Riedell Soar Ice Skates for Men and Women - Sleek Insulated Skate Shoes with Foam-Backed Velvet Lining, PVC Soles, and Smooth Stainless Steel Blades

April Update: So I got these in January and now about 4 months later, I need to buy new skates. Don't get me wrong, these are still great skates, but as a beginner I didn't really know what a perfect fit was and these are actually a little too big. In addition to that, they don't hold up well for pivots or any trick work that you need your toe pick for. My toe pick keeps slipping on the ice. My coach looked at the blades and told me I'd need new skates with thicker blades and better toe picks if I wanted to progress beyond LTS Basic 4.If anyone was wondering about the sturdiness of the plastic hooks, they are still going strong and I lace my skates TIGHT.UPDATE 1: I walked around in these when I got my blade guards and they were a perfect fit. I sprained my ankle shortly after (not skating) so I haven't actually gotten to try them on the ice. However, I also bought a pair for my son as a birthday present and he loves them. We got them sharpened before his first time out on them and they've been a dream. The plastic hooks at the top of the skate have been just fine and are very sturdy. I expect theyll hold up pretty well over time. One nitpicky observation i have is that the hook openings are quite narrow, so its not easy to get the included laces to sit nicely within the hook. You kind of have to "clip" them in. The only real flaw I've noted is that my skates (size 9) had great laces (good length and good quality), his skates (size 7) are so short that we can barely tie them, even after tightening them as far as we can. He's been out on with them 3 times and we definitely need to pick up new laces or else I'm going to break my hands trying to tighten them enough to get a loop from them.Original review:I'm in love with these. I just got them today and my guards don't get here until tomorrow, so I haven't started breaking them in yet. I followed the sizing guide exactly and the fit pretty well. Very comfy. I MIGHT buy them again a size smaller after I try them on the ice because they are a little on the wide side, but honestly, I don't think it will be a problem. They look so pretty and they feel very sturdy. As others have said, the hooks are plastic, but they feel very sturdy. I was more concerned about the velcro strap, but it hold super well. I'm going to get the blades sharpened on Saturday before taking them on the rink for the first time. I'm absolutely besotted.

The skates are very comfortable, easy to put on, they feel very safe and my son is delighted with them. In addition, the material they are made of looks of great quality.

The media could not be loaded. I’m new to ice skating and these skates are working very well! I’ll be pond skating only so the terrain is less than perfect! They are stable, warm, and the fit was spot in. I ordered my exact size. Now again, I’m new to ice skating so I don’t have any idea what I’m talking about. I do notice that my ankle/shin has pretty much no movement and maybe that’s on purpose or maybe they need to break in. I really don’t know- it doesn’t bother me but I’d say it makes my shins tired. I’ve roller bladed a lot as a kid and the fit feels similar.This winters temps are cold enough that we were able to make a homemade rink on our pond. It has lots of random ridges and imperfections but the skates seem to cut right through. I would buy these skates again. They are also REALLY pretty especially for outside skating.

Love them. So glad I finally got them, so excited, can’t wait to get on the ice! So glad I followed the reviews though because if I had followed the chart I would have ordered a 6 and they definitely would have been too small. I wear a UK 4, EU37, US 6,5 shoe and this 7 is just perfect. Warm inside and feel like they will be comfy. Another review did say bulky and they are a tad but I still think they’re perfect & beautiful.One last thing: I had take another look at them because THE LOOKS OF ADMIRATION that I got from my fellow skaters had me shook, I was so surprised how many compliments I got on them. I thought they were pretty cute, evidently I was wrong - they are show stoppers. Thank you Amazon for my beautiful skates!!!

Very nice skates. Sturdy and sleek. My son takes ice skating lessons and they offer the rental ones but they are very worn so we decided to get him his own. Great quality!

I love these skates. They’re very comfortable

Skates are very good for beginners. They're soft and comfortable. I am surprised to read in some reviews that the skates are running small. I would say that they run roughly 1 size bigger. My street shoe size is 7, so I bought the skates in size 7, and even with a very thick sock they still a bit too big. I'm considering changing them to a smaller size.Overall they are good solid beginners skates, that I'd highly recommend.

I returned these because they are really hard and very uncomfortable.. the sizing is way off and I'm 9 - 9.5 women's shoe size.. I got a size 10 and they were still too small and tight, hard and uncomfortable. Highly overpriced for something that's uncomfortable and runs way small