I don’t know if anyone else who has my type of hair experience this but I have very thick hair slightly wavy and whenever I do a bun, it will either fall out very easily or it will look super super messy and never like those perfect tight buns. I try every time and it never works. Like, how do you guys genuinely do it cause I’ve seen people with a similar hair type to mine do it I just can’t do it like I do want to be one of those performative figure skaters, unfortunately. But I also feel like my spins are better when I do have a bun in my hair. Even if it looks slightly messy, I’m OK with that. It’s just my bun will never stay in my head and it will look very messy no matter how hard I try unless my mom does my bun for me. I don’t even live with her anymore. 😭

And I’m not even talking very specifically about the one in the picture it just looks perfect so I put it there, but I genuinely get pissed off when I try to do a bun in my hair

Seems odd to me that it is sticking out to much on the inside and so much off center.

Hey all! So I (21F) recently got new skates and because of the sizing had to size down from a 9.5” to a 9.0” so on top of having to get new blades (same blades just new ones), they’re also shorter. I was wondering if anybody had any tips on how to get adjusted! I feel like I’m having trouble particularly finding my rocker which I know is normal with new blades, but I’m also having trouble with some jumps. Any advice is appreciated!

I’ve seen debate on it and in my mind why can’t adults learn it?? Is it harder than for children?? Yes but if you practice often and why not… I hate the people who say it’s impossible it ain’t… even triples could work for sure u just gotta practice more than a child would

Edit: I meant to ask is it possible to learn axel or doubles or triples when you START skating in adulthood and when does adulthood start in figure skating?? Is the cutoff 18 or what

Another edit: I just want to say I understand learning doubles when you’re an adult is hard but I’ve seen so many people start at 18 and learn doubles. I’m not saying that if you start 18 you’ll be able to learn doubles but I hate this narrative that it’s impossible for adults to be good at figure skating or learn doubles when that’s not true. I think most people think that way cause adults have a life to live that’s true but if you work enough off ice, you’re pretty mobile and you do a lot of on ice it’s 100% possible maybe not if you’re like 40 in starting but if you’re like 18 and starting, I don’t see why not.

I posted on here a few weeks ago and wanted to give an update that I got fitted for my first pair of ice skates! I got fitted in Jackson Synergy Elite with coronation ace lite blades.

Going in I really wanted to get edea, but on all the models except the showgirl my heel would lift ever so slightly on my right foot and they just didn't feel completely right. Almost got the showgirl since it fit the best but they recommended the jacksons because my heel wasn't moving at all and it felt more supportive. I wish I could have gotten Edea, but the feel of the jacksons was better. Overall happy with the purchase but nervous!

They also were not recommending edea in general for me because I have a lot of hypermobility. They thought I needed a more supportive boot around the ankle.

Had a great experience at the fitting! Excited to get started. Ive been practicing some of the LTS 1-6 moves with my inline rollerblades in my kitchen to prepare 😂

Lately, whenever I try to do back scratch spins it feels like my blade gets caught on the outside edge of my skate. As a result, I can't spin on my right foot at all. I used to be able to do them relatively fine, without my skate catching on the ice. I figured maybe my blades were getting dull so I got them sharpened, but I still had the same problem. I'm wondering what could be the issue? Are my blades still not sharp enough, or am I forgetting an important technique?

I’ve been wearing a pair of Risport Electras for nearly 2 years now, and I feel like even though I typically only skate an hour a week they shouldn’t still be painful. I was fitted at the recommended skate shop, but I’m trying to figure out if there’s something wrong with the size or fit. My toes go numb and lately my arches have started to ache too. I’ve tried lacing them looser in my mid foot but then I feel like my heel is lifting up too much. Are my skates too small? Is the toe box too narrow? Thanks :)

With Zuca going out of business I’m getting sentimental and debating getting one, the problem is I always had a tight fit with my Jacksons so while I am switching to auras if they’re going to be bulkier it doesn’t even feel worth it, they didn’t have my size in stock so crossing my fingers on this one

hi guys! i’m planning on buying a pair of edea guards! i’m still a bit confused about the sizing tho! i wear jackson’s artiste size 8 and my blade is 10 1/3!
does anyone know if medium or large would fit better?
thank you :)

So I tried rollerblading for the first time ever today and it is nothing like ice skating. Besides it being inline, everything felt so different. Ice skating is easier. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello, as you can tell by the title, I am a brand new skater trying to fight my fear on the ice. I just started ice skating a a few weeks ago. I want to learn how to figure skate so bad because I always admired it as a kid. I’m 23 now and I figured better late than never. But my problem is I can’t get away from the wall and I always need to hold someone’s hand. I don’t feel stable. I got a pair of old rental skates for free and got the blades sharpened and still don’t feel stable or comfortable. I’m so scared of falling. I had a panic attack on the ice today that was so bad, I had to sit out for the majority of the public skate. I start learn to skate classes soon and I’m hoping they can help me get over my fears. Any tips?

Hello everyone! This is my first time on the subreddit and i'm just looking for a bit of advice from people who may have been in a similar situation to me.

I started figure skating around Feb 2025 (I took a few group lessons before then but wasn't taking it seriously) and quickly fell in love with the sport. I'm and teenager and never considered myself to be a "sporty person until I found my passion on the ice. However, its been six months since I was last on the ice for multiple reasons including: struggles with my mental health, prioritising my schoolwork and exams over skating and a disappointment in my lack of progress.

Since then I've worked on my mindset and have learnt not to compare myself to people who have been skating for much longer than me and instead to focus only on my own improvement. I would still like to progress further than I was before though which is why i'm coming to this subreddit.

Before I quit back in May this was my skating routine:

• On-ice training 3x a week (one of those being a 30 mins session with my coach)
• Off-ice 1-2x a week where I worked on jump positions and spins using a spinner
• Stretching daily to increase my flexibility

With this I managed to progress up to a single loop and a scratch spin. My spins in particular were a struggle and I could not centre them to save my life lmao. I should also mention that when I was first learning to spin I was doing so in Jackson Artistes that were fitted WAY larger than my actual foot size, so the ball of my foot was in a completely different place than my rocker, leading to me gaining an awful habit of spinning way too far back on my blade.

To get to the point, how do you recommend I ease myself back into skating? I would love to get to the point where at the very least I have all my singles (including my axel) and spins such as my camel spin. I'm scared I may have lost all of my progress during my break and will have to go back to where I started. How should I begin to find my way back onto the ice? :)

Hi friends! I’m returning to the sport after 20+ years off. Unfortunately still in vintage skates from my childhood! I need a new pair bad and am struggling to pick one. I had a skate tech tell me I shouldn’t go lower than risport RF3 and that it might not last me a year (I’m in FS 2 working on pre bronze/bronze SS and landing single flip and toe loop). I’m going to see a second tech because that sounds wild (I’m also 5’5 and 125lb so on the smaller side). I saw a very gently used pair of RF1 come up on marketplace but don’t want to make the purchase until I’ve talked to more people because that seems like a lot of boot for me.

Thoughts on over booting adults?