Review of Mondor Over the Boot Figure Skating Tights

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By Jo Ann Schneider Farris, About.com Guide

Mondor Over the Boot Figure Skating Tights

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The Bottom Line

Mondor over the boot figure skating tights are warm ice skating tights that cover figure skating boots. Many ice skaters and figure skating coaches like the long continuous line and professional look that these tights give to figure skaters' legs. Parents of skaters especially are happy with these tights because polishing of figure skate boots is no longer necessary since the over the boot tights completely cover and protect ice skating boots.

Pros

Some skaters say that these tights keep their feet and legs warm.
There is no need to polish ice skates when a skater wears these tights.
These tights will help protect a figure skating boot's finish.
Many skaters say that these tights are very comfortable.
These tights do give an ice skater a very professional appearance.

Cons

These tights are very expensive.
Holes tend to appear in the boot part of these tights quite quickly.
Sometimes the velcro or hooks don't work correctly.
Some figure skaters have reported minor accidents while wearing these tights.
Many ice skating coaches and judges don't like the way these tights look on a figure skater.

Description

Opaque tights
Velcro, hook, or easy release buckle fasteners
Variety of thicknesses available
Comfortable thick waistband
Two different shades of beige available

Guide Review - Review of Mondor Over the Boot Figure Skating Tights

It has been said that Sonja Henie introduced beige ice skating tights to the ice skating world.

Eventually, ice skating fans saw their favorite stars appear in tights that fitted over skating boots in the famous ice skating show, Holiday on Ice. Those original over the boot tights were really leggings or fishnet tights that were forced over ice skating boots.

Recently, the manufacturers of ice skating tights have produced an over the boot beige figure skating tight that is made especially for the needs of ice skaters of all ages and levels.

Mondor, a supplier of figure skating and dance clothes, makes more than one kind of over the boot figure skating tight. Other suppliers of figure skating products also make similar tights, but most figure skaters favor the Mondor tights.

The boot cover can be fastened with either velcro, hooks, or with easy release buckles. The tights are very comfortable and can be worn over a thinner footed tight or with socks.

Some figure skating coaches and judges don't like these tights because they want to see an ice skater's boot, but others do like the professional look these tights give to a figure skater's appearance.

Synchronized skating teams always wear these tights and usually wear the thinner over the boot model that includes hooks, not velcro.

Every serious female figure skater should consider adding at least one pair of Mondor over the boot figure skating tights to her ice skating wardrobe.

User Reviews

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Over-the-Boot Tights:In My Own Words, Member kkrivers79

Here are some interesting facts about over-the-boot tights in figure skating. Over-the-boot tights appeared in the sport in 1966 during the Ice Capades shows,the same time when Ice Follies and Holiday On Ice was in effect. The first skater to wear the tights was not Sonja Henie.It was pioneered by a petite skater named Anna Galmarini from Italy. Over-the-boot tights are worn to extend the leg line for short female skaters. The first over-the-boot tights were originally made from fishnet pantyhose that were cut by the bottom part of the foot,and then attached with hooks. Nowadays,the tights are attached with hooks with eyes,or Velcro fasteners. Some say that the tights keep the skater's feet warm and there is no need to paint the skates. Others say that the tights are very expensive,it could cause minor accidents,and they tend to rip. Some judges and coaches disapprove the look of over-the-boot tights in figure skating,and rather stick to the clean look of white skate boots. Over-the-boot tights come in 4 types of styles:Opaque-used in competition,fishnet-used in professional ice shows,spandex unitard-also used in professional ice shows,and see-through shimmery,which can be used both competively and professionally.Many famous skaters have donned this style,from Peggy Fleming,Linda Fratianne,Elaine Zayak,Kitty Carruthers,Tai Babilonia,Elizabeth Manley and Dorothy Hamill in the 80's to Kristi Yamaguchi,Nancy Kerrigan,Oksana Baiul,Nicole Bobek,and Caryn Kadavy in the 90's to today's skaters like Sasha Cohen,Irina Slutskaya,and Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes.

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