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World Class : The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team / Peggy Shinn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shinn, Peggy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States Women's Cross-Country Ski Team--History.
- United States Women's Cross-Country Ski Team.
- Winter Olympics--History.
- Winter Olympics.
- Cross-country skiing--United States--History.
- Cross-country skiing.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lebanon, N.H. : ForeEdge, 2018.
- Summary:
- The importance of teamwork in the success of U.S. women at the world cross-country ski championships.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction | The Relay
- Part I | Early Challenges
- 1 | Women in Cross-Country Skiing, the Early Years
- 2 | Olympic Struggles
- 3 | Torino
- Part II | The Team's Beginning
- 4 | Team Leader
- 5 | The Coach
- 6 | The Development Team and Growing Pains
- Part III | Building the Team
- 7 | Belief
- 8 | Talent
- 9 | Teamwork
- Part IV | The Power of Team
- 10 | Sochi
- 11 | Onward
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- Suggested Reading
- Photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5126-0181-0
- OCLC:
- 1013997321
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