Skating

The History of Ice Skating and Its Massive Popularity As with all sports, ice skating was something that stemmed from curiosity about whether it could be done and became something that others enjoyed doing as well. However, ice skating is one of the few sports that immediately drew massive popularity. It is also interesting because it is a sport that was thousands of years ago. To help you gain a better understanding of the history and popularity of ice skating, you should check out the facts…

With a clap of her well-manicured hands, Laura announces that the campers are to begin ice skating. Claire and I head to the rental station, where a large cluster of people socialize by, and request for kids size twelve skates. The lady at the counter, who has wild purple hair, a nose ring, and a snake tattoo crawling up her arm, turns around and…

The best day that happened in school was when the whole 8th grade went ice skating. This was the first trip that we were going to have for the 8th grade year. On this day, I was really excited to go ice skating but i was worried at the same time. We were waiting for the bus to come and then when it did come my friends and I sat in the back and we told jokes, some of us were on social media and the rest of us listened to music. When we arrived to the place, they took us upstairs so we…

build up. The music ends and all we do is look around at our teammates, our second family- we have been through everything together, and we step onto the ice, our coaches smacking our butts as we get on and form the line. The number one rule in ice skating is to express yourself and smile where your cheeks hurt. It does not matter if you are not having fun you always smile. The announcer calls your team 's name, ours was The Fond Du Lac Blades, and it begins- the smiling. You skate onto the ice…

forgetting to help Mark out of his crib. We can hear his cries as she excitedly pulls us out of bed. This is her day. It belongs to no one else, her first solo ice skating competition. Preparing for this all important day has taken a great deal of work. Able to walk a balance beam at two, Christy takes to ice skating as quickly as she walks a balance beam. Before long we are involved in a world of group lessons, private lessons, ice pros, costumes, and ice shows. Thank goodness…

Abastenia Saint Leger Eberle captures a girl roller blading in her sculpture, Girl Skating. Compared to the metal used in public monuments, Eberle constructs the girl using a muddier looking metal, making her seem dirty or poor. This is proven when the observer notices that the girl only has one skate, indicating she does not have the funds…

On the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, Percival was taking his class down to the local outdoor rink for an afternoon of ice skating. A gang of fifteen eight-year-olds was a little much for Percival to handle on his own but fortunately Gwaine wasn't scheduled for a shift at the fire station that day, so he'd volunteered to help…

Ryan Sheckler It all started when he was fourteen from nothing to everything he dreamed of being. When Ryan Sheckler turned pro he had a whole new life ahead of him. Ryan was young when he wanted it all. What would you have done if you turned pro at fourteen? Ryan knew exactly what he wanted. He looked up to Tony Hawk since he was little and watched him do tricks. Ryan's pro skater life has turned his world around. He has made an impact to most kids in the world. Ryan has reached out to kids…

Ice skating is a recreational activity that can also be a part of high level Olympic competition. It seems natural when watching someone on the ice gliding so effortlessly, but why is this possible? They are gliding on a solid surface after all. When thinking about solids, slippery is probably not a common word to associate with. However, in the case of ice this happens to be true. Looking at the properties of states of matter, properties of water, and experiments of water and ice, there is…

Ever since I could walk, I have been skating. Maybe I was not the Michael Jordan of artistic roller skating yet, but I had wheels and like to move. I have always felt an obligation to participate in skating, since it has been a pastime that my family has participated in for more than 60 years, starting with my grandparents in the 1950s. My mother and uncle have won several regional championships and have gone on to place and make finals at the national championships multiple times. However, I…