Skate with injected boot form

A skate comprising:

• a boot form configured to receive a foot of a user;
• and
• a skating device below the boot form and configured to engage a skating surface;
• wherein:
• the boot form includes a plurality of different materials;
• the boot form comprises a lateral side region configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a medial side region configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, an ankle region configured to face an ankle of the user, a heel region configured to face a heel of the user's foot, a toe region configured to enclose toes of the user's foot, and a sole region configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
• respective parts of the lateral side region, the medial side region, the ankle region, the heel region, the toe region, and the sole region of the boot form are injection molded with one another from injected ones of the different materials;
• the different materials are distributed such that an upper portion of the boot form is less rigid than a lower portion of the boot form;
• and the lower portion of the boot form that is more rigid than the upper portion of the boot form extends upwardly from the heel region of the boot form to the ankle region of the boot form and forwardly to the lateral side region and the medial side region of the boot form.

A skate comprising:

• a boot form configured to receive a foot of a user;
• and
• a skating device below the boot form and configured to engage a skating surface;
• wherein:
• the boot form includes a plurality of different materials;
• the boot form comprises a lateral side region configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a medial side region configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, an ankle region configured to face an ankle of the user, a heel region configured to face a heel of the user's foot, and a toe region configured to enclose toes of the user's foot;
• respective parts of the lateral side region, the medial side region, the ankle region, the heel region, and the toe region of the boot form are injection molded with one another from injected ones of the different materials;
• the different materials are distributed such that an upper portion of the boot form is less rigid than a lower portion of the boot form;
• the lower portion of the boot form that is more rigid than the upper portion of the boot form extends from the heel region of the boot form upwardly to the ankle region of the boot form and forwardly to the lateral side region and the medial side region of the boot form;
• and the boot form comprises a composite-fiber layer distinct from the injected ones of the different materials.