How To Stop On Ice Skates With Little To No Bodily Harm

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One of my favorite winter past times is wobbling around on ice skates alternately gripping the rink walls and falling on my butt to stop myself as others gracefully whiz past me. I may be terrible at ice skating but that doesn't stop me from strapping on skates every winter. The time of year for icy-impact bruises and warming up with hot chocolate is upon us. Shaw Park Ice Rink and Steinberg Skating Rink have gas in their Zambonis and they are officially open for skating.

To improve upon my ice wobbling experiences of years past I thought I would try learning how to properly stop on ice skates before causing too much damage to the rink or myself this skating season. Here is what I learned about properly stopping (without running into the rink walls) when ice skating:

Step One: When you are ready to stop bend your knees

Step Two: Put most of your weight on your outside foot

Step Three: Drag the edge of the skate across the ice

You can also check out the Video tab for a demonstration on two ways to stop on ice skates. My favorite part of ice skating will always be the hot cocoa breaks, but maybe with a little less bruising I might start enjoying the actual sport a little more this year.

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