01/06/2025
Hello again figure skating community. Another day and another myth to be busted that has been floating around for many years and one that doesn’t even exist outside of the overpass
When you get your skates sharpened and ask for an A1, A2, etc. there is no such thing!! This system was made up and does not exist outside of here.
What these numbers translates to is as follows for the two most commonly used ones.
A1 is a 5/8” sharpening
A2 is a 1/2” sharpening
If you were to go to the mainland and use A1 or A2 they would like at you with 10 heads. Nowhere uses this as it was made up and continued over the years.
Skate technicians, skate sharpeners do not use these made up terms but rather the 5/8”, 1/2” terms that have been around for many many years as this is what is used world wide!!
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