Wide World of Sports

Figure Skating

People used skates to walk on ice across rivers. The first skates were made from animal bones and attached to the feet with leather straps. The bones broke easily. Look at the pictures below.

Photo from hunt museum

This is an example of a bone skates with leather straps.

Now with the new technology, people have metal blade shoes.

Figure skating outfit from the past.

Today's figure skating outfit.

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Written by Amanda