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Get ready for the Winter Olympics with this exciting book about the greatest women figure skaters of all time. With their flying spins and graceful leaps over the ice, figure skaters exemplify what it means to be an athlete and an artist. Legends of Women's Figures Skating features short biographies of twenty-eight of the greatest women figure skaters of all time, from pioneers like Sonja Henie and Carol Heiss; to the American legends of the '90s, such as Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan; to the rising stars of today, like Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu. Filled with colorful photos, fascinating stories, and key stats, this book will inspire both passionate fans and aspiring figure skaters. AUTHOR: Maura Sullivan Hill is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Figure Skaters Online and the US Figure Skating Fan Zone. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she coaches figure skating. SELLING POINTS: . Published to coincide with the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan (February 6-22) . Adds a new women's sport to the Abbeville Sports series, following the successful Legends of Women's Gymnastics . Brief and exciting biographies of twenty-eight stars of women's figure skating past and present, from Sonja Henie to Michelle Kwan to Amber Glenn . Illustrated with full-page color photos throughout . Author Maura Sullivan-Hill is a journalist and figure skating coach based in Nashville, Tennessee. . More than 300,000 Abbeville Sports books in print!