Abstract: A clap skate include a forefoot support which is adapted for fastening the sole portion of said skating shoe thereon. The forefoot support is pivotally connected to the front part of a skate frame about a transverse pivot pin, so as to allow said forefoot support with the skating shoe thereon to tilt about the pivot pin forwardly from a normal position, so that the skating shoe is lifted with its heel portion from the rear portion of the skate frame. The pivot pin is held between two bracket flanges extending upwardly from the front part of the skate frame. A spring mechanism tending to cause the forefoot support to return into the normal position comprises a U-shaped spring wire, the cross portion of which engages the upper face of the forefoot support and the legs of which are provided with a helically wound portion. The helically wound portions are each positioned around the pivot pin in an intermediary space between a flange and one lateral end of said forefoot support.