Robin Cousins [Hardcover]

Martha Lowder Kimball (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1998

Robin Cousins is an inside look at the sport and art of figure skating through the prism of one man's stellar and unusually varied career. From dawn in an ice rink to curtain time on the London stage, the reader experiences the Odyssey of a talented child who grew into an Olympic gold medalist--and then kept growing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Kimball's meticulous and extensive research results in a book that is rich in detail. As she chronologically follows Cousins from his early efforts on limited ice facilities in England to his Olympic victory and subsequent professional ventures, she paints vivid pictures at each stop along the way. The bed-sitter in london. Life in Denver living with Paul Wylie's family while being coached by Carlo Fassi. Olympic triumph in Lake Placid in 1980. Running with Carol and Walter Probst's dream in Lake Arrowhead. As a star in the musical, Cats....The 23 pages Kimball devotes to the making of the Cutting Edge, the movie on which Cousins acted as choreographer and technical advisor, is so packed with detail you may want to rent the movie and watch it again with book in hand. -- American Skating World

Without the constraints of a deadline, Kimball has been able to talk to almost everyone who had an influence on Cousins' life. Since many of these were and are at the top level of the sport and skating entertainment business, Kimball is able to present an engaging array of opinions....The depth of Kimball's research gives today's skaters a wonderful insight into how different their sport was not so long ago. -- Blades on Ice magazine

About the Author

Martha Lowder Kimball, a longtime contributor to publications dedicated to figure skating, collaborated with Toller Cranston to produce the Canadian bestseller Zero Tollerance. After attending the Milne School and Cornell University, Kimball graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Fredonia. She teaches French and Latin at Jamestown High School in western New York State.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Martha Lowder Kimball; 1ST edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966250206
• ISBN-13: 978-0966250206
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #531,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Winter Sports > Ice Skating & Figure Skating

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than most skater biographies, June 20, 2000

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This review is from: Robin Cousins (Hardcover)

This is a very interesting, detailed biography. I recommend it to any fan of skating.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He's Private about his Personal Life!, August 4, 2008

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This review is from: Robin Cousins (Hardcover)

Robin Cousins MBE is a well-known British figure skater who won the Men's Gold Medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. This book holds back a lot on his personal life. He doesn't discuss his relationships with men or women personally. He is very professional regarding his sport and his book acknowledges the challenges that he faces. But he won't discuss his sexual orientation and that's fine with me. I still think it's worth the buy if you love the sport of figure skating.