A figure skating fiction phenomemon! Originally published between 1998 and 2000, On the Edge, now in its second run, is the most popular figure skating serial in modern history. This coming of age melodrama sparked the imagination of a thousand figure skating fans.

Get figure skating fiction in small doses. Read these special selections from Private Ice's archive of figure skating short stories, humor, and poetry.

Graceful and stubborn. Powerful and arrogant. Destined for each other and for figure skating greatness. Will fate allow? Listen for the Whispers on the Ice.

Figure skating fiction's original soap opera, The Strong and The Sequined. Running continuously since 1997, The Strong and The Sequined is the first modern skatefic. Always outrageous, The Strong and the Sequined is so close to reality that even top US Figure Skating Association officials love it. Private Ice is proud to host the TSTS Archives.

Go behind the scenes with insider Sonia Bianchetti as she spins true tales of figure skating's powerful and autocratic leaders. Figure skating is neither pure nor glittering nor glamourousÑit's politics and intrigue, money and back room deals. In the wake of the 2002 Olympic figure skating judging scandal, Bianchetti puts the new, secretive, and complex judging system in historical context and outlines--with the clarity of vision that has made her a legend--what must be done to save figure skating.

Figure Skaters—Brian Joubert

No figure skater from France has ever won an Olympic gold medal in the men's competition. Brian Joubert is hoping to do something about that at the 2006 Winter Games.

Joubert was born in 1984 and began skating at the age of 4. He wanted to play hockey but ended up doing ice dancing with his sister. He started gaining international attention as a singles skater in 2002 when he placed third at the European Championships, but he did not crack the top ten at that year's World Championships or Olympic Games.

Joubert's breakout year was 2004, when won his first European Championship and placed second at the World Figure Skating Championships. Though successfully securing a third national title in 2005, Joubert dropped to second at Europeans and fell to sixth at Worlds.

Joubert is coached by Andrei Berezintsev. He also is receiving help from spinning wonder Lucinda Ruh and 2002 Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin. For the 2005-06 season, Joubert is skating to James Bond music for his short program and to Lord of the Dance for his long. Off the ice, the handsome skater is well-covered by the French press, especially regarding his relationship with a Miss France winner.

—Beth Braccio Hering

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Figure Skaters—Brian Joubert