Figure Skating Books You Can't Wait to Read

[Vagabond]

And so we go from a season without competitions to an off-season without shows.

I will deal with the ennui by doing some reading. Toward that end, I have compiled a list of figure skating books I cannot wait to read. Here is what I have so far:

Peter Oppegard: A Pain in the Neck, by Jessica Pfund​

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My Life-Changing Trip to Japan, by Evgenia Medvedeva​

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Solving Your Psychological Problems, by Eteri Tutberidze​

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Putting Away Childish Things, by Yuzuru Hanyu​

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Turn Your Exhibition Program into a Free Skate, by Marin Honda​

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Earn Your Own Grand Prix Medal!, by Minzhi Jin​

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My Turn, by Anna Vernikov, edited by Evgeni Krasnopolski​

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A Party to Remember, by Alena Leonova​

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Winning Music for Winning Programs, by Mariah Bell​

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How I Chose That Short Program and Why I Will Never Use It Again, by Mako Yamashita​

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The Cohesive Program, by Ksenia Tsibinova​

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Stamina Made Easy, by Evgeni Rukavicin​

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Consistency: Your Springboard to the World Team, by Karen Chen​

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Stockholm Syndrome, by Simon Proulx-Sénécal​

As always, I would like to know what figure skating books you cannot wait to read. New releases only, please. During you-know-what, I read through my entire collection, including Sangfroid, by Kévin Aymoz, several times.

 

[skategal]

The Power of Positive Thinking: We ARE The Champions of the World - Mishina & Galliomov

 

[Wyliefan]

Land That Triple Axel Every Time, by Rika Kihira and Shoma Uno, with foreword by Stephane Lambiel

 

[mjb52]

'Silence is Golden,' by Sergei Dudakov

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

You’re so funny, I was lying in bed last night thinking to start this exact same thread since the season is over. I’ll get back to you on the titles that I’ve ordered soon

 

[MsZem]

A Figure Skating Judging Manual, crowdsourced and crowdfunded by Fanyus.

Paint it Black by Nathan Chen (in fact he should skate to this for the lols).

The Stoic Skater (sequel to Sangfroid) by Kevin Aymoz.

Masks for Every Occasion by Team Russia.

I want to say Eteri's Flowers are in the Attic but I am not sure who should write this masterpiece.

 

[attyfan]

And so we go from a season without competitions to an off-season without shows.

I will deal with the ennui by doing some reading. Toward that end, I have compiled a list of figure skating books I cannot wait to read. Here is what I have so far:

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Turn Your Exhibition Program into a Free Skate, by Marin Honda ...​

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Forward by Michelle Kwan (or am I the only one who remembers her 1999 exhibition to TRV?)

 

[CassAgain]

My My My My My My My My Poker Face by Kaitlin Hawayak

Masks for Every Occasion by Team Russia.

I'm on hold at the library for the exciting sequel: Superspreader! Planning the Perfect Gala

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

“The Male Butt - Volume 4” (a coffee table book) Illustrated by Matteo Guarise, Tim LeDuc, Paul Poirier and Zach Donohue

“You Need Me, Fools” by Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Karen Chen

“How To Fill A Room” by The Cardboard Cutouts

“Damn You, 2020” by Alexsandra Boikova, Madison Chock & Mariah Bell

 

[Immortelle]

Social Media: A Diplomatic Guide by Meagan Duhamel.

When We All Fall Out With Eteri, Where Do We Go? by Aliona Kostornaia, based on an idea from Alexandra Trusova.

And the new sequel...
This Is Going To Hurt: My Journey back to Khrustalny by Aliona Kostornaia.

 

[mjb52]

Forgot the classic "We Didn't Decide Yet," by Daniil Gleikhengauz

 

[Plusdinfo]

How to Use This Here Snapgram and Instawitter by the USFSA's 70+ Brigade
Simple Styling by Johnny Weir
Please Buy Our Guide to Political Correctness And Sorry If That Phrase Offends You by Artur Dmitriev and Oleg Vasiliev
I'm Trying to Get to Doubles by Nathan Chen

 

[Vagabond]

Togetherness, by Julie Marcotte, Bruno Marcotte, and Meagan Duhamel, with afterword by Eric Radford

 

[museksk8r]

“Again, Only the Children are to Blame” a memoir by Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze
“I Didn’t Lose the Gold; I Won the Silver” an autobiography by Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen with foreword by Michelle Wingshan Kwan
“Coaching Carousel on Ice” a biography on the careers of Nicole Bobek and Vincent Zhou written by Francis M. Carroll
“My OD from Hell: Torino Revisited” a memoir by Marie-France Dubreuil, Margarita Drobiazko, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Nathalie Péchalat and Federica Faiella
“I'm Your Number One Fan” a horror filled analysis of Uber fandom taken too far with a focus on Fanyus, Yunabots and Virtue/Moir ubers by Stephen King

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

“My OD from Hell: Torino Revisited” a memoir by Marie-France Dubreuil, Margarita Drobiazko, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Nathalie Péchalat and Federica Faiella

I’d like to place my order for this book

 

[overedge]

"Building Positive Relationships At Work" by Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

 

[Ananas Astra]

• "How to come back with a Bang" by Elizaveta Tuktamysheva with a contribution by Mikhail Kolyada
• "Mastering the Crap Midas Effect" by Evgeni Plushenko with a foreword by Stéphane Lambiel
• "Guys are the better Divas" by Alexander Galliamov and Dmitri Kozlovskii
• "Aphorisms and Wisdoms of Living Legends" by Moskvina & Mishin
• "Why so serious?" by Josefin Taljegard
• "Yuzuru Hanyu: The King of Underscoring" by the Fanyus
• "How to sell regular training clothes as fashionable figure skating costumes" by Vera Wang