i’ve been doing my adult class for over a year. i am in a group with others who are working on jumps and spins of varying levels and usually the instructors will go to each person and work with them for a few minutes, but for the majority of the time i’ve been doing these classes, i am the only one the instructors will skip. they’ll even go to the same person multiple times. i’ll have off days and try spins that aren’t fully executed multiple times, so i understand if it looks like i just need time to practice, but im wondering if how i present myself or how i practice looks unteachable or something. idk cuz sometimes i think about how going to freestyle/public skate is cheaper than the class.

edit: more context. i do 2 classes a week and private lessons. my issue with the private lessons is that she talks socially too much lol and needs me to do the move 5+ times for her to diagnose anything. i guess that’s a separate issue lol

hi everyone! I recently bought new skates about two weeks ago and have been trying to get used to them. I have Riedell Crystal Ice skates and had them professional fitted and heat molded to my feet. When I wore them at the shop, they seemed to fit me well! But I’m struggling to tie the skates on my own, as when I back up my feet against the heel and tie them, there seems to be a gap between my ankle and the tongue. I’ve heard a slight gap is normal but I’m not sure if my gap is too large and if my skates are too loose. It might also be a strength issue lol. Does anyone have any advice/videos to help with tying skates?

Hi everyone! I'm having some trouble with my forward stroking and was hoping someone could help me figure out how to fix it.

I can start the first stroke correctly, but when I switch feet, instead of continuing in that "V" pattern, I end up skating straight if that makes sense. I think I'm placing my free foot straight ahead instead of slightly turned out before the next push but im really struggling with being able to place it down already angled the right way. 

For reference I’m also using rental skates, and I've noticed they don't seem to have much of an edge. Could that be contributing to the problem, or should it still be possible to learn proper forward stroking in rental skates?

Would appreciate any advice or tips to help with this! :)

I was practicing lunges today, got off the ice, and saw this on boot. It’s almost like there was a bubble underneath and deflated. It seems as if it’s wet leather but not wet to touch. I’ve been leaving them to dry every time I skate. I haven’t skated in 2 days prior to today. What is it or any way to mend it? Or is tape the only option?

The lutz is my arch nemesis. Before I took a hiatus, I got my axel before I got my lutz. I know that is out of order but listen, me and the lutz? We aren’t friends. We are enemies. 🤣

Now that I’m back on the ice I have all my single jumps consistently except for the lutz. I either chicken out and do a half lutz or never leave the ice. I’m wigged out and it’s crazy because my loop and my flip are great. I’m convinced it’s a mind game at this point and the lutz wants to steal my lunch money. It smells fear.

All that said, for you lutz-havers who may or may not have also been semi-terrified by this jump while learning or re-learning it: what’s your secret? How’d you get the lutz monkey off your back? I will take all tips, tricks, videos, ideas, teachings - on or off ice, conditioning related, drills, etc., anything helps. And thank you in advance!

Hey everyone, adult figure skater here. 24F, 125lb. I am in Freestyle 3-4 right now, I just don’t have my axel yet nor my sit spin, but I can do the majority of the other skills and all other single jumps.

I have had the same Jackson Freestyle skates for 4 years (yes I know I’m overdue for a new pair 3 years ago), but haven’t been able to afford it till now. I’m not sure if I should upgrade to another brand / style or stick to getting new Freestyles. My biggest difficulties are with spinning, admittedly, and my boot obviously being way too soft. What do you guys think might be best for my situation, I’m aiming for an axel before the end of this year and potentially doubles soon after!!

Advice on blades would also be helpful. Thank you in advance!

I am in Jackson freestyles, wide width. I was initially fitted for standard width but after an agonizing attempt to ice skate, I went back and after trying on a few different sizes and widths, I settled on a wide width boot. (I guess my foot is not technically the measurement for wide width?) I have about 5 hours on these boots now.

I can currently only make it about 30 minutes in my ice skates before I have to tap out and take a break. My fitter did mention that the wider toe box was a double edge sword as my heel was a normal width and I may have slippage.

My two problems are that my heel does indeed slip forward slightly, which puts pressure on the ball of my foot. Ball of foot pain is why I can’t skate for long periods. If it tie my boots tighter, my heel doesn’t slip as much, but I do lose feeling in my big toe about 20 minutes into my session.

My questions are:

Is there a product I can use on my heel to keep it from slipping forward? Something to thicken it up.

Is there a particular way I should be tying to avoid cutting off toe circulation. I’ve experimented with many different configurations (tight and loose in different areas of the laces) and just can’t nail it to avoid the numbness. I try to leave the bottom three laces looser, the middle somewhat tight and the ankle tighter but it’s obviously not working.

Thanks in advanced!

Hi! I recently finally tried ice skating and I enjoyed it a lot. For context, I've always wanted to learn to ice skate since I was a kid, but was never enrolled since my parents preferred to enroll me in ballet, martial arts, and music (for sports, it was only dance, volleyball, and majorly softball). Now that I'm older and finally turned legal, I'm generally allowed to pursue whatever hobbies I'd like as long as my schedule is clear.

I finally tried it out in a local rink nearby and while it was hard and I definitely fell a couple times, it was enjoyable and my friends and I had a blast trying to learn on our own (we didn't have a coach as there weren't any available at the time, so we just got one of the beginner supports we could hold onto).

Now that I think I can pursue the hobby a little more in my free time, I've been thinking of enrolling into a class but I'm not sure yet. I know most started out younger like I wanted to, but I am a little older now so I'm sure the learning curve is significantly bigger. Any tips or advice? Is it a matter of slowly getting used to the feeling? If I enroll, should I just use the rentable skates or would it be worth investing in a personal one?

I swear no one in that rink was as happy as I was to barely get off the ground with these “jumps” looking back at this video I am SO EMBARRASSED 😭 I have so much work to do 😭😭😭

This is my first time trying this combo! Obvi I should sit lower but I think it’s good for my first try

I thought it would be fun to show the comparison between me as a kid, a teen, and an adult. It's so funny how little me thought she was the best at the rink when my spins looked like that😂. I came back after 8 years completely forgetting how to skate, but it came back to me within a month and I was able to self teach my waltz jump until I quit again😭. Now back at 22, with proper coaching, I finally get to live the skating dreams I gave up on all those years ago!

Can someone please give me some ideas on how to fix my posture in my spin my coach says I’m sticking my bum out and I need to tuck my hips in and lift higher but I’ve been trying for weeks and I feel like I’m getting no where and it’s becoming very discouraging

I’ve only been skating about 7 ish months. I finished the whole LTS curriculum in about 8 weeks with a lot of it being self taught, but i enjoyed constantly learning something new and feeling like im accomplishing something. Im an adult skater (early 30s) who works a full time job but still managing to get about 1hr-4hr ice time minimum with our summer rink schedule and about 4hrs-7hrs during winter rink schedule. However, lately between myself and my coach i feel like im losing my spark. Ice skating is already hard and im putting a lot of pressure on myself for no reason. i feel like im not really progressing anymore and during my sessions with my coach im leaving more frustrated than excited and looking forward to the next. Im already hard on myself and the constant corrections of everything during my private lessons is starting to make me feel like im not good enough. I feel like we’re trying to strive for perfection and im not able to move on to anything new till its close to it. I understand having a strong foundation is key but between how much i practice outside of our sessions i would figure we could simultaneously work on new things. Ive already had to message them once to provide feedback on how i learn best because something is just not really clicking with the way they teach, but im starting to think i maybe need a coach to help balance out the pressure im putting on myself and make sessions fun instead of adding to the pressure. Like they aren’t very enthusiastic when something is done well and i don’t feel like they see the potential i see in myself and trust me to try and learn new things (safely) for the sake of learning and trying.

TLDR: how can i chill out and make skating fun again?

For those that previously used these skates/ know people who did, how did you find the Bladerunner Allure and Bladerunner Aurora ice skates? How long did it last you in terms of skills progression (what skills did it last you up to), and in terms of use (frequency x length of time)?

I mostly want to know if it will last me (48kg, 105 pounds) 1-2 years, skating 2-3 hours a week. Will it get me through learn-to-skate levels 1-6 - things like crossovers, three turns, stroking, two-foot turns. What about waltz jumps?

Also, the skate shop I have in my city is not an ice-skate shop, it mostly sells inline skates and ice skates on the side. Would that be a problem? I heard it would be good to get fitted by a professional.

Thanks in advance! I need to know if it is worth it to travel further + spend more money to get higher-end skates.

I was hanging out with friends this weekend and one of them started asking me about when I started taking skating lessons. My answer at the time was “I started in March!” so about four months. But as I thought about it later, four months sounds like a long time. But in perspective, I’ve only been able to skate for about an hour every week since public skates closed down for the summer and I don’t have access to the ice otherwise. Realistically, I’ve only been learning for less than 20 hours total. So looking back at how much I’ve been able to accomplish in those 20 hours is actually incredible.

I’m 29 and severely out of shape and overweight. I couldn’t stand upright on the ice without hanging onto the wall or a mobility/balance scooter. Now I’m roughly in LTS 4 (the adult class at my rink doesn’t really follow any curriculum closely) and working on figuring out my edges and building up to forwards crossovers. I’m insanely proud of myself looking back and so excited for what I’ll be able to do when I’m in better shape and stronger.

I don’t know the exact reason I’m posting this. Maybe someone else will read this and help put their journey into perspective as well. Trying new things is hard but I’m so proud of myself for doing it and sticking to it.

Hello! I am a beginner adult skater, I am currently in Basic 2 LTS classes. I am not quite jumping yet, I have been experimenting on my own with two foot spins. They look like garbage obviously but... thats besides the point lol

I was curious what some of you do to condition yourself off the rink? Any tips for helping with strength? I can feel myself getting stronger everyday from skating. I need to work on flexibility though... I also have knee pain when I skate, but as I am getting stronger I feel it slowly going away.

I absolutely love the sport that I do, absolutely obsessed with it. (I'm a speed skater not a figure or hockey skater) But since I started in January I felt like I'd never be good because the person I started it with got so much more attention and praise then I thought people would ever give me. It got to the point someone came up to me, gave me compliments then called me their name and I had to redirect them, people also kept on mistaking me as them. I guess I felt insecure because growing up I was never good at sports and was always reduced to how other people did, like my siblings.

But today went so well I was shocked. People knew who I was, they were confident in my skill level, I stayed progressing, I led the pack, I got praiseddddd!!! I've never felt this confident and I'm so happy!!! And I've finally proved to myself I don't actually suck as much as I thought I did, and I may actually have a chance at something good.

If anyone feels stuck on where they're at, it gets better. I've spent my whole life thinking sports weren't for me because everyone treated me differently when I did them, but I'm doing good and I've never felt so happy.

What is something in skating that has made you happy lately? We need more positivity everywhere!!!

Hi everyone! I’ve started learning to ice skate recently and I’ve been having some issues with my snowplough stops. Whenever I try to stop, I gradually slow down until I eventually stop rather than just doing a complete stop. For context, I am able to shave the ice but I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong or why I can only slow down rather than actually stop. I feel like I've hit a bit of a wall with this, so if anyone has any tips or knows what I might be doing wrong I'd really appreciate the advice! :)

I’m just recently started getting into ice-skating and usually I’ve just been using the rental skates but I wanna upgrade and get my own skates eventually… although the problem is, I don’t wanna buy them online and not know what size to get or what’s gonna work best for me. I live in a smaller area with not a lot of options and I mostly only have big sport companies around. We don’t have a professional ice skate fitting place here lol. The only place we have near is Dick’s and that’s the absolutely only place! But I heard that I shouldn’t buy from Dicks because the skates are unreliable and they aren’t good but where else am I supposed to get skates? Because the truth is… rental skates suck too so what should I do? Some people say just wait and see what your coach says but I don’t have a coach right now. Coaches are too expensive for me right now and I’m just trying to freestyle and learn how to freestyle myself for when I start my lesson group lessons on higher level etc. does anyone have any ideas or recommendations on what I should do? I’m not gonna travel to go get a professional fitting and I’m not gonna buy online not knowing what’s best for me..

Title says it all but I want to know your guys experiences! I want to know what to look out for and what to ask my skate tech. TIA :)

I'm going skating for the first time today, and I'm not really sure what to expect. I know how to rollerblade, and roller skate, although it's been a while, and I know they aren't exactly the same skills. I have always wanted to ice skate, and now that I'm almost 25, and have a solid job, I'm sorta checking things off my bucket list.

Any advice would be appreciated!

I had weekly lessons with my coach and I really struggle keeping hobbies cause of my autism but ice skating I super enjoy and got in the routine of going. My coach does shows and she’s doing one at the moment so all of her regular coaching lessons have stopped and she’s only doing a few group lessons which I cannot attend.

Not her fault at all! But it’s put me in a place where I’ve fallen out of routine, stuck on what to practice / be doing and I’ve just not been going. I had a look at the show she’s doing is for all summer so I’m abit bummed. I really like her as a coach but I was doing well and now I feel like a beginner again I got to my rink and I’m not really sure what to practice. I just hit level 8 but I’m confused with my techniques and don’t want to be practicing things wrong.
I’m a little stuck
Any kind advice would be perfect :)

Hey everyone! I made a post about the struggle from heel lift / foot pain having in my Jackson freestyle skates and I went to my pro shop to see if they could take a look, it seems like the fit and everything is good so they said that they recommend me putting insoles in so they had the super feet ones but they were the blue ones. When they put them on in the store it felt 1000 times better and my heel wasn’t slipping. Today I had two sessions back to back and it was just a nightmare. At first the skates were too tight and then they were too loose, it felt like I was leaning forward a lot too and then my toes were being jammed in the front of the boot which normally it isn’t like that and so I was in a lot of pain. Anyway, I went back to the shop and they think that the volume is maybe a little too high so I was recommended to get the yellow ones instead. Has anyone had any experience with the yellow ones?

What’s so weird is a lot of the pain was alleviated when the pro shop tied my skates for me it seems like when they tie the, they’re tying them out like tightening outward but when I’m tightening, I’m cranking them and I’m tightening up like pulling the lace towards me. I don’t know if anyone has any tips on that and lace tying in general? I’m just getting really frustrated about it so I would love any advice. Thank you!