Welcome to Ice Skate Sale
Ice Skates are available now at Ice Skate Sale.
Ice Skate Sale is a new and exciting website specialising in ice skates for all ice skating fans. We stock kids ice skates, adult ice skates, figure ice skates, hockey ice skates as well as a wide range of ice skate accessories.
The beauty of Ice Skate Sale is our low prices. So not only do we offer amazing ice skates for all abilities, we also offer the best value for money.
Ice Skates History:
The history of ice skates and ice skating is subject to much debate and there is yet to be a definitive timeline of events. However, some of the believed dates and events are as follows:
It is believed the oldest pair of ice skates date back to approximately 3000 B.C!
The skates were found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland and were made from the bones of large animals and were attached to the feet by leather straps. In fact, an old Dutch word for skate is "schenkel" which means "leg bone".
Credit or creating a pair of all-iron skates goes to an unknown Scotsman who is believed to have invented them in 1592.
In the 1600s, traveling on blades between villages was a useful and popular means of transport for the Dutch.
The Skating Club of Edinburgh was formed in 1642 and the world's first organised speed skating race was held in the year 1763 on the Fens in England. The sport was later introduced in North America, and a lighter, sharper, all-steel blade was produced in 1850.
In the 1860's Jackson Haines of America became a pioneer in the world of figure skating. He was talented in ice skating and dancing, and brought about many innovations including creating many ice skating dance moves, jumps and spins. Haines was the first to add a toe pick to ice skates, now common on all figure skates, in the 1870's. This made toe pick jumps possible.
Norway's Sonja Henie popularized figure skating during the 1920s and 1930s and the sport has continued to grow and grow since then. Especially with the ever growing popularity of ice hockey.