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When Olympic figure skating judge Jean Senft blew the whistle on vote trading at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, she opened the door to an entirely new way of judging. This system, which was developed and adopted following the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, is driving the sport in new directions. As skaters are pushed to explore ever-more difficult and dramatic ways of scoring points, they are changing the very nature of figure skating. In Triumph on Ice, Senft describes in detail how that new system has lead to this new type of skating, which was so thrillingly on display at the 2010 Olympics. Se.
How much do you know about Canada's most exciting winter sport? The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating is a comprehensive book crammed with fascinating facts and figures, many of which you simply can't find online. This compelling reference book includes: - Biographies of hundreds of skaters, coaches, choreographers, judges and builders... including many incredible people you have never even heard of. - Detailed records of Canadian figure skating competitions dating back to the 19th century, including complete results of the Canadian Championships from the early 20th century to the present day. - Intriguing facts and figures about the governance and growth of Canada's most exciting winter sport. If you love Canadian figure skating, you will be fascinated by the information in this book!
Eislaufen macht Spaß. Das mühelose Gleiten stellt jedoch hohe Anforderungen an Koordination, Ästhetik und Musikalität, Dynamik, Schnellkraft und Ausdauer. Hier kann man alles nachlesen zu den vielen Facetten des Eislaufens: zum Eiskunstlauf, Eistanz, Synchronlaufen, Eisschnelllauf, Eishockey. Es ist ein Nachschlagewerk für Sportler, Sport-Lehrer und Trainer in Vereinen, für alle an Eislauf Interessierten, für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. Nicht nur Theorie und Geschichte des Eislaufens, sondern auch praktische Anleitungen für Kurse, für Spiele auf dem Eis,
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Rick Vaive sets the record straight as he tells his story of turmoil in Toronto's Ballard years (and with Don Cherry's Mississauga Ice Dogs), growing up in an environment filled with alcohol and alcoholism, and his own struggles and battles. In the storied history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, no player scored fifty goals in a season until Rick Vaive in 1981-82--and he did it three years in a row. So why isn't his number 22 hanging from the rafters of the Leafs' rink and his name as revered in Leafs lore as more recent stars like Gilmour, Sundin and Clark? You could blame it on a team that lost far more than it won. You could blame Harold Ballard and his erratic ownership. ...
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Lawrence Leese (Lorenz Liss) came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1741 and settled in York, Pennsylvania. He married Maria Elizabeth and they had a son, Valentine (ca. 1743-1806) who died in York County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and elsewhere.
Review text: "The book is a good introduction to the ('Ua Pou variety of) Marquesan. The reader is provided with a comprehensive overview of the linguistics of space in general and of Marquesan in particular. I recommend the book to all students of Polynesian languages and thoses linguists who are engaged in research on spatial relations."In: STUF 63.2/2010.
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