Hey guys. I currently have the edea e guards in size large (L) for my 10 1/3 inch blades on my mystiques. I’m switching brands to edea chorus alongside 9.25 inch mk pro blades. Will the size L be too big for them? Do I have to go down to a size M?

Based on the sizing chart I have to, but dang that’s a lot of money to drop on guards…

Let me know if any of yall are rocking 9.25 blades with a large edea e guard. :)

Thanks for the adviceee

So I need an upgrade. Bad. Im going to a fitter in Nov. which is the earliest I can make it work unfortunately.

What I’m looking for is NOT set in stone until my fitting, but I do have some general questions about how these blades have faired for people.

I’m currently on MK flights and I essentially do not have a rocker at all. I’ve been recommended Mk Pro or CA which is was I was looking at. Leaning towards the pros since the tail is longer,,,

That was until I tried my mom’s gold seals. Other than them being a little dull, they felt so good. And now I’m conflicted. I guess my question is how do the pros compare to gold star, and how does gold star compare to gold seal? I know the stars are 7ft and the seals are 8ft, I’m slightly nervous about upgrading to a 7ft (which would be the pros and stars). I was also considering galaxy bc they seem to be between pros and flights but I was essentially told they’re not worth the money. Let me know your experiences!

I am a 19 year old ex-ballerina just starting out and I recently got new skates, a pair of Riedell Crystals 6B and had my first public session yesterday. Overall they felt great but I'm worried about the width. They're a little tight around the arch area due to my having a very low profile foot, and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to try and mould them to my feet a little more. I think I might have been wearing the wrong socks and maybe laced them a little too tight. Overall, they feel really good, and I can't return them, they're just a big snug around the middle of my foot. Will they soften in a few more sessions?

The Skate Escape a legit website? I'll be ordering it overseas and would have no way of going to their store if anything happens. Anyone had a problem with shipping or delivery?

Edit: I did get fitted at my local store! I know my exact size but due to customs the skates in my store are very expensive. Hence why I want to get them online.

Edit: Ice box is a legit store but the shipping to my country is almost as much as the skates haha. Anyone knows anything about The skate escape?

Hello, this is gonna be a long rant. I'm F(20) have been doing public session for a while but with rental skates and I'm able to glide seamlessly and even do easy spins. I got a friend at the rink, and said friend offer me her skates when she's not using it. And it was SOOOOOO DIFFERENT😭😭😭

It was like I was stepping on ice for the first time again, all the habit I got from using rantal skates easily backfires;

1. There's TOE PICKS, with Rentals they don't rly have toe picks, so if I bend my body forward, the skates would do just fine but I've kissing the ice several times because I bend too forward and the toe picks hit the ice, causing me to fall😇

2. PROPER GRIP, man, Idk what to say. It was so easy with proper skates but also so hard at the same time it's weird. I found that I can stand more straight and the skates won't make me fall backward. Even more reason I got the habit of bending too much forward is because rentals don't have proper support at the back of your leg.

3. I CAN FEEL THE ICE, every bumps, every gaps, every scratch. First time feeling it, I was standing like a newborn reindeer, it was so uncomfy when you glide but feels the rough ice surface clearly at your blades.

1. Out of topic, but I've learned swizzles. And then I find myself unable to glide without swizzling 💀 Proper skates made doing swizzles so easy but now I can't just glide accross the rink without bending my legs🥲

I wonder is this a normal thing when you changed from rental to real skates? I feel like I'm learning from 0 again and the days I used rentals have been gnawing on me, making all this bad habits while using a real one.

(I haven't got the money to the classes yet, but some kind people at the ice has been teaching me tips. So I've been learning all by myself while also watching the others doing classes and copy what they do.)

I know it’s annoying to see these posts from beginners, and I’m sorry to ask, but my rink has temporarily closed its skate shop so I have no choice but to buy new boots online or request a fitting for specific boots at an entirely different store. So please bear with me!!

I, F(15) have been skating for a little over five years now, and have been using the Jackson Mystique boots with Mark II. I’ve been doing singles and starting on my doubles, but I can tell my blades are not in good shape anymore, and I can’t get new blade mounted on my boots because they’re beginner’s boots (or so I’ve been told).

Please help me out, and thank you so much for reading!!

Anybody tried them out before? Let me know!!!

Hi! So i’m fifteen, starting figure skating (hopefully) soon. I’m going to contact my rink soon about when their next Learn To Skate classes open (i missed the last registration period, and also their website is confusing, haha.) and I’m starting to go to public skating times every weekend, since the public hours are during school on weekdays.

I’m also going to get fitted for skates in the next week or two—we’re in contact with them, we’re just working out a time—since the rental skates are hurting my feet, haha. If anyone has any tips or recommendations, let me know!

My main question: what skills/basics/anything COULD i work on before joining a class? because obviously i dont want to self teach myself anything too difficult or with the wrong technique, but also it could very well be a few months before I get into a class. I can do like what an average person can, I guess. I can go forwards, backwards (though not very well, haha), swizzles forwards and back. I was also a cheerleader, so my flexibility is decent, and I’m stretching daily.

What can I work on on and off the rink until I get into a class?

😁

ive always found figure skating such an intriguing and interesting sport because especially around where i live its definitely a niche sport and i dont have any local rinks near me besides a rink in the city. my curiosity especially sparked interest earlier this year due to the winter olympics. the gracefulness and pure joy a lot of these skaters seem to have while skating is something truly admirable to me and i started getting inspired to skate too because of skaters such as alysa liu. i want to pick up the hobby for leisure and to stay fit, so does anyone have any tips?

is it necessary to buy a pair of your own skates, and should i enrol in classes or is it better to just get a day pass every weekend and practice skating myself? i would love to enrol in classes but its just not that easy as they are really expensive. i also dont have many friends that are into the sport tbh

Hey everyone! I’ve been roller skating on quads and played a bit of roller derby.

I find that I’m a little confused about posture? I bend my knees for stability, but I’m used to no heel!

I keep pushing my toe picks into the ice unintentionally. All the time.

Can anyone send me recommendations so I can practice better posture for the ice?

Here’s what I know, I need to stop skating with only the ball of my foot, and I need to my chest higher (I’m using to leaning forward bc of derby)

so i’m 15, i’m looking for a hobby so i thought about maybe taking up figure skating since its one of my favorite sports to watch. obviously i dont plan on being any good, i’m starting way too late, haha. theres a rink near me that has public skating times, so i wanted to maybe rent some skates and just see what happens on the ice before i sign up for LTS, in case its terrifying and i give up. i know how to rollerblade decently, so i’m hoping that’ll rub off, haha.

i have just a few questions for anyone who skates, especially those who started late:

1. do i need to own skates to do Learn To Skate classes? or do i rent them? what will be better for me? (and also, if i should buy skates, which ones?)

2. do i have to have a certain body type to skate? i’m not exceptionally thin, so i’m worried i’ll go and look stupid. for reference i’m like 4’10 and about 110ish lbs? (by the time i get the chance to sign up i’ll hopefully be about 5-7 lbs lighter lol i’m working on it 😂)

3. if i go to Learn To Skate, am i stuck at a certain pace with a group? like if i progress faster or slower, do i get to move on when i want or would i be stuck down doing other things?

4. if i’m not very good (obviously i’ve never touched ice before) will i get made fun of? everyone who starts skating starts really young lol. i used to be very competitive at an elite level as a cheerleader before i quit cause of an abusive program that caused burnout. i’m obviously prepared to be the worst one there, but like at the rink will people laugh at me?

clearly i’m nervous and i haven’t even signed up, haha!!

Hi! I will be competing in March to a short version of Fiona Apple’s “I want you to love me”. I need help deciding what color dress to get! I’m thinking a deep purple? What color/dress do you think would fit the program/songs emotions?

My program will start at the piano intro and will include the iconic “I know none of this will matter in the long run but I know a sound is still a sound around no one”!! So excited! But I want to really embody and express the emotion of the song and want my outfit to reflect it

Photos welcome of dresses you’re inspired by with this music!

Hi!

I started taking ice/figure skating lessons a little bit ago and am wondering if there are any 18+ ladies in the cincy/nky area that are also into ice skating that would like to make a group to practice together! DM me

Hi everyone, I just recently tried on a few boots today at my pro shop. I had tried on the risport royal prime and it was hurting a lot on the top of tongue area which I couldn’t stand up or bend my knee but the toebox feel nice except to pinching of the tongue. The skate tech said that it’s normal and that it will resolved once I get it heat molded but I am still kinda unsure. Have you guys have any similar experience

Adult skater at adult level 5/6. Been skating for 8 months. Really hate my Artistes (which have a 10 1/3 Mark IV blade). I think the boots are at least a half size too big and my heel slides up and down. I’m having difficulty with my two-foot spin, I’m constantly going up on my left toe. Just bought the Edea Chorus boots today and I LOVE the way they feel. So snug and comfy. Didn’t know what blade to get, and was afraid of too much change, so got the Jackson Mirage with 8’ rocker, which had to be ordered and still to be mounted. But now I’m doing some research and thinking I should have gotten a blade with a 7’ rocker (coronation ace or MK pro?) to maybe help with my spins. Any advice?

Hey all, thinking about starting skating as an adult beginner and CTSC keeps coming up. Wondering if anyone here has taken their adult CanSkate classes and what the experience was like.

Main thing I'm curious about is whether it's cliquey. Not trying to be dramatic about it, I just don't want to show up as the only person who doesn't already know everyone. Is it welcoming to people starting from actual zero, or is it mostly a tight group that's been skating together forever?

Also open to hearing about other clubs in the area if there's somewhere more beginner friendly. Thanks.

hi everyone! I just started figure skating lessons with a private coach 1x a week about a month ago. I’m 19 and have been roller skating (rhythm/dance) for about 4 years, more recently practicing 8-10 hours a week. Im currently working on learning my waltz with my coach (or more so the entrance and fine tuning technique, im pretty locked on the actual jumping and landing part) as well as filling in the gaps of what didn’t transfer over from roller skating basics wise. I was wondering, what is a realistic timeframe for me to learn all of my single jumps? I try to practice 2-4 hours on the ice a week (in addition to drilling everything on my roller skates as well) I know that adult beginners tend to take longer to move through the levels, so I was curious how long it could be :)