Thread: What is a figure skating blade called?

If I were going to say I am getting new blades (for my ice skates) what word would I use for "blade"?

Thanks.

I think "лезвие", though probably there are some other special terms too.

Originally Posted by Biancca

If I were going to say I am getting new blades (for my ice skates) what word would I use for "blade"?

Thanks.

Is "blade" a whole metal part of a skate? Or only a bottom part? So, you are, basically, changing everything except the boots?

Yeah the blades are separate, they are screwed into the boot so you can switch them like I am doing. I finally got some nice blades and I am way too excited about skating to practice Russian much. I am trying to land a double loop..blah blah blah. Sorry, I can never stop talking about it.

Originally Posted by Biancca

Yeah the blades are separate, they are screwed into the boot so you can switch them like I am doing. I finally got some nice blades and I am way too excited about skating to practice Russian much. I am trying to land a double loop..blah blah blah. Sorry, I can never stop talking about it.

Congratulation! It's "коньки". Basically, in Russian we call blades only - коньки, "the skates". Аnd the skate boots - are "the boots", ботинки. "To screw the blades into the boots" - "прикручивать коньки к ботинкам".

Thanks!!! I also found this...


http://skating.nm.ru/Misc/words.html

Originally Posted by Gerty

Originally Posted by Biancca

Yeah the blades are separate, they are screwed into the boot so you can switch them like I am doing. I finally got some nice blades and I am way too excited about skating to practice Russian much. I am trying to land a double loop..blah blah blah. Sorry, I can never stop talking about it.

Congratulation! :D It's "коньки". Basically, in Russian we call blades only - коньки, "the skates". Аnd the skate boots - are "the boots", ботинки. "To screw the blades into the boots" - "прикручивать коньки к ботинкам".

I beg to differ, "коньки" are the whole things (ice skates) and "blades" are "лезвия" as Friendy said.

Originally Posted by net surfer

I beg to differ, "коньки" are the whole things (ice skates) and "blades" are "лезвия" as Friendy said.

No, it's not. Check with the Russian dictionary. "Коньки - металлические лезвия, прикрепляемые к ботинкам".

Originally Posted by Gerty

No, it's not. Check with the Russian dictionary. "Коньки - металлические лезвия, прикрепляемые к ботинкам".

Well, theoretically you're right but tell me then how you'll call the whole thing? And show me a Russian shop where "blades" are called "коньки" and "skates" are not called "коньки".

My examples:
http://www.trial-sport.ru/gds.php?c=51569&s=51530
http://www.trial-sport.ru/gds.php?c=121537&s=51530

Originally Posted by net surfer

Originally Posted by Gerty

No, it's not. Check with the Russian dictionary. "Коньки - металлические лезвия, прикрепляемые к ботинкам".

Well, theoretically you're right but tell me then how you'll call the whole thing? And show me a Russian shop where "blades" are called "коньки" and "skates" are not called "коньки".

Well, I definitely can imagine people call skates (ботинки с коньками) "коньки". Especially when they are sold together. I just don't think we use the word "лезвия" as "коньки". I certainly have heard "наточить лезвия", but don't you think "лезвия" here is the bottom part of skate, the edge itself?

OK heres what the skatey people said

Skates are "Konki'
Boots are "batinki"
And blades are "lezvei"

Originally Posted by Gerty

I just don't think we use the word "лезвия" as "коньки".

I don't get it.

I certainly have heard "наточить лезвия", but don't you think "лезвия" here is the bottom part of skate, the edge itself?

Yeah, it's a metal part of this:


The plastic part is called "стойка" - http://www.weider.yaroslavl.ru/opt/78.html

But if it's like this:


Then you can call the whole thing as "лезвие".

All right, I give up. But it is something new. Then I was young, I use to skate a lot. We never use the word "лезвие" about skates. Only in the expression: "They fell down and he accidentally cut her face with the skate blade" .

Originally Posted by Gerty

All right, I give up. But it is something new. Then I was young, I use to skate a lot. We never use the word "лезвие" about skates. Only in the expression: "They fell down and he accidentally cut her face with the skate blade" :twisted: .

Yeah, often we use "коньки" when speak about "лезвия", like "у меня коньки тупые, пойду поточу". I think "лезвия" is used only to distinguish blades itself from "коньки" like "лезвия на моих коньках можно поменять", "у тебя лезвия длиннее чем у меня" etc.

PS: I'll try to correct if you don't mind :)

Then I was young, I use to skate a lot. We never use the word "лезвие" about skates.

I used to
We never used

That first blade is a hockey blade.

The second one is an MK Gold Star --one of the best figure skating blades out there, though I prefer Wilson Gold Seals.

Biancca, you really know your blades! Do you also know to what temperature you have to cool the ice, in order to get the slipperiest surface?

Gerty, wasn't there a famous Russian female skater who got her skull split by a blade that slipped off another person's skate? I seem to remember her from the last winter olympics... Nothing about that!

Don't know about ice temperature but here is the world champion of figure skating

Even though this guy is better. He's the best skater of all time
Evgeni Plushenko

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Gerty, wasn't there a famous Russian female skater who got her skull split by a blade that slipped off another person's skate? I seem to remember her from the last winter olympics... Nothing about that!

Don't remember.... What does the Google think about it?