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Figure skating history doesn't preserve itself. The stories of champions and challengers, forgotten rinks and iconic competitions, pioneering coaches and defining Olympic moments survive because someone takes the time to research, verify and tell them properly.
If you value well-researched work about the people, places and events that shaped the sport, there are a few meaningful ways you can help sustain and expand this work.
📚 Buy the Books
Purchasing my books supports the expense of hosting and maintaining this website and the costs of producing future books, which include cover design, photo licensing, editing, proofreading and marketing. Every sale helps support archival access, rare materials and the time it takes to tell these stories well. Prefer print over eBooks? So do I. You can order my books online from retailers around the world including Indigo, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and Readings.
Prefer to save a tree? You can buy digital versions of all of my books directly in the Skate Guard Shop.
⭐ Leave a Book Review
Book reviews on platforms like Amazon, Goodreads, The Storygraph and LibraryThing make an enormous difference for all authors. They increase visibility, help new readers discover the work, and show publishers and retailers that figure skating has an engaged audience. Taking a very quick moment and leaving short, honest reviews of my books on these sites would be a huge help!
📦 Donate Materials
Have old programs, magazines, photographs or skating memorabilia? Donated materials help preserve pieces of history that might otherwise be lost - and often become the foundation for future articles and books. You can learn more about donations here.
