Roller Skaters Try To Keep Up With Figure Skaters | SELF

We challenged a group of roller skaters to swap wheels for blades and try figure skating for the first time alongside some pros. Will our roller skaters be able to keep up on the ice or will the differences be too much to overcome?
Director: Jasia Kaulbach
Director of Photography: Shirley Chan
Editor: Lucy Nebeker
Talent: Marni Halasa, De'Lorean Hall, Justine Kelleher, Lionel Laurent, Ale Izquierdo Pons, Andre Villabrera
Senior Producer: Vara Reese
Producer: Joel David Ahumada
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Josh Crowe
Field Associate Producer: Shahid Barraza
Production Manager: Melissa Heber
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Talent Booker: Vanessa Brown
Camera Operators: Cloud Corredor, Jordan Cowan
Assistant Camera: Christopher Alfonso
Audio Engineer: Lily Van Leeuwen
Production Assistants: Patrick Sargent, Ralphy Vasquez
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Erica Dillman
Additional Editor: Brittany Lewis
Assistant Editor: Ben Harowitz
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
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[@hancheesesung]

"no matter what, between ice skating or roller skating.... rentals suck." NO TRUER WORDS HAVE BEEN SAID

[@maddiexly1825]

Yessss

[@layisslay]

Ikr, they are the worst 💀

[@kqbii]

I haven't skated in rentals until I got my skates- can't even imagine the nightmare

[@himawariuzumaki6814]

Ikr, they never fit properly for me 😭

[@malancy]

They are the worst lol.

[@johntousseau9380]

The fact they were able to do those elements in freakin rental skates is the most impressive part.

[@Holly69Hernandez]

Rentals suck.. best thing I did want buy my own skates..

[@josephinemartin3735]

Agree 😂 rentals suck

[@conorlamere399]

You oughta see how bad the rental skates at my local rink are - the ones in this video look 10 times better to me!

[@shanyeas]

@@conorlamere399 for real my rentals are literally plastic hockey skates

[@aster_11]

😭 The ones at my rink are so bad, we call them rental tupperwares

[@amyleigh9994]

I'd love to see competitive roller skaters who do the same jumps, spins and routines as ice skaters try transferring their skills to ice skating

[@emmieaugust8633]

That is a thing i used to do it, in roller skating figure skating

[@brenmoral]

THIS

[@saskia6796]

It's in a lot of Countries a thing, I do Artistic Rollerskating since 13 years:)

[@silverine7295]

Im a roller skater and I tried doing that and its difficult, well maybe bc the skates were of plastic HAHDH

[@silverine7295]

@@saskia6796 samee, since 6

[@floidee]

Can't wait for the reverse.

[@usagidemeterdeely2443]

I was just about to say I hope they do the reverse so they can both appreciate each other’s sports more.

[@chafouaube985]

Me neither

[@willcookmakeup]

I know it's love this series

[@Novella22222]

Most ice skaters started on roller skates so it probably won’t be much of a learning curve

[@LifeAsItIs478752]

@@Novella22222 most??? Really?? I’ve been figure skating for 20 years and I’ve known one person to also roller blade and they picked it up at 20 (they don’t do many tricks though)

[@MissiPality]

Justine- "You make me feel like a really good teacher" De'Lorean- "You are!" Justine- "I know" LOL.

[@andreabrown9425]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yes indeed ☝️ I caught that!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@endersdragon34]

So modest too

[@morgandecamp5877]

Holy shizel Andre was sooooo good. Twizles are really hard and he made them look so easy

[@byjunnie]

ikr!!!!

[@crypandora66]

Honestly I was really impressed!

[@kumikosachs4619]

Andre’s twizzles tho!!! 😮 Twizzles are not a beginner move, and he did them with confidence. I wonder if quad roller skaters do twizzles? Seems impossible! Overall I think this was a great concept. Roller skating (for me) is SO much more difficult than ice because the wheels feel clunky and awkward. I also love my toe picks, and the freedom that blades provide. I would really like to see the reverse of this video, where figure skaters try quad roller skates ❤

[@riccardogusso]

There is artistic roller skating who is the same as ice figure skating but on quad skates, and yes they do twizzles too. it's a common sport if not even more popular than ice figure skating in certain European countries and Latin America, as far it's hot and/or the maintenance of a ice rink is too expensive.

[@kumikosachs4619]

@@riccardogusso Interesting! That would make sense. Twizzles on roller skates sounds insane to me, but roller skaters are talented like that.

[@riccardogusso]

@@kumikosachs4619 i do rhink the base of twizzles on quads Is kinda the Same on ice, the artistic quad frame Is build in a way Who allow you to get good and Deep edges, heavier and more complex than the ones of ricreative/more common quad skates. Over that yes techncially Quad Artistic is harder than ICE figure for a lot of things... Oh let's don't forget the new joiner Inline figure skating, Who use Wheels but a technique Who Is super close if not quite the Same of ice!

[@bhelliom3]

Go follow his Instagram, he's seriously an amazing skater

[@biff5856]

Every artistic routine incorporates twizzlers. Roller/ artistic skating is very popular in Italy. Do a a YT search for Lucaroni and Tarlazzi. They're pair skaters. You won't believe what they can do. Rebecca Tarlazzi and Luca Lucaroni also skate singles.

[@savagezilla]

As a roller skater I CANT wait to see the ice skaters on wheels but this was such a fun exchange!

[@layisslay]

I am a figure skater and for me it does not make roller skating any easier

[@jamiewidener8345]

@-Layla edits- same here too. That's why I also first thought after watching this was when do the figure skater try roller skating

[@babibrii]

@@jamiewidener8345 they have one

[@_diwata]

Yea i can’t do roller skating with the 4 wheels I do roller blades yk the line 😮‍💨

[@creativesparks2164]

Wheel Skating helps Cold Skating but NOT Vice Versa… Example: Skateboarding helps Snowboarding NOT vice versa RollerBlading helps Ice skating ⛸️ not as much vice versa

[@vinnyp9877]

I would love to see what they could do with a solid 90 days of training. This was awesome, and I’m also looking forward to seeing the reverse

[@gina1569]

probably a lot! there's a decent amount of cross over whenn ice and roller skating. It's common for figure skaters to have inline skates to practice when they cant get to a rink. (I cannot for the life of me do anything on quads though)

[@annalisasimmer7559]

Yeah, I want to take the ice skaters and put roller skates on them now. 😅

[@koven1318]

@@annalisasimmer7559 they did… and it was very… entertaining

[@veritush]

the "you are a really good teacher" "i know!" cracked me hard

[@chosentokill6148]

omg that one guy nailed that twirl, looked so good

[@gina1569]

guy had a nice arm position and everyhing. freaking level feature stuff

[@teniiguess8108]

EXACTLY

[@michellelee6054]

they were doing TWIZZLES on...their first day? INSANE they did amazing

[@shaeshae0821]

This is what I wanna see. I’m better at rollerblading but I do enjoy zooming around the ice when I have the time. I’ve skated on quads but I prefer inlines. I wish you picked a rollerblader to see the difference in blades.

[@Cloudy4Days]

As someone who skates on ice and with quads, but used more inlines as a kid, I feel like quads and ice skates are the most similar to each other (unless you get the off-ice inlines). Like, I can do a lot of stuff in quads and on ice, but if I put inlines on I just get completely confused

[@pwilll]

@@Cloudy4Days Also the figure skating world on wheels is all quads.

[@richskater]

@@Cloudy4Days I am fairly competent on the inlines. I can do backwards crossovers like an ice skater in a parking lot. On quads I feel uneasy, but I can at least go around a rink. However, on ice skates I can barely move forward, they feel so foreign despite 30 years of inline skating. Granted every time I've tried has been in rental skates, so that's probably not helping.

[@Cloudy4Days]

@@pwilll Yes....?

[@Cloudy4Days]

@@richskater Definitely not helping you those rentals maybe, check how sharp they are next time, moving forwards is almost the same exact movement as in-lines or quads but if there is no edge on your ive skates it'll be like trying to skate with plates strapped to your feet. Rentals are sharpened like, never. I've once elected to use my skates that was literally having a blade fall off rather than rentals because the wiggly blade was easier to skate with

[@TanyaLilac]

I think the one thing they didn't take advantage of with the explanations is that roller skates and ice skates both use edges and free legs to conceptualise weight transfer! Props to all of the participants for having a go and killing it!!

[@sarahbocinsky]

I do both figure skating (adult silver) and roller so this was for sure a treat to watch! I can understand how roller skaters aren’t used to having upright posture or the use of arms not looking down deeper knee bend etc.. I myself had a hard time with this transition..😅 Right off the bat the one guy who got hurt I instantly thought the top hooks of his skates were too loose for ice 😳 I understand in jam skating it’s normal to have them loose at the top or not even tied at all but with ice I fell as though you need that firm support. The other guy who did the twizzles in his routine- that was REALLY impressive!! The girl had really nice flow and artistry and a great waltz jump. I believe with a better boot and blade combo things would have been easier for all three of them 😅 Other than that for not having any artistic experience and the two guys in rentals this was impressive for day one!

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

Glad to see that someone else had noticed that the top couple of inches of his boots were extremely loose which was making it harder for him to execute the skills and the strings got looser with each skill they learned. Thankfully it wasn't a serious injury and healed quickly.

[@blessemblister1803]

As an artistic rollerskater I hope the day comes where we see figure skaters and artistic rollerskaters swap places, since it is quite liturally almost the exact same sport but on different grounds and skates :)

[@biff5856]

I envy you. I'm not have easy time switching to quads. It's so different. I find artistic skaters awesome and more creative.

[@SuperNerd528]

They usually do both versions in these videos. I just checked and they have it posters

[@briarchambliss]

@@biff5856 i think the key to quads is that it's all about your core and your knees

[@tjreality2711]

I competed in the Artistic Roller Skating Association & had only 2 years of coaching, 8 skating competitions, won all 1st place except placing 3rd in only one. Skated in Pairs as well. My coach said he had never had a skater out perform him in such a short period of time. Sadly, I couldn't continue with a new coach. I was working on quads in that short time as well. That was many many years ago. The Artistic Roller Association did everything to get Artistic Roller Skating into the the Olympics many times but were sadly turned away & I do not ever see it becoming a sport they will ever consider. I did have plans to turn to Ice. Unfortunately, life had to take me in a different direction. Had I had the chance, I know I would've made Gold; I was 100 % all in & determined, In skating, there is never such a phrase as "I can't!' You fall, get up & do it again & again & keep hitting EVERY move!~ Roller skating is much, more difficult artistically; you're dealing with more weight of the skates with a toe pick & 8 wheels/ different wheels for wood or plastic floors. I WISH ALL THOSE WHO ARE STILL ARTISTICALLY ROLLER SKATING THE BEST OF LUCK !!

[@umchileanyways8603]

THATS MY DREAM HOBBY 😭😭😭😭😭

[@mlev1111]

These guys are incredible!! I started competition figure skating as an adult, at 22, with no experience and it has taken me YEARS to learn a one-foot spin and these guys did it in RENTALS!? Insane

[@alanaigbe7040]

I actually watched this after the roller skating vid and I've gotta say, I'm so so proud of all of them. As students, they were all determined to try and do each move well. They were also all awesome instructors. Loved these 2 vids and hope they all keep practicing.

[@OMG-qr3kv]

De’Lorean’s final program was so good! The waltz was lovely and the connecting steps so graceful! And Andre doing freaking twizzles his first time on the ice is both impressive and infuriating cause I’ve been working on them for months and can only get two twizzles at best 😭😭😭

[@helenawebster8812]

we do have toestops! but jam skaters remove them to make dancing easier, artistic quad skating does exist. perhaps the title should say jam roller skaters instead

[@pattinaggiojo]

i agree title needs amending for accuracy 😊

[@brittanyaquiar4191]

I agree

[@milaknowslight6307]

I agree! They should have done this challenge with artistic quad skaters. That would have been most comparable 👍🏾

[@_greymalkin_7377]

Would love to see something with roller derby players, maybe derby players trying hockey and vice versa?

[@alanaigbe7040]

De's face after seeing Justine demonstrate the 2 foot spin was exactly my face.

[@mjcsixteen]

“OMG! You make me feel like a really good teacher” “You are!!” “I know!”

[@merrytunes8697]

NEZUKO! This series between roller skaters and ice skaters is so awesome!

[@Rusya-P]

I was looking for this comment! Gotta love demon slayer and skating

[@southpina]

You guys did great. As a roller skater myself, we know that it will be more challenging. I wish they also try roller skating challenge

[@skydragon8538]

They did

[@andrewl2737]

As someone who grew up rollerblading, when I ice skated for the first time, the toe picks were the bane of my existence 😭

[@_elaine.raquel_]

Wish they had a world champion figure roller skater try these. There are many different types of roller skaters and different levels, even professional level. Very fun to watch and such great personalities.

[@pizzaguythetabbyandfriends4906]

I loved how supportive everyone is of eachother 🥰 makes me want to get back into sports. ❤

[@Snoopmasta]

Andre is a natural talent! Awesome effort and fun to watch!

[@queeng508]

i thought it was gonna be artistic/competitive roller skating but instead it is jam roller skating.. hopefully there will be a video with competitives since it has basically all the same figures and jumps and such and it would be really great to see how much the difference in medium influence the preparation and attitude of athletes

[@katies3625]

No way, I was just wishing you had a roller skater/figure skater video and here it is 😍

[@lethiapage4767]

I watched both videos and I gotta say each group was good teachers and great students. Humble and skilled. It seems like there's a few common skills but the real thing that translates is confidence and general athleticism as well as openness and willingness to learn something new. They all did a great job.

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

The tall guy Lionel was so natural on skates I have hard time to believe he's not done this before.

[@avonee1976]

Ice skating is MUCH harder than roller skating because you’re trying to balance on a thin metal blade and not four wheels. I think these guys did amazing!!

[@RonaiHenrik]

De'Lorean's smile was just so radiating and contagious :)

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

Summer-roller skates; winter-ice skating. These matchups are terrific to watch and really show the differences in each sport wonderfully.

[@Dane_Burch_OTA]

i am just amazed that they did so well in rental skates. Rental skates suck but I give the credit.

[@vminhope3040]

Why? What’s the difference

[@zooboo2u]

Umm no one mentioned De'Lorean's jacket is low key fire 🔥

[@Rusya-P]

I have come across 2 others along with yours so far

[@keptthekisses]

This episode made me smile so many times with excitement for the skaters I already lost count and I'm only halfway through watching it so far! Great coaches and athletes, wonderful series and congratulations to all involved in making this happen!

[@sophialiu4236]

Omg they did so frikkin good!!!! Especially Andre 😱😱🙌🏼🙌🏼 Usually takes so long to get to that point, so the fact that they could all do this after a few tries is amazing

[@marlenef777]

Ahhh! Good to run across this video with some local BK/NY skaters! They all did so well! I’ve watched Andre learning new moves and progressing on the roller rink, he’s a very talented skater!

[@AfrinonM]

That they could do any of that is rental skates is pretty impressive. Their feet probably hurt a lot afterwards, though.

[@mamabearthrives7815]

Duude, I had so much fun watching this and cheering you all on!! It would be nice to see it the other way around where the ice skaters put on a pair of rollerskates!! 💪😎

[@ckilbarger01]

Tara Lapinski started as a roller skater so not that shocked that they took to it well

[@bruh-js7tz]

Dude, I have so much respect and admiration for roller skaters and ice skaters. I used to roller skate and ice skate, it was easy just skating around but doing all these cool tricks and spins? I could never.

[@timpettcreations1282]

Omg the balance alone is what always gets me. I always thought that if you can do one you can do the other. But the balance is really totally different. I watched the second half as well and you all did a great job. Question, are inline skates the best of both world? Would love to see this competition with you all and inline skaters.

[@CS-qc7np]

Both videos were great! And, everyone did a great job picking up each other’s sport.

[@ashtrologytv]

Aw wishing Lionel a speedy recovery. You all did great!

[@sunoosmom4011]

Everyone did so amazing! I thought it was going to be much harder for the roller skaters to get on the ice...and they jumped! I love how they did the ice skaters on roller skates video. I hope there are follow ups

[@vidhoard]

So surprised that it came so naturally to all of them! Also hope the rolled ankle feels better!!

[@danchristie4088]

Definitely jam skaters, but it was a neat video. I've been doing artistic roller for quite a few years and the similarities between quads and ice is ridiculous. Most would say ice is comparable to inlines, but that's not the case. Your edges, jumps, how you turn, and how you stop are almost identical. Quads are definitely heavier! Great vid. Looking forward to the reverse.

[@honorinecumin6725]

Great video! Just to mention that figure skating on roller skate also exists it's called artistic roller skating

[@rochellemurrell4146]

Wow!! I think they all did amazing. Well done!

[@hellokitty-nb4ue]

Love how they switched the roles and I really like these videos, they make me wanna try figure skating too. Also just an idea, could you do roller blading professionals with figure skating or roller skaters?

[@Edd1148.]

Incredible video! The twizzle looks so much like snapping in rollerskating, so its nice to see that came natural to Andre

[@xaienee]

This is very off topic but i am in love with De’Loreans Nezuko jackets its so cool

[@douglasthomas9684]

Great content here ! It’s fun stepping out your comfort zone. Need like an artistic skater and a jam skater. That’ll be interesting !!!

[@philipeverett8174]

Oh wow DeLorean really nailed it she's good fantastic awesome

[@yojuls]

De’lorean’s side eye and Nezuko jacket are EVERYTHING to me 😂

[@Rusya-P]

I was looking for this comment! :D

[@cupcakexrider]

omg I want to instantly be friends with dee because of her jeans jacket

[@ijlayugan4149]

This series deserves more attention. Theyre interesting!

[@littleflor2975]

Nice. Do more videos with every sport that exists. It's nice to see the encouragement and the learning.

[@Metis194]

While the idea behind the video is really fun, I am not surprise at all that Lionel got hurt. These moves are not for beginner ice skaters, much more preparation and lessons normally go before these. Ice skating should always be taken in little by little and with the proper precaution. The ice can be dangerous. Still, I think the roller skaters did pretty great! :)

[@honeyblu1586]

They did so good. My fear of falling has stopped me in the past and I definitely want to get back out there with a teacher

[@mabuhayPinay]

So fun to watch you guys! Roller skaters unite!

[@vampirebl4des]

i love this series so much

[@yourfavoritebubbe7444]

smart of them to put them in hockey boot figure skates. I always use hockey boot figure skates cause they're so much more comfortable but I can imagine for roller skaters it's so much better

[@vivalanina]

it looked like all the figure skaters got cute custom matching roller skates last video, these guys deserve their own custom ice skates too!

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

This is fascinating to watch because I did this as I taught myself how to do the various skills I saw figure skaters doing whenever we watched the different competitions and shows that aired on network TV before cable and online service existed. I could roller skate in our basement and I could ice skate on the lake in our neighborhood for ,3-4 months depending on how cold it got and how thick the ice got. It had to be around 20 inches before they would let us skate or play hockey and it was checked daily. We rarely got to go to the one ice skating rink and that was usually with a church group or girl scouts.

[@venessascott5183]

Really enjoyed that. Fab! 🤩

[@qwertyboo]

Glad this segment is back!

[@lightweave]

Cool video! I love to watch all kind of ice skating videos (not just figure skating as I play hockey myself)! 😃 I hope that we will also see the other video in reversed roles. 😁

[@mamabearthrives7815]

There is a hockey one on there I saw it last night! I didn’t have time to watch it but it’s a hockey player and a figure skater just like they did with this video! 💪😎

[@lightweave]

@@mamabearthrives7815 Ya, I know. I have already seen this some weeks ago. It was quite funny to watch. 😃

[@libratude9595]

Very cool that both athletes challenged each in their sport.

[@WePlayKaylaPlay]

Loooolll the teacher is amazing and funny saying “ik” when she said you make me feel like a really good teacher

[@EmberLeo]

These guys are making me itch to get back on skates of any kind!

[@brittanyaquiar4191]

It would be cool to see the artistic roller skater like the ones who do the doubles and triples and the camel spins the same way we do ours. But these roller skates did great

[@timbarry5080]

All these people are awesome. I love this series

[@klaus2312]

Why are they so smooth with it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@charpnatl]

This was so much fun to watch and makes me want to get back on the ice and wheels!

[@dailysmiles]

They all did really well!

[@pjewellful2012]

This was such a great idea! I love both

[@katherinekamaria]

Amazing job! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@MrKiwi24]

I would've love to see quad AND inline skaters (specially slalom / freestyle Urban skaters) trying ice figure skating. Then inline and ice trying quads, and quads and ice trying inlines.

[@FluksWorkouts]

Lets go. Awesome Video!

[@mercurique]

7:58 THE NEZUKO JACKET!! I just noticed the pins she has too omg

[@leegiovanni8933]

this was awsome, thank you all

[@youareenough4978]

D was awesome. Everyone did great the students and teachers.

[@keeping_it_brii7893]

Andrew ATE that routine UPPPPP

[@shadbeingshadow2736]

Ever since i watched some figure skating performance, i always admire their elegance and beauty- I really REALLY wanna try it, but in my place figure skating is- pretty much very rare

[@jessicamerced9116]

The weight distribution of the feet on 4-wheel skates and an inline is soooo different but the body mechanics are quite similar! So interesting to see 😊

[@yuzubear5729]

i am a figure skater. i find roller skating to be sooo scary! being on a hard surface like cement seems terrifying, i can do triple jumps on ice, but i'm not brave enough to do a spin in roller skates😆 i have a lot of respect for roller skaters. definitely harder falls when you can't slide

[@courtneykirk478]

They're awesome!!!

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

Aw Lionel did such a great job, I’m sorry he got injured

[@gabrielles1851]

I am so impressed. I can't do anything when anyone is looking.

[@Tanyissa]

Everyone did so well 💓

[@ThemCokexx]

I REALLY LOVE THIS SERIOUS SO MUCH

[@jeniphirtaylor-mcintire81]

That D is for "determination!" I can sense it in her. This was fun to watch; I love this series of videos.

[@sandpiperr]

Andre seemed like he was really into it!

[@elianamazurr.5722]

This is the most wholesome series

[@Malepical]

The way Lionel was standing at 13:08 told me he was NOT steady in those skates.. looks like there was absolutely zero ankle support so it's no wonder he rolled it