Well technology is changing the way we do just about everything including believe it or not ice skating yeah now an eco-friendly synthetic ice is actually making it possible to skate almost anywhere Crystal young has a story behind Glce the first ice skates were made of bone created more than 2,000 years ago in Scandinavia they were invented more as a means of transportation than fun but boy have times changed now ice SK is a cool family activity and in a city like New York you’ve got options the
Rink at Bryant Park’s winter village is a popular choice the surface traditional ice around since 1949 wolman rink in Central Park also ice but Sky rank the highest rank in New York City at the edge at Hudson yards is glce in Coney Island Luna Park frostfest Rank glce and
The bumper cars at The Standard Hotel okay okay yep they zip around on GCE so what’s GCE time to explore key is to only use high grade raw materials glyce is compression molded synthetic ice crafted into interlocking panels it provides a coste effective and eco-friendly skating experience there
Are more than 3,000 glycer rinks in over 100 countries from the largest rink in the world in me Mexico City to a glyce rink in the shadows of the Eiffel Tower in Paris the advantages over real ice are many no cost of running electricity there’s no fuel to run a Zamboni okay
You’re you’re putting a a glyce surface down a synthetic ice surface down that needs no water to freeze there’s no materials to build around it to keep it Frozen glyce is often used in places where real ice is Impractical or impossible you can even have one in your
Your backyard it’s an ideal solution in a warming world where it’s harder to keep ice frozen I investigated glyce inside s skate a new rink inside the New York Hall of Science in Queens it offers you all the winter fun of skating without the frostbite in a place like
The New York Hall of Science we often have exhibits on for short periods and long periods and we could bring this in for a couple of months at a time and so it allows us a lot of flexibility to have our guests have an experience at
Different times of the year at SI skate you can skate for just 10 bucks rental included and just to up that Winter Wonderland feeling they pipe in a little snow and if you fall on GCE you’re less likely to be injured when you step on to it the resistance makes you feel more
Comfortable okay because you’re not your feet are not sliding out from underneath you Jenna and Emma loved it a few questions answered can you use regular ice skates on GCE you can use your own figure skates you can own your own hockey skates can you figure skate on
Glyce you can jump like a figure skater they can do all their Twirls can you do a hockey stop yes you can do a hockey stop I mean a lot of players do skate on synthetic ice Services as an off ice training program okay what it does is it
Creates resistance so I’ve got my glyce Gates I’m going to buckle up and get ready to glide on GCE even though I learned how to skate right next door at the rink at the Queen’s Museum it’s been a while I’m sure even this little girl was wondering what exactly is happening okay this is clearly for little kids oh [Applause] Lord I used to know how to ice skate what
Happened never let him see sweat or fall I eventually got the hang of it well sort of so whether you’re three or 73 a novice or a professional I think you’ll find GCE is nice Crystal young Good Day New York
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