What equipment does figure skating need?
Dress
Whether you go to the skating rink casually or study hard, the first priority is to put on your pants! Wear pants! Wear pants! On the one hand, it is cold on the ice and needs to keep warm, on the other hand, it is not easy to scratch when falling. Never watch people skate beautifully in skirts on TV. Only female players will wear pantyhose and skirt competition clothes during the competition, and training clothes will be worn during the training.
The main demands of skating training clothes are warmth, high elasticity and waterproof, and the price span is very large.
Protective equipment
The first thing to prepare is hip protection and gloves. Other protective devices may not be worn, but these two are essential, otherwise problems will easily occur.
Gloves are not fancy, just those with anti-slip points.
There are about four kinds of hip protection, shorts, outer wear, hip protection skating pants and hip protection pads. Shorts have the best protection, but they are a little troublesome to put on and take off; It is convenient to wear it outside, but it is easy to stick to each other, especially near the thighs, which affects the action; Skating pants are the most convenient, but they need to be washed carefully. Without side protection, middle and high level players can consider it. The last hip pad is almost invisible, which has the least influence on the practice movements, but it really doesn't look very resistant to falling. It is the choice of advanced players.
Knee pads and elbow pads can be soft or hard. If the novice suggests using hard protective gear, such as riding and roller skating, it can resist falling a lot. My husband and I knelt down and wiped it with soft and hard. Nothing happened. When sliding is stable, it can be changed to soft, which has less restrictions on joint movement.
Helmet, recommended for children and beginners. Especially when practicing, if you fall down, it's easy to hit your head. The front of the skating helmet is round, which is slightly different from the riding helmet.
Soft palm to protect hands, afraid of falling or soft wrist, recommended by people with old injuries.
Ice skates and skates
What we usually see in the skating rink are mainly flower skates and skates. Speed skaters are usually forbidden to skate in public activities because of their high speed. It is very simple to distinguish these three kinds of shoes, depending on the length of skates and whether they have knife teeth: the knife protrudes from the heel, and the toe has knife teeth, which are slipper shoes or ice dancing shoes; The front and back of the knife are longer than the sole and have no teeth. They are speed skating shoes. The uppers of serious speed skating shoes are very low. You can see it at a glance, but there is a kind of children's shoes that are similar to skates, but the long knives are confusing. I saw that some parents bought it by mistake and brought it to the skating rink, but they were not allowed to wear it. The knife is close to the length of the sole and has no ice teeth. Those are ice sneakers.
other
Besides these, you also need a hard knife cover (you can walk on the ground) and a cloth to wipe the knife. You can buy antirust oil, derusting paste, soft knife cover (put moisture absorption on the blade after drying) and shoe cover (scratch-proof shoes) according to the situation. The primary knife doesn't care. Whatever. You can also bring your own pencil sharpener.
The origin of figure skating
In the Nordic literature of 12 century, it was recorded that skates made of bones were used to slide on the ice. The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and other countries have used it as a means of delivering news.
1250 or so, the Dutch introduced this sport to the surrounding national guests.
/kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, people could only slide out of the simple front outer edge on the ice, and no graphics appeared at this time.
1742, the earliest skating club-Aitingbao Skating Club was born in Scotland, England.
1772 published the earliest skating monograph "Roller Skating".
18th century _ Figure skating has made great progress not only in Europe, but also in America.
1838 published the book Winter Entertainment and Figure Skating.
1848, bushnell, USA made an all-metal roller skate, which was completely fixed on the leather shoes with clips.
Requirements for figure skating venues
The figure skating competition was held in a rectangular skating rink 60 meters long and 30 meters wide. The minimum venue for competitions held by non-ISU shall not be less than 56m× 26m, and the ice thickness shall not be less than 3-5cm. The ice surface should be smooth and keep wireless signs; For large-scale competitions, two venues of the same size should be prepared to arrange training. One venue can arrange plane competitions and other events can be held in the other venue. It is stipulated that graphic competitions should have appropriate graphics.