| Most people assume hockey skates and figure | | | | skates, the snow will feel harder to you than if you |
| skates to be the same. They think that because | | | | stand on the snow with hockey skates. It is easy to |
| both the hockey and the figure skating are done on | | | | stop with figure skates because these feature |
| the ice, they are the same and there should not be | | | | toe-picks and blades while it may be difficult to stop |
| any difference in the skates used in both. The truth | | | | in the hockey skates as it has a hockey stop, no |
| is actually contrary to this; there is a whole lot of | | | | toe-picks or blades to stop. Hockey skates have |
| difference between both the skates. Circa skate | | | | lesser edges than figure skates; therefore it |
| shoes offers both types of skate boots, so you can | | | | becomes difficult to skate in them. However, this is |
| easily pick the one you want from a number of their | | | | also true that most kids find using hockey skates |
| onsite and online stores. | | | | easier because of extra ankle support and foot |
| Figure skate boots feature boot with a heel in it so it | | | | support. |
| is possible to connect the blade to it in two different | | | | Overview of the differences between the hockey |
| ways. The blade at the front of this boot has a | | | | skate boots and the figure skate boots: |
| toe-pick which helps in jumping and spinning, whereas | | | | The former have smaller blades while the latter have |
| the skates for hockey do not feature these | | | | larger blades. |
| toe-picks as there is no spinning and jumping in | | | | The former have more support at feet and ankle |
| hockey. The main difference between the two types | | | | when compared to the latter. |
| of skate boots is that the hockey skates have | | | | The former does not have toe-picks while the later |
| curved blades and they are attached to the boot in | | | | does have. |
| two ways and because of this the back of the blade | | | | The former has lesser edge whereas the latter have |
| does not stick out like in the figure skates. The skate | | | | more edges for technique and stability. |
| shoes for figure do not feature curved blades at all. | | | | The former has round blades while the latter does |
| Hockey skate boots have good support because of | | | | not have round blades but its blades stick out for |
| which it is easy to stand in them whereas this is not | | | | balance. |
| the case with figure skates. If you wear figure | | | | |