Can Pro Figure Skaters Ice Skate Using Rental Skates?

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[@jt895]

@Matvey Medvedevs nobody cares lol

[@flippetskater]

I swear by my skate mate, honestly. It's been way too many years since I've skated, but I used to skate a lot, and my MK Visions have never ever seen a grinder - no way I was going to let some hockey brat grind my picks off and ruin the rocker. I've only ever hand-sharpened them, and I love it.

[@laranicolebagcatin4107]

Hi could u please give me the link of the thingy that u sharpened your blades with?

[@DrewskiTheLegend]

I wish I had a skatemate in my career. I had a sharpening stone but it was pretty cumbersome and easy to cut yourself on. Certainly seems like a good touch up, albeit no substitute for a pro sharpening.

[@kalimartin2055]

I love ice skating it’s my favorite sport my name is kali kalapsor I’m a figure

[@nathalie9905]

Imagine being one of those other people skating and seeing two men enter the rink all wobbly with the help of those bears. And one minute later they're making pirouettes. I would be very confused

[@joonkasey8539]

Sameee

[@Vivicci.x]

😂😂😂😂

[@winnieluo7607]

Every time me and my friend go to public session we pretend to be horrible and trick the guys but then do our spins and jumps to puzzle them😂😂🤣😂🤣

[@katequestrian2747]

@@winnieluo7607 i kind wanna try that next time i skate 😂

[@ArnoldsKtm]

@Vivian Cui except the camera is not hidden here

[@shilloe13]

I went ice skating once, I thought till this day that I sucked. This makes me feel better, 70% I sucked, 30% the skates sucked.

[@allysonmessina1785]

Lmao! Ahhahaa

[@Blebstinchen]

Same lmao

[@pamelaoyoga]

Actually it's probably 90%the skates sucked!

[@alissachin1277]

Yeahh, I speed skate roller indoors, and I always thought I was just trash at ice, but I guess the skate does make the difference.... or I just really suck on ice

[@jasonsong86]

Going once have something to do with you being suck at it too. Do you really expect to be good doing something once?

[@buskergirl]

I'm so glad to see the comments about rental skates being trash globally. I thought it was just our rink.

[@brunoandfae]

😂 I think it’s pretty universal

[@WandernHunger]

As someone who've skated in various public rinks in Australia, Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, I've actually seen some pretty good rentals! I've seen some that are legit skates too, usually like second hand ones that skaters sell to the rink for a bit of cashback (not old/broken down, but usually skates that have been outgrown by younger skaters).

[@eidokun]

The scrape your foot lmao

[@ilive4anime.]

Ive skated on about 7 different rinks and gotta say all of them have shitty skates

[@pinkmagicali]

I’m ok as long as they don’t have hockey skates as the base. I’m used to a toe pick so if it doesn’t have one I feel like I’m trying to skate on a unicycle.

[@ifihadfriends437]

I didn’t realise skates weren’t supposed to hurt and be like that lmao

[@lorra4789]

we....pro skaters have all our skates custom made! lol

[@ifihadfriends437]

​@@lorra4789 I did learn that from the wisdom of Ice Princess but for some reason it never clicked that they would be more comfortable or nimble

[@bezmc7976]

ifihadfriends same

[@VionaStar]

Lorra Im a competitive skater and I don’t get mine custom made I just go to the skate shop and get the figure skates for my lvl....

[@nataliebasin5966]

@@lorra4789 for me I get it from my rinks skate shop although I’m still a teen so maybe that’s for professionals but not for the average person that does it for fun after school

[@muckingabouttown]

Someone is going to get these sharpened rentals at their next session and skate like they’ve never skated before

[@eidokun]

Lmao so true

[@Vivicci.x]

This is all I could think. They’re either gonna be lucky or so shook. 😂😂😭

[@aryzalera]

lol i once had sharpened rentals I tripped over after a few steps on ice cuz I wasn't prepared broke my glasses as well cuz I fell on my face yikes

[@Ad_Astra1123]

@@aryzalera yikes that’s rough

[@juicelyn1521]

Or slice their hand open 😵

[@b_madoris]

When they said they can barely bend, I was like “They’re supposed to bend?”

[@kwingle]

Same. I’m always told you’re not supposed to bend your ankles that much in them

[@elmomoorby1827]

Skates are usually supposed to have some give to them. Problem with rentals is that they're mostly solid plastic, but if you buy your own theyre only plastic in places, making them fit/mould to your feet better

[@samanthapeters8314]

When you bend your knees, you have to bend your ankles. That's why ice skates need to bend a bit.

[@lisa_vxng]

@@elmomoorby1827 and if you buy figure skates, they ideally should not have any plastic on them anywhere

[@ephemereaux]

I used to play roller derby and almost everyone’s skates were low-cut, it’s difficult for me to adjust to such stiff ankles whenever I go ice skating

[@yolson13]

"don't try this at home" do you think I have a ice-skating ring at home with which I can do this?

[@jrnuestmybae7180]

Lmao

[@montexic5201]

Well where I live when snow falls, melts, and then freezes, our backyard becomes basically an ice rink

[@natyinthehouse]

Wait, you don’t?

[@letusthanatos1240]

I haven't even seen snow in my life ffs

[@deadbear2699]

Rich Celebrities: Wait you don’t? YoU pOoR sOuL...

[@annacookson6459]

As someone who used to work at an ice rink, I can confirm that in the year that I worked there the skates were not sharpened once and had not been sharpened the year before either

[@IceCoachOnline]

That's crazy! No wonder people would struggle on them!

[@annacookson6459]

@@daleflier51 I couldn't agree more, management at my rink was aweful, they never learned from anything and it was so so sad to see. The people who worked in skate hire including me would tell them all the time and we would be ignored. It was so sad to see people struggle and not have fun, especially when it is such a big passion of mine I just want others to be able to enjoy it and feel that same joy I do when I'm on the ice.

[@ironpatriot1982]

Wow that explains so much I had left figure skating a few years back and decided to come back to it, went to my local rink and rented a pair of skates (had outgrown my proper skates) and my lord were they extremely dull. Thankfully my new skates came to be a week later and i could get back to skating properly but I now srsly feel for all the people who hug the wall and can barely move around, skating is part skill and part equipment, dull blades are a terrible experience for anyone using them and a borderline safety risk

[@francisbalfour1243]

Thats actually terrible on managments behalf. If beginners can't have fun as the skates give them 0 confidence then they simply won't go there. They'll take up a different hobby

[@TheCRYSTALLURE]

@@ironpatriot1982 so this might be why I can neverrrr skate straight lol😭😭😭I’d been wondering about this for years.

[@savannahopal5681]

me only knowing rentals my whole life: aye, but what do new skates,, f e e l like

[@brigidgeezil3965]

Pain. Until you break them in then it’s fine and MUCH easier to move in then rentals

[@susievanhalen]

Ive only ever had 2 pairs of Graf skates. I bought my first pair 10 year ago. For me they were incredibly comfortable, I had very little breaking in discomfort thankfully.... but the experience is magical... feels like you're truly gliding for the first time!!

[@makusuwerusan7390]

wayyyyy better that's for sure haha

[@theerica989]

Depends on how hard the skates are* but the first feeling is pain. I have to say that the very first pair hurts more than the others since after a while your skin thickens. Also, if you are a skater, every time you change boots it kind of feels like you're limited in your movements and you literally are since it's harder than what you were used to to bend the ankles but it doesn't last long tbh *the more you advance with the elements the harder they become to begin with because otherwise you'd have to change them every month. Obviously that changes form person to person but they have to be hard enough to support the ankles when the skater lands the jumps

[@peiithos]

same

[@soltaina4704]

6:52 My dear Paul, not everyone has an ice rink at home. No need to worry.

[@IceCoachOnline]

This comment made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂

[@vcp2595]

When you are a complet beginner trying to take ice skating lessons on those crap...but thinks that the problem lies in you because you dont have enough talent :D

[@myheartandi999]

Ouch. I feel related especially when I see children learning Lemons / Swizzles in their first lesson, they could hardly push forward with dull blades. Sometimes I want to bring my friends to the rink, but I feel embarrassed about the rental skates.

[@brunoandfae]

True, haha! At our rink they are not the worst actually, but still biiiig difference from proper skates! We just posted a video today on our channel with our 2 month progress, and the first clips are still on rentals - once we switch, you can see the difference in our skating right away!

[@jaeydnheeren]

i recently got real figure skates instead of rec skates and there’s a HUGE difference!! i got my backward crossovers, which is something i couldn’t do with my other skates. the skates make the biggest difference!

[@vcp2595]

@@jaeydnheeren True!! a hole new world

[@thesovgc]

@@vcp2595 Aladdin ftw !

[@jasminelee3935]

I wonder how many people might have been good at ice skating, but went skating in rentals as a kid, hated it, and never tried again :(

[@brittneyrhodes3605]

Me 👋🏻

[@ijust...lovethispic...]

Yall have ice rinks?

[@hyukleberry5567]

I mean, you should still be able to skate forwards with ease even with those skates. Im not good by any means but I got by with the rental skates doing basic lessons. They're only having so much trouble going forward because they're completely not used to skating with blunt skates on cut up ice

[@flaiirenn]

real. if you're starting out, it's best to use your own skates that fit well, especially at the ankles. rental skates really hinder your progress and can even be pretty discouraging.

[@lizardlover9579]

I forgot my skates once and my mom said, “hey let’s get you rentals instead!” I was like- n o

[@ice_bead]

yeah been there done that. it was the week before a competition too. Not A Fun Day.

[@lizardlover9579]

Ice_Bead oh god that sucks

[@ice_bead]

@@lizardlover9579 yeah it was. not pleasant. I was trying to practice my programmes with hire boots lmao

[@aliciacatalan6045]

I had to go to a public skate session one time and my mom said the same thing and I said absolutely not and sat out the entire time like a diva 😔😂

[@lizardlover9579]

@@aliciacatalan6045 hahaha I felt that!

[@cakenuclearbomb8517]

Me, a non skater who thought that all skates are the same: *Confused but amazed noises*

[@sourlemon9218]

So just to sum it up, rental skates are usually either too dull or too sharp so you could fall anytime, the toepick usually are only 3 when professional skates usually have 6 or above, and not to mention sometimes the shoes are already broken and the chance of you injuring your ankle is veryy high ahahah (not to mention the smell of the shoes auakhaoa)

[@s6scha]

you have to break into your own skates so these are horrible haha

[@elizabeth5985]

When I was young the rental skates were REAL skates, like actually leather figure skates. Those days are gone...

[@dreamersmin7650]

That's right! It's usually a proper leather figure skates.. but then now it changed into those plastic skates :")

[@l.wldbrg1093]

Where i live it still is like that and for that i am very grateful

[@sorryjimingottauseuremailf7077]

@@l.wldbrg1093 wow so lucky!! where are you from? btw not asking for your exact address or anything lol.

[@damilolasokoya1266]

That’s like truely shocking to hear

[@onlythegracee]

A skating rink that’s owned by the local hockey team where I live has leather rentals :oo

[@ttacowacko4761]

they’re supposed to feel comfortable? 😭😭 damn i though yall just skated through he pain-

[@charlie.squaple]

me too and I have my own skates oop 😳😳

[@joycelinee.]

@@charlie.squaple same 😖😳

[@oikstooru]

I didn’t know it was not supposed to hurt lmaooo everytime I go ice skating for fun with my friends my ankle hurts like shit for the whole week after that 😭✋

[@charisse8618]

well they do feel a bit uncomfortable at first but after like two hours your feet get used to it lol

[@kwingle]

I didn’t know either! My ankles just ache a bit while I skate and I thought it was normal :( mannn

[@Jens95]

They have polar bears as skating helpers?! Wtf, all we have are the Franklin Sports Metal Trainers.

[@reina6497]

We had buckets

[@stephaniex_x7275]

We have penguins

[@sadieeatstoast]

we have these things called boards. They edge the rink and are hard to hold onto

[@user-xf4qt5yj8l]

We have penguins and kangaroos in Victoria Australia

[@rebekah8114]

we have crates duct taped together -

[@gracesss1272]

“There’s no inside edge... there’s even less outside edge” 😂😂

[@claudianowakowski]

He did an axel in those things? Nobody does more than toddle around in those skates.

[@SS-ui7by]

Well, he is a professional skater

[@ZhiZhemini]

Time stamp 6:36 if anybody wonders

[@imthatextrakid8292]

I mean before I got my own skates I did single salchows, toe loops and waltz while using rentals. I think our rink just has descent skates lmao

[@1chienandalou]

I am amazed. I mean without getting used to them too.

[@shroomie2626]

“Woah listen to that! It’s sharpening“ *the music in the background blasting as loudly as it can while i try to listen*

[@Izzy-panda]

Nah sharpening sounds like a fork on a plate

[@bbbbadger]

at our local rink, our skates aren't even skates. they're just lump of plastics with no laces, you fall down on those u ain't bending ur ankle at all buddy. poor kids think they're terrible, but it's just the restricting skates :(

[@jessfidler2356]

Same

[@AlM22]

Yesss it's so uncomfortable at the front because of that

[@NatgeYT]

Aren’t those ice hockey skates?

[@koifish4276]

haha same .-. The tongue is plastic too 👌

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Here all the rental skates are ice hockey skates. I find them easier to skate with bc they don't have those pointy bits at the front.

[@achimsinn6189]

From my experience the quality of rental skates really varies a lot. Sometimes you get fresh sharpened ones that work decently enough, sometimes you get ones that are about to fall apart, have no edge and make you wonder which decease you'll get from putting your feet into them.

[@myheartandi999]

For safety reason, usually the rink does not sharpen the blades often, especially some parents concern about the keen edge will cut their kids. (Frankly speaking, toe pick does more harm than edges, my sister was cut off four finger nails at a time by a toe pick, when her friend crashed on her and accidentally skated over her hand). It depends on different rinks, some rink says rental skates are for those who just want to have a brief experience of ice skating. But I also have seen some rinks really check and maintain their rental skates often.

[@chloenicole6434]

Think it’s more dangerous having them blunt cause it’s easier to fall

What the hell :0 Are there rules to wear gloves at your rink?

[@kittenmimi5326]

@ yeah I thought they always have that rule?

[@michellebyrom6551]

In professional kitchens its common knowledge that blunt knives cause most injuries. Sharp blades cutting into the ice slightly logically gives grip and control instead of just sliding about. Now I know why I never managed to do more than just go around the rink without falling at best. I was using my weight to really push down too. Wouldn't need to do that wuth a decent blade. Also, these modern more solid plastic skates that don't bend, aren't they more conducive to broken ankles?

[@sleepdeprived_inc.]

@@michellebyrom6551 They aren’t supposed to get caught on all the grooves :O

[@skittlemuffin]

“don’t try this at home” uhm.. we don’t have ice skating rinks at home so I guess we’re good

[@YumyLsD]

Congrats on your new fungal infection :D

[@brunoandfae]

😂

[@nicoleskorupsky1007]

They disinfect every pair.

[@YumyLsD]

@@nicoleskorupsky1007 r/whooosh

[@makusuwerusan7390]

LOLOL

[@aiett]

The eye of Sauron :D

[@Prizzlesticks]

I find it very hard to get my friends or family to go skating with me. And then I remember the utter pain and discomfort of rental skates and feel a bit more sympathetic. Even my first pair of $30 skates felt worlds better to skate in than rentals.

[@m2equalstriangle140]

The rentals at your ice rink are PLATINUM compared to the rink I go to. We've got plastic snap ties and THICK plastic boots.

[@sophiaz6652]

right these look nice compared to ours

[@sleepdeprived_inc.]

They aren’t supposed to get caught in all the grooves and are supposed to have EDGES?!? :O

[@SesamUbe]

I can barely skate on a good day, maybe a few laps around the rink without crashing into someone/something, but this gives me hope that the reason why skating feels so clunky at the rink I go to is because of the rentals and that it’s not entirely a me issue 😅😅

[@NeedANewName]

I usually purposely ride into the rink because I can't be bothered to stop 😂 But I'm a very bad skater as well.

[@kittenmimi5326]

I mean even if you really can't this thing is still hindering your progress lol

[@peiithos]

I learned to ice skate before I learned how to do anything else like that (roller blading or roller skating) so I'm not bad with them. i learned with rentals but I'm not a good idea skater by my means

[@letusthanatos1240]

Man, I think this is the place where I mention I somehow manage to trip every single time I skate. Last time I went, I tripped on my shoelaces. Somehow one of my shoelace loops came out of where I shove them into, and somehow my other shoe's hook hooked the loop. Weirdest trip I've done in my life

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

sounds like it's kind of better to go to the roller rink if you don't own skates! I've always preferred it. and the ice at my rink is always cut up by hockey players

[@declanwood9125]

I used to work at an Ice-Skating ring in the UK where we used to actually sharpen the skates pretty often to make sure they had proper edges, we used to use a blademaster, they were kind of okay to skate in, but would always prefer my own skates.

[@IceCoachOnline]

People were fortunate to have such well maintained rental skates to skate in!

[@MoonCrystal]

I once went skating with rental skates and asked the one renting them out to get me sharp ones. Like I actually wanted there to be 2 edges to skate on. First and second try he gave me once where I just slipped because they had no edge at all. On my third try I pointed to new looking white ones and he was unsure and cautioned me that they were very sharp and I should be careful not to get hurt while putting them on. I just stared at him because that was what I wanted from the beginning. And yes, they were much better than the first ones I tried.

[@petergeyer7584]

Too true! The last time I tried using rentals (I was in a different city and hadn’t brought my own skates with me), I had to try two different pairs - both of which had no discernible inside or outside edge. Finally on the third pair, after begging for a pair that had actually been sharpened in this century, one skate had what could vaguely be described as an inside edge, so I spent the night pushing myself forward on one foot. Let’s just say, it wasn’t a great evening out with the family.

[@theresatonev2504]

Thank you so much for this. I like to skate in my free time (amateur), and the first time I went out one season, I went to some cheapie place with skates like that and thought I had totally forgotten how to skate. I was slipping all over the place. It was so frustrating and disappointing. Took me going back to my regular rink to realize it was just the skates.

[@juviasilman4309]

"you confident?" "No" "Good" 🤣 Rental skates are the WORST

[@GreenieChan]

I've only ever skated on rentals once when I lived in Japan and hadn't taken my skates with me when I moved. They were surprisingly good. After getting used to the skates I was actually able to skate and do stuff (that was allowed on public skating rink)! So thumbs up for Osaka Umeda station's skating rink! They even had a student discount ❤

[@ahappyfrenchtoast2669]

Im moving to japan next year would u recommend a skating shop there? Id love to get myself a pair of edeas there. Thank you🥺

[@samaltazhibay9501]

Omg I tried one at Yokohama brick house. Those were real crap

[@MissMoontree]

Now it makes sense how the Japanese are good at ice skating!

[@Frisbieinstein]

Japan is a nation of public-spirited perfectionists who take pride in what they do. Totally different from the for-profit USA where the goal is to sell the cheapest crup you can get away with at the highest price.

[@clay8578]

The blisters that the rental skates give you- Dont get me started on them.

[@stephh_606]

I thought I was the only one...gotta wear long socks when I ice skate :/

[@hiffahyphae6707]

Éire I’m sure someone’s feet look like bubble wrap

[@_jjtt9066]

i got an ugly bruise that scar forever.. urgh! since then i double my stocking

[@HazellaWiz]

I hated when I get blisters after skating. The only thing that significantly helped was wearing two pairs of THICK socks. Even then there's no guarantee.

[@MovingON-r6j]

I literally had a dent in my leg that was just getting deeper and deeper over a weak of skating for over 5 hours a day for a week just using rentals... I had a scar for so long and it burned like crazy 😭😭😭

[@rsn_zychron]

I went ice skating once at Atlantic Station in Atlanta and was using the rental skates. I was slipping and sliding everywhere. I asked someone working there what the secret was, and they let me borrow their personal skates. Absolute night and day difference. Super thankful to that person for showing me what it's like to have the proper equipment.

[@buskergirl]

I've seen people on public skating in rental skates who were actually pretty good! Not even olympic skaters, just the general public. Though I have no idea how they did it. I guess you can get used to it. I learned to skate in a second-hand piece of plastic, crossovers, three-turns, waltz jump. Then I got a pair of real skates and learned the rest of it in those. Years later I went to skate in my first pair of plastic skates. I didn't expect myself to do combo spins in it, but I could barely move forward in them. 😳 I was way better than that in my beginner days. So yeah, you can get used to them. Also, maybe try a brand new pair of rental skates? They exist, I've seen them when the rink throw away the absolutely useless ones and replaced them with the exact same model you tried, but brand new. Not sure about the boot, but the blade was sharp and the rocker intact.

[@brunoandfae]

We started in rentals only 2 months ago, and I still feel like at our rink they were not the worst. 🤷🏼‍♀️But proper skates definitely change even how glides and strokes look! We posted a video today with our progress so far, and it’s very noticeable

[@brooklyngirl89]

I grew up near a rinky-dink skate center and honestly as a kid who never got to experience nice skate until much later, you get used to it. The passion I had for wanting to learn skating outweighed the crap rental skates I used. I can remember the first time I got a decent pair of second hand skates though. Literally felt like I was flying over the ice.

[@kahotamph]

Maybe they had been sharpened?

[@francisbalfour1243]

The issue is you have absolutely 0 confidence in them untill you find exactly where their sliding point is. You absolutely would never become serious in rentals but you can become competent

[@cooljust805]

This is not really about rental vs nonrental. It's about sharpen vs unsharpened. It's just science that an unsharpened skate is harder to skate on.

[@Wenderzs1]

My senior synchro team did this once for fun. We were out to dinner at Nationals and there was a pond near the restaurant with rental skates. All 20 of us put them on and attempted our long program. Same problem, no edges on the blades at all. It was scary how slippery they felt, like my feet were going to slide out from under me into wide splits at any given moment.

[@MildeAmasoj]

Rental skates are hard plastic and don’t have laces where I live, so they hurt A LOT

[@paolumouse]

The pair I've had my whole life is like that. It's rock hard and hurts my ankles. Since I was so used to them, figure skates intimidated me because the blades are so thin. Knowing how good and comfortable figure skates are, maybe this year will be the time I get my 2nd even pair haha.

[@BobSmith-pl6sm]

Ikr, the ones at my local rink have those plastic clicky tabs that you clamp down. After two hours your feet feel like their going to break off.

[@tiffxny6387]

R e l a t i b l e

[@whispergirl]

So many of my friend say they can't skate, and my response is always, you could with good skates. No way would I even try rental skates. Bravo to you both!

[@trinitywest4546]

I remember struggling so much when I first started skating in those crappy rental skates... I can't stress how much of a difference it made when I finally bought my own. It was like magic.

[@crwallestad]

I feel so justified! I broke my wrist skating on rental skates after years of skating on my own. Rental skates are SPOONS! Thank you for making me feel better.

[@Words-of-encouragement.-.]

Ouch! What a scary thought!

[@ginatriana1523]

After having real skates, I tried rentals once, could not even stand up! Amazed by anyone who can do anything in rentals!!😆

[@marlhex6280]

What brand?

[@CrystalMouse1]

This grieves me so much! I remember being poor and I loved to skate. But in Alaska, there was only one skate sharpener company in the state and it was in Anchorage. When I moved to Ketchikan I learned very quickly that I couldn’t sharpen my skates. I’d get so angry with my mother who encouraged me to use the rentals. I’d scream at her that they were flat on the bottom and dangerous to use for practicing jumps. I felt bad for everyone trying to learn to skate on flat, unsharpened blades and felt like it was a conspiracy to make everyone think they were horrible skaters, when it’s impossible to get a grip with crappy blades! So dangerous and I don’t know why they can’t hire sharpeners for rinks

[@spyder027]

Every one of my rinks in Indiana has a sharpener or a small hockey shop in it. I’ve had two games in one night and gotten my skate sharpened between games

[@MissesLykaa]

Our rental skates don't even have laces 😂😂

[@jesskim8596]

Same they have these plastic buckle things and they hurt to much to tighten

[@ooferwow6409]

I- how do you even keep them on without laces

[@loverboydaydreams]

@@ooferwow6409 there is a plastic buckle thing and you gotta have a lot of arm strength to buckle them up

[@fredhubbard7210]

Our rental skates don't have blades. We have to skate on the blade supports.

[@someonehere364]

I always felt like rental skates were very loose around the ankles, so at every fast movement you could have an injury. Moreover it's pretty harder to turn backwards

[@mizzmini45]

This is why I stopped skating

[@wee5207]

Bro my rink ain't open yet seeing this video makes me want to get back on the ice

[@fardareismai4495]

Saame!!

[@nerolia_gaming8030]

This is eye opening. When I saw you both stepping on ice. You both looked just like me and your first reaction "it has no edges, i barely can stand in them!" made me realize I need to sharpen my OWN skates more! Coz my feet just slide to the sides, I don't remember using edge to stop like you did... coz I don't have any I guess. And the rocker part. Maybe I don't have it too. These all should be investigated till the winter comes!

[@samanthaolivieri7462]

LOL I’m dying just watching the intro! I remember the last time I was on ice on rentals I couldn’t grip the ice, just couldn’t even stand in them. I got them to switch them for another pair with better blades but a terrible boot that made my feet feel like they were in a torture device!

[@fulanichild3138]

When I was learning to figure skate (in my 40s!) I used rental skates for my first 10 or so lessons. When I finally bought a pair of good quality skates, the difference was astonishing. I called them my magic skates.

[@darkwebgirl]

LOL, I'm a pro ice skater, not figure, I was paid to clean the ice for AHL teams while simultaneously cheerleading for them, and I've been quad skating for 16 years. I can not use rental skates of any kind, anywhere.

[@Words-of-encouragement.-.]

Bless you for this comment! I feel even better about my skating now lol. Just got my first pair of my own skates today, got them heat molded and sharpened, and I can't wait to get them on the ice in a couple days!

[@Kayodoms]

I take speed skating lessons and in the beginning I was using rentals and I could barely stand. Then I eventually bought my own but they were still pretty bad and I continued to struggle but after I bought some skates from a retired short track skater and bought way better blades I actually saw a huge improvement. I’m still learning but I feel way more stable and comfortable on the ice. It’s crazy how a good pair of skates can improve your skating so drastically.

[@KP-zd3hc]

Just because I felt nostalgic, I rented public skates at an old ice rink. Just because I wanted to try on my first type of skates... Omg... The most frightening experience I’ve had in a long time... Zero support, yes padding, major dents.... But I still managed to try out some things.

[@ratskelll]

I was arguing with my friend the other day that professional skates are different + rentals are so much worse + harder to skate on! Ty for helping me win a petty debate cx

[@dinifroggy]

You guys made me feel a lot better about the only two times I've been on ice in my life, obviously in rentals. I thought it was at least half my fault, and the rest I blamed on the skates. Now, remembering that I was actually able to hold a camel, I believe that I am just an untrained Nathan Chen ,,,😜

[@user-go9vf2jt3u]

I didn’t even think that they wouldn’t sharpen the blades for rentals.... I’ve been skating backwards and doing single jumps in rental skates my entire life and just thought that I needed more practice to stop feeling wobbly.. I also couldn’t stop because the blades weren’t sharp at all and I thought it was my fault... I’m gonna have to buy some skates now!

[@gabrielseller6434]

4:04 “Wooooaaaaah listen to that!” As the music kicks in, quality editing choice right there

[@HoneebunnySapphire]

This makes me feel moderately better about how bad I was last time I skated 😂

[@essennagerry]

It's so validating to see professionals struggle at first on rentals and point out their limitations. I'm a beginner, I tried rentals a few times to learn at first and get a feel for what ice skating is like and what I even need and want from ice stakes. But I had very little money and bought the cheapest option or second cheapest option. Even so they were SO much better than the rentals. I have some issues with doubting whether I'm just whining or whether there's really a problem so seeing the professionals wobble mightily at first, and even after they got the hang of it can't help but laugh at certain experiences, and then at the end point out the limitations of these ice skates, is so reassuring. I still have issues with the skates I bought. I have a narrow foot but somehow not the whole foot ig? And I already have an issue with pronation (ankles "falling" inward when I walk unless I focus on it) so my skates being too broad, by design, exactly where I need to tighten them (where the arches of flat feet are flat basically) makes the pronation issue very annoying and hindering when I ice skate. I have to tighten the whole hard cover skate to the point of my feet hurting and getting less blood flow and they're still not stable where the pronation issue happens. My feet still slide inside the shoe, exactly there. Next time I'll put some cotton where I need the support, I hope this helps. I want to gain more experience (and money lol) and then buy new skates, knowing better what I want and need. And then I think I'll really want softer skates or if hard ones then ones that are a better fit for my foot shape and as short as possible while still just high enough to support the ankle. Then maybe I won't need an aid for my arches and will be able to just muscle power it into the correct position. But when my foot slides inside the shoe it's so hard. It messes up with my balance, it messes up with with which part of my foot I press on the blades with. Really annoying.

[@pamelajoanne3628]

You're lucky - my local rink's hire boots don't even have toe picks - nearly lost my front teeth ;)

[@sagelight6170]

Were they hockey skates? Because only figure skates have toe picks 😃

[@pamelajoanne3628]

@@sagelight6170 yep

[@enenenergp]

I heard some schools/PE teachers in my country recommend kids learn to skate with hockey skates or just practise skates without toe picks cos they’re a higher risk for injury and make it harder to learn skating with proper technique since they’re kind of useless if you’re not doing spins and tricks etc. I think kids are more likely to lose their front teeth with abrubtly hitting the pick on the ice by accident at decent speed. But ofc first time switching from figureskates to hockey skates is tricky and you can fall over more easily. Probably same if you switch the other way around.

[@sagelight6170]

@@enenenergp mhm. Toe picks are there for the sole purpose of doing jumps and spins. That's why hockey skates don't have them.

[@overgrownkudzu]

@@enenenergp it's true though. i always tell people to get hockey skates if they don't plan on doing any kind of jumps etc. they don't need the toepicks, it's just an injury source

[@jazminyz]

“Don’t try this at home” Guess I’ll have to use my ice ring for something else😪

[@martasoricetti2307]

Omg never been more impressed by someone doing an axel 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@dramagal19]

This is a good example of "you can have the skills but you need the tools". So many kids could be Olympic skaters but everything is so expensive it always makes me sad.

[@beetle7710]

I didn’t realize that the skates made that much of a difference, I just skate for fun.

[@SpidersHandle]

Do you have a male pairs video? I have seen a couple but they are focused more on traditional roles. I think a male pairs skating performance = both skaters being masculine - would be incredibly powerful - would love to see one.

[@susievanhalen]

I bought my first pair of figure skates 10 years ago, and the first time I wore them it was magical. Since then, I have had actual nightmares about having to skate in rental skates because I left my own ones at home. I would rather not skate than wear those again, I think I might actually cry lol. Good to see my fears are justified!! 😂😂😂

[@BabyANGELQT]

Thank you!! I thought it was just me. When I tried on roller rental skates, all my experience felt like it evaporated into thin air. 😂😂 Good skates make WORLDS of difference 🎉😮

[@jackdaw6095]

I didn’t even know ice skates were meant to be sharp

[@francisbalfour1243]

I thought they were supposed to be flat 90 degree angles. Has no idea theyre was a curve in there but it makes sense when you think about it

[@Mareena]

OMG, I recognised the rink immediately! I used to play hockey there with the Solent Scorpions looong time ago.

[@strangerontheinternet3998]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR AGES 🤪🤪🤪

[@delia8346]

My mom did some fancy moves on ice skates at the rink in my town and they were falling apart and the women running the snack shack told her she was surprised that people could even skate using them let alone do tricks

[@vladimirputin3426]

when I first tried ice skating, I thought the rentals were meant to be fully dull as a safety thing, the ones I had were fully flattened and probably close to a centimeter in width

[@michellelaroche2189]

I am a skater. When I go to public ice with friends, they often laugh and say, "what? Rental skates aren't good enough for you?" If only they knew what a difference it makes to have the right equipment.... I know that not everyone can afford skates though. Kudos to these guys who have demonstrated that it is possible to skate on rental skates! I just don't recommend jumping in them--I feel like that's a way to injure yourself

[@LizTheFlyingDutchman]

And even in the non existing world where they are the same quality, why pay for rentals when you have your own..

[@Intrepid175a]

I can almost count on one hand the number of times I've been on ice skates. I enjoyed it for the most part but had a couple of outings that were totally miserable. The first couple of times, I thought I did ok but that's without any frame of reference to judge. I thought the skates were a bit "slidey," if that's a word, but I also thought it was because I didn't know what I was doing. I could get from one end of the rink to the other but it wasn't pretty. Then one day, we decided to go ice skating and I lucked into a pair of rental skates that actually had an edge on them. I discovered I could really move around on the skates with a measure of confidence. The blades actually allowed me to carve a turn and never once did I feel like they were going to wash out on me. We skated for almost two hours and I never got tired or sore. It was great! Before that, the best I could tolerate being on the skates was maybe an hour or so and by the time I got off the ice, I was miserable. The last time we rented ice skates, the pair I got were the polar opposite of the skates I just described. They had no edge at all. I only lasted about 20 to 25 minutes on those and gave it up. I haven't been on the ice since.

[@spyder027]

Buy some cheap hockey skates and get them sharpened to 1/2”or 7/16”. It will make a huge difference you will be so much more confident. At a beginners speed you’ll never lose and edge in a turn

[@Intrepid175a]

@@spyder027 - I appreciate the reply and I believe it's a good idea, but it's been decades since I've been on ice skates, or any skates for that matter, so it's not high on my list to worry about. ;-)

[@PaulinaGnecco]

'are you confident?' 'no' me throughout life

[@hajarabdulrahman4508]

Our rink in New York is actually really good skates , they’re soft on the inside and got many layers , I prefer to use my skates either ways but for rental skates they’re really good and only for $3 a day it’s CRAZY😍

[@bizbazboz]

I tried hired skates in Austria, different world ! Really well cared for hockey skates, sharp and HEATED !! Maybe I just got lucky but it was nice to see how the other half live. For everyone who learned in hire skates and stuck with it huge respect ! :)

[@SophiaMoana]

As someone whos only ever skated using rental skates so far, I feel much more confident in my skating abilities now.

[@AK-jt7kh]

This is so validating. Yesterday was my 4th time ice skating & the left rental boot was pretty rough. I couldn't seem to get any traction so I was skating very slow. It got worse when the rink started getting snowy. I absolutely love skating though! I was thinking of buying my own boots & this video convinced me to.

[@charliesewell7418]

OMGGG this is my local rink!!! i didn't know you guys are in the area!!!

[@kyaraaa2913]

What rink is this? I live in the UK and I wanna try out different rinks.

[@charliesewell7418]

kyaraaa it’s planet ice In gosport right on the south coast in Hampshire. It’s nothing too special, if you are more than an hour away and there is another rink closer I wouldn’t say it’s worth the journey. Xx

[@EBpanic]

i feel so much better about myself now and how wobbly I've been on rented skates. Thank you for this!

[@lisa_vxng]

i was so scared for your ankles there wow

[@sweetbriar06]

This makes me feel better about being crap on rental skates. I competed in synchro for 12 years and was at my pre-bronze USFSA dance levels. But, in college, I visited an outdoor rink in Norway and had to use rentals. I literally sat on the ice and cried because they had no edges, trying to explain to my friends that I really did know how to ice skate. Never again will I use rental skates.

[@chloe6553]

The fact I know where this is and do ice skating lessons there. My first few lessons were horrible as I had to use rental skates because I didn't have my own yet all I can say is the difference when using rental skates and your own figure skates is amazing especially for the first time I performed so much better when I got my own skates.

[@juliaships7519]

I haven’t skated in YEARS and whenever I get the chance it’s always with rental skates on fake ice (so plates of plastic on the floor) made me loose some of the love for the sport 😅 I’ll just try to buy my own skates one of these days (and find some real,working, not mediocre ice)

[@BlazeMiskulin]

While I'm not a skater myself, I did a tour as crew with the Ice Capades and learned a few things along the way. Watching your first attempt, all that went through my head was "There's no edge! How are you even staying upright??" :D

[@spyder027]

Yeah his legs slid out like he was on butter.

[@twintek1099]

I went the other day, and the rental skates are SOOO blunt. Like they kept just following the paths made by other skates, sliding like hell... I could literally swipe my hand along it and wouldn't feel anything. They were like 0.75cm thick.

[@hobbybugs1286]

Im here for the polar bears Bruce is soo chill

[@tristenwilliams1943]

I finally bought some nice Bauer hockey skates after only ever using rentals, and the difference is insane

[@makusuwerusan7390]

The look on my face when I bought my first low level pair of ice skates. Major difference lol!!! Rental skates are awful :D Now that I've improved, I upgraded to an even better pair. When it comes to ice skating, the skate and blade really do matter

[@sydneyyy420]

i've been skating with rental skates my whole life and thought it was fine, but after i bought my first skates, it was so much better

[@Panda-zq2zj]

I was a skate guard - forgot my skates one day for work and had to use the rentals. Never again in my life.

[@maciebrady]

What a boost of confidence this is

[@damarissarahihidalgo8562]

I can't believe that when i was little i used to teach myself ice skating with rentals and i actually did well now imagine how i did with figure skates much better!! When i forgot my skates once and had to use rental and oh lord we don't talk about that!😂 And i am still teaching myself now!

[@michaeljones2441]

As an Ice Dancer who coached, with my son, a Junior Ice Dance competitor at the time, and my daughter, a synchro skater we tried this in Switzerland. First had to send the skates back before putting them on as there were dull. When we finally got something with a semi-decent sharpening the three of us had some of the scariest ice time we have ever had. Will not repeat.

[@MoonCrystal]

Did you know, in my experience, In England and the USA most rental skates are figure skates, meaning they have a toepick, while in Germany the majority are hockey skates, missing any toepick.

[@mashupvibes3270]

well idk about germany but in switzerland are figure skates for the females and hockey skates for males

[@evelynwald9132]

I remember getting a pair of rental skates so I could skate at a mall in Dallas. I have my own skates at home and the rentals were miserable, so blunt! I asked for a sharper pair and the rental operator said they didn’t make them sharp for safety reasons. I told him no one could even push off on those skates because they had no edge which would cause people to fall. Didn’t seem to matter to the rental operator that sharper skates would have prevented more falls. Enjoyed this video!

[@babybearandco]

Went skating without my skates for the first time in years in January, proceeded to fall face first as soon as I stepped into the ice.

[@krypticpanda6670]

Just got my first pair of proper (hockey) skates after using rentals at the exact same place this video was filmed, going to get them sharpened and can't wait to see them difference it makes!

[@naishaskates599]

I’m a figure skater, and now I’m like I wanna try rental skates!