Description
The Softec Elite ST7200 is a soft, warm recreational figure skate in black — a microfiber boot insulated with Thinsulate behind a non-abrasive fabric lining, on a lightweight waterproof Fusion sole, under a full Ultima Mark II figure blade. Jackson places it in Medium Recreational Support: rink sessions and learn-to-skate lessons.
Support level
Jackson puts the whole Softec range in its Medium Recreational Support tier and publishes no number for it, so it sits alongside the 2–90 scale, not at the bottom of it. It holds the ankle for forward and backward skating, stops and learn-to-skate basics, not for rotational jumps. Already jumping? Read how to choose a figure skate support level.
Key details
- Upper: napped microfiber in solid black, which Jackson calls light, flexible and strong. White contrast stitching, a reinforced toe wrap, punched vent holes, “Elite by Jackson” on the tongue and a round Softec badge on the outside quarter.
- Lining: a non-abrasive fabric lining with Thinsulate insulation over soft padding, and a light gray knit around the rolled collar and padded tongue.
- Fit: Jackson’s Adapted Width C last opens up the arch to take pressure off it. C and M are the same width on Jackson’s chart, which is why the size menu reads Width: M.
- Closure: four pairs of open lace hooks over a full row of lace holes, with black-and-white speckled laces.
- Sole: the Fusion sole, lightweight and waterproof, a one-piece gray unit with a black tread face, a stacked-look heel and a metal Jackson badge.
- Blade: an Ultima Mark II figure blade etched with the Mark II name and the Ultima mark, screwed to metal toe and heel plates and sharpened at the factory. Its full toe pick is what toe-assisted stops and early drills need.
Which Softec — and which Elite?
- Softec Elite ST7200 (this skate) — microfiber, Thinsulate, and the Ultima Mark II blade; women’s 4–10 in black, navy or white.
- Softec Vista ST3200 / ST3201 — nylon upper, Nylex lining, Ultima Mark I blade.
- Softec RAVE RV2000 / RV2001 — fleece-lined nylon with a printed graphic, Mark I blade, from toddler 8.
- Softec ST2300 / ST2321 — fabric lace loops and a Velcro ankle strap instead of hooks; runs to adult 11.
- Softec DIVA DV3000 — microfiber like the Elite but laced through eyelets only, Mark I blade, five colors.
- Looking for the Jackson Elite competition boot? That is the Elite DJ4200 — a stiff leather boot sold without blades, for doubles and triples.
Fit and sizing
The ST7200 runs women’s whole sizes 4 to 10 in one width, M, and the size menu shows what is in stock. Skate sizes are not shoe sizes: measure heel to toe in your skating socks and use the longer foot. Width counts as much as length — ball girth is the circumference around the widest part of your foot, not how wide the sole looks. If yours runs well above the M figure for your length, this single-width boot will feel tight across the ball. Between two lengths, take the larger.
| Women’s size | Foot length, in (cm) | Ball girth, M (C), in (cm) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 5/8 (22.0) | 8 1/16 (20.5) |
| 5 | 9 (22.9) | 8 5/16 (21.2) |
| 6 | 9 5/16 (23.7) | 8 9/16 (21.8) |
| 7 | 9 5/8 (24.5) | 8 13/16 (22.4) |
| 8 | 9 15/16 (25.3) | 9 1/16 (23.1) |
| 9 | 10 1/4 (26.1) | 9 5/16 (23.7) |
| 10 | 10 9/16 (26.9) | 9 9/16 (24.3) |
Jackson cuts the heel about one width narrower than the ball, so a foot close to the M girth still locks in behind. Full width tables are on the Jackson Ultima sizing chart.
What’s included
A pair of ST7200 boots with the Ultima Mark II blades mounted and sharpened at the factory.
Also worth a look
Also listed in navy and white, and as the men’s Softec Elite ST7202. More in Recreational Ice Skates and Women’s Figure Skates.
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