Where do Athletes or people get their speed skates?
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duh? I guess my answer would be the store, are you for real in asking this question?
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The oldest pair of skates known date back to about 3000 B.C., found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland. The skates were made from the leg bones of large animals, holes were bored at each end of the bone and leather straps were used to tie the skates on. An old Dutch word for skate is "schenkel" which means "leg bone". \n\nAround the 14th Century, the Dutch started using wooden platform skates with flat iron bottom runners. The skates were attached to the skater's  shoes with leather straps.  Poles were used to propel the skater. Around 1500, the Dutch added a narrow metal double edged blade, making the poles a thing of the past, as the skater could now push and glide with his feet (called the "Dutch Roll"). \n\nIn 1848, E. V. Bushnell of Philadelphia, PA invented the first all steel clamp for skates. \n\nIn 1865, Jackson Haines, a famous American skater, developed the two plate all metal blade. The blade was attached directly to Haines' boots. The skater became famous for his new dance moves, jumps and spins. Haines added the first toe pick to skates in the 1870's, making toe pick jumps possible. \n\nThe first artificial ice rink (mechanically-refrigerated) was built in 1876, at Chelsea, London, England and was named the Glaciarium. It was built near the King's Road in London by John Gamgee. \n\nIn 1914, John E. Strauss, a blade maker from St. Paul, Minnesota, invented the first closed toe blade made from one piece of steel, making skates lighter and stronger. \n\nThe largest outdoor ice rink is the Fujikyu Highland Promenade Rink in Japan, built in 1967 and boasts an ice area of 165,750 square feet-- equal to 3.8 acres.
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I don't know about that, but some of the better stores in Minneapolis have an oven for their skates.  When you buy them, they heat them up and then you wear them, in the store, for about a half hour.  As the skate cools it molds to your foot.
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CCS.com has everthing for everyone!  Also try Skateamerica.aom
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Dude man there is an awesome place in kettering. It's called the skate plaza and its outside and free and brand frickin' new. Go there. Also check out the site at www.skateplaza.com. You lucky dog!
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The first thing you will need to do is take them to a skate sharpener to have them sharpened. These can be found at ice rinks, skating supply stores and some general sports wear stores. You should also buy a polish to keep the leather supple (if they are leather). Keep them packed with guards on the blades in a closet where no little hands or curious animal noses can get to them, they are really sharp when properly maintained.
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The brand may have originated from Singapore.\nIt is a hard name to track down, it appears they also manufacture jerseys as well as sneakers, skate shoes etc.\nIt is a wonder to me they don't have an internet presence.
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most sports shops will sell them
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What are you looking for?\n\nI bought mine at Play it Again Sports. They were used and a bit dirty, but they were so much cheaper.\n\nTarget and Walmart carry them also if you are looking for something decent that is cheap. If you want something really good, try a sporting goods store.
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Me and my kids all play hockey, or at least my kids that are old enough to walk play, so needless to say I'm no stranger to looking and purchasing hockey equipment.  A couple of my favourite places to look are Hockey Giant, Great Skate & Peranis.  They usually have some pretty good deals and excellent quality equipment.  Check them out:\n\nhttp://www.HockeyGiant.com\nhttp://www.GreatSkate.com\nhttp://www.Peranis.com\n\nAlso, if you're looking for slightly used skates and aren't really as worried about quality as you are price, I suggest looking on ebay.  Especially at the end of the seasons lots of people sell their old skates that they don't want or don't fit anymore.  \n\nI would recomend looking at a Bauer or CCM skate.  They're very nice looking and well made and I like the fits of both the CCM and the Bauer.  If you want to go more high-end, then you may want to look at a Mission skate.  I would never look at a Mission skate for ice hockey but they are a well-known and a major roller hockey skate maker.  Many of their skates are very expensive so I like to stay away from them.  Also, I wouldn't catch myself dead looking at a Nike skate, they're poorly made and too expensive for what they are.  You may look at the Eastons but I'm not much a fan of the company for hockey - roller or ice.  But go look at the Bauer and CCM skates, I'm sure you'll find something you'll like.  Good luck finding the right ones!
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Go to any sports store.
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Well there is a speed skater on the U.S team. But really go to the offical website maybe you can find some african americans in the olympics. But hey the games just begun too.. so be patient. But hey I may look white in real life but i'm actally half black so I can relate to what your saying about where the black people are.
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Buy Thrasher Magazine. If i'm not mistaken, they're found at the later portions, at the back. Or you can go to skateboarding websites! You can also type in search engines, SKATEBOARD COMPETITION DEMO JOIN. JOIN, to narrow down the search, whereby excluding reviews and other competitions and that were already done. I haven't tried it. Just try it.
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Pretty good.  I go with my speedskating buddies.  But, if you're asking how you actually do it, you just have to practice.  Make sure you have really strong ankles if you're using any kind of skate other than hard hockey skates.
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Just get on yahoo yellowpages and type in that area and skating rinks.  It should bring them all up.  If that doesn't work you could look up the number to the chamber of commerce in that area and they could probably help you find the ice skating rinks in the area.
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blankdecks.com is a good one. they have good bearings there too and there cheaper than skateshops and ccs.com
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Clapper Skates are used in the Speed Skating but sideways ski jumping? That's a new one on me.