Nancy Kerrigan: In My Own Words

Children's Books

Kerrigan, Nancy

Woodward, Steve

Activities, Crafts & Games

Demco Media

She's performed at the highest levels, from the Olympics to the world championships to the Goodwill Games. Now, in Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills &amp; Style, 1994 Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan shares her knowledge to give you the inside edge on winning competitive events.
From body alignment and effective routine elements to refining footwork, music, and expression, Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills &amp; Style gives you an in-depth look at the sport from the perspective of one of its champions. After a quick look at the basics, Kerrigan concentrates on advanced techniques for jumps, spins, moves in the field, ice dancing, pairs, and synchronized skating.
Four chapters are devoted solely to competition, covering the music, choreography, costumes, and other elements to create the total package. Filled with practical information, Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills &amp; Style also includes renowned trainer Igor Burdenko's insights on physical preparation for the sport as well as a chapter on off-ice training, and insight on finding the perfect coach.
From triumphs over personal tragedy to superb performance under pressure in the 2000 Goodwill Games, Kerrigan prevailed against many challenges in her 20-year career. Now she teams with former figure skater and professional instructor Mary Spencer to share the experience that will take your skating to the top.

Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills and Style

Sports & Outdoors

Spencer, Mary

Winter Sports

Human Kinetics

The 1994 Olympic skater chronicles her tomboy youth during which she vowed to succeed, the family support that saw her through her training, the Detroit attack that left her injured, and her struggles with fame. Original.

Hyperion

High Heels & Sneakers: My Balance Myth

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Finishing Line Press

In her first book for children, two-time Olympic medalist NancyKerrigan shares scenes from her childhood as she learns how to work hard, to believe inherself, and to land her first axel jump. Nancy (age 8) and her family sacrifice time, money, andeffort into her clear skill, talent, and passion for figure skating. She'sreally good at it, but money is tight while she's learning to land the hardestof figure skating jumps - the axel. And she must be able to do one in order togo to her first competition. Her skates are too small, her feet hurt, but try after try,she gets up off the ice and takes another turn around the ice until she finallylands that first (wobbly) axel and then lands it solidly at her firstcompetition. Persistence, hard work, and the importance of believing inyourself are highlighted in this story from the earliest moments of NancyKerrigan's figure skating career. From the author's note: From the earliest moments in my skating career, I faced obstacle after obstacle. But I kept trying. Every time I fell, I got back up. Every time I failed, I tried again. Every time someone told me no, I kept working until I earned a yes.... Eventually, I learned that I had more strength within me than I ever realized. And here's great news--you're stronger than you think, too.

Stronger Than She Thinks

Biographies

Bushel & Peck Books

The poems in Nancy Kerrigan's Lucky Enough: A Journey trace a life shaped by an Irish Catholic youth in Chicago, through love and heartbreak and illness, to hard work and a new sort of life in Hartford, and off to Ireland to meet relatives and learn of ancestors. It's a journey through time, geography, and the labyrinths of the heart. You don't have to be Irish-American to relate to the emotions and evocations in this poetry collection.

Lucky Enough: A Journey

Grayson Books

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