The Bottom Line
Every figure skater may identify with or know someone who is quoted, listed, or described in the book. It is obvious that the stories of the people in this book have not been forgotten. Their contributions to figure skating were passed on to skating generation after skating generation. This book continues to help pass the figure skating legacy on.
Pros
- INDELIBLE TRACINGS is complete. Every detail in the volume is thoroughly researched.
- The commitment required to be a competitive figure skater is made very clear in this book.
Cons
- The book is over 500 pages long. It is not an "easy read."
Description
- 501 pages
- Published by Stewart and Gray
- Hardcover
- Published in 2010
- The book's author is Patricia Shelley Bushman
- Includes a very complete figure skating glossary and index
Guide Review - Indelible Tracings: The Story of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team
Indelible Tracings really is a "must read" for all figure skaters and ice skating fans. It does a great job of remembering people in figure skating that might have been completely forgotten.
On February 15, 1961, a tragic plane crash killed all the members of the U.S. Figure Skating Team. Also, friends, family, judges, officials, and coaches were killed. The skaters were traveling to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Patty Shelley Bushman has written a book, INDELIBLE TRACINGS, the story of the members of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team.
Bushman's book is thoroughly researched. Each person who died in the fatal crash is told about in detail. Every fact in the book is documented and noted.
Those who "know figure skating" will find this book very interesting since it is made clear that every figure skater in the United States has been touched in some way by the people who died in the tragic plane crash.
The reader will learn about every skater, coach, official, or relative who was on that ill-fated plane. Those from the figure skating world, discussed in the book, who were killed in the crash include:
Single Skaters
- Gregory Kelley
- Bradley Lord
- Rhode Lee Michelson
- Laurence Rochon Owen
- Douglas Ramsay
- Stephanie Westerfeld
Pair Skaters
- Ila Ray Hadley
- Ray Hadley, Jr.
- Laurie Jean Hickox
- William Holmes Hickox
- Maribel Yerxa Owen
- Dudley Shaw Richards
Ice Dancers
- Roger Campbell
- Dona Lee Carrier
- Robert Dineen
- Patricia Dineen
- Dallas "Larry" Pierce
- Diane Carol Sherbloom
Coaches
- Alvah "Linda" Hadley
- William Kipp
- Maribel Vinson Owen
- Daniel "Danny" Ryan
- Edi Scholdan
- William Swallender
Officials
- Harold Hartshorne – judge
- Edward LeMaire – judge
- Walter S. Powell – referee
- Deane McMinn – team manager
Family
As stated at the beginning of this review, Indelible Tracings really is a "must read" for all figure skaters and ice skating fans. It does a great job of remembering people in figure skating that might have been completely forgotten.
