How to Tie Figure Skates: EDEA, Jackson, Riedell, Risport - Pro Tips for Lacing Ice Skates!

Hi coach , I would like to ask how often do you sharpen your skates or change laces when you only skate 2 hours per week? I gave edea too thanks in advance , ps new beginner lesson skater

Are any brand of figure skating boot laces made of 100% cotton?

Why do laces haved to be changed every time blades are sharpened?

Hi coach can you also please do a video on how to use the lace tool? Or can you direct me to the link if you already done a video on it. Thank you

Are all the brands of boots laced the same way? You have Risport and others in the title, but only showed Edea. Are Risport and Jackson boots laced and tied differently? I have Risport boots, but I like nylon laces, so I have Harlick laces

Yesterday i tightly laced my jackson soft skates and i could only do gliding laps for the hour! My tendons hurt and i didn’t realize its the tight lace issue till today! There is a slight discomfort remaining though. Seriously panicked at the rink! Cant wait for my overtures

Thanks for the video! Do you feel your ankles wobble in edea? I recently switched from Jackson to edea and am really not used to it being so lose at the ankle

Great video thank you! I just got my first pair of Edea skates (wave) as I’m starting figure skating lessons soon! I have never practiced with my own skates so this video was very helpful. I feel like in the Edea boots if I move my ankle left to right (kind of left and right sides of the blade) my ankle moves, is this normal?

It took me almost one year to realize that I wasn’t lacing my Edea’s correctly; It felt uncomfortable it was difficult to skate, I knew was something wrong. And my bunion was hurting😢.I had to educate myself about Edea boots. My advice would be; take your time and educate yourself about them, watch videos. This video opened my eyes i am so relieved and more confident.

can you lace risport skates like this?

Hi, I'd like to add it's good if you take out your insole after skating so that it doesn't get stinky. My tech told me that!

Hi Aimee, I recently got edea ice flys! They’re a size 250C and I was given lace size 240 (which is correct) However, when I lace them they’re far too short and I am unable to make a bow and properly tie them at the top. Is it worth it to go a size up in laces? Or am I lacing them wrong? Or are they not tight enough? Thank you for the video! :)

But how do i tie jacksons? First 3 holes loose and then tight up to the hooks? Then what? Tie the hooks super tight too?

Great! My daughter is 3 years old. I’m not even sure where she heard about skating but she is all about it. She had her first lesson last week. I took her to a skate shop yesterday and bought her first pair of skates. This is super helpful- especially about the tip to not leave them in the car. (I leave everything on the car). I’m about an hour away from that Polar shop- maybe one day we will take a ride and check it out. Thank you!❤

Many thanks for making this useful and important video! My Risport RF3 started developing some ankle creases lately even though my way of lacing seems like what you suggest in this video. I got the impression that a bit creases is normal. Am I right? If not, please correct me. On the other hand, if a bit creases is normal, then how much is too much? What might have caused it? I guess the answer might be improper lacing. Anyway, I’d appreciate your insights about how to fix the issue.

watching this sitting on the couch with my new (first!!) edea overture skates, so glad that with this video i’ll be doing everything right from the beginning🫶🏻 thank you for this!!

I love the over and under looping over the hooks. My coach 25 years ago showed me that to keep the laces from slipping.

Thank you for the heads up on how the Edea top part is a bit open. I genuinely thought it could've been too big for me or I'm tying the laces incorrectly

I got my first Edea skates the other day and wore them during a free session at my local rink, before my next lesson. I was just trying to get used to it and this hockey player (who said he also teaches figure skating even though he has no experience with figure skating, so he said) stopped me and told me that my skates were too lose and asked me to pull over so he can re-lace them for me. From the starting point till the ankle hooks, he pulled them so strong, so tight, my feet started getting numb instantly after a minute seconds and they were in so much pain, I had to take breaks every 30 seconds and hold on to a fence, literally shaking. With each of his pull, my body would perform a small jump because of the pain and I had to squeeze my fists to endure. Not even a finger would fit neither the front or the back of the ankle section. He said this was how it was suppposed to be and I had to endure it and I didn't question anything trusting his "wisdom". I really wish I watched this video before or at least wait for next lesson :( I'm thankful for the helpful information!

Why don't ice skaters use waxed laces? I use them for my roller skates, and started using them with my ice skates, and it's so much easier to tie!

Thank you for this video!
I recently got Jackson Freesyles, (upgraded from Artiste) and looking at weight, age and skill, they should be absolutely fine for my level (adult beginner, single jumps. I jump up to loop atm). However, I'm really in a pickle about tying them properly, cause I'm really scared to break them lol. I tie them tight at the foot, tigther at the ankle and the first two hooks are tight as well, but I was told by my skate tech to leave to top two hooks quite lose so they don't bend as much at the ankle. I was told they need to bend at the tongue, otherwise they'll get creases and what not. I've tried putting them on how you explain in the video with more traditional skates, to look at how they bend when I bend my knees, but they just kinda look like they bend at the ankle. That scares me a bit, cause I don't want them to form creases too fast, when I start skating in them. My question is just, how tight should the top hooks be? From your video, I understand it like they need to be as tight as the rest of the hooks, but that doesn't leave me much room to bend properly🤔

Hi there! I’m sorry to hear about your ankle and glad that EDEA boots helped!

I’m always having trouble lacing my ice flys tight enough though the middle — it seems like that little loop in the center hinders my ability to pull those few laces tightly. And then after 20 mins of skating when things soften up I have to relace again and finally they fit well around my feet. Do you have any advice for that annoying little loop in the mid center of the skate?? Thank you! 🙏

Hi Coach! I have trouble with my Edeas, since due to the lacing and the lack of tightness around the ankles, I wobble very easily, and when I try to skate I can’t stand 'directly' on the blade and have good balance. So i tie then tightly around my ankles.

Also, are boots meant to fit snugly around the feet? Almost feels like an extension of my foot while I skate. Thank you!!❤

just got my royal pros😳 its my first pair of risports, so i wanted to check if i know how to tie them properly🥰