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Ryan Stevens is a former figure skater and judge from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been writing about figure skating history since 2013, on his blog Skate Guard. He has also written for U.S. Figure Skating's magazine "Skating", the oldest continuously published skating periodical in the world. He has been consulted on figure skating history by numerous museums, as well as by television programs on CBC, NBC and ITV.
Ryan's fourth book "Jackson Haines: The Skating King" will be released on November 1, 2023 and is available for pre-order:
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SkateGuard rated A very young skater: 2 stars
A very young skater by Jill Krementz
A 10-year-old relates her experiences as a skater.
SkateGuard rated Skating with Bror Meyer: 3 stars
SkateGuard rated A skating life: 4 stars
SkateGuard rated Skating: 3 stars
Skating by John Moyer Heathcote (The Badminton Library of sports and pastimes)
SkateGuard rated Skating Dreams: 3 stars
SkateGuard rated A spectator's guide to figure skating: 4 stars
SkateGuard rated Skating on Air: 5 stars
SkateGuard rated The skating scene: 5 stars
SkateGuard rated The story of figure skating: 1 star
The story of figure skating by Michael Boo
Surveys the history of figure skating and examines some of its notable performers.
SkateGuard rated Super skaters: 4 stars
Super skaters by Steve Milton
"Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldridge, Oksana Baiul ... 16 professional skaters are profiled in this revised edition. Each profile is accompanied …
SkateGuard rated Talking figure skating: 5 stars
SkateGuard rated Time of my life: 3 stars
Time of my life by Jill Trenary
Photographs and text follow American figure skater Jill Trenary's final day of competition at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, where …