Figure Skating Books You Can't Wait to Read

[Vagabond]

And just like that, it's the off-season.

I spent several days between the Olympics and Worlds going through my book collection. I got rid of a few shelves worth of books like Charlie White: An Intimate Portrait of the Man I Love, by Tanith Belbin. It's time to get some new books.

tells me that Tonia Kwiatkowski is spending the spring and summer editing several thousand pages of writings by Mark Hanretty and condensing them down to a slim booklet with the working title Saying More While Speaking Less. In the meantime, I would appreciate your help in compiling a reading list.

Here is what I have so far:

Crossword Puzzles, by Johnny Weir and Haein Lee​

Stoicism, by Matteo Rizzo​

How I Fixed My Jump Technique, by Isabeau Levito​

Learning from Our Mistakes, by Shawn Rettstatt​

New Rules to Save Ice Dancing, by the International Skating Union​

Competitive Figure Skating: Your Next Step After Coaching, by Danny O’Shea​

Humility, by Guillaume Cizeron​

Guilt, Remorse, and Repentance, by Laurence Fournier-Beaudry​

Mistakes I Have Made, by Marie-France Dubreuil​

My Next Passport, by Allison Reed​

It’s Our Turn!, by Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnyk, based on an unfinished manuscript by Christina Carriera and Anthony Ponomarenko​

Something Else I’d Like to Do Right Now, by Alysa Liu​

The Secret to Success, by Alysa Liu​

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New releases only, please. I have read Full Circle by Sarah Hughes more times than I can count!

 

[Bigbird]

The Trials and Tribulations of Skating with Nikita Katsalapov; authors all previous partners.

 

[Icetalavista]

Taming Johnny, by Terry Gannon

Sometimes I'm something, Sometimes I'm nothing, Sometimes I have Pizza for Breakfast: explorations in pretension, by Ilia Malinin. A very, very long-form graphic novel.

I Will Cut You, by Madison Chock

Old Dogs Bite Like Hell, Igor Shpilband

I, B E N O I T

Duck, Run, and Thrive, by Greg Zuerlein

The Once and Future Champions, by Fusar-Poli and White

Mesmeric is The Word, Mark Hanratty

 

[Alilou]

Taming Johnny, by Terry Gannon

Sometimes I'm something, Sometimes I'm nothing, Sometimes I have Pizza for Breakfast: explorations in pretension, by Ilia Malinin. A very, very long-form graphic novel.

I Will Cut You, by Madison Chock

Old Dogs Bite Like Hell, Igor Shpilband

I, B E N O I T

Duck, Run, and Thrive, by Greg Zuerlein

The Once and Future Champions, by Fusar-Poli and White

Mesmeric is The Word, Mark Hanratty

OMG thank you for this. I belly-laughed out loud. Especially I, B E N O I T

 

[Icetalavista]

They Weren't the Boss of Us, by Guignard and Fabbri

Living on the Wedge: a Treasury of Women Skater Reflections

We Exist, a collection of Russian skater commentary

What Just Happened?, by Shaidarov

 

[angi]

How to make a successful comeback while showcasing a healthy partnership by Maia and Alex Shibutani, with narration from Keegan Messing

A Dog's Skating Commentary by Scout Gilles

 

[Plusdinfo]

Things My Agent Said Go On At TJ Maxx Cuz U Know I Ain't Shoppin' There and Other Off the Record Tea by Tara Lipinski

 

[Karen-W]

It’s Our Turn!, by Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnyk, based on an unfinished manuscript by Christina Carriera and Anthony Ponomarenko

This one has a foreword by Caroline Green & Michael Parsons, right?

 

[Spiralgraph]

"Adventures in Overhead Lifts in Ice Dance"--- by Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson with a special forward by Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

"Longterm Partnerships are Overrated" by Belazs Nagy

 

[skategal]

Underachieving in your 40s by Deanna Stellato Dudek

 

[Karen-W]

A Musical Journey Through Kazakhstan by Mikhail Shaidorov
The Pope Is Dead, A Mystery by Daniel Grassl
The Kindest Bull Duel, A Children's Story by Evan Bates with Illustrations by Daniel Mrazek
Expressiveness by Sarah Everhardt
Bling Up Your Life by the Korean Women's Skating Team

 

[Wyliefan]

The Ice Ceiling by Loicia Demougeot and Theo Le Mercier

 

[kalamalka]

Thanks so much for this thread, @Vagabond ( and to all the contributors)