Recently I was chatting with Rockefeller Rink regulars, Esther, who is 78 years old, and Joanie, 76 years old, and the two of them are as exuberant about skating as, well, me! I love talking to people about why they skate and what they enjoy most about skating (as well as what they enjoy the least). You get a bunch of us skaters together and believe me, it's wild! :)
I asked Esther if she started to skate when she was younger and the hobby simply carried over into adulthood. She responded that in fact, she started skating well into adulthood and became addicted to it when an instructor showed her what an edge was. She said she was "completely floored" at this thing called edges and from that point on, she was hooked. I also asked Esther what her favorite part of skating was, and like a lot of us, she said, "When I'm on a great edge, I'm on Cloud 9." Joanie agreed that she became fascinated by skating when she was taught about inside and outside edges several years ago. Aren't skaters of all ages simply timeless?
Below is a great demonstration of how edges work and how they are truly the foundation of everything we do in skating:
Edges are a fascinating thing and I understand completely why Dick Button loves to talk about them!
By the way...I love your blog!
Posted by: Aaron | December 26, 2007 at 11:54 AM