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Professor -
Would bring your daughter to a few public skating sessions and maybe rent skates before you go all in. You can rent skates at the rink and yes the will suck. If she enjoys it (and you do to) I would break down and buy a nice pair of ice skates. Unfor., that is the most important piece of equipment. It's the one piece of equipment you have to splurge on. I've seen too many times, kids and adults complaining about the skates. They buy the cheap models with the flimsy ankles and their feet always hurt or they were not fitted right and they just get turned off by the whole ice skating experience. You can buy a nice pair of hockey skates for your daughter for under $100 (don't know about figure skates as my daughters play ice hockey). For yourself, you're probably looking @ around $200. Bauer's are made for people with wider feet such as yourself (me too). I would suggest going to a reputable place and having somebody knowledgeable helping you and/or your daughter try the skates on. It's something you definitely want to get right and not get blisters or anything of the like. You want to go a size and a 1/2 or even 2 sizes lower then your shoe size. If you're a size 9 foot sneaker, you're looking @ a size 7 1/2 or even 7 skate size. You want to be very snug in them and your toes barely touching the front of the skate. You may also want to tape your ankles for extra support. Hope this information helps Professor and good luck.
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