Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Sign in with Facebook
Must-Read Figure Skating Biographies
A collection of fabulous biographies and autobiographies featuring the world's most fascinating figure skating stars.
Books were added to this list in no particular order. Help rank them and add your own favourites!
PLEASE NOTE: All books added should be about figure skating (NOT speed skating, roller skating, hockey, etc.) and should be biographies, autobiographies or have a strong biographical element. Books that do not meet this criteria may be removed.
Books were added to this list in no particular order. Help rank them and add your own favourites!
PLEASE NOTE: All books added should be about figure skating (NOT speed skating, roller skating, hockey, etc.) and should be biographies, autobiographies or have a strong biographical element. Books that do not meet this criteria may be removed.
Score
A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
| 1 |
|
The Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating
by
4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings
score: 133,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 2 |
|
Zero Tollerance : An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Revolutionized Figure Skating
by
3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 2 |
|
One Jump at a Time: My Story
by
3.81 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 4 |
|
Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie
by
3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
score: 99,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 5 |
|
Facing the Music
by
3.73 avg rating — 73 ratings
score: 98,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 6 |
|
Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry
by
4.10 avg rating — 142 ratings
score: 97,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 7 |
|
Beautiful on the Outside
by
4.23 avg rating — 3,024 ratings
score: 96,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 8 |
|
When Hell Freezes Over, Should I Bring My Skates?
by
3.50 avg rating — 30 ratings
score: 95,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
Skate with me
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 94,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 10 |
|
Dick Button on skates
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 93,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 11 |
|
Golden skates : the story of Carol Heiss - teen-age champion
by
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 92,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 12 |
|
On Top of Glass: My Stories as a Queer Girl in Figure Skating
by
4.14 avg rating — 291 ratings
score: 91,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 13 |
|
Only With Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life
by
3.68 avg rating — 79 ratings
score: 90,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 14 |
|
Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold
by
4.41 avg rating — 802 ratings
score: 89,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 15 |
|
Denise Biellmann: Die Biografie
by
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 88,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 16 |
|
Frozen Teardrop: The Tragedy and Triumph of Figure Skating's "Queen of Spin"
by
3.35 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 87,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 17 |
|
My Sergei: A Love Story
by
4.14 avg rating — 5,356 ratings
score: 86,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 18 |
|
Indelible Tracings: The Story of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team
by
4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
score: 85,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 19 |
|
The Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating
by
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 84,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 20 |
|
A Skating Life: My Story
by
3.62 avg rating — 439 ratings
score: 83,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 21 |
|
The Long Program: Skating Toward Life's Victories
by
3.55 avg rating — 93 ratings
score: 82,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 22 |
|
Orser: A Skater's Life
by
3.60 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 81,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 23 |
|
Thumbs Up!: The Elizabeth Manley Story
by
3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
score: 80,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 24 |
|
As I Am: My Life After the Olympics
by
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 79,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 25 |
|
Jumpin' Joe: The Jozef Sabovcik Story
by
3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 78,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 26 |
|
Heart and Soul: Elvis Stojko In His Own Words.
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 77,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 27 |
|
Kurt: Forcing the Edge
by
3.96 avg rating — 46 ratings
score: 76,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 28 |
|
Brasseur & Eisler: To Catch a Dream
by
3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 75,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 29 |
|
Brasseur and Eisler : The Professional Years
by
4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 74,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 30 |
|
All That Glitters
by
3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 73,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 31 |
|
Taking the Ice: Success Stories from the World of Canadian Figure Skating
by
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 72,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 32 |
|
Searching for Fritzi
by
Carol Bergman (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 71,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 33 |
|
Ice Cream: Thirty of the Most Interesting Skaters in History
by
3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 70,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 34 |
|
Falling For The Win
by
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 69,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 35 |
|
A Nobody's Dream ... Came True
by
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 68,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 36 |
|
Our Skating Heritage: A Centenary History of the National Skating Association, 1879-1979
by
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 67,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 37 |
|
Ilia Kulik: Prince Of Blades
by
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 66,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 38 |
|
Peace and Love
by
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 65,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 39 |
|
Robin Cousins
by
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 64,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 40 |
|
Jill Trenary: The Day I Skated for the Gold
by
2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 63,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 41 |
|
Black Ice: The Life and Death of John Curry
by
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 62,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 42 |
|
Spice on Ice: The Story of Britain's Ice-dancers by Barber Karen Slater Nicky (1985-11-07) Hardcover
by
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 61,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 43 |
|
Corrections in Ink: A Memoir
by
Keri Blakinger (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 4,954 ratings
score: 60,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 44 |
|
The Larry Holliday Story: Someone You Should Know
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 59,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 45 |
|
Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating
by
Rose Viña (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 177 ratings
score: 58,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 46 |
|
Les patins de la colère
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 57,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 47 |
|
Un si long silence
by
4.43 avg rating — 91 ratings
score: 56,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 48 |
|
Une médaille à tout prix: Enquête sur les dérapages du patinage artistique au Québec
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 55,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 49 |
|
Soulmates on Ice: From Hometown Glory to the Top of the Podium
by
3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings
score: 54,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 50 |
|
The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 53,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 51 |
|
Born to Skate: The Michelle Kwan Story
by
3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
score: 52,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 52 |
|
Nancy Kerrigan: In My Own Words
by
3.38 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 51,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 53 |
|
Polished steel
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 50,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 54 |
|
Icebreaker the Autobiography of Rudy Galindo
by
4.10 avg rating — 41 ratings
score: 49,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 55 |
|
Champion Mindset: Refusing to Give Up Your Dreams
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 48,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 56 |
|
Don Laws: The Life of an Olympic Figure Skating Coach
by
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 47,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 57 |
|
Landing It: My Life on and Off the Ice
by
3.82 avg rating — 375 ratings
score: 46,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 58 |
|
SKATING FOR GOLD
by
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 45,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 59 |
|
John Curry
by
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 44,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 60 |
|
Wings on my feet
by
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 43,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 61 |
|
Fearless Heart: An Illustrated Biography of Surya Bonaly
by
Frank Murphy (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 122 ratings
score: 42,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 62 |
|
Forever Two As One
by
4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 41,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 63 |
|
Toller
by
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 40,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 64 |
|
Gold! The Todd Eldredge Story
by
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 39,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 65 |
|
Trixi Schuba: Life on Ice
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 38,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 66 |
|
Swiss Movements: An American Dream / The autobiography of Mr. Frick
by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 37,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 67 |
|
Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice
by
3.67 avg rating — 419 ratings
score: 36,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 68 |
|
Donald Jackson: King of blades
by
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 35,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 69 |
|
Karen;: The Karen Magnussen story
by
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 34,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 70 |
|
Skate Talk: Figure Skating in the Words of the Stars
by
3.58 avg rating — 36 ratings
score: 32,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 71 |
|
Figure Skating's Greatest Stars
by
3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
score: 31,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 72 |
|
Talking Figure Skating: Behind the Scenes in the World's Most Glamorous Sport
by
3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 30,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 73 |
|
Skating to Sochi
by
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 29,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 74 |
|
A Year in Figure Skating
by
3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
score: 28,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
74 books ·
3 voters ·
list created August 23rd, 2023
by Ryan Stevens (votes) .
People Who Voted On This List (3)
Related News
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early...
Anyone can add books to this list.
How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
