Kiira Korpi, Jere Nurminen

Kiira Korpi

Surviving the Ruthless World of Championship Figure Skating

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Produktbeschreibung

Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi's career included triumphal championships and bitter disappointments. With interviews and quotes from family, friends, coaches and competitors, Korpi's candid memoir describes the making and eventual undoing of a champion, and reveals a darker side to the 'ice princess' image of women's figure skating.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781476685083
• ISBN-10: 1476685088
• Artikelnr.: 64187674

Autorenporträt

Kiira Korpi is the winner of several European Figure Skating Championship medals and Grand Prix events, a five-time Finnish Champion and two-time Olympian. Now a psychology student living in New York, she trains young skaters using positive coaching methods.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface 1.
Café Pushkin 2.
From Cracks into Fragments 3.
The Gold Tap 4.
When Everything Was Still Fun 5.
Olympic-Size Nerves 6.
Everyone's Kiira 7.
Paying the Bills 8.
Those Triple Jumps Hiding in Warsaw 9.
Weight Watcher 10.
282 Jumps 11.
Imperfect Perfectionist 12.
The Big Fall 13.
Friendship and Envy 14.
The Man with the Strange Name 15.
Police Costume 16.
When Nothing Is Enough 17.
Text Message 18.
A New Beginning 19.
Torn 20.
"You are no longer good for me" 21.
From Kiira to Kiira 22.
Breaking into Wholeness 23.
Surrender to Life Epilogue Index