Tony's compliments feel more like condescension than a genuine assessment of his abilities. Thor knows well enough that he's neither graceful nor majestic right now.

"Give me another six months and we'll see who's the better skater." Thor's not entirely sure he'll have time to skate, given how often he ends up back on Asgard or on one of the other eleven realms. Things had quieted down since the Bifrost had been repaired with the help of the Tesseract and they'd traveled from realm to realm, restoring peace to the worlds that had been attacked by wandering marauders or left under assault by people from their own planet who were all too happy to take advantage of the situation.

The title Prince of Asgard came with responsibilties that kept him away from Earth. Away from the Avengers. And away from Jane.