FS: 1984 "The Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating" 1st Edition Hardcover
 

1984 "The Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating" 1st Edition Hardcover

I have for sale the out-of-print, 1st edition hardcover book "The Golden
Age of Canadian Figure Skating" by David Young (1984). The 1st edition
contains 200 pages including vintage black and white photographs profiling
the Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating.
Front Jacket Excerpt:
"A difinutive, blonde athletic figure-skater from Ottawa won a world title
in the grey days immediately after World War II and captured the hearts of
millions of Canadians who had never seen her skate. Barbara Ann Scott, who
became the nation's sweetheart, began an era in which Canadians carried
home international medals by the dozens. It was a golden age that produced
skaters like Frances Dafoe and Norris Boeden, Barbara Wagner and Robert
Paul, and Donald Jackson. Names that were household words in Europe....,
but like many other Canadian achievers, hardly recogized in their own
country. This book is the story of Canada's thirteen gold medalists, their
fellow competitors and the skating pioneers who blazed the way in the early
years. Included are many fascinating insights into politics and
gamesmanship of international competition and judging, and the teaching
techniques of the coaches who helped put Canadian skating on the world map."
Action-photos include: Jackson Hayes, the father of modern figure skating,
Maude and Cecil Smith 1922, Olympic oath taking, Chamonix 1924, Melvine
Rogers and Cecil Smith 1924 Olymics, Maude Smith and Jack Eastwood 1928
Olymics, Canadian Olympic team 1924, Sonja Henie 1928 Olympics, Barbara Ann
Scott 1947 Olympics, Hayes Alan Jenkins 1954, Frances Dafoe and Norris
Bowden, Sheldon Galbraith, Maria and Otto Jelinek, Donald Jackson 1962,
Petra Burka (1963), Karen Magnussen 1975, Toller Cranston 1975, Sandra and
Val Bezic 1980, Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini 1982, December 1958
Sports Illustrated cover featuring World Pair Champions Barbara Wagner and
Bob Paul, plus many more.
The 1984 "The Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating" 1st Edition Hardcover
Book is in MINT condition.
Price $30. US plus postage

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