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Lexile measure
1020L
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English
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It was billed as the greatest event in the history of pair skating: three of the best teams of all time battling for Olympic gold on one night in Salt Lake City. Technical ability was approximately equal. It was the artistic merit score that would decide the gold medal -- the second mark.
Representing Canada, China, and Russia, the three pairs illuminated their distinct cultures. On the second mark, whose culture would triumph? Would it be the beauty...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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Description
There's more to freestyle skating than beautiful costumes, awesome music, and the ability to skate. Learn the rules of the sport as well as the steps it takes to become an unstoppable athlete on ice.
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the past and future of women's figure skating and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous skaters: Oksana Baiul, Surya Bonaly, Nancy Kerrigan, Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski, Chen Lu, Katerina Witt, and Kristi Yamaguchi.
13) Tara Lipinski
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Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the personal life and skating career of the young woman who won a gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
16) Ice stars
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Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
Presents brief sketches of four top female figure skaters: Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, and Michelle Kwan.
20) Apolo Anton Ohno
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Details the life of Apolo Anton Ohno, discussing his relationship with his father, training to become a speed skater, Olympic success, and more.
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