How to Buy the Best Figure Skates for Adults & Teen Figure Skaters #NotSponsored

I often get questions from adults and teens that are confused about which ice skate may be best for them. In this video, I discuss ice skates for adults and teens - adult-size people.Skill level alone is not the only factor. Find out everything that you need to consider when buying new figure skates.

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My name is Aimée Ricca, and I’m an ISSA Certified Elite Personal Trainer (E-CPT), Nutritionist (CN), and Youth Fitness Coach (CYFC). I'm also a PSA Ranked and Rated Skating Coach/Choreographer. My passion is to inspire and empower you to achieve your healthy living goals – because I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive!

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[andrewbaldino]

So helpful! As a 5’11” 250lb man, seeing the websites discuss only 120lb adults was a little worrying 😂 buying your first pair of skates is definitely a lot to think about!

[carrotgold]

I bought my skates 41 years ago, then moved to Hawaii. Although we did finally get a rink, I was stuck in the workplace. Now that I am retired, I will try them out and see if I can once again enjoy the sport. ⛸ ⛸ 🥰

[therese]

I wish I had a video reference like this back when I was first shopping for skates. For the first few months I just grabbed the cheapest skates I could find from the local sporting goods store. They had zero support whatsoever, but I guess it was a good option just to test the waters before fully committing. About 3-4 months in I knew I wanted to go further with skating but I knew nothing about buying skates.

I feel incredibly lucky that I had a good skate tech in my area who respected my budget and needs. I had no clue how any of it worked and he could have totally tried to over sell me but he didn’t and I’m so thankful good people like him exist.

I essentially asked for a skate that was adult beginner friendly but was something I could still grow into, and I was fitted in a Jackson freestyle. They’ve served me quite well so far, and it’s been a year since I bought them. I try to take decent care of them and I only see minimal boot breakdown. Now I’m not doing anything crazy, the only solid jump I have is a waltz and I’m working on pre-bronze MITF, but so far they’ve been great 😊

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Thank you for this video!! I’m a 5’6 and 130 lbs female, I went to a fitter and decided to get the Jackson Freestyles!! Love them!

[Mdaisydoodle]

So amazing today❤. I had harlick( full leather)back in 1999. 5'11 160lbs female. I was strong. It was a heavy boot. Now i love all.the synthetics. Boots are so light.
I definitely love Jackson boots

[juneonice]

Thanks for the tutorial. Youtube must have read my mind and know that I need a new pair of skates soon hahaha! I currently am wearing Jackson Artiste and it has lasted three years(since late 2018, but I didn't actively skate during 2020-2021). Now that I'm learning single jumps and start to understand bending more at my ankles and knees before launching into air, so the boots are probably gonna last less than 6 months if I skate regularly. I bought my boots at a very trustworthy shop and they were heat molded to my feet and it wasn't very painful to break into them.

[KeKayBee]

I actually bought my first pair of skates 6 months ago and they still fit amazingly i bought the davos gold ones and i highly recommend them for beginner skaters (im a beginner)
Happy skating 💜

[jemskid]

Finally someone mentions the Jackson Evo! It seems like everyone on YouTube only talks about the Artiste except for the Jackson Ultima YouTube channel.

I'm a beginner skater going through Basic 1 wearing the Evo because it was the 1st skate available that could comfortably fit my wide feet. Though, while I'm at my rink, I notice that everyone who can skate far better than me wear Evos while those in my class wear the Artiste or Finesse. I wonder if the ones in my class have an easier time skating than me since their boots have more ankle support than mine?

[marie]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've found for buying skates, thank you so much 🙏almost got a boot that's too stiff😆

[Nunelii]

I’m an adult and I weigh 44kg (97 pounds) 🤡 I’m 162 (5’3).
I have edea overtures and they fit perfectly, and even when I’ll jump doubles I plan to keep them because stiffer boots would be too hard for me to break in.

[deirdresversion]

I'm returning to figure skating as an adult (28 year old, female). It's been almost 15 years since I left figure skating. When I left, I was ISI Freestyle 5. I'm going in for my fitting next week. I am so excited to start skating again! <3

[lisabaltzer]

I have a pair of Klingbeil SA 3 with phantom special blades. I hadn’t skated in decades and needed a new pair of skates. There was a brand new (sat in the closet for years) pair of boots on eBay and the minimum bid was $66.00 and nobody bid on them. I got them for $66.49. I had always worn SPteri skates, but my old pair never really worked for me, so I decided to buy the Klingbeil boots. If they didn’t fit me, some child (size 4) was going to get a free pair of really nice skates. They fit me like they were made for me and were comfortable from the first time I wore them. I used to use Olympiad blades, but had to switch to phantoms when they stopped making Olympiads and decided to stay with the phantoms for this pair. I love these skates.

[sabrinajessup]

Hi! Thank you for your super helpful video! I’m a 5’8 79kg female finishing off my singles but looking to start doubles this year. I’ve just been to a skate tech and they recommended getting edea pianos but I’m hesitant as in my mind they are for a much more advanced skater (I know you’re not meant to be able to overbook in Edeas but even so). Just wondering if this seems right to you?

[karensmith]

I love your channel and have learned SO much! You are a fantastic wealth of information and explain things very clearly! The only thing is that I have to turn the volume waaaay down to try to eliminate the (annoying) background music. It competes and interferes with your speech...Otherwise, a HUGE thumbs-up for this topic, as I'm an adult looking to return to skating (as a new retiree!), after 30 years off the ice!! Keep up the interesting videos!😇

[internetgirl]

I’m someone who has skated as a kid but I was never able to get my own ice skates and learn more advanced moves, now as an adult I would love to learn some spins now that I have a ice ring nearby, I’m confused on where to start because Im not a complete beginner.

[emmab.]

I wish I had these kind of coaches and techs... There are no shops in my town and the coaches I asked didnt really know what to advise to me or advised different things ... Some even did think I needed to change my skates and others didn't...

I currently skate in Risport Antares (stiffness 35) with Mark IV blades, that I bought already used. They seemed really broken. Regarding my level, I am learning single jumps, but I still need to work on some of them. But I also competing in ice dance (pre bronze) and I would prefer low heel to point my toes.
Ice dance coaches talked about edea ouverture or flamenco ice (but I doubted they can do jumps), while artistic coach advised edea chorus. And a skate tech from a shop online advised Risport Electra.

Finally, I really don't know what to choose... I am really confused.

I am 25 years old, 167cm in height and 65kg (143lbs).

[jxayyy]

Hey! I’m a teenager and I’ve been skating for sometime now, also I’m not heavy. The skates I currently have are budget skates (don’t even know the brand lol) which have absolutely no support so I need an upgrade for improvement. I can do waltz jump and single toe loop (tho they need more work). I went to measure my feet yesterday and fitted some different skates. I tried edea overture and risport RF1s boots and they were quite good as they felt tight and were stiff. Then I tried the Jackson Elle fusion and they felt really good. The fitters also recommended them for me and they reserved them for me but I want to think about them before I buy. It says that their performance is single jumps so I asked the fitter about that and he said that even if it says that the performance is single jumps I’d still be able to do double jumps too. What do you think? I want to buy something that’ll last me long and quite advanced so I don’t have to buy new ones anytime soon. And the Jackson Elle fusion are already quite pricey so idk if I should for example higher the price a bit more for maybe Edea Chorus which are double jumps and might last me longer, tho they’re cost a lot more since I also have to buy for them blades too. I rlly don’t know what to do.

[Sinthiastar]

I’m in a Jackson 200 and I’m basic 3 now! the skate shop told me I should be fine as long as I haven’t started any kind of jumps, but I am totally guilty of buying the cheapest skate because I was starting at zero skill level -I’m wondering what boot to get after this and at what level!

[chanlxves]

hi love the video! i currently have the riedell diamonds with the capri blades, bought the set from my rink's pro shop, i have pretty narrow feet so they recommended riedell for me. i've been skating for quite a while but still don't really know when i should upgrade. i've had these for about a year, i'm 17yrs old, 114lbs and 5'2. i'm currently in the isi freestyle 2 level, so working on things like half lutz and one foot spins. do you think i would need to upgrade anytime soon or would the diamonds last me for a little while longer?