I was doing the pre-juv F power crossovers (aka Russian stroking) today and when I stroked onto the LFO prior to crossover, my blade just slipped out from under me. I caught it right away and didn't fall, but my husband happened to see it and commented that it looked scary. I don't think my blades are ready for sharpening yet, so what else could have caused this? Maybe not enough knee bend?

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Debris on the ice? A small rut?

The rink I skate at has been rather...challenging as of late.
The ice is sloped markedly in spots. I try to use it to advantage,
starting my power pulls at the top, to generate speed It's
been working, they looked really great yesterday.

Of course, I'm not really fond of generating speed on the
threes in the field!

Oh yes!!!! I've had it happen to me, too. It is scary!!!

I usually find it happening after the ice is chewed up a little, so have always thought that the ruts were the main culprit.

I start and end each ice session with forward stroking, then crossovers around the ends. I've never slipped at the beginning of a session when the ice is fresh, but definitely slip on the crossovers at the end of the session. Even with recently sharpened blades.

The rink where this happened has terrible ice, even after a cut. It routinely grows stalagmites, and the first thing I do is scout them out and have someone shave them down with a blade. I never considered the ruts causing me to slip, but I bet you are both right about that. Thanks!

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