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Book Synopsis 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.
Trade ReviewAn impressive and candidly informative sports biography."—
Midwest Book ReviewTable of Contents
- Preface 1
- 1. Café Pushkin 3
- 2. From Cracks into Fragments 5
- 3. The Gold Tap 15
- 4. When Everything Was Still Fun 27
- 5. Olympic-Size Nerves 39
- 6. Everyone's Kiira 48
- 7. Paying the Bills 55
- 8. Those Triple Jumps Hiding in Warsaw 64
- 9. Weight Watcher 70
- 10. 282 Jumps 81
- 11. Imperfect Perfectionist 85
- 12. The Big Fall 91
- 13. Friendship and Envy 96
- 14. The Man with the Strange Name 101
- 15. Police Costume 107
- 16. When Nothing Is Enough 119
- 17. Text Message 126
- 18. A New Beginning 134
- 19. Torn 140
- 20. "You are no longer good for me" 152
- 21. From Kiira to Kiira 157
- 22. Breaking into Wholeness 161
- 23. Surrender to Life 169
- Epilogue 178
- Index 183
