I wonder if there's differences in adult and children's shoe/skate sizing.
We often say that skates run a size smaller than street shoes, but I wonder it that's not true for adults?

How much difference is there between your skate size and your shoe size?
One size, same size, etc.

Your gender, age and skate brand would be helpful as well.

I'll tally the results next month.

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Gender: Female
Age group: 40's
Skate: Custom Klingbeil's

Skate Size: appx. 9 (according to Don)
Shoe Size: 9 (Sneaker Size 8.5)

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I have riedells, size 5.5. My street shoes are somewhere between a 7.5 and 8. So that is about 2 sizes.

I think it depends on the boot manufacturer - my boots are about the same size as my street shoes - but that varies also - somewhere between a 9 and a 10. My skates are

Left foot = 8 1/2
Right foot = 9

SP Teri Dance boot - split length "stock" boots.

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Gender: Female
Age: 22
Brand: Custom lightweight Harlicks

Shoe size: Usually an 8.5-9, depending on style
Skate size: 8 (both skates); AAAA front/AA heel

Gender: Female
Age: Turning 50 this year
Brand: Jackson Elite Supreme
Shoe Size: 8
Skate Size: 7 1/2

My 18 year old daughter wears the same boot in the same size. Her shoe size is about an 8 1/2.

Gender: Female
Age: 27
Brand: Harlick Finalist (stock)
Shoe Size: 7-7.5/8 (it depends on the shoes!)
Skate Size: 6.5

Female, 44

Street shoes: 8 or 8 1/2
Figure skates: Jackson Competitor 7C
Hocky

Gender: female
Age: 25-35 group
Brand: Jackson Elite Plus

Shoe size: mostly 10 W, very rarely 9.5 W
Skate size: 8.5, split width (C heel, D ball)

I did have a little punching out in the toes, so 9 would perhaps work, too

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Female, 44

Street shoes: 8 or 8 1/2
Figure skates: Jackson Competitor 7C
Hockey skates: Easton 5

They are custom made Harlicks, so I really don't know the exact size.

Kay

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Gender: Female
Age: 18
Brand: Riedell Silver Star
Shoe Size: 9-10 (80% of my shoes are 9.5s)
Skate Size: 7.5

Two years ago I wore 10 shoes and 8 skates. My feet actually shrunk half a size. My fitter was shocked. I'm hoping my feet have stayed the same as I need new boots again!

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Custom Harlicks. There's no size in them...

Well my skates are the same size as my shoe size now (UK 6), but when I bought them just over a year ago, they were a size bigger than my shoe size lol - then a 5.

EDIT: Sorry: didn't mention:

Female
Skate: Belati
Age: 13

I said I don't know because I didn't ask Don what size my custom Klingbeils are. Before these I had SPTeri 8 and wore shoe size 9 1/2. AA/AAA smaller in the heel. This was from a fitter that put everyone in super tight skates, I wish I'd gotten them a little bigger. After my pregnancies I was glad for the excuse to get new skates even though those weren't worn out - my feet grew a half shoe size.

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Gender: Female
Age group: mid-20's
Skate: Jackson

Skate Size: 6 D
Shoe Size: Women's 6 1/2 or boys' 5-5 1/2. Usually better off in boys' sneakers as they run wider.

When I wore Riedells (1993-1998 or so) I wore a 5 1/2 C. I know their sizing has changed since then to be closer to shoe sizes, but most of my students who wear Riedells go a size smaller than their shoes, and that's with the extra 1/2 our pro shop gives kids as growing room.

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Gender: Male
Age group: late 50's
Skates: Riedell Gold Stars (#375)

Skate size: Currently 7-1/2 and too loose - probably should be 7
Shoe size : 8

My older Riedell Gold Stars (purchased 8/2002) were also a 7-1/2 and fit well, although very stiff and difficult to break in. These new skates (9/2007) appear to be larger and softer than the old ones. D@#%&d inconvenient.

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Gender: Male
Age: 25
Skates: Jackson Elite Plus
Skate size: 8 (Medium Width)
Shoe size : 9.5


Jackson's tend to be 1 to 1.5 sizes smaller than your typical street shoe. I've noticed this for both the men's and women's sizes. Not sure about kids though. Most kids in this area wear Riedell or Klingbeil. I've only seen Jacksons on 16 year olds on up.


BlackManSkating

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Gender: Female
Age group: almost 46
Skate: split-sized Jackson Elite (means the ball is one size, the heel is another-mine are narrow heels)

Skate Size: 8
Shoe Size: 9 1/2 - 10 depending on make/manufacturer

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I'm always a skate oddity. My shoes can go anywhere from women's 4 to 6 and my skates used to be Reidell 3 and a half KIDS...yup, kids! And they fit like a dream. My Jacksons are 3 and a half adults.

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The Riedell rentals (softec style) where I work are a size smaller than street shoe size for women and girls. They are truer to size for men and boys.

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Female
mid-twenties
Riedell skates

In street shoes I wear a size 8...sometimes even an 8.5 (in womens), However, for ice skates its a whooole different story. In riedell skates I wear a size 6.5 wide.

Tiara

Female
Mid-twenties
Riedells D width size 4
Risport B width size 245 ( I suspect if I went C width I could go 235-240 but that I have yet to test)
Street Shoe Size: 6-7.5 (depends on the width of the shoe, the narrower the fit the larger I have to go)

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Tidesong

Skates :size 7 Wide
brand: Graf Galaxy
street size: 8 - 8.5 Australian sizing
Age: 48
gender: female

When I started back skating I bought some Jacksons, and worked out the size best I could via various internet charts. Ended up buying something like a 9 or 9.5, waaay too long.

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Male / age 73 / shoe size 9 / Risport RF4 size 9.5 / Jackson Marquis size 9 / RBK 1K size 8.5. All UK sizes.