1.   A pair of figure skates becomes both a knife and a tool for removing an infected tooth in an excruciating scene of do-it-yourself dentistry.

2.   For example, behemoth Nike has been developing its own high-quality, recreational figure skate, Swartz said.

3.   Figure skates could be a better primer.

4.   If not, they can always grind down a pair of figure skates and drag her around the M-Wave rink.

5.   So the Halliseys took an old pair of figure skates and ground down the toe picks.

6.   Some, like Vicki Movsessian, a defenseman from Lexington, Mass., first took to the ice on figure skates.

7.   You want a lot softer ice to hold the edges for the figure skates.