The Edinburgh Skating Club

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The World Championships for Women and Pairs were held at the Ice Club, Westminster. Sonja Henie of Norway won for the second time, and among the spectators was a 7 year old English Girl who said " I should like to skate like her". Her name was Cecilia Colledge. I found the overall idea nice but somewhat the narrative is a bit contrived, the story takes turns that are too improbable at times - I won't say more because I don't want to create spoilers. A centenary history of the NSA had been written ( "Our Skating Heritage by Denis L.Bird) and a leather bound copy was presented to Her Majesty. The gala was preceded by a parade of past British Champions. Gender-confusing, feminist romance about a painting by Scottish portraitist Raeburn (or is it ? That is the point !)... To be recommended to readers looking for LGBTQ+ literature (there isn't much good on the market) and art fans. A riveting, brutal journey into the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth’– Denise Mina,...

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Vlllth Winter Olympic Games were held in Squaw Valley, California. Terence Monaghan achieved Britain's best placing in the 10000 metres, placing 5th. 1963 Besse Craw is a young mother whose husband has mysteriously vanished. And in a time when women were powerless, she is accused of witchcraft, abused by her employer, and destined to lose her daughter, her freedom and her life. Mirroring the historical friendship between middle-aged women Alison and Katherine is an amusing modern couple, university historians Clare Sharp and Jenny Brodie. They are drawn into a strange conspiracy to prove that the famous picture by Henry Raeburn, The Skating Minister, is in fact by another artist and of another subject. Outside Scotland, not everyone knows that there has been a real controversy over the authorship of this picture. Once I had learned of this, I further enjoyed Clare and Jenny’s detective work in museums and archives. But these scenes would be better if some conclusions had been left implicit, for the reader to draw. In 1920s Scotland a foreign dignitary on a secret visit has been abducted by men who plan to murder him. It is the sight of Francis Pringle on the ice at Duddingston Loch that inspires Katherine Hume to take up her brushes and paint him in action. However, like Pygmalion, Katherine Hume falls in love with what in effect is her own creation. This infatuation leads to the moving ending of a highly enjoyable and very readable novel.Later in 1928 the NSA appointed its first paid official as Assistant Secretary. He was Eric Coggins, who became General secretary from 1933 until his death aged 63 in 1966. The London Glaciarium, London's first artificial ice rink, was opened in Chelsea. It was followed by four other, larger Glaciariums. The longest lived was in Southport in Lancashire (1879-1889) 1879 The sons of Henry Vandervell (inventor of the counter turn in the 1860's) presented the NSA with the Vandervell Trophy to awarded annually the British skater who gives the best performance of the year. The first winner was Jeanette Altwegg. 1952 Herbert James Clarke( Olympic skater in 1924) was elected the first, and to date the only, British President of the ISU. He held office until ill health forced him to retire in 1953. 1948 It is difficult to review this book without spoilers, so I will just say that this story is a lot and that it is written with mastery and simplicity.

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From this description and others, it is apparent that the form of skating practiced by club members was indeed an early form of figure skating rather than speed skating. For admission to the club, candidates had to pass a skating test where they performed a complete circle on either foot (e.g., a figure eight), and then jumped over first one hat, then two and three, placed over each other on the ice. [1] Perspective members had to demonstrate flow and control on edges by skating a complete circle in the ice on each foot, similar to figure eights in compulsory figures but unlike them in that the circles did not have to be joined together. Skaters also had to "demonstrate athletic daring" by jumping over one to three hats placed on the ice. [6] I first saw the Raeburn painting of the skating minister at the National Gallery as a little girl, and I was amused at the formal pose and dress for such an athletic sport. (This was around the time of Torvill and Dean). Later, I had to write about this painting for a Standard Grade Art & Design critical essay. This painting is iconic. So when I saw the cover of The Edinburgh Skating Club, I had to read it. I loved this story of the painting, Edinburgh literary society, and misogyny during the Enlightenment... Also, the way female academics are treated now. It doesn't seem like very much has changed. The first NSA Junior Women's Competition was held and later became the Junior Championship for Ladies. 1938The ISU allocated the World Championships to London. It was held at the National Skating Palace and was won by Henning Grenander. 1899