A little question about Riedell Ice Skates!?

The boot is VERY important - it's what gives you support and stability. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE STRONG ANKLES - whatever that means. Riedell has the largest selection of recreational figure skates. I suggest going to your local pro shop to be measured and fitted correctly. A poor fitting boot is the reason more skaters quit. I recommend the Riedell model 21 or 121 (depending on the size of your foot) for recreational skating. It has a nice blade and plenty of support - you wouldn't need to upgrade unless you decided to start jumping. DO NOT get skates from a sporting good store. They have no support and nickel blades instead of steel blades - nickel cannot be sharpened.

Riedell skates can be used as recreational or figure skates depending on which one it is. Yellow-Blue ribbon can be used as both and anything above that are figure skates.

By regular, do you mean just recreational ice skaters? Riedells are 100% made for figure skaters. Sure, they have beginner-level skates that you could use, but why would you? They're so much more expensive...why not just get skates from a sports store or something if you're not a figure skater? Besides, I wouldn't recommend Riedell to anyone, figure skater or otherwise, unless you have a very narrow foot.