Can anyone explain to me how to stop in ice skating??

Question

Are there some videos or something that show you how to stop when you are ice skating, I really want to learn...
Thanks...:)

Answer 1

Turn your blade lightly on the ice so that it is making some snow....you can practise standing still. Scrape your blade back and forth so that you are making a snow pile under your skate.
Then start off slow....trying to turn your foot in and gliding your blade lightly on the ice....
Takes some practise to get your confidence.....but keep at it and
soon you'll be stopping like a pro!!

Answer 2

Couple ways:

Beginners: go straight until you hit something. Not really kidding.

Intermediate: drag one skate behind you at a 90 degree angle. It will slow you down to the point of stopping.

Expert: hockey stop, or use toe-pick. Hockey stop takes lots of practice. You turn sideways to your direction of travel, and force your legs (with the skates perpendicular to the direction of travel) in front of you. Basically you lean into the stop. Both skates acting together bring you to a quick halt.

Like you said, a video is best. I don't know of any links, but I can point you in the way of two movies that have lots of skating, and you can observe the actions of the skaters in the movies:

* The Cutting Edge (mostly figure skating)

* Miracle (hockey)

You can also watch the figure skating on tv, usually Saturdays or Sundays. That might prove helpful. Or just observe people at the rink. If you want to watch a video, why not just watch the people in person, then you can turn around and try what they did right on the spot!

Answer 3

Some common stops: 1. Snow-plow stop
2. T-stop
3. Hockey stop
Generally, when you stop on ice, you would scrape up 'flakes of ice' which would slow you down to a stop.

Snow-plow stop is the easiest. People do one-sided snow-plow stop most of the time that is stopping with one of your skates and not both. Just bend your knees, straighten one of your legs placing pressure on the inside edge of your blade of your stopping foot. You will scrape up some ice and eventually come to a stop.

T-stop is a little harder where you place on of your stopping foot behind and perpendicular to your skating foot to form a T shape.

Hockey stops are the hardest to master. You can look at this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTh7-lOagJU

And this video shows a backwards snow-plow stop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXicevWT8qI

And also, you don't stop with your toepicks at all. They are only used for jumps in figure skating. you put pressure on edges of your blades to stop.

You may also want to try this site: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga/intro.html#Basic%20Skating
It provides many useful tips on basic skating moves such as stops as well as advance moves.

Good Luck! =)

Answer 4

People are talking about using your toe pick to stop. You don't use the toe pick to stop. The toe pick is used for jumping. You stop using the edge of your blades.

If you tried to use your toe pick to stop, you'd stop all right. You'd stop right on your face.

A good beginner stopping technique is a "snowplow stop". Moving forward with both feet on the ice, push both feet forward in a bit of a "V" shape, with one foot a bit more pushed out than the other. You'll have the heels of the feet angled slightly out. With one foot, press into the ice a bit with the outside edge of your blade. You'll create a skidding action (making snow) on the ice. After a moment, you will stop. With practice, this will get faster.

Have you been skiing? This is quite similar to the snowplow stop or "V" stop they teach you in beginner skiing.

There are other types of stops - the T stop, and the hockey stop - but the snowplow stop is the first one that every skater learns.

Start slowly, and practice.

Answer 5

ok so i am a figure skater myself and i have been sk8ing since i was 3 and now i am 16 so i think i have the rite awnser. when skating down the ice put more pressure on one leg and with the other jently slide it infront and this should cause you to spin inward a little. this is a t stop but it is a better position and it is also a hella lot better looking.

Answer 6

Something I would like to add is when trying the hockey stop, make sure you fully commit to doing it if you don't you will just turn sharply. Another thing to try is just try to skate naturally on the ice if you need to turn around or stop or something just let yourself do it.

Answer 7

well,i am a figure skater and it all depends on if you are an lefty or a rightie.whatever hand you write with you will be turnig you foot either to the left or to the right.then you just push forward with you r foot. you know if you are doing it right when you make a mark and if there is snow where your blade is.