New episode is out! A special episode with 1995 US Champion and World Bronze Medalist Nicole Bobek. Her book, Bobek: The Wild One, comes out October8! ⛸️ #figureskating #figureskater #usfigureskating #isufigureskating #biography #adultskate #olympics youtube.com/watch?v=RvFW...

U.S. Figure Skating is saddened by the passing of Sonya Klopfer Dunfield. 💙 As a U.S. champion, two-time World medalist and Olympian, she leaves behind an incredible legacy. Our hearts are with her family and loved ones during this time.

Our Olympian of the day is French figure skater Jacqueline du Bief, born December 4, 1930. Du Bief competed in the singles at two editions of the Games, finishing 16th in 1948 and winning bronze in 1952.

It's quiet and out of the way, but if you like figure skating, the US Figure Skating museum is tucked away off a side street in the hills of Colorado Springs.

London, the 1930s. Glitter, glamour, figure skating glory… and the Westminster Ice Club. ⛸️ This week’s Skate Guard Blog takes you there → www.skateguardblog.com/2019/11/the-...

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Want to read an Advance Review Copy of "A Complete History of the World Figure Skating Championships"? Head on over to @librarything.com & enter this month's Early Reviewers Giveaway! 📙📘📗📕 You can also submit a request on @netgalley.bsky.social 📚

The stories of all of Canada's figure skating champions deserve to be told, and this week's Skate Guard Blog highlights a handful of Canadian Champions from years past who are lesser-known. ⛸️ Read the blog: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/08/1950...

Check out this new biography about U.S. Figure Skating Champion Nicole Bobek, coming out this fall: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bobek-todd... ⛸️📚

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In the mood for some 1930s figure skating drama? ⛸️ The latest blog explores behind-the-scenes stories shared over by the years by Sonja Henie's rivals: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/07/sonj... Sign up for the Newsletter to get fascinating figure skating history sent right to your inbox! ✉️

Want a sneak peek at one of the 2 new collector's edition figure skating books coming out this fall? Head on over to @netgalley.bsky.social! Request an ARC (Advance Review Copy) and leave an honest review on Goodreads, LibraryThing and The StoryGraph: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... ⛸️📚

This week's Skate Guard Blog looks back at the history of The Polar Palace, an iconic former California skating rink. You can read the blog here: www.skateguardblog.com ⛸️

Living through unprecedented times? Pick up a book on history.

1994. Edmonton. Kurt .vs. Elvis. The golden age of Canadian figure skating. ⛸️ Read about the 1994 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in this week's Skate Guard Blog: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/07/1994...

Read about British figure skating builder Len Seagrave in this new week's new Skate Guard Blog: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/07/from... ⛸️

Happy Canada Day! Today, we celebrate the beauty and grace of our nation, and what better way to do that than by celebrating some of Canada's most iconic figure skaters?

I'm delighted to finally share the covers for the new Collector's Edition set "A Complete History of the World and European Figure Skating Championships" - coming this fall! Learn more about the books & join the ARC Team here: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/06/cove... ⛸️📚

Love learning more about figure skating history? Of course you do! Who doesn't? ⛸️ Check out this week's new Skate Guard Blog on Olympic & World Medallist Jimmy Grogan: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/06/jimm...

Want to learn more about figure skating history? Check out this week's new Skate Guard Blog on The Tropical Ice Gardens in California: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/06/the-... ⛸️

4X Olympic Medallist & 3X World Figure Skating Champion Gillis Grafström was born on this day in 1893. ⛸️

Do you want more figure skating history in your life? Of course you do! Check out the latest Skate Guard Blog - a look back at the 1970 World Figure Skating Championships: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/06/1970... ⛸️

This was a very interesting book... we all knew about Barbara Ann's success in skating and of course, her Olympic Gold medal, but not much else about her life. Or at least I didn't. I enjoyed reading about her life both on and off the ice. and also the old, black/white photos!

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ On and off the ice, we celebrate the power of being unapologetically yourself. #Pride #PrideMonth

Happy Pride Season! 🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate LGBTQ+ figure skating history by exploring a timeline, required reading list & more: www.skateguardblog.com/p/pride-mont... ⛸️

June is National Indigenous History Month! It's the perfect time to celebrate the significant contributions of skaters from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis backgrounds. Explore Skate Guard Blog's National Indigenous History Month content: www.skateguardblog.com/p/national-i... ⛸️

This week's new Skate Guard Blog explores the fascinating story of 19th Century American figure skating pioneer E.T. Goodrich: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/05/e.html ⛸️

5X Olympic Medallist & 3X World Ice Dancing Champion Tessa Virtue was born on this day in 1989. ⛸️ 📷 Andy Miah

ATHLETE IS AGENDER: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports is out today! This is a nonfiction anthology for readers 10+, and it's maybe the most important book I've sent into the world. I really mean that.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the fabulous skating mothers out there! ⛸

This week's Skate Guard Blog highlights the career & accomplishments of Joyce Coates and Anthony Holles, two-time medallists at the European Figure Skating Championships: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/05/joyc... ⛸️

May is Asian Heritage Month! Head on over to the blog to explore a timeline, blogs & more: www.skateguardblog.com/2024/05/asia... ⛸️

Want to learn all about this year's 2025 Rock Stars on Ice tour? Head on over to the blog for a review & plenty of videos from opening night in Halifax: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/04/2025... ⛸️

Fabulous time at opening night of Stars on Ice. Took tons of little video snippets & scribbled down some notes when i got home. Review coming tomorrow at www.skateguardblog.com ⛸️🇨🇦

Tassilo Thierbach has passed away at the age of 68. Thierbach and partner Sabine Baeß made history as the first East German pair to win a gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1982. Baeß and Thierbach were 2-time European Champions: www.freiepresse.de/sport/er-war...

2X Olympic Medallist & World Ice Dancing Champion Gwendal Peizerat was born on this day in 1972. ⛸️ 📷 J. Barry Mittan

Olympic & World Medallist & 6X Canadian Figure Skating Champion Toller Cranston was born on this day in 1949. ⛸️

Olympic Silver Medallist & World Figure Skating Champion Rosalynn Sumners was born on this day in 1964. ⛸️

#FlashbackFriday The women's competition at the 1913 World Figure Skating Championships ⛸️

#ThrowbackThursday Skating fashion has changed a lot since the Victorian era. Do you think you'd be able to cope if you had to skate in a dress that long, while wearing a big fancy hat and corset? ⛸️

If you like skating, or just reading good books about elite athletes, you should buy this book.

Olympic Gold Medallist & World Figure Skating Champion John Curry passed away on this day in 1994. ⛸️

Olympic Gold Medallist & 2X World Figure Skating Champion Trixi Schuba was born on this day in 1951. ⛸️

Did you know that over 90% of readers won't buy a book if there aren't reviews & over 90% of readers don't leave reviews? Help people discover "Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice" by leaving a short, honest review: authorhelp.uk?azr=B0DPCPDH3B ⛸️

Olympic & World Medallist Maribel Vinson Owen won the U.S. women's figure skating title 9 times and the U.S. pairs title 6 times. She was an author, pioneering female sportswriter and as a professional, she was one of the first skaters to bring a skating tour to South America. ⛸️

Read this week's new Skate Guard blog - a look back at the 1953 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa: www.skateguardblog.com/2025/04/1953... ⛸️

Looking for great figure skating blogs & podcasts? I got you! Check out Skate Guard's Link page & explore some fantastic content creators you may not be aware of. ⛸️

#FlashbackFriday There was no use crying over spilt milk in the 1930s, when a local dairy in Port Arthur, Ontario added milk to the final layer of ice at a local rink as a publicity stunt. ⛸️🥛

#FlashbackFriday Synchro skating, 1940s style! ⛸️