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—Paul Wylie

One of the biggest surprises of the 1992 Winter Olympics was the silver medal won by U.S. figure skater Paul Wylie. While known for excellent practice sessions, Wylie had a history of lackluster performances in competition, including a tenth-place finish at the 1988 Olympics. He squeaked out a silver medal at the 1992 nationals to earn a place on the Olympic team, but the U.S. rested most of its medal hopes in the men's event on national champion Christopher Bowman. However, Wylie's outstanding routine to "Henry V" in Albertville, France, made believers out of critics, and he almost bested Ukraine¹s Viktor Petrenko for the gold.

Wylie went on to an acclaimed professional figure skating career. He was a regular with Stars on Ice for many years and dazzled audiences with emotional routines such as "JFK" and "Apollo 13." A political science major at Harvard University during his competitive years, Wylie returned to his alma mater to earn an MBA in 2000 and was hired by Disney as a marketing executive, though he was recently let go. He frequently hosts and performs in the university's annual Evening with Champions, a skating spectacular that raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute¹s Jimmy Fund. He is married and has a young daughter.

—Beth Braccio Hering

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Figure Skaters—Paul Wylie