Did you know that we have a pro figure skater in our ranks K count news reporter Amanda starino can really bring it on the ice so much so that she decided to challenge former King Derek Armstrong to a skate off to see if the pro hockey player keep up with the figure Skater we are at the toy to Sports Center in ela gundo and we’re going to have some fun today we’re going to have a lot of fun I’m Dereck Armstrong formerly La k I’m here to teach Amanda the basic skills of hockey shooting passing and skating obviously you got skating down
P but we’ll see what good you are and I’m want to see what figure skating skills he has you’re super familiar with the ice tell us about your hockey career I played 17 years professional five NHL teams my firstus Islanders Rangers and then Kings for eight years so played in
This ring quite a bit with copi dowy luk roai Rob Blake so all my boss now so I got to put a good performance on for sure your teeth they’re not all real in there going on Zigman pumpy hit me so it’s these two which are these and then
My bottom two 32 stitches and didn’t lose a shift button I couldn’t do that now not a chance I can’t lose my teeth te you’re good you’re not lose my teeth today cuz I lose my job all righty let’s get to it let’s go here we go so I’ve never played hockey never
Really wanted to so what I never wanted a finger skate so we’re good how do I do who wants to get a 5 in the morning and skating on me Top Hand which is your left hand at the very top shoulder width AP part now you’re ready to play some
Hockey hold like that bend your knees so you’re going to get the puck as you get it you pull it back and sweep it oh someone’s hot let’s go right on the T there it is the spin look at this look at this yes get it get it rip it
Great job how it’s done how do I celebrate this I used to I’d score and I just give this some one leg up one fist punp yes the figure part of figure skating one of the first ones you learn is a mohawk so all you’re going to do is
Step forward back forward back forward keep going Mohawk that’s one Mohawk nice perfect a twizzle a twizzle one fo spin lior to oh man no seriously there you go that was good you don’t look down at the ice at the puck you look up at your audience and smile it’s easy very
Easy not hey that’s it hey I’m doing that we’re to skate skate crossovers crossovers let me Glide you want to say one two go red one two 3 go see you later night night night night close it’s close stretch oh okay we got to determine who won
Today the figure skater or the hockey player a figure skater was pretty good scored a goal on me finished second in the race but all the events you won so I got to say though hockey player might might be figure skating soon the pair skills are on never they never know get
Some good form you got your twizzles down lot of Team aw awesome
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