Sentence examples for of the skates from inspiring English sources

Critics also say that Nike's attention to product design did not extend to the performance of the skates, which were priced at a premium of several hundred dollars, and were unusually sized for North American feet.

Those lighter and stiffer materials raised the price of the skates, and critics complained that a sport with the working-class reputation was turning into a prep-school pastime.

"I developed about 50 or 60 prototypes," he says of the skates, which offer adjustable foot plates that accommodate almost any style of shoe.

Biggest mechanical challenge: overcoming the unnatural feel of the side push off of the skates while crouching with hands behind the back.

Treadway conceived of the skates seven years ago while working on his thesis at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, one of the world's foremost producers of transportation-design talent.

All of the skates are named after Steilen's family members.

Korean Air has agreed to postpone its sponsorship of the skating federation until after the vote.

By the time Mike Pattison finished high school, he wanted out of the skating business.

On the ramps of the skate park, Greyson is a natural.

To that sum, four inches is added, representing the height of the skate blade.

Until tonight, these championships had been remarkable only for the mediocrity of the skating of the dancers, pairs and men.