Kiira Korpi : Surviving the Ruthless World of Championship Figure Skating.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korpi, Kiira.

Contributor:

Nurminen, Jere.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Figure skating--Psychological aspects.

Figure skating.

Figure skating competitions.

Women figure skaters--Finland--Biography.

Women figure skaters.

Korpi, Kiira, 1988-.

Korpi, Kiira.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

1. Café Pushkin

2. From Cracks into Fragments

3. The Gold Tap

4. When Everything Was Still Fun

­5. Olympic-Size Nerves

6. Everyone's Kiira

7. Paying the Bills

8. Those Triple Jumps Hiding in Warsaw

9. Weight Watcher

10. 282 Jumps

11. Imperfect Perfectionist

12. The Big Fall

13. Friendship and Envy

14. The Man with the Strange Name

15. Police Costume

16. When Nothing Is Enough

17. Text Message

18. A New Beginning

19. Torn

20. You Are No Longer Good for Me

21. From Kiira to Kiira

22. Breaking into Wholeness

23. Surrender to Life

Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Korpi, Kiira Kiira Korpi

ISBN:

1-4766-4657-0

OCLC:

1314628010