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pro figure skater tries inline roller skating

Jordan Bauth
Jordan Bauth
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👁️ 102K views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 19:53

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Editorial Summary

Jordan, a twenty three year old professional figure skater, documents her initial transition from ice skating to inline skating. After researching various brands, she decides to use Snow White frames mounted onto her existing figure skating boots to save money. The video follows her progression over several sessions, starting with her first full day of practicing edges, turns, jumps, and spins in her driveway. She notes the significant difference in weight distribution compared to traditional ice blades. During her second session, she moves to a local basketball court to practice basics like crossovers and power pulls, aiming to eventually master single and double axels. In a subsequent session filmed five days later, she demonstrates increased confidence with mohawks and three turns. Jordan concludes that while her body awareness has improved, the balance required for pavement is much different than ice. She expresses a desire to continue her journey with the goal of eventually performing double jumps on inline skates.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.

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Creator's Key Takeaways

i am a 23 year old professional figure skater so i did a thing i bought a pair of inline skates and i am so excited

i definitely got the hang of it pretty quickly going from my traditional cheap little roller skates to these inlines was absolutely incredible

i absolutely lucked out with the weather today it was an absolutely gorgeous day the sun was shining and it was about 60 degrees

i would consider that a pretty successful day um i'm definitely getting more comfortable with it

Creator's Tips & Advice

Use headphones and music to enjoy skating and let your body move freely
Alternate skating on pavement with rink skating to adjust to different balances

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Adjusting weight distribution due to wheel placementAdjust where your weight is distributed, as wheels end at the boot unlike traditional blades
Fear of falling and looking apprehensiveEmbrace falls as part of learning; practice to gain comfort and confidence

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow does a professional figure skater adapt to inline skating?
QWhat is the progression like for learning inline skating from scratch?
QAre inline skates suitable for figure skating skills?

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