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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.
List of contents
Table of ContentsPreface
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
About the author
Kiira Korpi is the winner of several European Figure Skating Championship medals and Grand Prix events, a five-time Finnish Champion and two-time Olympian. Now a psychology student living in New York, she trains young skaters using positive coaching methods.
Summary
Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi’s career included triumphal championships and bitter disappointments. With interviews and quotes from family, friends, coaches and competitors, Korpi’s candid memoir describes the making and eventual undoing of a champion, and reveals a darker side to the ‘ice princess’ image of women’s figure skating.
