Inline figure skating explained

Inline figure skating
Union:Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
Nickname:Inline skating
Team:Individuals, duos, or groups
Mgender:Yes
Equipment:Inline skates

Inline figure skating is inline skating similar to figure skating on inline

skates—three or four-wheel frames with a toe-stop, mounted on figure skating boots in rockered configuration.

Inline figure skating began as an off-ice training alternative for ice figure skaters. The International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) has recognized it as artistic roller skating on inline skates and includes inlinefigure skating freestyle competitions at its world championships.[1] [2]

Types of skaters

Ice / Inliners
  • Ice figure skaters who train off-ice on inline figure skates.
    Quad / Inliners
  • Artistic roller skaters who also skate on inline figure skates.

    Organizations

    The World Inline Figure Skating Association was established in Paris January 30, 2011.[3] The President is Fernand Fedronic.

    The 8th inline skating Worlds was held in Cork July 5–8, 2018. Teams from France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, United States, Ireland and others competed.[4]

    The 9th inline skating Worlds was in Fasano, Italy, July 2019.

    The 10th inline skating Worlds will be held in Brwinow, Poland on July 5–8, 2020.

    The 13th inline skating Worlds Fasano, Italy 2024, Senior Champion man - Antonio Panfili IT, Senior Champion ladies - Patricia Elisabete Cernikova CZE

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.rollersports.org/datas.asp?load=417743060A009&show=T0018 Federation International de Roller Sports : Artistic Roller Skating Speed Roller Skating Roller Hockey and Inline Roller Hockey, Figure artistic speed skating. The Roller Sports are here! Rollersports . org
    2. http://www.rollersports.org/artistic-roller-skating.htm Artistic Figure Roller Skating : FIRS : Federation Internationale de Roller Sports : International Federation of RollerSports
    3. Web site: Home . wifsa.net.
    4. Web site: WIFSA Inline Figure Skating Open . www.skatelog.com.