I'm 18 and I am a very beginner ice skater. Although I've been in lessons on and off for a year, I still feel like it's too late for me to actually start and hope to get to a decent level such as axels. I have never done sports in my life and so I'm not very athletic or flexible.

helloooo! i’m learning how to ice skate with goals of future figure skating, i’ve only been a couple times now but have got new skates and am ready to take it on, im struggling a bit since i don’t know/am too scared to do a 2 foot glide, ive tried it off the wall multiple times but my right foot tends to not glide while my left can do it very dominantly, i know my left foot is my dominant too and it’s also really hard to move my right forwards. any advice on this? also i feel like my pushes are pretty nonexistent, i DO bend my knees but im still just walking instead of gliding and skating and it’s really bumming me out, any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

(one last thing i major foot pain when i skate, my new skates are pretty broken in but it’s been like that everytime to the point of like me literally wanting to cry, the skates fit perfectly too, any tips on how to help it/avoid it?)

thanks in advance!!!

I was lurking around this sub because I recently got into wizard skating on rollerblades and am currently getting into the hockey season. Ive started trying things out at adult skates with my hockey skates like the 3 turn I think its called? I realized I might actuslly be ready to learn axels but hockey skates might not be ideal.

I am going to start with edge jumps because no toe pick but ive been seeing something called freestyle skates in this sub. I consider myself an advanced skater and I have about 35 years experience skating on and off the ice. Are these worth getting? Im not sure i want a figure skate because at this point I think it would feel very foreign to me.

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should I get freestyle skates to fuck around in or should I stick with my hockey skates. Ide rather not have a toe pick because i fear i will kill myself getting used to it lol.

I've just started trying mohawks fresh out of Adult 6 and am really struggling with turning my hips and feet out. Most of the tutorials I've seen online really focus on the turnout but my ability to do so is pretty limited. With gently bent knees and some straining I can get to roughly 90 degrees, maybe a bit more if I deepen my knee bend, but in order to make it look like the videos I start hitting the high squat range. Are there any particular mohawk techniques or exercises that have helped anyone with similar issues?

I want to hear from skaters who have injured their achilles tendon before (especially when skating). How did you injure yourself? How was recovery? Did you take time off?

So 2 days ago i felt pain around the back of my left heel when skating. I was just doing spins and footwork, nothing too crazy. I rested for 5 minutes then continued, but it hurt again when i was doing footwork (forward left inside rocker). Then I went home and did off ice jumps. Loops are fine, but waltz jumps, axels and salchows hurt. Later that night i tried to go for a run but it hurt within the first 30 seconds so i gave up.

Today i did some off ice jumps again but even waltz jumps hurt so i immediately stopped.

I've made an appointment with a physio but it is 2 weeks away. I asked AI and it suggested achilles tendon injury. Should i buy gel heel sleeves in the meantime? Can i still skate? I am so devastated because I've just got my axel consistent...

For context i'm in my 30s, female, not heavy and have very flat feet.

TLDR: Can't hold right outside edge due to weaking right foot/leg with a tendency for right inner thigh and knee to cave inwards. Looking for drills and exercises to strengthen skating on right foot.

I've been going for adult skating classes (in my 30s) for about 5 months, and I've been consistently having issues when skating on my right leg.

Skating on my left is great - stable, strong, and I can generally stay on my edges. However, when it comes to skating on my right foot, I often can't hold a one-foot glide reliably as it often feels like I'm not gripping onto the ice enough. Whenever there's a need to go onto my right outside edge for fw crossovers or fw three-turns, I tend to drop back into my right inside edge, my right inner thigh and knee also seem to have a tendency to cave inwards.

When I'm doing half swizzle pumps down the rink, I think I do a pretty good job when I'm skating on my left leg, and pumping with my right. But it feels almost impossible to do the same thing when I flip it around.

One reason could be undertraining on my right since it is the weaker side, and I would subconsciously prefer to skate on the more reliable left-side. I also did suffer a small injury a few months ago (suspected slight tear in the right meniscus) which is even more of a reason why I haven't been training on my right as much as I should.

I have brought my skates to a smaller skate shop; they've checked the alignment of my skates and said it was fine. I'm not sure if it's a pronation issue, and I don't discount the possibility.

Question: Are there any drills or exercises (either on-ice or off-ice) that I can do to strengthen skating on my right foot?

I’ve been skating for quite some time now and still deal with some heel lift. It’s not anything major, but I’d like there to be ideally none. At the moment, I try to tie my boots super tight, especially at the ankle. I can’t tie my laces tightly over my arch, otherwise I get a lot of arch pain. I’m also thinking about getting insoles since I still have some pain from that. To be clear, I’m pretty certain my skates aren’t too big a size for me. My toes have just enough room to wiggle, but they’re never sliding around. The thing is, my balls of my feet and toes are wide, but my ankle is skinny. I wear Jackson Mystiques.

Would getting inserts for my flat feet help? Should I tie my laces even more tightly with a lace puller instead of my fingers? Or is there something else I can use to stop my heel from lifting?

Recently upgraded from Mystique to Freestyle and it was... interesting to say the least (I'm working on my pre-bronze). Not sure if this is common for breaking in new skates or did I waste money 😢

1. Freestyle felt comfortable when I sat down. However on ice, I felt a gap between the arch of my foot and the insoles, despite having Superfeet insoles to support the arch.

2. The rocker position is much inwards. I bought the Mystique at size 7 and 10' blade which felt great in the beginning. But from the second month, I had to use toe inserts (still felt good). I do have a tendency to lean forward already and am working on it. Now I'm in Freestyle 5 wide, 9' blade which fits me better, but the rocker position is so awkward I can barely turn.

3. The temporary mount. The skate tech isn't very attentive, I had to ask to have it baked and adjusted. I plan to go to another Proshop but meanwhile, I'm not sure how to adjust? My right side is weaker and I pronate inward, but I felt like it's a strength issue and my skates shouldn't be adjusted based on that?

Kinda worried about buying the wrong skates. Advice appreciated!

I'm a complete beginner.

I had my skates sharpened at Paragon Sports NYC 2 days ago, and I noticed that the outer edge of the blade on my right hockey skate still has a very thin flat line, similar to how it looked from the factory. The inner edge appears to be sharpened, with a sharp angle.

Should I take them back to get them sharpened again, or is this acceptable? I'm not sure if they'll charge me extra, and I don't know how to tell whether the sharpening was done properly.