Ice skating is one of the most glamorous sports you can watch, thanks to all the gorgeous outfits and graceful moves. But when you’re just ice skating indoors at your local rink or skating on a frozen pond, you should dress for comfort and protection rather than looking your best.
Here’s what to wear when ice skating, and some of the best clothes you can get.
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What Should You Wear When Ice Skating?
While ice skating looks like a safe and pleasant sport from afar, ice skating rinks are kept to biting cold temperatures to maintain that smooth layer of ice – that ground is super cold and super solid. This means that you need to have to be dressed in a certain way to protect yourself on the rink.
So before you don your skates, make sure that you’ve got these must-have items of clothing:
Comfortable, Easy-Dry Pants
The most important thing to keep in mind when ice skating is that you need to stay warm and trap your body heat. That means wearing pants that cover up all of your skin down there.
You don’t want to wear pants that are too restrictive and don’t allow you to maneuver, which means jeans are off the table. You also want to get pants that dry easily, in case you fall and the ice melts on you.
Some of the best pants to wear for ice skating are yoga pants, jogging pants, and leggings.
Gloves
Ever grabbed a handful of snow or ice with your bare hands? You probably regretted your decision the second you felt the frostbite. Skating rinks literally have a giant layer of ice on them, so if you fall, your hands will be the first to freeze.
Never venture into the rink without at least a pair of warm gloves; you don’t need to wear thick winter mittens, they just need to be thick enough to protect your hands from contact with ice.
Sweater Or Jacket
You’ll need to move your upper body a lot to maintain your balance while ice skating, so you need clothing that’s warm yet maneuverable. A light sweater or jacket will do the trick. If it’s still too cold for you, you can put on another layer of clothing like an extra jacket or sweater.
Beanie Or Hat
If you start to feel your ears or face hurting from the chilly air, you know it’s time to cover up. Putting on a thickly woven beanie can keep you extra warm during particularly cold days.
Scarf
It can get really cold in the exposed space between your chin and shoulders. Bundle up a scarf in there to seal in your warmth, but make sure it doesn’t flap around as you’re skating. Keep it short or tuck it in.
Helmet
Let’s face it; if you’re a beginner, you’re probably going to fall a couple of times since you’re not accustomed to the moves and balancing that ice skating requires. So it’s good to keep your head protected just in case.
The Best Ice Skating Clothes
The best ice skating clothes will let you maneuver without restriction and will look great the whole time. Here are some of your best options.
5. Skating Gloves
Price: $6
Ice skating gloves don’t have to be thick and expensive. You can get these stretch gloves to keep your hands warm in case they touch the ice.
4. Ribbed Frill Edge Scarf
Price: $60
This scarf is made from a warm but lightweight acrylic-and-wool weave that won’t bog you down while skating and is just the right length to wrap around your neck without billowing while you skate.
3. Mondor Polartec Zipper Pants
Price: $99
These pants feature full-length zippers on both legs to make it easy to wear and remove the pants without having to remove skates. They’re made of a comfortable, moisture-wicking fabric to hamper the growth of odour-causing bacteria while keeping your legs warm.
2. Mondor Footless Performance Tights
Price: $26
If you want to wear a skirt while ice skating like many professional figure skaters do, you should find the right tights to cover up your legs. These tights feature LYCRA material for greater durability and very consistent compression across the entire leg, allowing for greater freedom of movement especially when speed skating.
1. ChloeNoel Figure Skating Jacket
Price: $109
Popular discount ice skating clothes brand ChloeNoel has an excellent figure skating jacket that you can buy in every size from child to adult. It’s made of a very breathable fabric that will prevent nasty odours from forming. Perfect if you want ice skating clothes that are cheap, but you don’t want to sacrifice quality.
The Best Outfits On The Ice
Looking for some inspiration for your ice skating outfits? Check out how the pros do it.
Diana Nikitina
You don’t see a lot of women figure skaters in unitards, but Winter Youth Olympics silver medalist Diana Nikitina pulls off the look with remarkable elegance.
Gabrielle Daleman
Gabrielle Daleman is seen here in a gorgeous jewelled dress that drew half the attention at her performance in Gangneung, South Korea; the other half went to her perfect eyebrows.
Kim Yuna
In her record-breaking James Bond-inspired performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics, “Queen Yuna” Kim Yuna wore a stunning sparkling dress that made her look just like a Bond girl.
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