New Page 1 turn it into an olympic sport, says Cole, who sponsors local races. rollerskating is scheduled to be an exhibition sport at the 1992 olympics. http://www.cora.org/SFChronOutdoors2-22-90.htm
Extractions: CHRONICLE STAFFWRITER Hang on folks, the '90s Just might be the decade of the roller skate. I know, I know, you've heard it before. That's what everybody was saying in the 70s when, to motorists' chagrin, skates by the millions seemed to be taking over the national pavement. But now the ante's been upped, A new kind of roller skate is poised to cause a revolution in the sport, and motorist probably will be more aggravated than ever. Called in-line skates, the new designs feature a single row of thin wheels down the middle of the skate - much like the blade of an ice skate - as opposed to two rows of fat wheels on conventional roller skates. The sleek in-line skates take the sport into new dimensions of speed, maneuverability and ease, and they are rapidly eating into sales of conventional models. In the evolution of the roller skate, the metal clip-on key jobs that a lot of us used as kids were the horse-and-buggy of skates. When polyurethane wheels came along, provoking the boom in the '70s, skates entered the age of the reliable family car. The in-line skate, then, is like a turbo-charged Maserati.
Special Olympics Massachusetts - Training And Sports Bowling Tenpin*, roller-skating. Bowling - Candlepin*, Sailing*. Cycling*,Snowboarding* sports training is an essential part of Special Olympics. http://www.specialolympicsma.org/training/
Competitive Skating News Topics sports, Figure skating Locals medal at AAU Junior Olympics Do youstill associate the fourwheeled roller skates known as quads with Gloria http://www.topix.net/skating
Extractions: Advanced Search Enter ZIP, City or News Search All Channels Front Page Autos Business ... XML Sports NFL teams... Collegiate football ... Tennis Front Page Sports News Competitive Skating Current News Skate Israel makes triumphant return "We are delighted to be back in Israel and have the opportunity to present our new programs first for the Israeli public," said Galit Chait, who together with partner Sergei ... Topics: Sports Figure Skating Buttle needs to conquer the quad The large banner hovers prominently in the background, as Jeffrey Buttle gracefully glides around the ice on a recent afternoon - "You are now in Quadruple country." "Not ... Topics: Sports Figure Skating Ice rink sells for $5,000 Countless dollar figures have been thrown around throughout the J.P. Igloo bankruptcy and foreclosure saga, but in the end, it came down to just one: $5,000. Topics: Sports Figure Skating Dance the Night Away The Beamsville Figure Skating Club will be hosting a youth dance tonight at the Lincoln Seniors Centre. Topics: Sports Figure Skating Young skaters get chance to star Do people call you "ice queen" or "slick" as a compliment? Do you long to create a stunning, upset performance by an unknown or unhyped skater? Pick up your skates and head ...
DerKeiler Directory - /Sports/Skating/Roller_Skating Web directory for sites containing websites about roller skating. roller sportsCentral, Promoting community in roller sports with sections for artistic http://directory.derkeiler.com/Top/Sports/Skating/Roller_Skating
Extractions: Home UNIX Linux Coding ... Skating Roller Skating Sub-categories See also: Links Aggressive Inline Austria Articles and information about aggressive skating in Austria including places to skate, skater profiles, photos, videos, and related links. Articles About Skating A frequently changing collection of articles about inline skating and quad roller skating including news stories, skater profiles, event announcements, photo galleries, how-to's, and buying guides. Blade Girlz Chatroom, mellies, sports, music, gossip, pictures. Blader-X.com Includes jumps, downhill and other obstacles (built or natural) on the street. Get Rolling Articles by author and certified instructor Liz Miller and photographer/writer Dan Kibler. Includes links to other sites and a bookstore. Horsham Street Sport Association An English site that provides information and tips on various aspects of in-line skating includes maintenance, purchasing new skates and general safety tips. Inline Skate Information and Instruction Equipment purchase, use and installation.
Skating Book FAQ / Bibliography, Part 2 Of 2 Figure skating Championship Techniques John Misha Petkevich sports Illustrated -Winners While the book covers roller skating, Ice skating and Hockey, http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sports/skating/books/part2/
Rollerskating roller skating is a Special Olympics sport with many different facets. Athletes aregiven the option to compete in artistic events, speed events or roller http://www.specialolympics.org/Special Olympics Public Website/English/Coach/Spo
Extractions: document.write(' '); English Coach Sports Offered Roller Skating is a Special Olympics sport with many different facets. Athletes are given the option to compete in artistic events, speed events or roller hockey. Gordon Errington, Special Olympics Jamaica, warms up prior to his gold-medal winning performance in freestyle singles competition at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games. [Photo by Brendan Murphy, IRELAND OUT] In addition to the choice of sport, athletes may choose to use in-line or quad skates, depending on their strengths. For artistic competition, men and women compete separately. The competition is further divided into four levels, each level progressively more difficult and requiring different elements. Speed events offer a variety of distances for all skill levels, as well as relay and slalom events. Special Olympics offers individual skills competition to allow athletes to train and compete in basic roller skating skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to track and team events. Special Olympics athletes can also participate in Unified Sports® relay and team competition.
Virtual Library Of Sport - Ice Skating About Figure skating directory a starting place to explore the sport, if wedon t come up to US olympic Team Figure skating Speed skating; UK http://sportsvl.com/rest/skating.htm
Extractions: Home Skating Figure Skating Speed Skating National and Regional International Events ... Ice Dancing Blades on Ice online version of magazine; skating news as it happens - on the internet plus past news, events, competition results, TV schedules Encarta coverage of Ice Skating; introduction, fundamentals, history Skate History Journal ; online sections: feature, links and resources. Ice Skating International online World Championships Ice Skating World a one-stop shop for all skating needs - skaters, fans, parents and coaches International Skating Union covers all the skating disciplines, events, international competitions, records, archived information. Extensive links section; discussion board ISkater ezine covering International skating; events, news, headlines, photos Skaters Guide global vortal forIce Skating, Inline Skating, and Skateboarding; by skaters, for skaters! News, views, events, results, forums... World Skating Museum online Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame see also National and Regional top Ice Speed Skating portal for results and resources.
International World Games Association : Features Chad Hedrick I do not plan on leaving the sport of inline skating. At agetwo in the roller skating rink operated by his father he discovered the http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,1044-163375-1
Extractions: Meet CHAD HEDRICK: a champion on wheels and â as of recently â on blades! Born 1977 in Houston, Texas, he started off as most toddlers do: by learning to walk. At age two â in the roller skating rink operated by his father â he discovered the many advantages of having wheels attached to oneâs feet. Hence his early childhood took an astronomical number of turns on quads (with four wheels attached laterally) and led him to acquire the taste for technical perfection in controlling them. He played roller hockey and raced others around the oval. Particularly for the latter, Chad soon started to make regular use of the faster inline skates (with four or five wheels attached in a line). The next stations: Chad turns professional at age 16 and becomes FIRS World Champion over 1,500 meters at 17. âIt really set the tone for my inline career,â
Sport - Roller Skating roller skating is an official sport for Special Olympics International. There aretwo competitive venues artistic roller skating and roller speed skating. http://edweb6.educ.msu.edu/kin866/sprollerskate.htm
Extractions: Roller Skating Roller skating is an official sport for Special Olympics International. There are two competitive venues artistic roller skating and roller speed skating. Roller hockey is currently offered as a demonstration sport. Special Olympics roller skating events are open to individuals with cognitive disabilities. Separate events are conducted for men and women. All athletes must satisfy the Special Olympics International eligibility requirements, described on the SOI web site ( http://www.specialolympics.org ). Click on "games and competitions," then choose "general rules" from the drop-down menu. Special Olympics offers four artistic roller skating events: (a) ladies and men s singles; (b) pairs; (c) dance; and (d) school figures. Participants in roller speed skating compete in the following distance races: 30m 100m, 300m, 500m, 1000m, 2 x 100m, 2 x 200m, and 4 x 100m. The relay distances are part of the Unified Sports Program. Artistic roller skating . The skaters compete on a surface that is similar to an ice arena. The size of the ice surface is dependent upon what the facility has to offer. Roller speed skating . The skaters race around an oval track. The distance of the track can be 200m or 400m. The SOI rules for both artistic roller skating and roller speed skating competitions are based on the
Special Olympics Delaware sports Offered MATP 6 7- Year-Olds Demonstrations State roller SkatingCompetition. Special Olympics Delaware Competitions http://www.sode.org/competitions/roller_skating/
Extractions: skip to: page content links on this page site navigation footer (site information) ... Media Tools State Roller Skating Competition Special Olympics Delaware Competitions Special Olympics Delaware held its annual Roller Skating Tournament on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at Christiana Skating Center. More than 100 athletes participated in the event, which was sponsored by Caravel Academy. View photos from the event. Site Map Contact Us
Real Skate Online Skateboard Magazine Their website will tell you Nike and USA roller sports are dedicated to the The Olympics. Can t you just picture our skaters, err athletes marching http://www.realskate.com/rollersports.htm
Extractions: by Clarkie But what really tops those and other skateboarding shames, is the alert a bunch of us got from Heidi Lemmon, of SPAUSA (Skate Park Association, USA). I guess while we were all asleep, reading our Nike Skateboarding ads, or watching our skateboarding "athletes" compete for big bucks on television, Heidi announces that unless we unite into a governing body of our own, the USA Rollersports from Lincoln, Nebraska is becoming the governing body of skateboarding which would have a major effect on a lot of skateboarding events and issues. So the big picture in all this is Olympic money. It's dirty money and it's huge money. The Olympics gives each country's governing body of each sport multiple millions of dollars to organize events leading up to and supporting the Olympics. As an example of monetary abuse, this is the same money the Olympics gave to Uday Hussein to support Iraq's athletic program. Of course we all know now that Uday used his millions to build torture chambers for the athletes who didn't perform well. While I don't think Rollersports will torture our skateboarders for not landing their tricks, they sure are chasing hard for that dangling carrot, not only in this country but in others as well. England and Australia we know for sure are organizing against Rollersports becoming their governing body of skateboarding.
Scholastic News: Should skateboarding become an olympic sport? Many skaters are concerned that the equipment was no more than a piece of wood with rollerskate wheels. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/slam_city/latest_news/index
MetroActive Arts | Edrick Stewart Still, it s not exactly a fledgling sport. The USA roller skating website And the inclusion of roller speed skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics bodes http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/07.07.99/stewart-9927.html
Extractions: George Sakkestad Honor Roll: Roller skater Edrick Stewart epitomizes a world-class balance of strength, precision and artistry. World-classand strictly old-schoolEdrick Stewart redefines artistic figure skating with his roller revolution By Mary Spicuzza THE SONG'S SOFT BEAT breaks into a pulsing rhythm. Edrick Stewart strikes a sharp pose and stands frozen, commanding attention without moving a muscle. Moments later, he explodes into action. He unwinds his long arms and thrusts forward, flexing his lean legs as he effortlessly glides across the rink. With perfect poise and captivating dance moves, the graceful Stewart proves he is world-class before completing a single loop around the floor of the Rink in Scotts Valley. He'd never admit it, but this teen and other members of the Scotts Valley Artistic Skating Club are leading a revolution in the world of figure skatingan especially remarkable feat considering that there's no ice for milesStewart carved out a top-flight skating career without blades of any kind. And he's creating new proof that the days of disco may have come and gone, but old-school roller skating is eternally cool. As the tempo of his routine's music, borrowed from
Roller Sports History roller skates were first invented in Europe in the 1760 s. was a demonstrationsport at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, with 12 teams competing from all http://www.rollersports.ca/history.htm
Extractions: ROLLER SPORTS HISTORY Evolution Competition Apparel Sport in Transition THE EARLY YEARS Roller skates were first invented in Europe in the 1760's. Joseph Merlin, a Belgian, invented a skate that "skittered" across the floor on small wooden wheels. The hobby didn't take off at all, and Merlin emigrated to England. In the 1800's, the Dutch used wooden wheels on their ice skates so they could continue skating in the summer. Roller skates appeared on the ballet stage in 1818 in Berlin, and were also seen on the streets of Paris. In England, this form of recreation was referred to as "rinking". The skates of those times, however, only went in a straight line - they couldn't turn - and they had no breaking mechanism, so once again the pastime faded away. Roller skating finally made its way to North America in the late 1830's, with European manufacturers still dominating skate designs for several years.
The Federation Of Inline Speed Skating Affiliated to FIRS (Fed. of International roller skating), With the OlympicCommittee s decision on our sport to possibly be in the 2012 Olympics it is http://www.inlinespeed.co.uk/
Extractions: 1 September 2005 The dates for the Indoor British Winter Series taking place this winter have now been confimed. The Series will consist of 5 races over the course of October - April (excluding British Championships). See the Events section for race dates. The events will include both indoor races, and a Roller Disco for the whole family and other skaters who want to come along and have some fun!! They will run from 12pm - 4pm, and most races will be held at the
Special Olympics Special Olympics is a world wide organisation that organises sports for people who The winter sports are skiing, figure skating, crosscountry skiing, http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00880/sporthobbys/sport/specialolympics.htm
(DD) Derek Parra Page - Speedskating Santa Barbara first group of Two roller skaters to train at the US olympic Training Center . naively assumed that rollerskating would become an olympic sport soon. http://home1.gte.net/pjbemail/DDPage.html
Extractions: In 1984 Fran Farrell motivated me and my daughter, Maryann, to skate for the Stardust Speed Team in San Bernardino. For a couple of years we skated with Derek Dwayne (always known as DD) Parra coached by George Cottone. After the California State Speed Championships George posted the names of the local winners outside the Stardust rink. I photographed the sign and it appears to the right. DD's name appears last on the sign (arranged alphabetically). Back in 1985 DD and the rest of the team were skating for medals and ribbons like those on the upper right. One day at practice George told us that DD had been chosen for the first group of Two roller skaters to train at the US Olympic Training Center. (It was then naively assumed that rollerskating would become an Olympic sport soon.) DD was enthused about training at the USOTC but his dad was strongly opposed and it Took quite a bit of convincing by George to get him to Colorado Springs because roller skating was not a "macho" sport like football. DD, Denny Carlson, and I were assigned to the Stardust uniform committee and we adopted DD's design which had slanted red, white, and blue panels. I argued for a band of five stars along the middle panel but DD thought it presumptious. After all, someone might mistake us for Olympic skaters. At that time stars were very uncommon on roller speed uniforms but became commonplace a few years later. Subsequently we moved to Santa Barbara and DD took up training at the USOTC and moved East to train with the Olympic coach Virgil Dooley.The B/W photo on the left-below is from the US Roller Skating Magazine (USAC/RS) for July 1992 and it emphasizes the thought "HE MIGHT BE GIANT". This seems truly prophetic now but it seems to be based on the facts that "Seven months ago Derek Parra skated faster than anyone had ever skated before" (San Francisco 00:19.9) "...witnesses to the feat still can't figure out how he did it... no one... has come close. It turned Parra into a sprint threat overnight..." And later in 1992 DD took Gold in the National Banked Track Championships at the USOTC. (Muse 2nd, Glass 3rd, J Rodriguez Gold in the Womens race) .
Baby Roller-skaters Back Beijing's Olympics Bid Baby rollerskaters Back Beijing s Olympics Bid. Forty one-year-old babies willgive roller-skating performances in Tianjin and Beijing to express their http://english.people.com.cn/english/200105/20/eng20010520_70492.html
