Better Late Than Never
I am the proud owner of a new pair of figure skates. I used to skate competitively in my youth and I really love ice dancing. About five years ago, I was thrilled to discover that Kelowna had an adult ice dancing club that met once a week. After a good fifteen years with very little skating to speak of, I was keen to start building up my strength and balance so I could join them. Kelowna is a big hockey town. Every sports store you go into has a wall covered from floor to ceiling with all kinds of men's and boys' hockey skates. It seemed if you were looking for ladies' figure skates you were out of luck. The few stores that carried women's skates had two or three options, mostly moulded plastic or hard-as-rock vinyl. There are lots of figure skaters in Kelowna, but those that belong to the Kelowna Figure Skating Club have to drive the 4 plus hours to Vancouver to find a pair. I would imagine you can order custom made ones throug...