Can You Learn Figure Skating Online?

[Hippophile]

Hi! So I'm new here, but not really to skating in general. I don't have much experience actually skating, but I've been watching it attentively for a year now and I've learned quite a lot about the individual athletes and skating terminology, etc.

I would love to learn to skate in the future. However, in my current situation, I am unable to attend in-person lessons. Do virtual lessons exist, and what kind of skills can you learn through them? Are they safe? Can I learn more than just the basics? I want to be able to do spins, at least the more basic ones, and jumps.

Can they only be used in addition to in-person lessons?

Thank you! And I'm not sure if it is helpful or not, but I live in Canada.

 

[karne]

No, you can't. If you were already an established skater who had been having in-person lessons then virtual lessons or zoom lessons would be fine. But not as a rank beginner. You need that in person coaching to make sure you don't establish bad technique.

I don't know what situation would make you unable to have in person lessons but still enable you to go to an ice rink, but you will need to find a way around it.