Primary Source Spotlight: Skating
Figure skating
- “International Style” Figure Skating Championship March 20, 1914 from America’s Library
- Ice-dancing, St. Moritz photograph
- Figure skating timeline & select historical newspaper articles
- More historical newspaper articles related to figure skating
- Olympic figure skating historical newspaper coverage
- How to become a skater; containing full instructions for excelling at figure and speed skating 1904 illustrated book
- A handbook of figure skating arranged for use on the ice; with over six hundred diagrams and illustrations c1907
- Figure skating for women c1921
- Does transparency reduce favoritism and corruption? Evidence from the reform of figure skating judging National Bureau of Economic Research, c2012
Ice skating
- Ice skating images
- On the Ice Flickr album
- Skating coloring page New-York Tribune 20 Jan. 1907
- Ice skating historical newspaper articles and ads
- Skating on lake, Central Park 1902 film
- Ice-skating song
Speed Skating
- Speed skating historical newspaper coverage
- Recognizing and honoring Jack Shea, Olympic gold medalist in speed skating, for his many contributions to the Nation and to his community throughout his life H.Res.340 – 107th Congress (2001-2002)
- Recognizing and congratulating Apolo Anton Ohno for his historic performances in short track speed skating at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympic Winter Games and congratulating him for winning more Olympic Winter Games medals than any other American athlete H.Res.1151 – 111th Congress (2009-2010)
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