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A portion of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the world's largest naturally frozen "ice rink" or skating trail. An example of an ice skating trail, or "rink", is the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, estimated at 165,600 m 2 (1,782,000 sq ft) and 7.8 km (4.8 mi) long, which is equivalent to 90 Olympic-size skating rinks.
Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting .
A figure skating rink is an ice rink intended for or compatible with the practice of figure skating. In many locations, it is shared with other sports—typically ice hockey and/or short track speed skating .
An ice dance step that begins with the feet crossed, the legs crossing above the knee, so the motion is begun by the outside edge of the free foot crossed chasse In ice dance, a series of two edge s across two step s (such as inside and outside). On the second step, the free foot crosses the skating foot and is placed on the ice beside the ...
The roller rink being constructed at Lakeview Park is a completely separate project from the renovations happening to the ice rink at Owens Center. Cahill said there are still plans to make ...
Weather permitting the rink is open Monday through Friday and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a free skating session taking place from 8 to 10 a.m.
The sport of speed skating uses a frozen circular track of ice, but in some facilities the track is combined in an enclosed area used for sports requiring an ice rink or the rink itself is used. Alternatively, ice cross downhill uses a track with various levels of elevation and a combination of bends. Long distance skating (a.k.a. "marathon ...
Ice skating and hockey are about to become a lot more accessible on the North Shore of Milwaukee. A grand opening for the Village of Brown Deer's new ice skating rink will take place from 5:30 to ...