Figure Skating Books You Can't Wait to Read

[Vagabond]

It's the off-season.

Ever since I purged most of the books by Russian authors from my figure-skating book collection two years ago, I have a lot of room for new books. Here is what I have on my list for books that I can't wait to read:

Laugh at Your Own Mistakes, by Kaori Sakamoto​

Spain: Our Beloved Homeland, by Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck​

The Triple Axel: Taking the Long, Slow Approach, by Jason Brown​

Just Get on with It, by Mark Gorodnitsky as told to Jason Brown​

My Loyal Fan Base, by Nika Egadze​

Flipping Out, by Adam Siao Him Fa​

Britishisms for the Uninitiated, by Chris Howarth​

Bingo! How I Trolled FSU, by Chris Howarth​

Unique Women’s Skating Costumes, by the Korean Skating Union​

The Midnight Train to Georgia: How I Recruited the National Team, by Maka Giorgobiani​

I, Faust, by Aleksandr Korovin, with critical essay by Isabella Gamez​

Forever Young: How I Spent My Twenties as a Junior, by Luka Berulava​

Life Begins at Forty, by Deanna Stellato-Dudek​

Feeling Better, by Kévin Aymoz​

Your suggestions would be appreciated. New books only, please. I have read The Successful Coaching Partnership, by Marina Zoueva and Igor Shpilband, more times than I can count.

 

[Vagabond]

I need some help here, folks! I had to purge several Korean books from my collection today.

The only new title on my list is:

Standing Atop the Olympic Podium, by Karen Chen, with footnotes by Tim Koleto and Roman Sadovsky.

 

[Vagabond]

I didn't get any suggestions last season.

I have, however, compiled a new reading list and hope that you will come up with some good ones.

Here's what I have on my list so far:

Skating for Fun, by Alysa Liu​

The Starter Season, by Alysa Liu​

The Art of Surprise, by Lukas Britschgi​

Entertain Your Friends and Neighbors, by Niina Petrokina​

Gain Stature in Four Minutes, by Nikolaj Memola​

No Dumping, an anthology of essays by various French, Italian, and Canadian ice dancers and their parents, edited by Barbara Fusar-Poli​

Change Federations and Polish Your Skating, by Vladimir Samoilov, with preface by Ekaterina Kurakova​

Jumping: It’s Easier than You Think, by Ilia Malinin, Mikhail Shaidorov, and Nikolaj Memola​

Rebooting, by Jason Brown​

I Beat the Draft, and You Can Too, by Junhwan Cha​

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Dope Test, by Daniel Grassl​

A Comprehensive Guide to Pronouncing Foreign Names, by Chris Howarth​

You Can Count on Me, by Kévin Aymoz​

Carrots, by Shin Amano​

The I.A.M. Story: One Big Happy Family, by Marie-France Dubreuil, with footnotes by Gabriella Papadakis​

Collecting Silver, by Jia Shin, with explanatory essay by Mao Shimada​

Coming Back Stronger than Ever, by Maxim Naumov​

New releases only, please. I love My Years in the Spotlight, by Matt Savoie, but I need something else to read.

 

[beckab81]

I didn't get any suggestions last season.

I have, however, compiled a new reading list and hope that you will come up with some good ones.

You're just so good at them, the rest of us can sit back & enjoy!

 

[nlloyd]

Keeping it Classy: The ABC's of Sportsmanship for Young Skaters by Kaori Sakamoto with a foreword by Alysa Liu

 

[Wyliefan]

Nobody's Handmaid by Nina Pinzarrone, with foreword by Benoit Richaud

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

The Male Nude Art Photography Book with Nikita Volodin, Robert Kunkel and Paul Poirier - foreword by the authors of Buns of Steel volumes 1,2,3,4,6,8 and 10

The Japanese Nationals by Amber Glenn

How To Make An Entrance For Dummies by Alysa Liu

 

[tangerine dream]

Collecting Silver, by Jia Shin, with explanatory essay by Mao Shimada​

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How dare you leave off Sasha Cohen as co-author!

 

[Vagabond]

Here's one.

Stealing the Thunder, by Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, with preface by Guillaume Cizeron.

 

[CassAgain]

Come Back When You Can't Stay Longer by the 2025 US Ice Dance podium, with a forward by the 2025 French Ice Dance podium.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Here's one.

Stealing the Thunder, by Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, with preface by Guillaume Cizeron.

The Art of One Upping. By the Shib Sibs and extra collaboration with Marina Zoueva

 

[SidelineSkater]

The Art of One Upping. By the Shib Sibs and extra collaboration with Marina Zoueva

Hey kitty-kat - if you have time to snark, you have time to text me!

 

[orbitz]

The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth - Michelle Kwan