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Skating is a winter sport and it is my passion.

I love to skate. It’s fun and calming. I have been practicing how to skate since I was eight. First I went to skating classes for a month then I spent 2-3 hours practicing almost every day. I learned how to skate with one leg and a lot of other cool tricks. I practiced for about 2 years at Chris Gibson Recreation Center. I didn't like the classes because they were boring and slow but they taught me the basics which were helpful. I don't practice skating anymore but I go to Gage Park every once in a while.

Skating is a sport in which you glide across ice wearing ice skates. Ice skating was discovered about 3000 years ago in Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Skates were made from rib bones of elk, oxen, reindeer, and other animals. No one knows where the metal came from but it worked. Skating was mainly for transportation until it reached England where it became a sport. Skating can help you tone your muscles, improve your stamina, increase your flexibility, and it is a cardio workout. Skating is also good for your mind. It gives stress relief. Skating even burns up to 700 calories. Figure skating, hockey, ringette, speed skating, tour skating and bandy are the six sports played using skating. Hockey, figure and speed skating is in the Winter Olympics. To skate, you need skates, a helmet and pads.

The reason I got into skating was that my elementary school took us on a trip to the skating rink. I skated for the first time and really liked it. I started taking classes and really enjoyed my first class. Once I got the hang of it, I started watching the skating part of the Olympics. I wanted to be a part of the Olympics one day. Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are were some of my inspirations. My parents inspired me to cultivate skating and they are the ones who continue to inspire me. Skating doesn't cost a lot of money. About 100 dollars can get you skates, a helmet and a ticket to use the skating rink. Me and my cousin share this interest and we want to be professional skaters one day.

Skating is very important to me. It is one of the first sports I have ever played and it the best sport. Skating feels like flying on the ice. It is harmonious and peaceful. Putting on skates and hitting the ice feels like going into another world. The feeling of skating makes me feel good. Skating after a stressful day changes my mood and will always be an important piece of me. I like that you can skate with friends and family peacefully without it being a competition.

Skating is a winter sport that you can play all year long and it is my passion.