Artistry on Ice

Nancy Kerrigan won her first medal at the Boston Open when she was 10 years old. Since then she has participated in more than 40 U.S. and international competitions, finishing first in 12 of them. Kerrigan is a two-time Olympic medalist, winning the bronze in 1992 and the silver in 1994. In 2000, she placed third in the ladies artistic program in the Goodwill Games. Currently, Nancy Kerrigan skates with the Tom Collins Champions and has appeared in Grease on Ice and Footloose on Ice. She resides with her husband and son in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Mary Spencer is a professional figure skater and writer. She has taught ice dancing, expression, and freestyle to skaters of all ages and levels. As a journalist, she has written articles for American Skating World and Blades on Ice and is the managing editor of 6.0 Skate Magazine. Mary Spencer resides in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Part 1 Moves in the field: finding the perfect coach; spiral; spread eagle; lunge; moves in the field tests. Part 2 Spins: scratch spin; sit spin; camel; spin variations. Part 3 Jumps: salchow; toe loop; loop; flip; lutz; axel; jump variations and combinations. Part 4 Skating with a partner: ice dancing; pairs skating; basic lifts; synchronized skating. Part 5 Off the ice: warming up; cross training; exercises. Part 6 Getting ready to compete: music; choreography; footwork; costumes; the total package.