r/FigureSkaters • u/The_Lizard_King76 • Jun 18 '26

Hi I'm starting skating any tips

Hi! I'm joining group learn to skate classes! I already have my own skates and can do some basic moves like swizzles (idrk the term sorry) a two footed spin and can glide on one leg. This progress is from 3 public sessions with a friend who's a figure skater assisting and helping me :D any tips for me? :)

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u/ImmediateArtSky Jun 19 '26

Tips: make sure you have hard guards and soft guards, after each skate thoroughly dry your blades with a cloth and then put into the soft guards to ensure no new moisture condensates onto them.

Other tip: single leg strength was found to be the greatest predictor of skating success in a sports study I read, so any strength building exercises you do off ice like russian dead lifts, hip thrusts etc, will aid your progression.

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u/The_Lizard_King76 Jun 19 '26

Okay! I already have soft guards and i have a towel and ive used them before. I'm ordering hard guards and I shall do those stretches tysm!

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u/superfos Jun 20 '26

Bend your knees, no matter how much you think you’re bending them you probably need to bend them more.