| Roller skates are outdated. It is very rare that those | | | | Ice skating is more challenging because of the slip |
| skates with two wheels in the front and two wheels in | | | | factor. The ice is incredibly smooth, and you have to |
| the back are used. Roller blades, on row of four | | | | learn how to balance on the ice. There is less control |
| wheels, seem to have completely replaced the old | | | | of your movement, because the blade and slip at any |
| version of skates. They require a bit more balance and | | | | angle on the ice. The control of your weight and speed |
| make it easier to change direction for turns or avoiding | | | | would have to be adjusted if you know how to |
| obstacles. The design is very similar to the blades on | | | | rollerblade. Another challenge is being able to stop. It is |
| ice skates. So does that mean you can ice skate if | | | | extremely difficult to stop on ice once you have gained |
| you know how to roller blade, or vice versa? Is it | | | | the speed, and you can't stop yourself short because |
| possible to learn to ice skate and rollerblade? If you | | | | you might topple over. You have to gradually slow |
| learn one, will you automatically learn the other? | | | | down and angle your blade to create more friction |
| Not necessarily. Learning to balance on skates is the | | | | between your foot and the ice. (the other option is to |
| first lesson you must learn. The techniques for | | | | run into the wall) When you are on the ice it is nearly |
| balancing are slightly different between ice blades and | | | | impossible to stay still. On rollerblades, you have |
| wheels. With rollerblades, balance can be easily | | | | breaks, and you can pretty much stop the wheels. |
| achieved as long as the wheels are not moving. Once | | | | Based on the striking similarity of the design of inline |
| you are able to stand, you can begin to roll. The | | | | skates and ice skates, I suppose if one learns to skate |
| smoothness of the ground can range from heavy | | | | one, they can easily learn the other, but it won't be |
| friction to an almost slippery rink. It takes a lot of | | | | exactly the same. |
| strength to push the skates and hold up your body | | | | So it is definitely possible to learn either one, but it won't |
| weight on a rough surface and it is the best way to | | | | come quickly. Both types of skating have their unique |
| begin. Once you have mastered to movement, you | | | | traits and it is important to practice when learning any |
| can go to a rink where the ride is smoother, and you | | | | activity like this. Don't just assume that it will be easy. It |
| will be able to skate faster, with practice. It is easier to | | | | will however, be easier than if you hadn't learning how |
| rollerblade than it is on ice skates because there is | | | | to skate at all prior to the experience. If that is the |
| more resistance, and less opportunity to slip and slide. | | | | case, then stay close to the wall and hold on. |