is it true if you can rollerskate you can iceskate and can u tell me how do u move oniceskates and isit easy?

Question

please help is it easy to learn to ice skate and i have more questions 4 you dont go on with out answering my question please

Answer 1

similar yes same no, but like others have said if you can rollerblade, you can ice skate, i would recommend going with hockey skates over figure skates, because there is more ankle support
one advantage of learning to ice skate over rollerblading is when you fall you'll slide on ice versus when you fall on asphalt or concrete you end up hurting yourself more

Answer 2

Actually, I find iceskating easier than roller skating. Roller skates are so clunky, I find it difficult to move around in them, and they kill my ankles. I agree with everyone else that if you can roller blade, you should be able to iceskate too (it will take a little time to get used to it)

I suggest you go to the icerink with a friend or relative that knows how to ice skate already and who can encourage you along. Most rinks also offer beginner's lessons at a reasonable price.

Good luck and have fun!

Answer 3

Steps

1. Find some good skates. Rentals are ok at a good rink for your first steps, or else go out and buy yourself a nice pair that will last you a while. If you already have a pair of skates, check that they fit and get the blades sharpened at a skate shop. Find a friend. Learning with someone will help in relaxing on the ice.

2. When you get on the ice, gain your balance. This is crucial. Try to find your center of gravity. The keys to skating well are relaxation and technique. These feed and grow on each other.

3. Try to walk. This may sound ridiculous, but learning to walk will help give you ankle support and help you get used to the friction of the ice. If necessary use the wall as support, but you'll do better not to hold onto anything. The wall can become a crutch. Instead, hold your arms out at hip level to learn to balance yourself.

4. If you are right-footed, then lean on your left foot then push in a diagonal direction outwards with your right foot as if you were shoveling snow behind and to the right of you. This will then propel you forward. Then bring the right foot back in next to the left and repeat the process.

5. Keep this up and begin to take longer strokes and try to glide. If you try to give an extra flick of the toe/ankle at the end of each stroke, it will give you more power and make you a more efficient and faster skater.

6. Bend your knees and move your body with the strokes.

7. To stop, place one skate behind you with the toe facing away from you and gently drag it behind until you come to a halt. When you do this, your balance will be put on one foot only, so practice skating on one foot to perfect this technique.

8. Take group or private lessons for faster learning.


Tips

* Bend Your Knees Very important! Knees should be bent enough so that you can't see your toes and your shoulders should be forward and above your knees. Stability is greatly increased and you will not fall backwards as much when learning.
* Well fitting and properly sharpened skates are very important. Your toes should just touch the front cap of the skates and the skate should be snug enough so that your heel does not lift off of the boot's bottom.
* Practice makes perfect. Enjoy the fresh air and movement. Don't expect to be Wayne Gretzky the first day, but you are started on your way to becoming a great skater!
* Don't be discouraged by or worry about falling. Everybody around you has fallen and will fall again - and often in odd and embarassing ways. It is part of the learning process and worrying about it will hinder your progress. It can actually help if you "practice" falling to learn how to do it without over-reacting and hurting yourself.
* Relax! - especially around the shoulders and knees. This will mean that you are less likely to fall and less likely to hurt yourself when (not if) you do fall.
* Just hanging around on skates or skating loosely while talking to a friend is a good way to soothe your anxieties and make you more comfortable on skates.
* One thing that will help in the very beginning is having either a fold-up (or other light) chair or very large orange cone to hold on to while you skate. It gives just enough extra balance to hold you if you lean too far forward or back and gets the process of pushing your feet sorted out earlier.
* Use standard inlines/rollerblade protective gear to protect your knees, elbows and wrists. If older and worried about your hip joints and coccyx then consider wearing a pair of crash pad pants like motocross, snowboard or skateboarders use.
* Longer blades will seem more stable for beginners. Nordic skates, combined with stiff high cuff boots and natural ice are the best beginning skating combination there is.
* Wipe the blades dry with a towel after skating and remove the skate guards to air the blades and prevent rusting.
* Again: Relax!

Answer 4

I would'nt say that roller and ice skating are exactly the same. But if you can roller -blade- then you can almsot certaily ice skate. The two are almost identical skills. In fact rollerblades were invented by a hockey player who wanted to practice his ice skating in the warm months.

Answer 5

As an adolescent I did the two ice and curler skating,switching completely to ice discern skating at age 21, so i understand the way it relatively is to do the two sorts of skating in a similar week - for years. considering which you already know the thank you to curler skate, if in case you have extremely of leg capability outfitted up plus a solid sense of stability.those issues will enable you to in ice skating. the different poster suggested that the easy strikes are a similar between ice and curler. i might say that the gross or larger strikes are very comparable however the smaller info of the strikes of ice and curler are extremely diverse. you will understand what I advise as quickly as you get on the ice. i do no longer think of that ice skating is extra durable as some human beings have suggested right here. in case you have the proper equipment (skates with help and blades that have stable edges), i easily think of that ice skating is far less annoying. it continuously looked much less cumbersome and much less clunky to me than curler. bypass ice skating and notice what it relatively is like!!!! you would be high quality. basically pay attention for the toe selections in the initiating. And remember, do no longer decide your ability to ice skate via making use of the apartment skates simply by fact they at times have not got stable edges on the blades nor help in the boots.

Answer 6

I believe your ankles need to be much much stronger to ice skate. I can rollerskate, but my ankles buckle in iceskates.

Answer 7

no just because you can roller skate dont mean you can ice skate. yes ice skating is very easy movement is the sameway.

Answer 8

real easy to learn. they are not exactly the sam, but it should be easy enough. same type of movements, but if you fall it is better to slide than to roll like you would on rollerblades.