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No, you don’t usually; as you are properly warmed-up; your tights are heavy and warm, your costume usually has several layers of base, lining, outer layer and back-up/reinforcement (to prevent “wardrobe malfunction”,& you can always add a thin extra layer or 2 underneath all that. If it is a notoriously cold rink, & skaters usually know which rinks are colder than one we’really used to, or they let you know, or you found out in practice/warm-ups). Unless you’re really sick; skating with the Done with Doc shirt in other words I will buy this Flu, or fever, or are really run-down & anemic (in which case you shouldn’t be skating anyway, unless it’s the Olympics, World championship or some other “Do-or Die-Programme”) you skate: and you DON’T feel a thing! There are SO MANY other things your mind is focused on, like skating a “Personal Best”, convincing the audience & judges that you ARE the character you are portraying (say like Scherazade, Pocahontas or Carmen); you’re advancing to the next level; beating your “arch-rival”, skating for someone you deeply love (or who is no longer in your life), or for your best friend (who is now in a wheelchair), or for all those people who said you couldn’t do it, or you’re turning professional after this, or for all those people who said, you’ll “never make it”, you’re “too old”, too poor, or too different, or for those negative other things, and for those who bullied, abandoned, & ridiculed you… THIS is the ONE performance you trained your ENTIRE life for: this is your raison d’être/reason for being born!…naaaa! How would you ever let a LITTLE thing like a COLD rink affect you? (You can’t feel the cold-your mind blocks it out, in Zen-like fashion) You do get pretty warm skating your programme – ever see the sweat pouring off the skater’s forehead when they finish? You’re warm out there, in your own “Zone”…(I always wore long sleeves on the ice, while some of my other skater friends always preferred “bare” arms/sleeveless/short sleeves because they were “too hot”)! Also, the modern technology of today’s fabric also has improved SO much, we now have warm, light, thin layers to save us, fantastic things like Thinsulate, Gore-Tex, HellyHansen/Under Armour (in the States)…space-age fabrics that “wick away” the moisture, so if you stay DRY, you stay WARM. (You know how cold you are if you’re wet AND cold vs. dry AND cold: so you invest in good quality, though more expensive fabric, because your health/life depend on it) We’ve come a long way from the heavy, bulky woolen sweaters&cotton of the past! We also bundle up immediately after we leave the ice in our warm-up/jacket/sweat suits off the ice to not catch a chill. But health and movement are the keys: along with good nutrition and a nice Cafe Mocha (or a fondue/French onion soupe by the fireplace)! Take care, dress properly in the best you can afford, and be well. See ya at the rink!☺
There are very practical reasons that have nothing to do with fashion. Jeans, or long pants, protect you from the Done with Doc shirt in other words I will buy this heat and sun. You won’t develop a sun burn/skin disease (in the case you have to be outside a lot), you won’t burn yourself on a hot car seat/chair. Cars in places like Texas can reach over 100 degrees inside when they’re sitting in the sun–leather/plastic seats are scalding at that temperature. It burns exposed legs and/or makes you really sweaty sitting there. Think of it this way–if you have to stand outside in direct sunlight, wouldn’t you prefer a hat to keep your head/face in some shade? Your head may get hot because it’s hot but, the sun isn’t burning your scalp. Same idea with jeans. I can’t say personally what it is like, but I have taught a few learn to skate lessons and we generally recommend the kids start out on figure skates since the blade is less curved than a hockey skate, making it easier to stand up. Tanya is correct in saying that you are not supposed to use your toe picks for regular skating, they are there specifically for toe jumps (jumps in which you take off from your toe).
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