Skating on Air

The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport

By: Kelli Lawrence

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Paperback | 1 June 2011

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Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics'' centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and affected the sport, from the early appearances of Sonja Henie, to skating''s gradual audience growth via television, and to the ramifications of the scandals in the 1994 and 2002 Olympics. The topic is illuminated by more than 30 interviews with commentators, skaters, producers, directors and others. In addition to numerous photos, illustrations show the compulsory figures for which "figure skating" got its name, as well as a sample of the charted-out "camera blocking" for TV directors. Appendices include collected anecdotes from early broadcasting experiences; a profile of broadcaster Jim McKay; and commentary from Carol Heiss on her 1961 musical Snow White and the Three Stooges.

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Non-Fiction Sports & Recreation Winter Sports Ice Skating Arts & Entertainment Film, TV & Radio Television Sporting Events & Management Sports Teams & Clubs Olympic & Paralympic Games

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
From London 1908 to Hollywood 1948: Figure Skating Before Television	p. 7
Barely a Small Screen Sport: Skating Through TV's Golden Age	p. 17
Ashes to Icons: TV and Figure Skating's Alliance of the 1960s	p. 28
When the Ways of Television Helped Change the Ways of the Sport (1969-73)	p. 41
Skating Up Close and Personal in the 1970s	p. 52
Big Deals and Bigger Personalities: Skating Meets the '80s	p. 68
Leaving Figures Behind: The Road from Calgary to Albertville	p. 85
The Brightest Lights for the Darkest Reasons (1994)	p. 103
Here a Skater, There a Skater: The Pro Explosion (1994-98)	p. 117
The Saturation Point and the Saga of ôSkategateö	p. 134
Televised Skating Post-2002: The Hard Fall	p. 157
Fragmented, Not Broken: Figure Skating Pushes Forward	p. 174
Afterword	p. 199
Profiles of Interviewees	p. 203
the Art of Camera Blocking	p. 208
Tales from the Trenches	p. 211
the Ultimate Professional … Who Never Liked Figure Skating	p. 214
When Heiss Met Hollywood	p. 216
The ôNicely Doneö Pool	p. 219
Chapter Notes	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 227
Index	p. 229
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