
- 7. Show Skating
- pp. 94-108
- 8. What Lies Ahead
- pp. 109-118
- Preface to the Appendixes
- pp. 119-120
- Bibliography
- pp. 189-194
- Illustration Sources and Credits
- pp. 195-196
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252097041
Related ISBN(s)
9780252039065
MARC Record
OCLC
904397867
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-02
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015