I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.
Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on the ice every morning freezing and trying to do these moves and these tricks.
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.
I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure.
Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run a lot.
I'd ice-skated before, because I'm Canadian and that's what you do as a kid, but I'd never, ever been on quad skates.
I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
I don't need a good skate to make everything OK.
The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.