Reflections On Ice: A Diary of Ladies Figure Skating

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A 1998 Documentary film about Ladies Figure Skating, narrated by Susan Saint James.

The seemingly effortless beauty of ice skating can be breathtaking. But few truly understand the rigorous demands and sacrifices that the skill requires, or the history that made it all possible. This documentary on ladies figure skating combines rarely seen home movies, archival photos, and revealing interviews with the people who shaped the sport's success.

Features rare archival footage, and interviews withwith pioneers Fritzi Burger of Austria, who skated with Sonja Henie in the 1920s and 1930s; Carol Heiss, the 1960 Olympic gold medalist and Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Tenley Albright, Ice legend JoJo Starbuck and many more.

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