Roller Skating for Gold
Given the popularity of all types of skating-on the ice, on the boards, and on the streets-why isn't roller skating an Olympic event? Author David H. Lewis sought out people involved in every aspect of the sport in an attempt to answer this question. He talked to competition judges and coaches, rink operators and rink organists, and scores of skaters from around the world.

The answers he found-and there are many-are likely to anger and astound readers in turn. Those answers, along with a wealth of information on the world of roller skating past, present and future, are detailed

Whether you skate for the love of it, or have higher aspirations in the world on wheels,
Roller Skating for Gold is fascinating and illuminating reading.

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Roller Skating for Gold
Given the popularity of all types of skating-on the ice, on the boards, and on the streets-why isn't roller skating an Olympic event? Author David H. Lewis sought out people involved in every aspect of the sport in an attempt to answer this question. He talked to competition judges and coaches, rink operators and rink organists, and scores of skaters from around the world.

The answers he found-and there are many-are likely to anger and astound readers in turn. Those answers, along with a wealth of information on the world of roller skating past, present and future, are detailed

Whether you skate for the love of it, or have higher aspirations in the world on wheels,
Roller Skating for Gold is fascinating and illuminating reading.

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Roller Skating for Gold

Roller Skating for Gold

by David H. Lewis
Roller Skating for Gold

Roller Skating for Gold

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Overview

Given the popularity of all types of skating-on the ice, on the boards, and on the streets-why isn't roller skating an Olympic event? Author David H. Lewis sought out people involved in every aspect of the sport in an attempt to answer this question. He talked to competition judges and coaches, rink operators and rink organists, and scores of skaters from around the world.

The answers he found-and there are many-are likely to anger and astound readers in turn. Those answers, along with a wealth of information on the world of roller skating past, present and future, are detailed

Whether you skate for the love of it, or have higher aspirations in the world on wheels,
Roller Skating for Gold is fascinating and illuminating reading.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810830486
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01/09/1997
Series: American Sports History Series , #5
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

David H. Lewis first covered basketball when he became SLAM Magazine’s inaugural managing editor at the age of twenty-three. He then became a producer, writer, and presenter for two NBA-backed magazine shows that aired on Channel Four in the U.K. Since then, his sports writing has appeared on MTV, CBS, and VH-1, and has been featured in Vibe, Teen People, and SLAM Magazine, among many others. Today he co-hosts a weekly soccer podcast called Two Rash Challenges and is a senior financial writer at JPMorgan Chase.
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