skates, ankles, arches.. oh my!

So tonight will be my first time wearing my skates on a rink. i've worn them around the house, and a hotel, but never skated in them. they fit great, which is good. i'm nervous about my ankles, and how they are gonna hold up though. i've not done any strengthening work in ages. i tried the skaes on with the ankle braces yestreday and the result was excrutiating without even skating. the ankle brace stabilizes the ankle by wrapping around the foot and then up the ankle. thos would be fantastic and helpful except for one thing- i have high arches. this means that the ankle brace, in its effort to stabilize my ankle, compounds the high arch problem by compressing the foot and bringing the arch higher. sigh. so, i am gonna look into some thin arch inserts for my skates and sneakers, and in the meantime start doin those ankle strengthening exercises...