00:00I'm Lucy Fink.
00:01I'm a video producer at Refinery29.
00:03But every so often, I like to try.
00:07I'm going to do it again and just move slowly.
00:10But every so often, I like to try other people's jobs.
00:13Today, I'm at the Chelsea Piers Sky Rink
00:15to see if I have what it takes to be a professional figure
00:18skater.
00:19This is Lucy for Hire.
00:22I've been ice skating a handful of times in my life.
00:25I went to a few ice rink birthday parties as a little girl.
00:28And I even find myself visiting some
00:30of New York City's top skating spots in the wintertime.
00:33But when my audience challenged me to try becoming a figure
00:37skater for the day, I was honestly a little nervous.
00:40I've never felt very comfortable on ice skates.
00:42And I'd never attempted any risky moves before.
00:45So today, we changed that.
00:47I met with a professional figure skater.
00:49And we spent the day together at the Chelsea Piers Sky Rink.
00:52I've been skating for 29 years.
00:54Definitely an intense sport.
00:56It takes power, endurance, flexibility, stability.
01:01You're working your whole body.
01:03My first challenge was to warm up.
01:05We are prepping to get onto the ice.
01:07So we're going to get your heart rate going.
01:10We're going to stretch.
01:11Oh, that's about as far as I go.
01:13That's OK.
01:14Warming up for the ice rink is pretty particular.
01:16We did a few stretches that can warm you up for almost any sport.
01:20But then we focused on certain moves that are specifically
01:23tailored to ice skaters.
01:25That's beautiful.
01:26We played with my balance, flexibility, and coordination.
01:31And even before we stepped foot on the ice, I was wiped out.
01:35Oh, already?
01:37My second challenge was some basic skating.
01:40Many people feel a little bit shaky the first moment that they step out onto the ice.
01:44So I started out with a helmet on, just to be safe.
01:47We began with a quick lesson in how to fall.
01:50So if you ever feel like you're going to fall down, to catch yourself, you want to bend
01:54down and grab onto your knees.
01:56So when we fall, we never want to fall backwards.
01:58Right.
01:59You're going to try to fall on either side.
02:01And slide.
02:02Woo!
02:04Oh!
02:04Let me get back down.
02:09I think I had a little bit too much fun with this one.
02:13Angela then guided me around the rim of the rink until I was finally starting to get the
02:17hang of it.
02:18She taught me the forward swizzle, the foot stomp, the toe touch, and then she taught me
02:26how to skate backwards.
02:28I told you you can go backwards today.
02:30I'm doing it!
02:31We also did a little bit of edge work where she had me skating on one foot and putting
02:36pressure on a specific edge in effort to turn.
02:39This was a lot easier for me on my right foot.
02:42My outside edge is a little rusty.
02:45And then it was time for my third challenge, tricks.
02:49By this time, I was feeling a little more confident on the ice, so I finally took my helmet
02:54off.
02:54Okay, maybe that was a bad idea.
02:57Learning tricks was a lot scarier than I thought it would be.
02:59Angela taught me the bunny hop jump, the lunge, a twirl, and how to come to a complete stop.
03:11I practiced these moves various times, and also hit the ice various times.
03:19As long as you remember how to fall, you should be okay.
03:22I'm an expert baller.
03:24My final challenge was to perform a short routine.
03:28As I know from watching both the Olympics and I, Tonya, the final performance is everything.
03:34You're judged not only on your skills and grace, but also on your appearance, including your choice of outfit.
03:41Angela walked me through a basic routine, and I practiced the choreography a little bit on my own before I
03:46was ready for the final presentation.
03:51Dun-da-na-na.
03:52I changed into a beautiful skating costume.
03:56And then I was ready to perform my routine.
04:08There were parts of the routine that I needed Angela for.
04:10It just wouldn't have been wise for me to attempt them on my own.
04:13But other parts, I nailed.
04:19Ice skating for the entire day wound up being one of those experiences where I started feeling muscle soreness during
04:25the activity.
04:26So you can only imagine how my body felt the next day.
04:30To be honest, this was the first episode of Lucy for Hire where I truly felt like I was just
04:35not made for the job.
04:37Not as easy as it looks.
04:38Lucy.
04:39Lucy did much better than I expected.
04:41Not to say that I was expecting anything bad, but she really was a quick learner.
04:46Would I hire Lucy as a professional skater?
04:49Maybe not yet.
04:50If she keeps practicing and hones those skills, then I don't see why not.
04:56You know how they say Rome wasn't built in a day?
04:58Well, Lucy definitely didn't become a professional figure skater in a day either.
05:02This is a tough sport that takes a lot of practice and years and years to master.
05:07But at least I had fun trying.
05:10Let us know what job you want to see me try next and we'll see you then on Lucy for
05:13Hire.
05:15Bye!
05:15Bye!
05:16Mwah!
05:16Look, he over hereĩus!
05:16Yeah, great.
05:17What?
05:17So what didn't we call him?
05:18You
