Skating on Air

The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport

Kelli Lawrence (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

244 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4608-7 (ISBN)

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Examining the ways in which media attention has affected figure skating, from the early appearances of Sonja Henjie, skating's gradual audience growth via television, and the ramifications of the scandals in the 1994 and 2002 Olympics.

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.

Kelli Lawrence, an award-winning freelance writer and producer, has published in Skating, PSA Magazine, and several other publications. She lives in Indianapolis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Verne Lundquist

Introduction

1. From London 1908 to Hollywood 1948: Figure Skating Before Television

2. Barely a Small Screen Sport: Skating Through TV’s Golden Age

3. Ashes to Icons: TV and Figure Skating’s Alliance of the 1960s

4. When the Ways of Television Helped Change the Ways of the Sport (1969–73)

5. Skating Up Close and Personal in the 1970s

6. Big Deals and Bigger Personalities: Skating Meets the ’80s

7. Leaving Figures Behind: The Road from Calgary to Albertville

8. The Brightest Lights for the Darkest Reasons (1994)

9. Here a Skater, There a Skater: The Pro Explosion (1994–98)

10. The Saturation Point and the Saga of “Skategate”

11. Televised Skating Post-2002: The Hard Fall

12. Fragmented, Not Broken: Figure Skating Pushes Forward

Afterword

Appendix A: Profiles of Interviewees

Appendix B: Doug Wilson and the Art of Camera Blocking

Appendix C: Tales from the Trenches

Appendix D: Jim McKay, the Ultimate Professional ...Who Never Liked Figure Skating

Appendix E: When Heiss Met Hollywood

Appendix F: The “Nicely Done” Pool

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	73 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	431 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-4608-0 / 0786446080
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4608-7 / 9780786446087
Zustand	Neuware