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The history of ice skates is still a subject of controversy. It dates to the European medieval ages. It is said the first ice skates were tried in Finland in the 1400's. It was first used with steel and the bottom parts were also sharp. No one person can be credited to this sport except it was game played by both layman and Royals. It is said King James II of England once visited the Netherlands and saw the sport and got loyal to it and after his return the game was appreciated in England. Also there are lot of evidences from the 14th and 15th century where they show the paintings depicted with ice skates. Some historians still debate on the inception of ice skates saying it was played much before. According to a recent research some historian found in a lake in Switzerland animal bones dating back to 3000 B.C used as ice skates. But nevertheless it became more popular only after the 14th and 15th centuries. Hope this helps.
Its reported ice skating can be traced back to the frozen canals and waterways of Scandinavia and the Netherlands, about 1000 years ago. It appears that people would lace animal bones to their footwear and glided across frozen lakes and rivers.
However, the credit for creating a pair of all-iron skates goes to a Scotsman who invented them around 1592.
A long time. It started in Canada, Alaska state, and more cold places that was near the NORTH POLE.
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Was roller skating or ice skating first?
I think ice skating
What is the name where people do skating on ice?
Ice skating, or if you do competitive skating it is called figure skating.
When did Mao Asada start figure skating?
She start ice skating at the age 5.
At what did Michelle Kwan start ice skating?
Your question doesn't make sense... so here are a few FAQs that may help.Q. When did Michelle Kwan start ice skating?A. Michelle Kwan started ice skating when she was 7 years old.Q. Why did Michelle Kwan start ice skating?A. She became influenced when she saw her sister ice skating.[Answers may vary]
Are there any sports that start with i?
Ice Skating
What year did Dancing On Ice first start?
If you mean figure skating then it first started in the mid 19th century when an English man first stepped on ice and began dancing.
When did the sport figure skating first played?
People have been ice skating for centuries. The first account of figure skating is in 1772. The first European championship was in 1891 and the International Skating Union was founded in 1892. Figure Skating was also first created by the Dutch in the 13 or 14 Century.
Is skating on the ice skating or watching other people skate?
Ice skating is actually putting on skates and getting out on the ice. There are two kinds of skating. There is Figure Skating, which is the more graceful dancing kind, and Speed Skating, which is just racing on the rink.
What was the first year of ice skating?
1865
Names of sports that start with the letter l?
ice skating
When did kristi yamaguchi start ice skating?
she got an interest when she was 4 or 5 and started skating soon after that
In what country did figure skating start?
The United Kingdom seems to be the answer to this Question, while ice skating has been around since pre-historic times it seems that in 1742 the first ice skating association was formed in Edinburgh. The first instructional book concerning ice skating was published in London in 1772. The book, written by a British artillery lieutenant, Robert Jones, describes basic figure skating forms such as circles and figure eights. The book was written solely for men, as women did not normally ice skate in the late 18th century. It was with the publication of this manual that ice skating split into its two main disciplines, speed skating and figure skating.
