Another nasty accident

[AndreaUK]

Hi

I went to the arena today and during my lesson took a trip and had another nasty accident.

I have noticed lately that my skates are just not up to the standard i need now. I sometimes feel that in order to get any support out of them, I have to lace them as tight as I can which means that Im not getting the range move movement in the ankle that Im supposed to, also sometimes when I turn i feel that my heal isnt being kept to the sole of the boot.

Anyway, today doing backward crossovers I took a trip and came smashing down with my face into the ice. Ive seriously split my lip and although I havent knocked or broken a tooth, the front one feels a little bit loose. I had to go up to the hospital to get checked out. They reckon my lip will heal in time and doesnt need stitching and the dental thing should be fine. Apparently Im told if you take a bang in the mouth sometimes teeth can feel a little bit less secure but usually this settles back down. I only hope they are right.

A couple of days ago I enquired about upgrading my skates to the Risport RF3 with a Coronation Ace blade. Im told this would be a better choice for what I am doing now. I have been skating on Risport Antea which are the bare minium skate and really only for recreational or public use.

The only thing is, my confidence has now been knocked terribly. Im literally scared to death of skating now.

Andrea xx

[NickiT]

Sorry to hear about your accident. These sorts of falls invariably shake us up but I'm sure that once you've been back on the ice your confidence will return. The good news is that it wasn't anything serious. Your lip will heal and your teeth will settle down.

I'm not sure what boots you are in and what level you are at, but if you don't feel that your boots are giving you enough support it's certainly time to think about investing in a new pair, and one that's better suited to your level. Are there any professional boot fitters not too far from you? If so that would probably be the best place to go. Otherwise seek advice from your coach.

Nicki

[quarkiki2]

Oh, my! How scary!!!

I second the recommendation for new boots and soon! I skate on the Aces and LOVE them compared to my previous blades, which were just above recreational.


I've also heard that a tooth slightly loose will sort of reset itself when it heals.
Take care!!!

[sk8_4fun]

I'm ahving aces put on my new boots at the moment, i'll let you know how they feel after tuesday.

[AndreaUK]

Hi

I was skating on Risport Antea - first pair of ice skates with the standard factory fitted blades. Theyre not that good really and before my accident my coach and I were talking and I expressed my concerns. We both agreed that the skate I am using is probably more suited to the general public not someone who is training freestyle.

The level Im at, Im just about to leave the LTS program and start other things but Im too sore to think just yet

Andrea xx

[sarahg]

I second the suggestion of going to a professional fitter. It may be that Risports don't suit your feet, especially given that you say the heel is slipping. Perhaps speak to other skaters at your rink and see what they think of their boots and their fitter. WIFAs and GAMs are amongst the most popular boots at my rink and there are professional fitters in Birmingham and Reading that come highly recommended.

I'm in Risport Etoiles, which are just one up from the Antea, and doing the last few levels of Skate UK at the moment and the first few dances. I've found them to be good, and still perfectly suitable. In fact a lot of people I know have kept their Risports well into Passport level and beyond (ie single jumps). As I say, perhaps this suggests that Risports don't really suit you that well :??

[Clare]

Ouch Andrea, sorry to hear about your fall and hopefully if any teeth were going to come out, they would have come out right away!

Definitely sounds like time for new boots if you're not feeling secure in the ones you have.

Hope your lip feels much better soon.

Clare

[flo]

Ouch. As long as you get up one more time than you fall. Get some new skates and crash pads.

[sue123]

Hope you feel better soon, but make sure to get back on the ice as soon as possible, otherwise you'll be afraid forever. I managed to bruise my kidney once doing a shoot the duck, but now I can do a mean shoot the duck, low and I can hold it for a long time. So get back out there.

And the Aces are great blades. That's what I'm skating on now. It might take some getting used to because they will have a bigger toepick than the recreational blades, but after you adjust, it['s awesome.

[sk8_4fun]

And the Aces are great blades. That's what I'm skating on now. It might take some getting used to because they will have a bigger toepick than the recreational blades, but after you adjust, it['s awesome.


thats what I'm nervous about when I get my boots back on tuesday. I have mk 2000's at the moment. is it very different? am I likely to face plant???8O

[Skate@Delaware]

Ow!!! I hope you feel better soon! You do need to get back on the ice though. Try to relax (I know it will be a bit difficult).

I switched to the Aces and I really love them!!!

[sue123]

thats what I'm nervous about when I get my boots back on tuesday. I have mk 2000's at the moment. is it very different? am I likely to face plant???8O

I'm not sure how different the toe picks are. When you put the new blades on, don't start doing everything you normally do right away. Just spend a bunch of time stroking, skiing, etc. I had to do this for a couple of hours and then I was fine. Make sure to keep your toes up. It didn't take me very long to get adjusted.

[Mrs Redboots]

Poor you! We all do a face-plant at least once, so now you can really call yourself a skater!

[BlueIcePlaza]

I'm so sorry to read of your accident, Andrea. I really hope you get well soon.

My daughter split her chin on the ice a couple of months back, and was scared of skating for a couple of days, but bounced back. I'm sure you will too.

[AndreaUK]

At the moment I feel like never setting foot on the ice again. My skates are allready on ebay. I am getting new ones so thats my insentive to carry on. Bloody sore tho.

Andrea xx

[coskater64]

Ouch that sounds very painful...but, that's skating. Just get your new skates and carry on. While it might sound cliche, if you didn't fall you wouldn't be learning, so you must be learning a lot!8O :lol:

[samba]

Well the one thing you do have control of his your choice of boots, if you feel you need new ones then the chances are you are right and definately Coronation Ace are a great blade to move on to.

The rest is just part of skating, in a previous thread we all listed our various injuries since we started skating, mine included a black eye and a broken ankle, if you love it enough you will learn to take the rough with the smooth and as the song goes "Pick youself up, dust yourself down and start all over again", believe me it's worth it, I just wish I had a rink to skate in at the moment.

Best of luck
Samba

[Evelina]

Sorry to hear about your accident Andrea. I'm skating in Risports RF3s on Aces and they seem to work for me fine. I am currently working on my lutz, and the only problem I have is that i find the laces slip a bit especially when they get wet so you may find you want to get cotton laces - that's what I will be doing.

[Award]

About 2 months ago, a regular figure skater girl was at our rink, and something happened on the ice. I only saw the outcome. She had hit the back of her head on the ice, and required a fair bit of stitches to fix it up. She wasn't in good shape when they were escorting her off the rink. She was quite a competent skater and regularly at the rink. I haven't seen her ever since. Hard to say what's up with that, but I doubt she's on holidays. I've seen many competent skaters fall and hit their heads with bad results. It really does shake you up, sometimes a lot. But eventually, after a long period of time, some people regain confidence again and they're just fine. Otherwise just want to get back on the ice the next day maybe. I guess it depends on the person.

I think that if your boots are fitting really poorly so that control of your skates is really bad (due to that), then better get refitted, because a bad accident is not nice. And having teeth broken off or chipped off isn't very nice either. Split lips, we can recover, but broken teeth is hard to swallow, so to speak.

If you use a lace tightener, then try to tighten that part of the boot where the front part of your ankles are. You've probably done that already. If that fails...refitting needed.

[dbny]

I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I broke my wrist some years back, and had to struggle to come back to the ice, so I know a little of what you must be feeling. I had just bought new boots at the time, and that helped. There is no doubt that skating is a dangerous sport, but at least we have fun and stay fit doing it, which is more than can be said for crossing the street, which is also dangerous. Hope you're feeling a lot better by now.

[Chico]

Me too, I'm sorry you got hurt.

Chico

[Award]

There is no doubt that skating is a dangerous sport, but at least we have fun and stay fit doing it, which is more than can be said for crossing the street, which is also dangerous. Hope you're feeling a lot better by now.

That's true. Even breathing is dangerous.

[jazzpants]

Andrea: Welcome to the "Face-Plant Club!" :twisted: And mine was from a collision with another skater to boot too!!! I went right back on the ice again as soon as I was well enough to skate (about a week.) Funny thing... I face-planted again recently... going down the stairs. I still have some red marks on my face to show where the injury was. Lucky for me, the scars are starting to fade now...

What I learned out of that? You can fall ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!!! Given that, my attitude is that I'm not going to stop skating just b/c I'm scared that I'm gonna face-plant again!!! If I did, I would stay in bed and just LIE there and not do anything for the rest of my life...

I do agree that it's a good idea to replace your skates to make sure that you're not compensating for your skates wearing down!!! In addition to the accident you had, you may run into shin and achilles heel injuries from the lack of support. (Speaking of which, It's almost about time for me to get another pair of my beautiful purple skates too. *sigh* Another expense... :roll: Maybe I can try to get Harlicks to do something to lengthen the life of my skates or something...)

[Award]

I'm not going to stop skating just b/c I'm scared that I'm gonna face-plant again!!! If I did, I would stay in bed and just LIE there and not do anything for the rest of my life...

Very true indeed. If we're going to go....then might as well go out in style, doing the thing we love the most.

[sk8_4fun]

I try not to think about hurting myself. Its horrible to lose your confidence. I used to ride horses until I realised I was relieved when I got off. that was when I new it was time to stop. But skating is dangerous and difficult but thats all part of the attraction, right? you get such a buzz when you achieve something new- something that 'none skaters' can't do that makes it all the more special! Andrea, just go at your own pace until you feel better, and give your self some credit for doing what is a very difficult sport.