They're not quite out of the woods, as she's still a bit winded even when he finds his words first. The right sort of impact could easily send her tumbling or flying, but at least she's been using the time here to practice balancing on the ice, for these potential sort of problems, instead of immediately trying to skate with her lack of concept of it.

"It's fine-"

Still, moving backwards with no plan as to how to rectify it further is not great either. Finding the nearest soft snowy bank might be best for a proper flop.