Figure skating

But the unchanged backbone still inspiring the subculture is the use of creativity applied to the space. “Nonskateboarders don’t view architecture in the same manner that a skateboarder does and as long as there is architecture, skateboarders will figure out a creative way to use it for their own purposes.”SLEE. Skateboarders always tend to seek out new places in the city to skate, they use public and private spaces to experiment, grind on benches, jump staircases, or slide along handrails.…

Kwan won over 40 championships including nine U.S. titles in figure skating, thus making her one of the most decorated athlete in the world for the said category (Encyclopedia Britannica, "Michelle Kwan"). No athlete in the modern era has made it as far as Kwan did. Kwan was born in California in 1980, and as a young girl, watched her older brother play hockey. She is the third child of Chinese parents Danny and Estella Kwan She began skating at the age of five and won her first competition at…

All About Clubfoot - Kristi Yamaguchi's Story Kristi Yamaguchi was born with clubfoot. Little did her family know she would overcome it, become famous, and become an Olympian. “Skating brought out a side of Kristi that I didn’t think she had in her,”said Kristi’s mom (Savage 61). First off, clubfoot is a deformity where the foot or feet are twisted out of shape or position (Alexander 290). Drugs, smoking, disease, and an infection during the pregnancy, and most of the time, heredity, can cause…

Many stories are told through the perspective of one omnipresent narrator, the perspective one character, or even an unreliable narrator. These styles emphasize the views and opinion of one character, one side of the story being told. In Michael Ondaatje’s In the Skin of a Lion, Ondaatje uses an unconventional style of narration to tell the untold stories of the working class and immigrants who built the country, to give immigrants a voice they do not have in the past, and to recreate how…

perseverance. Vera Wang an extremely successful fashion designer, was rejected from her dream, but she stayed tenacious and pursued designing clothing. She grew up doing ballet and figure skating, and for years she devoted her time to these activities. In 1968 she tried out for the U.S. Olympic figure skating team, but she was rejected. Distraught, she then decided to pursue her interest in fashion. She got her start when she was hired by Vogue, an extremely popular fashion magazine. They…

Introduction The Greeks were the most successful ancient civilization. First, they created the Olympics, at first it was a 1 day festival to honor Zeus in 776 B.C, then it changed in 472 B.C to a 5-day event of competitive athletic games that attracted athletes from all social classes. Second, they created different types of art. They made sculptures from stone, marble, and bronze. Lastly, they were great architects. They constructed buildings with huge columns. The Olympic…

of Michaels bedroom with his fist in the air. Sarah has a thinking look on her face, and a bubble above her head with a bunch of different ideas for her and her big brother to do outside together. In the bubble there is build a snowman, go ice skating across the pond, go sledding down the hill, or make him take her for a ride on his…

Poem “Thickness of Ice” explores the thematic study of relationships as it presents a metaphorical romantic relationship between ice skaters and lovers, the thaw and formation of ice to stages throughout a romantic relationship with the use of symbolism, body language, salience, colour and composition. The composition of the collage shows the stages of relationship or the changes in ice conditions in respective order from the top to the bottom. In the centre of the upper half of the collage…

In “Russia ban adds to South Korea’s Winter Olympics woes” by James Griffiths explains how Russia not competing has had a major impact on the ticket sale of the already low amount for the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea. Russian Athletes like Evgenia Medvedeva and Irina Avvakumova plan to not compete if they cannot compete under the Russian flag. With Russian spectators making up a large number of the visitors to winter games, South Korea struggles to get ticket buyers. The term oil with…

The lovely skyscrapers, all the people, all the taxis, all the fashion, and all the landmarks; I am just reminiscing about the time I took a trip to the Big Apple. It was one of the best things I ever experienced. My dad took me and my sister to the wonderful city of New York for my 16th birthday. Since I wanted to fit in with New York’s fashion, I decided to wear a fluffy, white fur coat with heavy Timberlands. Before we arrived at the Big Apple, we had to go through the Atlanta airport. Our…