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Bonnie Blair

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books

Christensen, Karen, et al., eds. International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.

Johnson, Anne Janette. Great Women in Sports. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1996.

Parry, Melanie, ed. Chambers Biographical Dictionary. Chambers, 1997.

Sherrow, Victoria. Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. ABC-CLIO, 1996.

Periodicals

Brand, David. "Bonnie the blue." Time (March 7, 1988): 69.

Brownlee, Shannon. "Yanks on the move." Sports Illustrated (January 27, 1988): 236.

Cazeneuve, Brian. "Skating first." Sporting News (February 14, 1994): S15.

Janofsky, Michael. "Olympic Profile: Bonnie Blair; A Life of Skating Leads to Calgary." New York Times (February 9, 1987): 166.

Janofsky, Michael. "Repeat for Blair." New York Times (February 11, 1992): B11.

Jeansonne, John. "Blair Has a Flair—For Gold." Newsday (February 6, 1994): 16.

Jenkins, Sally. "A Bonnie blare." Sports Illustrated (February 17, 1992): 38.

Jenkins, Sally. "Glory and gloom." Sports Illustrated (February 24, 1992): 18.

Longman, Jere. "Retiring at Top Speed." New York Times (February 19, 1995): section 8, p. 1.

Looney, Douglas S. "Bring back Bonnie." Sports Illustrated (March 6, 1989): 32.

Looney, Douglas S. "Sprinting to Calgary." Sports Illustrated (December 6, 1987): section 2, p. 10.

Matson, Barbara. "Blair has not Slowed Down: Family is her Life, Not Speed skating." Boston Globe (January 9, 2002): F7.

Noden, Merrell. "Catching up with … Bonnie Blair and Johann Olav Koss." Sports Illustrated (January 20, 1997): 4.

Noden, Merrell. "One-woman ice show." Sports Illustrated (January 15, 1990): 92.

Parrish, Paula. "History (Never) Lessens: Bonnie Blair was textbook good, and her legacy still is quoted chapter and verse." Denver Rocky Mountain News (February 15, 2002): 23S.

Phillips, Angus. "Bonnie Blair is a 5-4 Colossus on Skates." Washington Post (January 2, 1992): D3.

Phillips, Angus. "Introspective Blair Rebuffs Outside World in Pursuit of Gold." Washington Post (February 11, 1994): H5.

Reilly, Rick. "To mettle the medal." Sports Illustrated (March 7, 1988): 50.

Rushin, Steve. "Child of innocence." Sports Illustrated (December 19, 1994): 72.

Rushin, Steve. "The last lap." Sports Illustrated (February 27, 1995): 52.

Rushin, Steve. "Time after time." Sports Illustrated (February 7, 1994): 90.

Williams, Lena. "Blair Enjoys Being Olympic Spectator." New York Times (January 16, 2002): D7.

Witteman, Paul A. "Blades of gold." Time (February 24, 1992): 54.

Wolff, Alexander. "Bonnie's bounty." Sports Illustrated (March 7, 1994): 42.

Wolff, Alexander. "Whooosh!." Sports Illustrated (February 28, 1994): 18.

Other

Imperial Oil Web Site. http://www.imperialoil.ca/thisis/publications/review/2001q4 (January 5, 2003).

Additional topics

Famous Sports StarsSpeed SkatingBonnie Blair Biography - Began Skating, Competed At Olympic Trials, Won Olympic Gold, Lost Focus As A Skater - SELECTED WRITINGS BY BLAIR: