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Ice skating is a very popular sport but one that is harder to learn than it looks. It takes plenty of practice to learn to manipulate your way around on the blades. It takes strong ankles to be able to hold yourself up as well. A pair of ice skates look quite similar to a pair of boots that lace up. At the bottom of the boot is a thin skate that will need to be sharpened from time to time.
Ice skating is commonly an outdoor sport during the winter months. If you choose to use an outdoor pond or lake to ice skate on you need to be very careful. Injuries and even death occur when the ice is too thin and as a result the person falls into the freezing water underneath. There are plenty of places where an indoor ice skating rink is available for you to enjoy all year long. Synthetic ice is used to give skaters the same feel as real ice without the additional risk involved with it.
There is evidence to support ice skating goes back to the early ages of history. The skates were made from animal bones. They have been found in extremely cold areas. The oldest pair of ice skates that have been found date back to 3,000 B.C. They were located at a lake in the Netherlands.
The idea of adding edges to ice skates was introduced in the 14th Century. This was done to help make it easier to control movements while ice skating. The blades are made from metal so they are able to glide effortlessly across the ice. The different types of blades and ice skates available allow individuals to create their own movements.
Ice skating can be found in many popular sports. The figure skating of the Olympic Games draw millions of viewers. Ice hockey is generally considered to be a violent sport at a professional level but the amount of skill and speed the players have with their skating is amazing. One of the most popular types of ice skating to day is called speed skating.
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