Sports boot with integrated ankle compression system

A sport boot comprising:

• an outer shell;
• a strobel affixed to the outer shell;
• and
• an ankle compression system attached to and positioned within the outer shell to apply selective compressive force against an anterior ankle portion of a person's foot when wearing the boot, wherein
• the ankle compression system comprises:
• (a) an ankle compression member having medial and later edge regions and an intermediate compression region therebetween which is adapted to being positioned forwardly adjacent the anterior ankle portion;
• (b) a medial positioning band extending downwardly and rearwardly away from a medial edge region of the ankle compression member and having a lower terminal end immovably fixed to a medial edge portion of the strobel and an opposite upper terminal end operatively associated with the medial edge region of the ankle compression member;
• (c) a lateral positioning band which extends downwardly and rearwardly away from a lateral edge region of the ankle compression member and having a lower terminal end immovably fixed to a lateral edge portion of the strobel and an opposite upper terminal end operatively associated with the lateral edge region of the ankle compression member;
• (d) an adjustment lace connected operatively connecting the ankle compression member to the medial and lateral positioning straps;
• and
• (e) a tightening member positioned on a lateral side of the outer shell and connected to the adjustment lace, the tightening member being operable to cause the adjustment lace to forcibly draw the ankle compression member toward and exert a selective compressive force against the anterior ankle portion of the person's foot when wearing the boot.