The importance of strong ankles in figure skating: all levels
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Purpose: This video explains why ankle strengthening is so important for figure skaters, especially when they are doing off-ice training.
Focus: ankle mobility, ankle range of motion, ankle dorsiflexion, injury prevention, balance, ankle internal rotation, ankle external rotation
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