l can skate forward but then if l wanna stop l just let myself hit hte wall or turn slowly.

how do you stop?

and l wanna know how to skate backwards. if you find a video that can help too...


thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxo

~Emo

Plow your skates outward, turn suddendly left or right, or bring the back of one blade towards the inner blade of your other skate (t-stop)

l do not know if u ski, but if u do, remember the snowplow stop? Basically, u make the shape of a pizza wedge with ur feet - toes turned in to each other, the back of the blade wide like this: / Put pressure on the inside edges of ur blades & gently skid to a stop.

The way they teach beginners to go backwards at my rink is ''wiggles''. Just wiggle ur butt & keep ur feet parallel to each other it - u start to move backwards. If u get the hang of this, start shifting ur weight a little as ur wiggle - on ur left foot when you're wiggling right, on ur right when you're wiggling left.

But if u do not feel that move (some people don't) u might try backwards swizzles. Start with ur toes turned slightly inward, bend ur knees, & push out on ur inside edges in a semi-circle, then curve them back in so that ur feet will meet in the middle again. It should make a fishy shape, or () on the ice.

When you're going backwards, always make sure u bend ur knees - not ur waist. Do not lean back, but a lot of people bend at the waist & think they're bending their knees, but their legs r too straight. The more u bend those knees, the more stable u will be. Like you're sitting in a chair kind of bend - deep bend!

The girl in this video does a quick snowplow stop (mostly on her left foot) at about 35 seconds, & does backwards wiggles right afterwards.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rfKgOc3ZMA0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ks60pxtezRE
its hard to tell someone how to skate because you have to learn it on the ice yourself..

One stop is the snowplow stop. This is wear u puch both skates out with intense force. The goal is to make snow(and stop!). Another stop is the hockey stop. This is where u skate forward & bring ur right(if ur right footed & left if ur left footed) forward & then turn ur body to the side while pushing out. In this u will also want to make snow.

When learning how to skate backwards u need to take time & practice. What u should do to get the feel of going backwards on skates, go next to a wall & stand in front of it. Put ur hands flat on the wall & push off. Practice moving ur legs while ur going. Pumps, swizzels, & so on. As soon as u have the feel, skate away from the wall. Then try out what u were doing before. If this is too hard go back to the wall & practice more.

You can always go to youtube.com & look for videos. Such as typing in ''figure skating stops'' or ''figure skating backwards''. Below r links from expertvillage.com they should help. You can also go to google & type in skating + backwards or skating + stops. You may need to put figure before skating.