Botas
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Botas is a Czech skate maker, and what we carry of it reaches across the whole rink: leather figure boots, padded recreational skates and a complete ice hockey line, with a number of models listed as made in Europe. Botas blades, hockey laces and leather dance shoes sit alongside the skates.
What the Botas range covers here
- Figure skates. Anita, Dagmar, Diana, Regina and Stella in women’s and girls’ sizes; Cezar, David and Robin for men and boys.
- Recreational leather. The Cindy is listed for women, girls and kids, and the Diana leather skate is made in Europe.
- Ice hockey. Attack 181 and 191, Emery, Largo 571 PRO, Yukon 381 and Draft 281, the women’s and girls’ Cristalo 171, and a Goalie Pro.
- Blades. Figure blades Nicole, Princess and Sabrina; the Falcon hockey blade in carbon steel, and the Icehawk in carbon steel, chrome vanadium or stainless.
- Off the ice. Leather ballet flats and EVA gymnastic shoes in black, pink, red and white, plus hockey laces in three lengths.
Start with figure skates, the ice hockey section, or skating blades.
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Choosing across the Botas range
Botas is unusual among the makers here in covering the whole rink rather than one discipline, so the first question on this page is which part of the range you are actually in.
- Figure. Leather boots with a toe-picked figure blade — Anita, Dagmar, Diana, Regina and Stella in women’s and girls’ sizes, Cezar, David and Robin for men and boys. These are the boots for lessons and edges.
- Recreational. The Cindy, listed for women, girls and kids, and the faux-leather Diana. Comfort-first boots for public sessions rather than for training.
- Hockey. Attack, Emery, Largo, Yukon and Draft, plus the Cristalo 171 in women’s and girls’ sizes and a goalie skate. Flat-ground hockey blades, no toe pick.
The distinction that matters most is the blade rather than the badge. A toe pick is essential for figure skating and gets in the way on a public session, where a hockey-profile blade is far easier to walk and stop on.
Living with a Botas boot
Most of the Botas skate range is a laced faux-leather boot, which behaves differently from a moulded or padded shell. A laced boot settles over the first several sessions as the padding compresses to the foot and holds that shape afterwards. A boot that feels snug on day one usually feels right by week three, while a boot that felt comfortable straight out of the box tends to end up loose. Fit for a firm heel hold with the toes just brushing the end, lace tightly through the ankle and lightly over the toes, and let the boot air out fully between sessions rather than leaving it zipped in a bag.
Blades, laces and what Botas makes off the ice
Botas sells its blades separately as well as mounted, which means a boot that still fits can be re-bladed instead of replaced. The figure blades are the Nicole, Princess and Sabrina; the hockey side has the carbon-steel Falcon and the Icehawk in carbon steel, chrome vanadium or stainless. Hockey laces come in several lengths. Away from the ice the brand also makes ballet flats and EVA gymnastic shoes, which is why Botas turns up under ballet shoes as well as under skates.
To compare these against the rest of what is carried, browse recreational ice skates or kids’ ice skates. Sizing questions, width included, are answered by email.