Why are my ankles sore after skating?

Figure skates, have toe picks on the front of the blade, which are usually made of some type or sturdy and very strong metal. The toe picks used for jumps in figure skating. Figure skating boots are typically made of several layers of leather and the leather is very stiff to provide ankle support for jumps, they are also made in an upright posture

Hockey skates however, do not have toe picks and the boot is generally made of molded plastic, leather (often synthetic), and ballistic nylon. Skates used in competitive hockey rarely use molded plastic for the upper boot, it is made in an agressive posture, in mind for speed not spins.

The main problem is your figure skates used to form to your foot better than than the hockey skates are. Figure skates are also heaver (due to the toe pick and longer blades.) This may lead to you straining your ankles because your over pushing to hard to glide because a hockey skates are just meant for speed and tight raduis turns, on the dime stopping no gliding, and digging as a figure skater would need for jumps, vaults and twirls. In other words you might be underestimating the strengths in your calfs. LOL....Start gliding foward, more than digging, and less force on stops... I don't know exactly, just my guess, I ain't man enough to try Figure skates, so I couldn't tell you first hand.

Saw that your a Canuck fan,

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Also, hilarious

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The exact thing happened to me...my athletic trainer said that your ankles hurt because theyre trying to keep you balanced...after all theres no toe-pick to stop you from rolling forward (in hockey skates) and an edge to stop you from rolling back...so because of the rounded bladed hockey skates your ankles are constantly adjusting to the different feel and the lack of blade stability...im not the best explainer, hopefully that helps.

you're a bender. go tape your ankles. haha jk

it's probably just a matter of breaking in your skates and getting accustomed to a different feel. make sure your skates are tied tight enough. you can also have them baked to reduce the break-in time.

One thing. It might be that the skates are not tight enough on you. Make sure you are wearing good socks with them .

either your skates are too tight too loose or there the wrong size im sure you can figure out how to fix these things.

or your just a bender

Skate more. The more you condition yourself the less pain you will experience because your body will become accustomed to that particular activity.

Wear high socks and then go on a date with me :)

Hahaha Nice

Not anymore lol

if the skates are new, you gotta break em in.

you could get em baked too