| World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team Contributor(s): Shinn, Peggy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512600652 ISBN-13: 9781512600650 Publisher: Foreedge OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Skiing - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics |
| Dewey: 796.932 |
| LCCN: 2017035985 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What makes a great team? Sports journalist Peggy Shinn answers this question in her enthralling account of the dramatic rise of the U.S. women's cross-country ski team, winners of eight medals at three world championships over the past five years. Shinn's story--based on dozens of interviews with athletes, coaches, parents, spouses, and friends--paints a vivid picture of the obstacles that America's female athletes must overcome not just to ski with the world's best, but to beat them. In a sport where U.S. women have toiled for decades, mostly in the middle or the back of the pack, the development of a world-class team attests to the heady combination of a transformational leader, a coach who connects with his athletes, the super-fast individual skiers who are also conscientious teammates--and a bit of good luck. This is the story of Kikkan Randall, Liz Stephen, Holly Brooks, Jessie Diggins, Ida Sargent, Sadie Bjornsen, Sophie Caldwell, Rosie Brennan, and coach Matt Whitcomb--and how they created the perfect team. |