Yes, that is why we are considering that boot instead of the Freestyle, same stiffness (well, verifying with Jackson about that) without the blade. I bought the Eclipse Mist blade at a closeout to transition her to intermediate blades at a cheap price ($225 blade for $89, bought 3 sizes for her). Her feet fit Jacksons so far, (she hated Riedell boots). Her fitter did a great job mounting the Mists on her current Elles so we'd be ok with removing the blades from the FS or another Elle, just seems like a waste though. I think we can go with either of the 3 models, but the description of the last on the Debut seems like it might fit her foot better since she has a narrow heel. Whether she needs the stiffness of the next boot up is debatable. Her fitter is not one to overboot and she hasn't made a dent in her Elles in 7 months. Fitter would say it's the perfect stiffness for her, but she'll be starting Axel prep soon so we might move up a little.