HEy! I take ballet and I really like to watch ice skating and try to skate once everyyear at the most sicne i live in florida. ANYWAY! In dance you have to practice SSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO much to get everything perfect. I know that you MUST have to practice figure skating soo much to do all the moves(?) down. So, i was just wondring do you guys practice like everyday? Also I've been watching the Olympics and WOW! I would never be able to do any of those things on ice. I'm amazed if i leave the wall and go aroud the ice without falling once or twice.

I skate 4 times a week, and for about 12 hours a week. But you can skate everyday if you are willing to, and have enough money.

I skate five days a week for an hour and a half at a time. Some competitive skaters practice three hours a day, six days a week!

I'm an old fart so I work full time and go to school but I manage to squeek in 3 days a week for a total of about 6-7 hours. I'd like to skate more, but until my old rink reopens I don't see that happening.

Incidentally I live in Florida too - so thats no excuse for not going more often

I practice a lousy 2 times a week, which is a great improvement from my once a week practice!
I'm still in school and my school is from 8-5pm, and sometimes till 7pm. Hope i can get abit more practice during my study break.
During competition season, I practice up to 4 times a week. I find that 2xweekly sessions on empty ice is much better than 4x on really crowded ice anyway.
Go skate! I'm sure you will have fun too

The people that are really serious train every day if not on ice then it will be off ice

A lot of ice skationg training is done off ice ie gym dance etc

Hope this helps

Mama DD's xxx

*cries* my parents made me take my skating back to 3 hours a week! It's not enough!!! :'(

molliemoiluvnycb - you should try to get your hands on ice diaries! short miniseries following the lives of 4 young, serious skaters, on their way to the nationals last year.
it shows how much effort and work goes into the life of a full-time skater. those girls are elite atheletes, and most of us here don't really match up to their skills and training levels
we still skate lots though!

I only started skating in October, so I'm not really that good yet, but I'm only 14 and the nearest arena is 45 minutes away. So I can only skate once a week for a half hour during my class, and sometimes my parents let me go to open skate for 2 hours. But they don't like to drive that far every day, you know?

I am 14 years old and live in Australia. My rink is 45 min away.

The most I have practised is 6 hours for synchro they 2-3 hours singles every day.
I was always so tired

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