This was actually the first Lucie for Hire where I felt fully unable to do the job. WOW!!! What a hard sport. Thanks for watching me try and watching me fall!!!
I love how you called it a “sport” so many people say that figure skating isn’t a sport but they don’t understand the athleticism that goes into it and all the early-morning hours (alarm clock for 3 am, anyone?)!!
I agree totally, this video does not represent the true athleticism of my sport. These types of videos are really offensive to the figure skating community. This is also NOTHING like my training routine, this video should be taken down!
I view figure skating as art, honestly so amazing, also as a sport, I mean do people think you can just magically become a good figure skater in a day, no, years of hard work and practice sessions.
As a figure skater myself, I can say I was smiling and laughing, because this is exactly like when I was learning and now i can master a triples. I think you showed people that Figure Skating is harder then it looks! Thanks Lucie :)
@@montanamarheine208 If they can do triple axels, amazing! But most likely other triple jumps (or at least those first) because triple axels are extremely difficult.
I really liked this because she truly showed her appreciation for the difficulty of the sport. So many people say that skating is easy and anyone can do it!
I'd love to hear about your progress, since it's been a while. Do you still skate? I'm absolutely new to figure skating and still trying to learn how to spin with both feet. How fast will you progress?
Also i hate when you go skating with friends who dont figure skate , and they say your showing off if you get bored and do any kind of advance move while skating with them -_-
I'm a figure skater too and this really reminded me of my first skating lessons when I was younger. People are always awed when they find out I do the sport and tell me they're afraid of falling. If you don't fall, then you can't consider yourself a figure skater because you're not trying hard enough. That's what my coach always tells me.
I hope you realize that not many people would put themselves out there the way that you do. Yes, it's your job, but it's not always easy. People don't like other people see them fall, trip, stumble, struggle, etc. You at times can experience all those things in one video and more and to top it off, you're smiling most, if not the whole time. Now you've got me wanting an uncensored outtake video just to prove you're human. (Censored would also be fine, and yes I do realize that's not going to happen, but I figured why not throw it out there). That's it. Stay Awesome and Have a Wonderful Weekend : )
Right I’ve been trying to start a new hobby for 3 years but I always chicken out, I want to try figure skating even thought I know it’s going to take some time but I think it is going to make me become confident
Please do it! Don't listen to anyone who may say: "Skating's for kids" or try to discourage you. You'll meet supportive and amazing people along the way, take tests to advance and even compete. Some tried to discourage me. Had I listened, I wouldn't have met the many kind people I know within the skating world-and believe me, although big, it's small. Don't get discouraged if you can't obsorb a particular element-practice and determination's the bottom line. Good luck!
SkaterForLife Gordon I’m a figure skater, and if you don’t have the money to do it, it’s not worth it. Skates, ice, and lessons are a huge reason why people bail out. If you get a good coach, it’s 100-200 an hour, 15-30 for an hour of ice, good quality skates+blades can end up more than 1k... it’s seriously not worth it 😂
Really cool video! But I also just wanted to add that figure skaters also do off ice work including dance, ballet, off ice jumps, and cardio work. Loved the video and the dress tho!
i am so glad she changed out of a costume when she was just learning how to skate. i was so concerned she was going to learn in a dress because 'that's what they wear in the olympics" staying warm and safety are both very important!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been a figure skater since i was 3 now im a teenager thanks for respecting how hard the sport is sometimes people dont see how har the sport actually is
Ohhh damn I would bust my face 😭 props to you for trying! 😂 maybe one day it’d be fun to try working at a wildlife rehab shelter!!! Helping to save a bunch of lil squirrels and baby animals for the day hehe
I'm an Adult figure skater/Coach. For a first-timer, you did well! Consider enrolling in either Groups, or Private lessons. I think with practice and determination you could even compete in local competitions. Good Luck.
Haha this is awesome. She didn't do too bad! As a figure skater, I can say yes it takes years and years to get even half decently good. Unless you're rich and can skate 6-7 times a week with private lessons. Then it takes less years. 😁
you did so well for your first time attempting it! figure skating is so grueling, but also so rewarding, and I'm so glad that you got to experience it for a little bit! it's often assumed that because we make it look easy, it is, but that's just our jobs as skaters. I'm sure you felt the bruises and muscle soreness the next day ;)
"When we fall we never want to fall backwards" Here I am as a professional figure skater falling backwards on my butt or hips 24/7 that I invested on a butt pad 😐
I'm a professional figure skater and I hate when people say figure skating is not a real sport or it's one of the easiest thing in the world no figure skating is one of the hardest hard core complex dangerous sports ever and please respect it
I'm pretty sure Lucie won't read this but I just wanted to say as someone who was a figure skater for 20+ years, you are actually pretty good for a beginner. You have good natural balance on the ice, your feet are quite steady actually and your lack of fear is a big positive for someone who starts skating after childhood. And, to be honest, being so slim doesn't hurt in figure skating (it makes it easier to rotate in the air). If you actually took lessons and trained I think you would be a really good adult skater.
LOL im a figure skater and watching her struggle on all the moves i did when i was 5 is so funny. i also love how you showed people how hard this sport is, and me doing doubles at 12 i really dont get much credit for my hard work so thank you :)
It's kinda funny that figure skaters use ballet stretches and warm ups and workouts, just proves that ballerinas and figure skaters shouldn't be at war)
This was the rink I learned to figure skate in. Man, does it bring back many happy memories! I loved skating there and being able to look out the picture windows at the Hudson! 😄❤️⛸⛸
2 things: 1. I have the same name as the professional figure skater. 2. I'm pretty sure she was also in the "Hockey Skaters try to keep up with Figure skaters" video and vise versa.
Your shoulders are sooo pretty. Your dress is sooo pretty. Your skates are sooooo pretty. Nobody's comfortable in ice skates if they don't skate on the regular!
Thank you for letting her wearing a helmet. Brains are so important. I know people that had surgery because of falling. I am a beginner at inline figure skating and i wear all the protective gear, also a helmet.
I am wondering if you can do a 5-days of waking up naturally... Like, going to bed and waking up without alarm clocks, and then tracking how much/well you sleep and how you feel?
One reason she struggled was because she was on rental skates. So many people try skate on rental skates and do terrible and think that it means theyre bad or it's too hard. If you are on good, strong, supportive skates you will do significantly better
When everyone starts skating at 2-4 and I’ve never been on the ice at the age of 14. And I’m just learning to ice skate next week and then learning to figure skate... I feel like I’m too old to start ice skating/figure skating now...
Where i’m from, the bunny hop is definitely not that that simple lol. But she still got so much higher off the ice than most people do when attempting that
There is nothing is about figure skating, the very basics which need to be mastered are not easy - strong edges, basic 3 turns, etc. Skating comes from within, something that drives a skater to keep showing up at practice, working on perfecting his or her moves. As an adult figure skater I strive to learn moves, not to just learn then but to learn to do them well. Working on moves for Freestyle 4 and plan to just take one move at a time and then move on to the next and if I make it by the December 1 deadline for testing and if not that's ok too
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Hope you enjoyed it!!!
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This was actually the first Lucie for Hire where I felt fully unable to do the job. WOW!!! What a hard sport. Thanks for watching me try and watching me fall!!!
You actually did so good!! Definitely better than what I could learn in a day!
OMG
Lucieeeee how tall are u
How cold were you in the outfit? Everyone else had on full on winter gear!
Allison Alcéna freezing, lol
Try Irish dancing next! Would be perfect with the North American Irish dance nationals coming up in July!!
I love how you called it a “sport” so many people say that figure skating isn’t a sport but they don’t understand the athleticism that goes into it and all the early-morning hours (alarm clock for 3 am, anyone?)!!
I agree totally, this video does not represent the true athleticism of my sport. These types of videos are really offensive to the figure skating community. This is also NOTHING like my training routine, this video should be taken down!
I view figure skating as art, honestly so amazing, also as a sport, I mean do people think you can just magically become a good figure skater in a day, no, years of hard work and practice sessions.
@@lionellourenco3434 Lol you sound like a fool.
When the girl says she'd been skating for 29 years but still look 20
asian don't raisin haha
Deydey She doesn't look that young. She looks 30 to me
Alicia that would mean she started skating when she was 1 so she still looks extremely young.
She looks late 30s to me.
@@orangehexbug9598 Most skaters start between 2 and 4.
As a figure skater myself, I can say I was smiling and laughing, because this is exactly like when I was learning and now i can master a triples. I think you showed people that Figure Skating is harder then it looks! Thanks Lucie :)
Sowmya M when did you start figure skating and how long has it taken you to reach your level! :)
Triple axels?
How long have you been skating, and do you think that early teens is too late to start skating for a career?
@@stormforeveryspring im a figure skater obviously it'll be harder to start when you're older. but you can do it! its never too late.
@@montanamarheine208 If they can do triple axels, amazing! But most likely other triple jumps (or at least those first) because triple axels are extremely difficult.
I really liked this because she truly showed her appreciation for the difficulty of the sport. So many people say that skating is easy and anyone can do it!
Figure skating is a very hard sport and I have been skating for only a few months but I finally am starting to go into freestyle skating
Same man!
I'd love to hear about your progress, since it's been a while. Do you still skate?
I'm absolutely new to figure skating and still trying to learn how to spin with both feet. How fast will you progress?
I hate when people say "tricks and twirls " ... What are we ? Dogs ? 🙄
We do steps, jumps, turns , and we spin , we don't twirl.
Agreed!! I HATE it when people say we do tricks!!! Also, stopping isn't a 'trick'! 😂
Same here. They're called Elements, not tricks, as though it's magic!
preach girllllllll
Valeriyamimi EXACTLY
Also i hate when you go skating with friends who dont figure skate , and they say your showing off if you get bored and do any kind of advance move while skating with them -_-
I'm a figure skater too and this really reminded me of my first skating lessons when I was younger. People are always awed when they find out I do the sport and tell me they're afraid of falling. If you don't fall, then you can't consider yourself a figure skater because you're not trying hard enough. That's what my coach always tells me.
This seems like this video should be called "I took a day of skating lessons."
haha yes
Me as a figure skater:
Angela: *Says flexibility*
Me: IM TRYING
if you still arent flexible i have an amazing routine and u can give me ur snap and i can show or something it :)
I hope you realize that not many people would put themselves out there the way that you do. Yes, it's your job, but it's not always easy. People don't like other people see them fall, trip, stumble, struggle, etc. You at times can experience all those things in one video and more and to top it off, you're smiling most, if not the whole time. Now you've got me wanting an uncensored outtake video just to prove you're human. (Censored would also be fine, and yes I do realize that's not going to happen, but I figured why not throw it out there). That's it. Stay Awesome and Have a Wonderful Weekend : )
Jim Corbeil thank you so much!!!
Right I’ve been trying to start a new hobby for 3 years but I always chicken out, I want to try figure skating even thought I know it’s going to take some time but I think it is going to make me become confident
Please do it! Don't listen to anyone who may say: "Skating's for kids" or try to discourage you. You'll meet supportive and amazing people along the way, take tests to advance and even compete. Some tried to discourage me. Had I listened, I wouldn't have met the many kind people I know within the skating world-and believe me, although big, it's small. Don't get discouraged if you can't obsorb a particular element-practice and determination's the bottom line. Good luck!
SkaterForLife Gordon I’m a figure skater, and if you don’t have the money to do it, it’s not worth it. Skates, ice, and lessons are a huge reason why people bail out. If you get a good coach, it’s 100-200 an hour, 15-30 for an hour of ice, good quality skates+blades can end up more than 1k... it’s seriously not worth it 😂
Cloe CCC Depending on the rink they can offer group lessons for Adults Basics in Ice skating from levels 1-6. I am on 5 now! It’s a lot of fun
Really cool video! But I also just wanted to add that figure skaters also do off ice work including dance, ballet, off ice jumps, and cardio work. Loved the video and the dress tho!
I think you should do 5 days of learning to sew like so lucie see's this
Great idea!!!
Maya Tenzer sewing is so fun
Lucie has the biggest most gorgeous eyes.
"I've been skating for 29 years"
GIRL I THOUGHT SHE WAS LIKE 17
Try profession swimming!
Irish step dancer!
Madison Rose yesssss
OMG!! THIS WAS MY IDEA! I LOVE IT SO MUCH ❤️
Thanks for the idea
i am so glad she changed out of a costume when she was just learning how to skate. i was so concerned she was going to learn in a dress because 'that's what they wear in the olympics"
staying warm and safety are both very important!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i’m a professional figure skater and wth she did so good on her first day i’m shook
I’ve been a figure skater since i was 3 now im a teenager thanks for respecting how hard the sport is sometimes people dont see how har the sport actually is
I thought she did great for a beginner skater!
Ohhh damn I would bust my face 😭 props to you for trying! 😂 maybe one day it’d be fun to try working at a wildlife rehab shelter!!! Helping to save a bunch of lil squirrels and baby animals for the day hehe
I love Angela she's my coach!! She's honestly so sweet and a great instructor
I figure skate, so watching Lucie do this made me so proud. 😂
Went ice skating for the first time yesterday and I couldnt get up this morning lol
It was amazing fun and I cant wait to keep practicing!
I'm an Adult figure skater/Coach. For a first-timer, you did well! Consider enrolling in either Groups, or Private lessons. I think with practice and determination you could even compete in local competitions. Good Luck.
Haha this is awesome. She didn't do too bad! As a figure skater, I can say yes it takes years and years to get even half decently good. Unless you're rich and can skate 6-7 times a week with private lessons. Then it takes less years. 😁
you did so well for your first time attempting it! figure skating is so grueling, but also so rewarding, and I'm so glad that you got to experience it for a little bit! it's often assumed that because we make it look easy, it is, but that's just our jobs as skaters. I'm sure you felt the bruises and muscle soreness the next day ;)
omg angela was so cute and nice!!! She was so helpful
I’ve never clicked a notification so fast !! Miss figure skating and taking lessons ♥️
"When we fall we never want to fall backwards"
Here I am as a professional figure skater falling backwards on my butt or hips 24/7 that I invested on a butt pad 😐
Omg same I almost never fall on my side 😂
Yesssss same!
same i always kinda slide into a fall lmao
I like the video even before watching it. This is how much I love refinery29 and Lucie Fink. Keep up the good work. Ly❤
We LOVE YOU!! Thanks for always tuning in
I did the same
thing lol
That's my favorite rink I've ever been to! I went there for mids a few years ago :).
I'm a professional figure skater and I hate when people say figure skating is not a real sport or it's one of the easiest thing in the world no figure skating is one of the hardest hard core complex dangerous sports ever and please respect it
I'm pretty sure Lucie won't read this but I just wanted to say as someone who was a figure skater for 20+ years, you are actually pretty good for a beginner. You have good natural balance on the ice, your feet are quite steady actually and your lack of fear is a big positive for someone who starts skating after childhood. And, to be honest, being so slim doesn't hurt in figure skating (it makes it easier to rotate in the air). If you actually took lessons and trained I think you would be a really good adult skater.
This is so cute! This is my first video watching this series and now I'm gonna binge watch now
As a figure skater it’s entertaining to watch you try to skate but it’s great that your tried your hardest!!
Flying trapeze! I've been taking classes since last fall and it's SO FUN!
LOL im a figure skater and watching her struggle on all the moves i did when i was 5 is so funny. i also love how you showed people how hard this sport is, and me doing doubles at 12 i really dont get much credit for my hard work so thank you :)
It's kinda funny that figure skaters use ballet stretches and warm ups and workouts, just proves that ballerinas and figure skaters shouldn't be at war)
Another video with Lucie!!!! Yay! I literally liked the video before I even saw it 😂
This was the rink I learned to figure skate in. Man, does it bring back many happy memories! I loved skating there and being able to look out the picture windows at the Hudson! 😄❤️⛸⛸
2 things:
1. I have the same name as the professional figure skater.
2. I'm pretty sure she was also in the "Hockey Skaters try to keep up with Figure skaters" video and vise versa.
Your shoulders are sooo pretty. Your dress is sooo pretty. Your skates are sooooo pretty. Nobody's comfortable in ice skates if they don't skate on the regular!
YES YES YES YES I LOVE LUCIE CONGRATS I LOVE ALL THE SERIES YOU DO
Ahaha I showed this to my coach and it was hilarious😂 I was hoping for you to make this video cause I wanted to see how funny it would be! Great job!
Try being a juice maker or a baker
I am a figure skater and I have been skating nine to ten years and trust me when you get into it there’s no stoping
I’ve loved watching figure skating for most of my life, but it’s so hard!
Oh well, I’ll just keep watching the Grand Prix series on tv. 😊
im figure skater myself and to be honest i couldn’t do a snow-plough stop in the first few days but she kinda nailed it in a day
Thank you for letting her wearing a helmet. Brains are so important. I know people that had surgery because of falling. I am a beginner at inline figure skating and i wear all the protective gear, also a helmet.
I’m a figure Skater, and that was pretty good. Lol you learned much faster then my students😆
5 days of being vegetarian( like me) I have been one for 6 years!!
Kaia Finley
So proud!
I've been one for 19!
Never eaten meat or eggs!!
ive been one my whole life ever since i was born
Alexis Anderson yeah I just looked and she did do a vegan one, but vegetarian would be 😎
Jiya Patel
That's what's I meant too lol
Oooooh! I competed at the rink for regionals!!!! It’s super nice!
Wow she is so pretty and her fiancé and her r perfect for each other😘
Ive been waiting for the video for my whole life
This is so relevant to me! I just started figure skating lessons and it’s so fun but really difficult!
I’m a figure skater and when you had your tights on when u had your costume on they were backwards the sparkles should be in the front.
She’s wearing salmon on her legs! I love it so much!! Lucie, you rock anything ever
I am wondering if you can do a 5-days of waking up naturally... Like, going to bed and waking up without alarm clocks, and then tracking how much/well you sleep and how you feel?
This was super cool and really funny watching you fall!😂
First!
Lovely! You did so great for a first day at skating
Ice skating is super hard, good job, Lucie!
I'd love to see Lucie training like a professional swimmer! She has the perfect body type for it, I think she'd be amazing!
Ice skated for 13 years I loved this❤❤❤
Great episode, I love figure skating! I’d love a Lucie for hire Broadway dancer episode!
Try hockey next!!
Lucie, your progress in one day alone went from shuffling to doing tricks which is nothing at all to sneeze at.
You did really well considering this is day one!!
FIRST AGAINNNN LOVE YOU LUCIE💜
Lucie did so so well!!
IM SO HAPPY THIS MAKES ME SO EXCITED
As a figure skater this video makes me really happy!! Haha
Air hostess. As one of them, I can tell you for sure training would be fun to watch
One reason she struggled was because she was on rental skates. So many people try skate on rental skates and do terrible and think that it means theyre bad or it's too hard. If you are on good, strong, supportive skates you will do significantly better
Those werent the bad plastic rental skates tho
i skated for like 7 years with her i got soooo goood because of her
That was Damn good for just one day! Keep skating, Lucie!
That ice just looks so perfect
Roller derby next!
I’m a figure skater and omg I love this
I’m a competitive figure skater and have dreamed of seeing someone do this
Ahhhh Angela is my coach! She did so welllll
When I was little I thought it was finger skater. I thought they would skate on their fingers 😂
figure skating is just so beautiful
There should be one where she trains a professional taekwondo master
I am a professional skater and I found this and just had fun watching it 😂😂
I just got home from ice skating lessons when I got the notification!
By a biochemist next!! 👩🏼🔬👩🏼🔬👩🏼🔬
omg i was waiting for this one hahah
By seeing this I want to figure skate too 😍😍😍😍 love you lucie ❤️❤️❤️ OMG she is so adorable and cute 😄
When everyone starts skating at 2-4 and I’ve never been on the ice at the age of 14. And I’m just learning to ice skate next week and then learning to figure skate... I feel like I’m too old to start ice skating/figure skating now...
WOW, that was fun. Could you try being a social worker!! That will be definitely make you feel the best about yourself.!😊
Where i’m from, the bunny hop is definitely not that that simple lol. But she still got so much higher off the ice than most people do when attempting that
Wait what she did so well for her first time :0 On my first time skating I was all over the place.
There is nothing is about figure skating, the very basics which need to be mastered are not easy - strong edges, basic 3 turns, etc. Skating comes from within, something that drives a skater to keep showing up at practice, working on perfecting his or her moves. As an adult figure skater I strive to learn moves, not to just learn then but to learn to do them well. Working on moves for Freestyle 4 and plan to just take one move at a time and then move on to the next and if I make it by the December 1 deadline for testing and if not that's ok too
the word "tricks" makes figure skaters sound like dogs.....
It's not "tricks." They're not done by magic. they're known as Elements.
You should try circus performer... You could do trapeze! That whoud be so cool!!! 😍😍😍
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