Book 28, Question 74
How do hockey players stop so fast on ice?
A skate blade has two sharp edges.
To stop, a player turns the skates sideways and digs the edges into the ice at an angle. The blades shave off a spray of ice, and the scraping slows the player down fast. Players lean into the stop with their knees bent to stay balanced. Learning to stop is one of the first lessons at any skating class.