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Highlights
- This meticulously researched book tells a moving account of the events surrounding the plane crash that killed the 1961 US figure skating team.
- About the Author: Nikki Nichols is a senior writer for International Figure Skating Magazine and also serves as a copyeditor for the magazine.
- 264 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Ice & Figure Skating
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About the Book
This meticulously researched book tells a moving account of the events surrounding the plane crash that killed the 1961 US figure skating team.
Book Synopsis
This meticulously researched book tells a moving account of the events surrounding the plane crash that killed the 1961 US figure skating team.
Review Quotes
"Frozen in Time is the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of the eighteen members of the U.S. figure skating team of 1961 and the sudden tragedy that took them from us at the summit of their achievement.
-Senator Edward M. Kennedy
"Nichols does a masterful job of seamlessly weaving together this long-ago era with the contemporary world of the sport. It is a terrific and informative read."
-International Figure Skating magazine
"The sensitivity of the writer will touch every skating fan in what may be one of the ten best-written sports books of the year."
-Barry Federovitch, Trenton Times
"A moving tribute to the skaters who died for their sport."
-Indianapolis Star
"Written with an insider's perspective, Frozen in Time is a painstaking and heart-breaking love letter to the sport as well as to those who perished in the crash. I highly recommend it whether or not you are a skating fan."
-Jennifer Woodlief, author of Ski to Die and A Wall of White
About the Author
Nikki Nichols is a senior writer for International Figure Skating Magazine and also serves as a copyeditor for the magazine. She has written for Skating Magazine, Indianapolis Monthly, and numerous other trade publications and journals. Nikki had successful careers in television news and public relations before writing this, her first book. She skates competitively, having won a gold medal at the Indiana State Championships, a gold and silver at the 2004 Midwestern Adult Sectional, and a bronze medal at the 2007 US Adult Figure Skating Championships in the Interpretive event. She is a two-time finalist in the adult silver ladies free skate at the US Adult Nationals. She also notched a fifth-place finish in Adult Gold Pairs at the 2007 Adult Nationals, which she did with her pairs partner and husband, Michael Cunningham. The two had their first child, Thomas, in April of 2008. They reside just south of Indianapolis, Indiana.