No human fashion would be so comfortable to him as this, and if he is to have his best chance to succeed (without cheating) he would prefer to be comfortable. As it is, the bright yellow wheels clash horribly with every known thing in the universe, even the black suit he'd been wearing, so there was no point trying to blend in.

He watches her movements sharply, observing the way she shifts her weight, adding that to his observations of the skaters moving quickly around the curves of the arena, bending deeply at the knees and allowing the force of their speed to hold them to their courses. Pushing off with one skate, he drifts forward, testing how responsive these wheels are, and nods.

There is a great deal to pay attention to. Loki assumes points will be taken off for mowing down everyone in his path, which means avoiding anyone skating in front of him, which makes his task ten times harder. As well, the skates are slick and his confidence rapidly becomes caution when he discovers how easily one small miscalculation could send him cascading into the barriers. He narrowly avoids it several times, and he has nothing near the speed he's going to need to overtake her even once, but he's learning.

This has the potential to be fun if he can stop overthinking it, but he hates losing.