Figure Skaters Try to Keep Up With Hockey Players | SELF

We challenged a group of figure skaters to try to keep up with hockey players. These athletes take the ultimate test and see if their grace, strength and accuracy are enough to keep up.
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[@self]

We're trading the ice for snow in our next episode! We know you've been waiting for this one...

[@CK_5]

Is it skiers try snowboarding?

[@1Jasmin]

What about surfers (water) and skateboarders or is next episode with surfers und snowboarders?

[@boutinpowered8373]

Might as well compare pole jumpers vs long distance runners. Bodies are shaped differently over years for different movements. Hockey Players and Figure Skaters have only one thing in common and they use different skates to do it.

[@northernmedia2717]

Thoughts on a Hockey players try Short Track Speed Skating video, would be really interesting to see how skating techniques differ

[@sterinight952]

try waterpolo players and synchronized swimmers!!

[@jakholly2]

I love how the figure skaters are like "I've been skating for 24 years" and I'm like "you look like you're 24 wtf"

[@ordenax]

They are born. They are pushed into this.

[@hleebeg]

Most of them start pretty young, I started at 3 so that's probably why 😊

[@heathercilliers9808]

The cold preserves bodies 😆

[@jamesaditya5254]

Skated out of their mother's womb

[@ailenr.7407]

@@heathercilliers9808 hahaha

[@gzer0x]

I like how every time they need to decompress or do a celebration, the figure skaters just start spinning

[@gladiator_zyx]

how does this have no replies?

[@whimsicalgolde]

_Amazing_ Also I'm speechless no other words can explain how cute that is.

[@SuperDadsBaby]

imagine actual brutal hockey players do celebrations figure skating style! it should be a thing now

[@sophiajoson3308]

@@AmenoKitarou They score and they just do a quad

[@MarianaHidden]

CUTENESS OVERLOAD

[@kye90]

I know this is of topic but The camera man is EPIC skating while recording i mean CLEAAAN recording

[@referrer9359]

😂

[@pistachoo.]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@nisaa7135]

i see this comment right after when i see the camera man and thought that "wow he is really good" lol

[@lampsenpai4325]

camera man is a different breed

[@bostligacia]

its a camera attached to a rod which are used to make movies do you thing they are that low budget

[@kobrilakkuma]

“it’s just like golf!” “yep :)” “but I’m horrible at golf 🥺”

[@mohamedb737]

then good thing it's not golf lol

[@hockeygirl8449]

It’s not like golf !!!!!!!!

[@matthewhoward7384]

@@hockeygirl8449 pretty sure they were talking about the slap shot movement specifically, which does look very much like golf just subtract the ice and skates

[@hockeygirl8449]

@@matthewhoward7384 wasn’t talking to you

[@PaulLundgren1970]

But aren't we all lol?

[@OndrejVagner]

And not a single F bomb dropped.

[@redavex]

Lot of "Figure" bomb tho

[@mr.baymax6809]

Haha lol

[@dylanstarzec2099]

Ondřej Vágner then they are not real hockey players 😂

[@benm4661]

Not real hockey

[@colinf3963]

That we know

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

It’s so weird to see people that are terrible at hockey just skating away gracefully. I’m so used to seeing new hockey players that can’t skate either

[@snowfloofcathug]

Squidward's Testicles Yea it was really interesting to see someone so good at one aspect be completely new to another

[@samanthacheng2486]

hockey players can’t skate???

[@xitlalicsalazar9929]

@@samanthacheng2486 did you not watch the other video?

[@luccalourencini1751]

@@samanthacheng2486 it's the difference in the skates used in which sports. In the figure skating ones there's dents on them so you can do the maneuvers in a controlled way

[@Bob-nc5hz]

@@samanthacheng2486 no, skidward's saying beginner hockey players are usually beginner skaters as well, so they're bad at hockey and skating. Since these are professional figure skaters they're obviously great at skating so it looks odd: Skidward's seeing bad hockey playing and out of habit expecting bad skating to match, and their expectations are betrained creating a dissonance.

[@nathanzylbermann5391]

I absolutely love how the figure skaters where exited to do something they aren't usually allowed to do, like five year olds when you give them "secret" candy (as in don't tell your mom I have you this, she said only one candy but the mom is literally in ear shot).

[@sapphomg3171]

Yeah I’ve always wanted to jump over the board... I’m probably not tall enough tho not even gonna lie

[@mon6745]

It was so funny 😂

[@paula98sony]

Hockey player trying figure skating: Awkward, what am I doing, f*ck! Figure skater trying hockey: Absolute chaos. 🤣🤣🤣

[@farahani8291]

I watch both. And you're totally right. Both are fun to watch tho 🤣

[@t00moons]

Oh how the turns have tabled

[@mr.baymax6809]

Justine u mean the tables have turned

[@ghastt__]

aH-

[@DH-sy1zb]

Nah, how the turns have tabled

[@alyssahill2074]

Anonymous Baymax nope it’s “oh how the turn tables” -Michael Scott

[@thecoolermonke2060]

OMG JUSTINE ITS ANDRE

[@Biittiriisi]

Now I want a hockey player to perform an axel in a game after they've scored a goal. That is all I want.

[@anonymouschange287]

PartB I’m working on it

[@daynastewart3839]

PartB don’t they need a toe pick though

[@anonymouschange287]

dayna stewart on hockey skates there is a thing called a toe start. I have been trying to use that edge instead of a toe pic

[@everlastingrayofsunshine]

I know a guy who can do all the jumps on hockey skatez

[@sarahs5560]

jeff skinner is your guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2K0pa1mjbOqp68

[@silverfritzreah5598]

"she's so tiny" ANGELA BE HELLA GOOD THO

[@virtualpianosheets7143]

I want to see a hockey game that’s just a bunch of figure skaters who don’t know the first thing about hockey but they look super cool on the ice because they just keep breaking out in spins and jumps

[@hyperchick4973]

🤩😍😆😅😂😁 That would be GREAT!!!

[@paddington1670]

our definitions of super cool are different, but i still want to see what you propose.

[@nikonyrh]

I'd pay 100 usd to see that

[@TimoRutanen]

I wonder if it's offside if you're in the air

[@wino2779]

the attitudes are so different!! the hockey players are so 'oh so hard no no!' the figure skaters are like "oh so hard lets go!"

[@davilopes5925]

Yeah I noticed that too...

[@cassandrastell2248]

I thinks in iceskating to learn something new you always have to overcome a fear to do it, to play icehockey you basically have to be able to run on ice and the rest of it is just technique. I think you can fall easier learning figure skating than learning ice hockey ( if you already know how to skate proberly)

[@HHSDaily]

I really enjoyed this video. It was nice that hey kept the people the same and just reversed the roles

[@HHSDaily]

@@benm8763 while I understand that and all, and also sense somy0h bravado and bit of toxic masculinity seeping through, do not forget the scheer amount of muscle strength, finesse and grace that figure skaters require in their sport. They are on the ice a short amount of time, and spinning and leaping, using muscle groups not commonly used in hockey. They are very different and also should not really be compared but they both should be respected

[@SDoesNotKnow]

@@benm8763 You have no idea what it takes to be a figure skater. There's so much pain involved and many retire with chronic hip and back injuries among other things. Your comment just exposes not only your ignorance, but your immaturity, and idiotic ideas about gender.

[@aminuacidu4638]

props to the camera operator skating in there to follow them !

[@wolfixart7001]

Aminu Acidu right?

[@Pingoinnn]

Yes I was gonna comment that too !

[@bheatricegreene03]

SONIA XU omg yes He's amazing.

[@OrigamiMarie]

Yes! I didn't think about it until I saw that one get in the shot, and now I want an episode of ice camera operator teaching figure skaters and / or hockey players!

[@Storm-nr5oi]

Look at 8:20

[@RaviofromsALinkBetweenWorlds]

it’s so weird seeing them fumble with the stick but then skating so smoothly and gracefully

[@hannahseitz430]

For anyone that doesn’t know, the blades are completely different. If you’re used to figure skates or goalie skates with flat blades, regular player hockey skates feel like rocking chairs on your feet. They did an awesome job.

[@brandonhiggs88]

Very true. I've been a goalie for 24 years and the rocking chair of player skates is spot on

[@bastiankr]

Figure skates aren't flat at all. The ball of your foot, the back of your blade, and the sweet spot are all important parts of the blade that form a rocker as well.

[@jordan8199]

@@bastiankr This, the only major difference is the toe pick which admittedly is a massive difference

[@davidgdgdg]

Haha the first time I tried hockey skates I felt like I was skating on bananas. I was actually really surprised how easily the figure skaters seemed to adapt to fore/aft instability. It almost made me wonder whether they had experience on hockey skates.

[@mexman000]

my son had to use rink hockey skates one time and that was the last time. They don't look the skates over and the blades were rounded on either end, and my son kept falling. The same situation of a rocking motion. We gave the skates back and i made noise about giving those skates out to other people that have no idea.

[@slatt_niro]

The asian figure skater was like hands fown the best one, she was mad natural with it. Like her form was already good off RIPP

[@nanwijanarko1969]

She just needs some time to get used to the puck, and maybe a shorter stick!

[@justsomeone6588]

Not surprised XD

[@WaywardVector]

ASIANS TOO GOOD (at certain things)

[@Liverpool1616]

@@WaywardVector not driving lmfao

[@buzzlightyear3120]

@@Liverpool1616 ever heard drifting?

[@Pyrrho66]

Love that just adding a stick can make professionals look like they’ve never skated.

[@itoshiibaka8267]

Have you ever seen a new adult skater??

[@notheretoargue2885]

It's also because the hockey skates don't have toe picks so a lot of the times when wanting to slow down using the toe pics they just flopped xD

[@Pyrrho66]

ItoshiiBaka they aren’t new skaters, they are literally professionals? 😂

[@mh13mini]

@@notheretoargue2885 yeah give hockey players toe picks and watch the chaos lmao

[@Jane-ow7sr]

@@Pyrrho66 they're talking hockey wise. Besides it doesn't matter how professional you are at something once you're trying a new field.

[@Mel-0n]

-Like golf? +Yeah it's exactly like golf -But I'm terrible at golf! +Good thing this is not golf

[@yousmell3811]

I was waiting for someone to say that

[@denisjl100]

funny story, the philadelphia flyers hired a figure skater in 80's to help the defencemen with their skating. the players laughed and said to the figure skater what she thought she could teach them. the figure skater ( a girl ) asked the coach who their fastest skater was. she then challenged him to a race around the ice. she then beat him skating backwards.

[@_bebeboudeur_]

I feel like I've seen a tv show on Netflix with that exact plot in an episode, loved it !

[@s.e4572]

@@_bebeboudeur_ zero chill?

[@tcry12]

Maybe back in those days and this is no disrespect to the terrific skaters that exist in figure skating, but a figure skater would not beat a modern NHL player let alone going backwards.

[@denisjl100]

@@tcry12 that's because teams brought in figure skaters and made hockey players that good. good skating technics were taught and players improved. figure skating is not just spins and pirouettes.

[@brettdebroni8296]

That’s so cap

[@yeracontra]

"Like golf! ... But i'm horrible at golf...." Mood ahahahaha

[@urhoojanen6546]

tt you stupid?

[@GeorgeChemGamer]

tt That's, not how you spell golf..

[@juanithoo2698]

They looked like having so much fun, please make more crossover sports like this!!!

[@madelinesoong6803]

There is a TV show called 'Battle of the Blades" that is similar to this if you are interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZyQoXuYdq2CZ6s

[@hockeycardkids6042]

1000th like

[@giorgiaciccarese5900]

Waterpolo and synchro/artistic swim!

[@marshallgrimmett6290]

Football players try American football

[@desertedgoat17]

Not really a cross over sport. Anyone who is serious about hockey has taken figure skating to improve balance and leg strength.

[@idde4345]

This is great. Especially Elliot's quite unique mix of elegance, enthusiasm and Bambi like awkwardness.

[@MrRmns86]

He is pidor!

[@interchange2600]

Yak just discusting monstrosity... you’ve lost North

[@hleebeg]

It's interesting that the figure skaters were fearless and the hockey players were a little nervous, I wonder if it's because the hockey players removed their gear so felt vulnerable and the figure skaters were more protected than usual 🤔 😊❤

[@amandar2219]

100%. Plus, they are still playing so if they got hurt, that would be a major issue.

[@dione2610]

I feel like it’s easier to get hurt learning basics of figure skating vs learning the basics of hockey

[@hleebeg]

@@dione2610 I dunno, hockey was a lot easier for me, by a long shot but I already knew how to play field hockey so maybe that's why but the skating is way easier in hockey for sure.

[@Kettvnen]

Probably

[@endersdragon34]

I think also it was a bit of the equipment was just so much different for them. Ivo kept getting caught on that toe pick for one. It's probably harder to get used to having that then getting used to not having that.

[@jenibleach1]

Best line: "They're pretty good on skates but they don't know about sticks!" STICKS!!!

[@Davefargo79]

Some of my best Power Skating Coaches while playing AAA were Figure Skaters.. and boy did they ever put us through the grinder..

[@mamiller1980]

@MooseyQ Surprised the ice didn't melt underneath him.

[@Beastlybeast71]

@@mamiller1980 lol I was scrolling thru the comments like, no one going to say nothing? Ok, aight

[@vernonbear]

You should see me die inside when someone calls my canoe or kayak paddle ‘oars’. Oars are for people who don’t like to watch where they are going. I’m holding a bleedin’ paddle.

[@tangyjenna]

hockey sticks?

[@ThatOneGanyuMain]

The hockey players: this looks hard but we'll do it anyways The ice skaters: this looks like a fun challenge Me: I just want to learn how to ice skate 😭

[@lollipopzfanynka7522]

I'm ice skater and my classmate who plays hockey laughs at me 😭😭😭😭

[@carines8995]

@@lollipopzfanynka7522 he doesn't laugh at you because you ice skate he laughs at because of your cringe worthy channel name but I guess 7 year olds will be 7 year olds

[@marvinzaldivia2288]

me too I can't because there is no ice here in the Philippines only ice cubes

[@ThatOneGanyuMain]

@@marvinzaldivia2288 hopefully they make an artificial place for y'all like us in Puerto Rico! :D

[@heehoopeenut2579]

@@carines8995 you must be a really nice person

[@chetchet4896]

Fun fact: camera man can do this all better than them all

[@dianasayson2846]

With you 💯

[@jaisanrobb3520]

The camera man is always the hero!

[@B23457]

Angela is a natural, Eliot is energetically comic, and Jenni is hella funny and cute They’re wholesome! I love them!

[@meilindasantika156]

Ivo in here and Ivo in the first video are like two different kinda person. He was like a bad boy, now trying to take care of his siblings

[@minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531]

This made me realize he coaches the other video I completely forgot even though they said it at the beginning of each video

[@dubthestreamer5518]

You can really see their experience in figure skating in the way they move their feet alone. They never transfer to their toes, even when doing crossovers

[@Hoontear]

@Rusty Shackleford see Jeff Skinner. Former high level figure skater who skates circles around the NHL agility wise

[@fyrman9092]

My son started "late" in hockey at the age of 6. My wife enrolled him in figure skating at the same time to help with skating skills. 10 years later the kid is very agile and is often noted for his foot skills and fluid skating style.

[@irisq3123]

As someone who figure skated for ten years and played hockey for six I really appreciated this video. It shows how surprisingly nimble a hockey player has to be and how even simple maneuvers require proper balance and coordination, not to mention an honest effort.

[@anninaninana1070]

The way elliot says ".. Stick?" everytime sends me like 😂

[@blackmok1]

Angela is a natural, passing, shooting, transitions, crossover, weight transfer so much good stuff! I'm sure there are some beer league teams that would like to have her :-)

[@lazydaze3134]

She's been figure skating at a high level for over 20 years genius. Of course she's gonna pick it up fast 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@snowfloofcathug]

Lazy Daze I think they’re talking about her quickly picking up stick handling, not skating

[@antonastikainen6060]

Lazy Daze why didn’t the others pick up that easily?

[@thecanucklehead3034]

I kept thinking that if she honed her shooting just a little bit she could get pretty consistent

[@laronda10]

@@thecanucklehead3034 they just need to cut her stick, you can see her naturally having her top hand lower when she is watching them demonstrate.

[@lithava83]

9:38 the moment he realizes he doesn’t have toe-picks to stop 😂

[@sohiabyounis2684]

"iTs A sHe"

[@TobiasRockingfeller]

@@sohiabyounis2684 no, we don't know what gender this person is...he is the most likely the one

[@lindab4739]

@@TobiasRockingfeller theyre actually non-binary and go by she/her :)

[@TobiasRockingfeller]

@@lindab4739 wow, that's so wrong, it's actually the opposite, non-binary people don't believe in either he or she.

[@orange.circles402]

@@TobiasRockingfeller different people have different comfort zones and preferences. many people don’t see pronouns as attached to a certain gender and use what makes them feel most comfortable.

[@meig4114]

6:28 HAHAHA that’s such a coach thing. They love doing that.

[@thatonepunkguy]

i love how excited the figure skaters were. even if they werent always confident, they seemed excited to let loose a little while also learning new technical skills!

[@verda3665]

My girlfriend always says my crossovers are too soft and aesthetic. Im a figure skater she is a hockey player lol

[@helenagutierrez284]

I love the contrast between both because one is more tough and the other one is more elegant. But theyre both about speed, presicion and balance.

[@stephecho5916]

i saw ur pfp and was like "...luz is a hockey player?"

[@toxicated3622]

you must be the little spoon

[@kayleeeastman8845]

Yeah crossovers are really different between the two sports

[@verda3665]

@@toxicated3622 ı am lmao

[@loon3570]

Girls: warm coats and stuff Elliot: *~GLITTER~*

[@maddi3260]

i love then lmao

[@bossfan49]

Yeah, what's the deal with that? In competition they wear the sheerest stuff they can find. ...silk, satin, nylon lace. Hockey ice must be colder. ;D

[@Simplenotion]

@@bossfan49 it is... but usually not by a lot...;-)

[@josephparraYo]

I love it 🙈🥰

[@01kkp60]

@@bossfan49 probably because hockey has padding and figure skating focuses more on flexibility

[@MrRyanxdavey]

Lol @ the hockey player explaining crossovers to figure skaters. I've played hockey my whole life and the most impressive thing I've ever seen on the ice was a nationally ranked figure skater doing backwards crossovers. The amount of speed he picked up instantly was mind blowing.

[@jennypai3763]

The three of them jumping the wall together had me dying laughing i don't know why

[@Jens95]

Put them in goalie gear! That would be very entertaining.

[@glenn1001]

Heard you had a copyright strike or something. What happened?

[@Brandon-dk6sw]

*enter sandman starts playing*

[@buckoe2895]

That might be interesting because in some way the golaies are the best skaters on the ice

[@scorch6640]

A martin have you heard of fair use?

[@Jens95]

@@scorch6640 He's referring to the incident where KZbin took down my "NHL: Fights Out Of The Box" for being "too violent". When I asked why they said it violated the "community guidelines". They just kept saying it violated the "community guidelines" and that's after I pointed out there are full UFC/MMA fights posted.

[@alblin]

They really Eliot dirty with that instant slowed down replay haha

[@raebaconowo9910]

Albert Lin ok wooooo

[@hannahwilkinson1085]

Yeah! I think he was having trouble with the no toe-pick thing ahaha.

[@kenzieford3612]

Michelle has such great coaching skills! She’s just so positive while yelling at them

[@stormobsession]

Eliot's celebration was amazing HAHAHA it's amazing to see how natural both the figure skaters and hockey players are on the ice which is already a great skill but still struggle to do the other skills, really makes you realise how much you need to learn to be good at either

[@noizmaker6061]

you can see the joy in their faces that they dont have to be so elegant and they can just break rules that they normally have to follow

[@yebanee]

“Its like golf, but I’m terrible at golf” same same 😂😂

[@firstnamepickens3028]

Yayban Youn golf

[@27CLB]

@@firstnamepickens3028 😂

[@yebanee]

Austin Martin you know, I always get gulf and golf mixed up 😂😂😂

[@edmontonboy99]

Let’s shoot a golf ball in the Gulf coast

[@yebanee]

Edmonton Boy 😂😭💀

[@barrel_full_of_bones]

I love the dude when it came to jumping over the wall he was so energetic

[@vincely3432]

I'm really impressed by the camera man skating, holding the gimbal, following them and framing the shot at the same time

[@arylove100]

Bulbul is so adorable lol

[@aljon5947]

Ary R lol bulbul means pubic hair in our country

[@crypandora66]

@@aljon5947 ☠️😹

[@nanwijanarko1969]

Bulbul is a kind of a singing bird in my country

[@DJDoener]

@@aljon5947 Which country is that? :D

[@aljon5947]

@@DJDoener its kind of a slang word but its Philippines

[@saodavi6267]

Should have had them drop the gloves and fight. That's a core hockey skill.

[@ryanwarner5006]

Not anywhere but the pros in North America. They are not going to play professional so probably would be a waste .

[@illuforce6968]

@@ryanwarner5006 But if your goalie yes hit or if you get pissed at someone you should learn to.

[@Lefty217]

Even if not that, checking is common. One check and I'm not sure these peeps could get up.

[@illuforce6968]

@@Lefty217I don't think they allow checking in women's hockey.

[@samanthamiller1357]

LEC illuforce Doesn’t mean we don’t hit tho

[@dchang11]

A lot of male figure skaters, such as Scott Moir (Canada), Charlie White (United States), and Patrick Chan (Canada), were skilled hockey players before taking figure skating.

[@OhItsNekoAgain]

Eliot's celly was so dramatic, I love it. :D

[@domspangler]

I only wish players in the NHL would celebrate like that

[@thu2777]

samee, now they don't even smile anymore

[@ConnorJMC41]

Lmaoo

[@brendanjanowiak3244]

Celly*

[@colinf3963]

Have you ever heard of mark stone?

[@nixtheclause9984]

they all do the same little fist-pump-stand-on-one-leg thing

[@EzerArthiom]

Oh, I was waiting for this episode actually. I watched the reverse episode, and I was surprised there wasn't already an episode like that

[@kyfra5257]

Same! I love their personality too so I was looking forward to the opposite one!

[@stahr26]

I’m sorry but I was 666th like hope someone will help

[@achaides]

Literally so adorable how excited they are to jump the board 😂

[@Omgits7ito]

Nichelle is really good at explaining her technique she made me want to try it and I can’t even skate lol

[@Char1ieskate]

If you want to learn ice skating without ice try inline skating! Much more fun to shred the streets than dancing on a block of ice for 2 hours a week.

[@mmonsterr]

@@Char1ieskate in-line skating is way less fun

[@Char1ieskate]

@@mmonsterr that's what people who cant inline skate say

[@mmonsterr]

@@Char1ieskate I’ve in-line skated for 4 years it’s just not fun to me

[@Char1ieskate]

@@mmonsterr gotcha. but ice skating gets boring after a bit imo

[@stephmo371]

The 3rd coach made skating look so easyyyyy. She was so smoothhh

[@unapple8374]

Stephanie Moreira Angela?

[@stephmo371]

@@unapple8374 nichelle

[@leorobin832]

Angela is the real mvp. She's actually pretty good.

[@travismiguel3767]

11:11 this is what I've been waiting to see, an expert figure skater slippin (without grace) 😄✌️

[@robertvantine2810]

15:46 Kudos to Jenni(?) for quickly using the skates to keep the puck with you and recovering. They didn't cover that leading up to it, but instincts kicked in. Great reaction and initiative...also tthat spin after the whiffed wrist shot was impressive.

[@bellevoor]

6:09 clumsy to graceful in less than one second

[@Tama-sw8tn]

yup

[@ArneZiegfeld]

"It was bound to happen" *nonchalantly spins overly elegant

[@everettliu5157]

"Like golf!" "Wait but I'm horrible at golf.." I'm dead

[@Hariboooful]

I love how encouraging Nichelle was during their final challenge. Coaching and encouraging them, and everybody had FUN written on their faces 😍 such a great video to watch!

[@iammadaboutdogs]

I love how everyone's smiling and laughing, They are giving it a go and having fun

[@Vousie]

Yup. Unlike the other video...

[@bethellemcpherson6442]

Loved how excited they were to jump the board, Jens face at 11:02 🤣

[@shmuelosina9099]

Yea same LOL

[@TinyEpics]

I love how figure skating is diametrically opposed to hockey, and yet we share the common ground of the ice. As a figure skater myself, I found this quite fun to watch!

[@CaptainPikeachu]

The figure skaters’ sheer excitement in jumping the boards and breaking the rules is just so wholesome

[@soapy27]

Angela and Jen should join a women’s rec league, they did so well and looked like they were having a great time!

[@benhatcher8661]

S BR hopefully they do but I would like to tell them cellys aren’t something in rec

[@seijivip9115]

They are no where near good enough

[@jillscott4029]

@@seijivip9115 This was in one day though. They could become good enough very quickly.

[@jamesg8085]

@@seijivip9115 You do realize there are multiple levels of rec league right? These two would fit right into a D league

[@thatrespectablehuman1884]

elliot could prob join the women' rec league too

[@hedonisticpunkvatos]

Nichelle was a better coach overall. She broke it down step by step, was patient, and educated them in an easy way whereas the coach left out some important information which he was asked such as keeping your eye on the target when shooting; a minor oversight; however, this was to beginners. He is used to players already having those skills and Nichelle taught the skills. I think she'd probably make a good teaching coach and those are the best ones because they can truly "see" players and will be able to make in-game adjustments advice which can be a difference maker. Dig this vid and the other where they learn figure skating. Jumping the boards was my fave segment.

[@SpunkyGo0se]

Yeah it helped she could speak English, not like that Asian girl idk why they included here in the video

[@arylove100]

Olivier Larose-de Billy | maybe bc they’re not racist. U can understand her fine

[@amandac7451]

@@SpunkyGo0se why wouldnt they include an english speaker because of her accent? she can still be fully understood

[@buttereddangles4216]

She was a coach at my rink in Huntsville

[@matthewdavis4215]

ilickbaby yea she’s a good coach she used to coach at my rink in Huntsville

[@catherinethibault4194]

I’m a figure skater, I recently joined the boys hockey team since they convinced me to do so. And it’s so much fun. For me the skating isn’t really the problem, it’s the stick control for me haha

[@jeeither]

I love how much they enjoyed doing the wall jumps. It was probably even more fun because it felt like breaking the rules.

[@stansy4496]

It's strange seeing people that can skate well struggle with sticks and pucks. You're so used to seeing people try hockey for the first time that have never skated before just falling all over the place. Cool video.

[@BlaisingDawn]

This gave me the biggest smile. Also as a figure skater who changed to hockey, I loved this!

[@guest8485]

Ok boomer

[@TreeBears]

Watch out everybody grammar police is here (boomers)

[@dannygjk]

@@guest8485 LOL how is the OP's comment Boomer related?

[@sielicja]

I've done a little figure skating but I've been skating since I remember, but the sole idea of not having those sharp teeth on skater blades is giving me odd creeps

[@sisuguillam5109]

@inSherlock 🥰😍 everybody go and read it!

[@aamu3]

what a wholesome team xD everyone was all smiles and having fun

[@abigailrice7568]

Okay, but can we just agree though: Elliot is AMAZING

[@melissaking8339]

I love how flashy their celebrations were! So fun!

[@da4441]

Imagine a hockey player doing a spiral as their celebration.

[@eliengoossens1160]

Who's here after: 'You're gonna like.. kick a soccer ball, right "wavey hands" sports....' Absolutely love him!

[@peepoo5098]

😂😂😂😂 that was hilarious lmaooo. He was trying to explain in a way they could understand 😂😂😂

[@333Vampirewillrule33]

Them just racing to jump over the wall is so cute

[@lindsaymuller1819]

I've been a figure skater since I was 3 (18 years of experience now). I've put on hockey skates one singular time in my life and I kept falling forwards and backwards. The blade length is so short in comparison and that is so hard to adjust to!

[@meliss9536]

I just started skating on both figure skates and hockey skates and I agree!! The toe pick on figure can take a little getting used to knowing where to avoid, but otherwise, hockey is WAY harder IMO. I felt it would be best to learn both at the same time instead of having a disadvantage later.

[@meliss9536]

I was shocked that the figure skaters didn’t even say anything about this at first either!

[@DerfLlennod]

these 2 crossover videos were the best. it was so adorable watching these 2 groups have so much fun.

[@andrewpaoli4060]

Yeah “Elliot” sure... we all know thats just brandon rogers

[@sillykork8291]

Glad im not the only one that thought of him too!

[@xPrincessxScout]

Oh noooooooo you didn’t 😂😂😂😂

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

Family friendly content he maketh

[@incinc9068]

AHHH my god, the WHOLE time I was like... I KNOW this guy! Where have I seen him before. LOL! He is absolutely Brandon!

[@shannonjade2409]

He looks like the mother character

[@fishgod368]

hockey hall of famer Scott Niedermayer who was known for his smooth powerful skating, took figure skating and power skating when he was a kid.

[@brendan9868]

Jeff Skinner also did figure skating growing up and even won a bronze metal in a Canadian juniors championship

[@Exhilarate245]

It's so pleasing to really see the figure skaters actually having so fun like when your a lil kid I actually smiled the whole video☺️

[@boki1693]

I think the figure skaters were such good sports(pun intended) for doing this. it was fun watching them and they deserve a lot of credit. But that small girl. OMG, let her practice for a week and I bet she would be pretty good. I do wish they had shown them trying to check each other though. i think that would have been really funny.

[@tally1604]

Body checking is not allowed in women's hockey. And two of them are women.

[@fighterck6241]

The Asian girl? Yeah she picked up everything fairly quickly. She has the coordination for it it seems.

[@h20deliriousfan82]

I feel like checking would be fairly standardish seeing as they can use their skates very well

[@russianacorns8080]

@@tally1604 yeah it’s “not allowed” i used to ref high school hockey both girls and boys, trust me the girls know how to check.

[@aMessIam1]

Next is chess players trying wrastling!

[@user-ud1cd7rj6p]

Ice skating vs roller skating!

[@lazydaze3134]

Rollerblading.

[@garreswe]

Inline skating.

[@ketchup5159]

skateboarding

[@pinoyillest]

snowboarding

[@scitizenkane1]

Waterboarding

[@donnieboughton1730]

I feel like hockey needs figure skating inspired celebrations...

[@fidelianerina]

For both being played on ice, they are done so differently. Like Eliot said, to see the connection that felt very far before come together. I think both have skills that can be useful to the other. Would be cool to see more people learn both and use what they learn to better themselves at the one they do. Like maybe the pivots and turns they learned in hockey could come into play for figure skating. Maybe the hockey players can take something they learned in figure skating and apply it to hockey.

[@thirstfast1025]

Haha they keep digging their toes to try to stop.

[@redroofrealtyinc.5696]

If you knew the differences between hockey blades and figure skating blades that would all make sense.

[@thirstfast1025]

@@redroofrealtyinc.5696 That's the joke...

[@owen3721]

@@redroofrealtyinc.5696 r/woosh

[@idontlikestrawberries7421]

"You're just gonna swing your body and hit it." "So it's like golf!" "..But I'm horrible at golf." 5:38

[@rubysugar9642]

lmao😂

[@zoemochi]

Mood

[@meliwazhere]

Me when I was learning to shoot

[@billy5179]

really fun and entertaining to watch. thanks for sharing. ps: i really like how respectfull everybody was to each other. Usually "Versus videos" have this aggressive undertone. traded for humor, love it.

[@thetwitchywitchy]

I love this it’s so awesome seeing the figure skaters flip to try hockey, super awesome seeing people be so open to trying new things

[@madmudd96]

As a figure skating coach who also coaches little kids hockey, I love this!!

[@madmudd96]

@Rusty Shackleford THANK YOU! That's my thing with my hockey kids, they need to learn how to actually skate before you give em a stick... some parents don't like that but whateves

[@RogerJL]

@@madmudd96 Don't you know little kids needs their stick for balance... (and then they have to relearn to not use the stick for balance) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKbEen2nar5-gaM&feature=emb_logo These drills come quite early when training figureskating

[@amelielacerise]

am I the only one that wants a whole series with these people ?

[@fionagallagherapologist5968]

i loved everyone pls

[@chrisalexander2712]

I like their way of celebrating more then the hockey players haha

[@jake8473]

This is so wholesome and fascinating. It's really cool to see these two disciplines learn a little bit of respect for each other. I've watched it multiple times.

[@christinapaquette1267]

This was so much fun to watch. Their energy is infectious. Angela BROUGHT IT!

[@UmbraKrameri]

It was absolutely adorable how much fun they had when they learned to jump over the board. And I definitely saw it coming that they gonna put some figure skating elements in their celes. ^^

[@mr_dolphin621]

As a hockey player watching this i am just amazed i thought hockey would be easier for the figure skaters