Skate
- "Skating" redirects here. For the sports class in the Mario & Sonic series, see Speed Skating.
| Skate | |||
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 Artwork of Ice Mario skating | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch) (2025) | ||
| Used by | Mario, Luigi | ||
| Effect | Move faster across ice without the ability to stop | ||
| Input method | Shake the  / / / Press  or 
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| Performed after | Spin | ||
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Skating, or ice-skating, is a move used primarily by Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. The move can be done only while the character is walking on ice, and it is activated by shaking either the Wii Remote or Nunchuk (shaking either Joy-Con or pressing in the Nintendo Switch ports). While skating, the player can control the character as they would normally, though the character moves at a faster speed and does not stop moving unless the character ground-pounds or touches solid ground or an obstacle. The character can also skate backwards if the player presses 
. Cloud Mario and Cloud Luigi cannot skate if they have any clouds in stock, as if they do they will always generate a cloud platform with their spin.
In Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, characters can use the Ice Skate to move around on ice in a similar fashion.
In other titles, such as Mario Sports Mix's Hockey and Smash Skate, skating is the primary source of movement. Skating is also done by the characters in the Mario & Sonic series, where it is used exclusively in the Speed Skating, Figure Skating, and Dream Figure Skating events from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Luigi's Special Dash in Mario Golf: Super Rush, Speed-Skate Dash, has him become Ice Luigi and skate to rush forward. It ignores terrain that would slow Luigi down, damages opponents, and leaves a temporary slippery ice trail behind him to further interfere with opponents.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| French (Canada) | Patinar | Skate | [1][2] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Patinar[3] Patinaje | Skate | [4] |
