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Kiira Korpi: Surviving the Ruthless World of Championship Figure Skating Paperback – May 25, 2022

by Kiira Korpi (Author), Jere Nurminen (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi's career included triumphal championships and bitter disappointments. Trained from early childhood in a sport that demands uncompromising self-discipline and unrelenting work, her "fight until you make it" attitude brought her success and fame--and an insidious performance anxiety. Mental and physical burnout forced her retirement in 2015.

With interviews and quotes from family, friends, coaches and competitors, Korpi's candid memoir describes the making and eventual undoing of a champion, reveals a darker side to the "ice princess" image of women's figure skating and advocates a more holistic, athlete-centered model of training.

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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    McFarland
  4. Publication date
    May 25, 2022
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1476685088
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1476685083
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“An impressive and candidly informative sports biography.”―Midwest Book Review

About the Author

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.

Jere Nurminen is Director of Communications and Brand at Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), where his long career as a sports journalist has focused on figure skating.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland (May 25, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476685088
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476685083
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Alice
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Memoir About Finding Your Self
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023
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This book is truly insipiring! I knew nothing about the world of figure skating or the challenges that young athletes face. I am blown away by the bravery and vulnerability that Kiira shares in these pages. While her experience of being a young Finnish skater is so different from my own life, I was really able to relate to a lot of the struggles that she faced both internally and externally. This is really a book about finding your true self and learning to listen to your inner guidance. I am so moved by her story and will be cheering her on as she continues on the most challenging and rewarding journey in this life - to know and honor your Self.
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2.0 out of 5 stars It is a gift for my mother I am not an ice skating fan
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
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It was a birthday gift for my mother
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