Customer Reviews
Great for beginners - By: gwensi, 09 Apr 2007 
Last year I started learning to skate with the SkateUK programme. This is definitely the most useful book I bought. Steps to Success is a bit difficult to follow, & hard to dip into at random. Figure Skating (Petkevich) is good, but seems to be aimed at more advanced skaters. This book is ideal for people in their first few years of learning to skate - it's the one I turn to when I can't remember where my feet should go in an open mohawk, or wonder how on earth I'm ever going to get low enough to do a teapot.
An excellent book for a figure skater - By: , 12 Dec 2002 This book is for the skater specificallly (rather than a casual fan), because it is very much focused on technique & skills. It goes from the very beginning (simple stroking) right up to triple jumps & flying spins. There are sections on jumps, spins, footwork, & freestyle moves (e.g. spirals), & also pairs & ice dancing (although ice dance doesn't get the same attention). It goes into a lot of detail about moves, how to do them, tips, things to remember, etc. There are also sections on nutrition & fitness, choreography, music, costumes, equipment (e.g. skates), competitions, training, etc etc. It is very comprehensive & very detailed, & a very well written book, put together by the people who reallly know, top coaches. There is also sections for the coach, tips on how to teach things, etc.
Well worth the money for anyone interested in figure skating, learning more & improving in the sport.
