r/FigureSkaters

hi! i'm an adult beginner skater who's never done any other sports in his life, but i've been working at figure skating competitions for a few years now, and it got me very interested in the sport. with the help of a friend (who also started as an adult), i recently bought my first pair of boots - edea overtures (with the balance blade).

there's only two certified edea dealers that i'm aware of in my country, and i went to the nearest one. the skate tech measured my foot length, said it was the easiest fitting he'd ever done, and gave me my 255C boots. while they felt good at the shop, the moment i got on the ice, i started experiencing deep aches in my arches. i figured it must be the breaking in process and kept skating, but the more i wore them, the worse the ache got, and the more it started to linger after getting off the ice.

i thought maybe i needed to change insoles, but the skate shop didn't have the riedell r-fit, superfeet yellow, or even the cushier edea insoles. i live in a country where i can't order anything from overseas, so i couldn't order them online either. i went to my skate tech, and he took the skates to get them punched out. the ache didn't go away.

i'm now wondering if there was a part of the fitting process that was skipped? when you guys were getting your skates, how was your foot measured? were there any adjustments done to the skates before you got out of the shop? if there was no problem with the fitting, is there any way i can fix this issue that you can think of? i can't get riedells or jacksons or risports or anything of the sort as the only skates sold in my country fit for my level are edeas.

So I tried rollerblading for the first time ever today and it is nothing like ice skating. Besides it being inline, everything felt so different. Ice skating is easier. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hi friends! I’m returning to the sport after 20+ years off. Unfortunately still in vintage skates from my childhood! I need a new pair bad and am struggling to pick one. I had a skate tech tell me I shouldn’t go lower than risport RF3 and that it might not last me a year (I’m in FS 2 working on pre bronze/bronze SS and landing single flip and toe loop). I’m going to see a second tech because that sounds wild (I’m also 5’5 and 125lb so on the smaller side). I saw a very gently used pair of RF1 come up on marketplace but don’t want to make the purchase until I’ve talked to more people because that seems like a lot of boot for me.

Thoughts on over booting adults?

Hello, as you can tell by the title, I am a brand new skater trying to fight my fear on the ice. I just started ice skating a a few weeks ago. I want to learn how to figure skate so bad because I always admired it as a kid. I’m 23 now and I figured better late than never. But my problem is I can’t get away from the wall and I always need to hold someone’s hand. I don’t feel stable. I got a pair of old rental skates for free and got the blades sharpened and still don’t feel stable or comfortable. I’m so scared of falling. I had a panic attack on the ice today that was so bad, I had to sit out for the majority of the public skate. I start learn to skate classes soon and I’m hoping they can help me get over my fears. Any tips?

Hello,

My school just started their figure skating team this year we are a brand new club like never had one until a skater at our campus rink started it.

and I am excited but I am just kinda want to know if anyone who does this or know anyone who does college skating how was your experience.Tell me if you were on the competive or recreantional club side. Also if you done competing how was that. I am planning to compete aspire 3 or 4 how was those level competing in and how many people are ussually in those level.

I take figure skating classes irregularly (once a year), so my progression is really slow, but I have slowly gotten to a level where I think it's necessary for me to have proper figure skates.

The rentals worked fine but now we're moving onto cross-overs and beginner spins. I was planning on just getting the cheapest skates at my local rink: Jackson Mystique Figure Skates  or Risport Venus Figure Skates ($300 aud) but I'm not too sure now.

I saw a couple people saying something about hard/soft skates too. Also i weigh around 45-47kg (still a teen) so I want skates that will last me a comfortable amount of time.

Which skates should I invest in?

Also since I don't go too regularly I don't think I should spend much over $300.