How to ice skate? Is it the same as rollerblading?

Question

I know how to rollerblade (inline skate). I want to try ice skating. Is the same technique used? The outside v motion?

Answer 1

no. Rollerblading is hard when you start it. It is equelly hard to learn how to ice skate

hope this helped

Answer 2

if you can roller blade

you will have a advantage when it comes to ice skating

but if its the other way round

i really dont think it works as well

Answer 3

They are very similar but enough different that you should notice it if you are good at either one.

A good inline stride is pushing through the heel and almost straight out to the side.  Many people push back with their toes but it limits your speed and is less efficient.

The ice push is closer to the toe.  Similar to a bad inline stride.

It was funny watching a very good (has done an inline marathon in about 1:30) inline skater trying to move because it took her a while to break her good habit to make it good for the other type of skates.

Some ice skates have less support for the ankles than inline skates.  Hockey skates tend to have more support.  If you rent skates somewhere, they tend to just hand guys hockey skates and women figure skates.  If you want the other style, you will have to ask.

The generic hockey skates have more rocker than figure skates.  You may feel very unstable (front to back) at first (unless you are one of the uncommon people that has their inline skates rockered)  but you should get used to it relatively fast.  I can and my inlines are 5 wheel with a 13.5" frame.

Obviously you don't have a heel brake.  If you can do a T stop, it translates quite well.  The rocker and even slip on the ice helps you to a lunge turn or hockey stop.  

I have never seen anyone trip over a toe pick.  Except for a couple tricks that most people don't do, putting the toe pointed down is just something that an inline skater doe not do.

It looks like hj has blinders on because she likes one thing and cannot imagine anything else.

I bet that there are a lot of inline people who can do many things that she cannot.  Obviously skating heel toe or toe toe cannot be done on her figure skates but are early tricks for inline slalom.

Answer 4

yeah i rollerbladed for so long and ice skating came prety easy. i had so muich trouble stopping, so that is where the many falls and wall hits came in.

also, the balance is very different, you always have to stay on the skates edge. unlike rollerblades, that just have one point at the bottom, ice skates have the 2. the skate is cut like an A. and you never wanna be on both because that will just go straight, and then catch someone elses groove in the ice and wipe you out hard.

but , i picked it up really easy, its hard to balance at first, but you plan on falling the first couple times...lol

Answer 5

well, you need more balance, and yes maybe its pretty easy for you if you rollerblade. Good Luck!=D

Answer 6

I think it's a little harder but you do the same motion with your feet if you can rollerblade it shouldn't be that hard.

Answer 7

Ice skating And roller blading are completey Different. First an ice skate is 1 blade. And roller skating is wheels. For both you need to be able to have balance. But i know for a fact ice skating is easier then roller blading.

Answer 8

The same sorta movement is used yes, but its SO different. I pro figure skate, and i went rollerblading and snapped both bones in my wrist!

I find that you really have to balance differently and center your weight differently.

Also the toe pick is gonna mess you up like no other, because alot of beginner ice trip trip trip over that. Even i do sometimes!

So my conclusion: Yes the motion looks similar, but actually doing it you will know its quite different. Also, we have edges and you guys dont. This will be a tricky adjustment, because you push on the inside edge and it might take some time getting used to the feel of skates.

If you wanna take the time to learn to skate, its better than rollerblading! I mean how many rollerbladers can do triple axels? None that i know of. (correct me if i wrong)

Answer 9

Not really, you stop differently