Some cities have an
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ice rink
People come here to
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skate
This ice rink is
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inside
You can have skating lessons here.
The first ice skates were invented about 5,000 years ago in Finland. They were made from animal bones. Metal blades were invented around 2,000 years ago.
Some people play
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ice hockey
at the ice rink.
Most games have balls. But in ice hockey the players push ‘pucks’ around. These are frozen before the match so they don’t bounce!
You can also watch amazing ice shows here. These people are very good at skating!
Ice skaters in ice shows are often famous skaters from the Olympics!
In some cities, it’s very cold in the winter. Then the ice rinks are
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outside
in a park.
People sell hot drinks and food and they play music so that there are lots of things to do and listen to. Sometimes the children skate while their parents watch them and talk to each other.