The Ice Man By Mark E. Melone Most people rarely give much thought too, or understand how the ice they skate on is made. In this first, in a series of articles, on ice installation I will explain and illustrate for you how the entire process is done. This is how to take a bare rink floor like the one below, and construct it into the floor that everyone sees as this First, remove all dirt and debris from the floor surface. Th
Rob at Paramount Skates has offered some useful tools and some insight to help explain what exactly the radius of the blade means and it's function. Check it out: Click on image to enlarge The figure skater spins and jumps on the small curve in front. Please look at the enclosed drawing. The 7 or 8 foot curve is used to stroke and glide. The skater only skates on small sections of the blade. I think everyone has watched the video and saw the bumps and flat spots in the 7 o
"Here comes Evan!” Believe it or not, it’s been three years since Naperville’s own Evan Lysacek won the men’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in Vancouver. (Really?) It’s now only a year away from the 2014 winter games in Sochi, Russia, and it appears that Evan has set his sights on trying to become the first since American legend Dick Button (1948 and 1952) to win back to back gold medals! Evan hasn’t competed since his gold medal win in 2010. He toured with “Stars on
Click the Banner below for more information including screenshots of the Application and description. Want more Ice Skating Features at the palm of your hand? Download the Ask. Mr. Edge Android Mobile Application! Introducing the Skating World's first functionally practical Ice Skating Mobile Application. The Ask Mr. Edge app is designed for ice skaters, skating parents, coaches, and ice skating enthusiasts of all ages. Don't be fooled by other useless and over priced ap
Penguin Specialty has supplied us with instructions on the proper way to tape your Figure Skating boots. Adobe Reader is required to open the file. Once you have opened the document you can save it for future reference. Please click the link below for the instructions: Sk8tape_Instructions
Each month Ask Mr. Edge publishes an article for "SKATING" magazine sponsored by U.S. Figure Skating. Visit the website for full details and to submit your questions. I will be posting both current and past articles here in our blog. Got a skating question, Ask Mr. Edge! Click on the logo for more information: May 2013 Article Summertime Care for Your Skates Maybe Spring will have finally sprung by the time everyone reads this article. No matter, summer is on the way and it’s t
Paul Riedell and his wife Sophie founded Riedell Shoes Inc. in Red Wing, Minnesota more than 60 years ago with one goal in mind – to produce and offer only the finest quality skates available in the world. Paul, a member of both the ice and roller skating Hall of Fame, also desired to make skating available to people of all ages and abilities by creating comfortable and affordable skates that still incorporated the same attention to detail and quality found in every Riedell p
Master of Perfection For more than 300 years, John Wilson has crafted its blades with the optimal balance between high technology and high-touch hand finishing. With an unwavering commitment to research, design and technology, John Wilson crafts its blades from the highest steel quality to create the finest figure blade available. Every John Wilson blade is produced using laser technology for unmatched precision on the ice. The process commences with laser cutting to guarantee blade geom
Don Korte sk8stuff.com The World’s #1 Figure Skating Website for Michigan Figure Skater’s If you live and skate in Michigan, ever competed or tested in Michigan, or are just curious about the figure skating scene in Michigan, then you must visit Michigan’s number one source: http://www.sk8stuff.com Started some 20 or so years ago, Don Korte has used his skills and knowledge with computers in creating a website which tracks everyt
What can we say, simply the best! Lightweight, come in colors, true stainless steel blade construction for optimal edge bite. These babies cut through the ice like butter! What more could you want? These blades meet and exceed every aspect of competitive skating. Just ask Rachael Flatt, Hannah Miller, Richard Dornbush, and Victoria Rose Hecht - U.S. National Competitor. Click here for more skater photos. Paramount Blades are available in a variety of colors. There are 6 stock colors and
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