Who can skate?

[evilempire]

I don't get why you say outdoor rink. Whats the difference if we have access to an indoor rink?

[Bicycles_Biatch]

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I don't get why you say outdoor rink. Whats the difference if we have access to an indoor rink?

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outdoor rink = [theoretically] a colder state = [theoretically] more exposure to winter sports / ice-skating

i.e. I grew up on SoCal but can still ice-skate... I bet I'm in the minority out here.

[Badger]

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I don't get why you say outdoor rink. Whats the difference if we have access to an indoor rink?

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Also, outdoor rinks are cheap or free, whereas ice time at an indoor rink is not, this could have an effect on how often you'd get to go skating.

[traz]

Grew up in BC, no outdoor rinks where I live but a couple indoor rinks and lots of hockey action. I played hockey when I was young and can still skate very well

[GBP04]

grew up in Chicago, played hockey until I was about 15 and I look to get back into it in the future. I'm a good skater, but I'd estimate I am in the 25% minority that can skate decently.

[im a model]

i live in suomi. even all the down syndrome kids here can skate.

[Morrek]

not sure if americans know what suomi is :P

[Turkish Mickey]

I would assume if the ponds freeze and people play pond hockey where you're from, that qualifies as "outdoor rinks". That's how I voted anyway.

[Skoob]

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Grew up on a lake...

OP - what percentage did you think could/could not skate?

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My friend argues that for those that grew up in colder states, the majority can skate (60% or more). I thought that it would be a smaller number, somewhere around 1/3.

For the warmer states, we were both thinking a much smaller percent, around 5%. I only asked out of curiosity.

When I say outdoor "rink," I mean any ice surface you can skate on, ponds, whatever. Anyplace where there's natural, skatable ice counts.

[Zurvan]

I grew up in a small city in Ontario. Every park in town had at least one city maintained outdoor rink, plus 5 indoor rinks.

I cannot skate without falling down, and can't stop without the boards [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]