Skating Destination

Have You Heard About Landrollers?
Landrollers have only two large wheels on each skate. Those who skate in Landrollers say that the skates are more stable than traditional inline skates. One very large…

Inline Skating Marathons
Inline skating marathon events take all over the world. Marathons are a great way for skaters to improve at their skating skills. You don’t have to be a…

Camp Rollerblade
Camp Rollerblade is a weekend skating camp for children and adults. Programs take place in major cities in the United States. Skaters receive ten hours of professional inline…

Artistic Inline Figure Skating Video of Nathalie Biedermann
Submit Your Own Video Nathalie Biedermann is an artistic inline figure skater from Switzerland. In this video, she skates on PIC Skates (inline figure skates) in the Zurich mainstation,…

Artistic Inline Figure Skating Video of Nathalie Biedermann
Submit Your Own Video Nathalie Biedermann is an artistic inline figure skater from Switzerland. In this video, she skates on PIC Skates (inline figure skates) in the Zurich mainstation,…

Inline Skate Wheels
Inline skate wheels come in different sizes and are made for different types of skating. Hard wheels are great for skating fast on smooth surfaces,…

Camp Rollerblade
Camp Rollerblade is a weekend skating camp for children and adults. Programs take place in major cities in the United States. Skaters receive ten hours of professional inline…

Inline Skate Bearings
Inline skate wheels turn because of a device called a bearing that allows inline skate wheels to turn without unnecessary friction. Bearings are inserted between each wheel and axle….

Skating lineup promises cool performances (Seattle Times)
Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno made frequent references to folding in his training for speed-skating competition…

Man competes in belly dancing contest

“I was enchanted by how much fun the performers were having. At the same time, I was disappointed that as a man I couldn’t participate”

It is a little known fact that figure-skating used to be a pastime only for men. via Inside Bay Area

Miss Universe 2007 is Miss Japan Riyo Mori

This evening, during one of the year’s most exciting live international television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, as MISS UNIVERSE 2007. via Blogged.the-protagonist.net

Miss Japan wins, Miss USA jeered at Miss Universe (CNN.com)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (AP) — A 20-year-old dancer from Japan was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday night, marking only the second time her country has won the world beauty title.

China’s Secret Trade Advantage

“There cannot be two suns in the sky”–i.e., there can be only one source of power in the land. “No one knows where a union ends and a political party begins”

Pang Qing Xiang climbs furtively up the narrow staircase leading to the private dining rooms of a noodle shop in Liaoyang, a city in northeastern China. via The Nation

Artistic Inline Figure Skating Video of Nathalie Biedermann
Submit Your Own Video Nathalie Biedermann is an artistic inline figure skater from Switzerland. In this video, she skates on PIC Skates (inline figure skates) in the Zurich mainstation,…

Skate With Your Dog
If you are a good inline skater, you should be able to skate with your dog. “Dog Skating” is not easy, but dogs and their owners do love it!…

These Girls Rock: Roller Derby Makes a Comeback (First Coast News)
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA (AP) — Accompanied by an earsplitting rock soundtrack, they roll onto the suburban Atlanta skating rink sporting gobs of gaudy makeup, plenty of in-your-face attitude and fearsome-sounding names such as “Demi Gore” and “Belle of the Brawl.”

Stroller Skating?!?!
Have you always wanted to in-line skate, but it just seemed a bit too scary? Then, why not try STROLLER-SKATING? You’ll have a stroller to hang onto! …

Inline Skating is a Fun Way to Lose Weight
Inline skating is great fun and burns up about four hundred calories an hour. Skaters who are interested in losing weight should plan on skating on a regular basis….

Man competes in belly dancing contest

“I was enchanted by how much fun the performers were having. At the same time, I was disappointed that as a man I couldn’t participate”

It is a little known fact that figure-skating used to be a pastime only for men. via Inside Bay Area

Golden touch (Lancaster Online)
Very few athletes win one national title, let alone two, in different sports, no less, 24 years apart. But that's what Alan Emerick can lay claim to. Last month, the 46-year-old Caernarvon Township resident captured a gold medal in the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships, after taking u…

Covering the bases (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
Last year, Marietta College won its fourth NCAA Division III Baseball Championship title by skating through the tournament with a 4-0 mark.

Inline Skating is a Fun Way to Lose Weight
Inline skating is great fun and burns up about four hundred calories an hour. Skaters who are interested in losing weight should plan on skating on a regular basis….

MEET MARKET (New York Post)
SURVIVAL of the fittest: It applied to the apes, and now it applies to dates. For Bryan, a personal fitness instructor, physical activity isn t just his trade - it s his form of natural selection. On an ideal date, we d go skating up and down the…

Video of a Wedding on Inline Skates!
Submit Your Own Video I heard about a wedding on inline skates! Isn’t that romantic? The couple met at an inline skating group lesson. This…

Skate With Your Dog
If you are a good inline skater, you should be able to skate with your dog. “Dog Skating” is not easy, but dogs and their owners do love it!…

Video of a Wedding on Inline Skates!
Submit Your Own Video I heard about a wedding on inline skates! Isn’t that romantic? The couple met at an inline skating group lesson. This…

What is Aggressive Skating?
Aggressive skating is a form of inline skating where stunts are performed. Aggressive skaters do tricks like sliding on the edge of concrete ledges and jumping over stairs. …

Inline Skating is a Fun Way to Lose Weight
Inline skating is great fun and burns up about four hundred calories an hour. Skaters who are interested in losing weight should plan on skating on a regular basis….

Inline Skating Marathons
Inline skating marathon events take all over the world. Marathons are a great way for skaters to improve at their skating skills. You don’t have to be a…

Can You Shoot the Duck?
A shoot the duck is a fun skating move where the skater bends all the way down to the ground and rolls on one foot while kicking the other foot…

It’s the figure-skating of the Frisbee world

“We only get together a few times a year. We’re a close-knit family and this is where we bring the family together.”

As the Frisbee soared through the air, Paul Kenny leapt up to meet it. He guided the spinning green disc across his body and under his left leg, twisting to grab it just before it hit the sand. via The Florida Times-Union

Group plans new ice rink in East Valley

“There’s not enough ice time available here”

A group of local investors has formed Valley Ice Lodge LLC, of Spokane Valley, to develop a 68,000-square-foot ice skating facility in Spokane Valley. via Spokane Journal of Business

Killion: Landis sees peril in going public

“In my opinion, low-dose testosterone would enhance recovery from major exercise.”

Back-stabbing and subterfuge. Enraged former champions, dark sexual secrets and substance abuse. via San Jose Mercury News

2008 figure-skating championships already attracting sponsors (BizJournals)
Local companies already are warming up to sponsorships for a national figure-skating event that will take place at Xcel Energy Center in January.

Skate in a Staggered Stance
When two feet are on the ground while inline skating, the right skate should be out in front and the left skate should stay behind. This is called…

Ice dancers Dubreuil and Lauzon to take season off; will compete in 2010

“Because reality is what it is”

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon knew they weren’t finished with competitive figure skating, but they also knew they were in serious need of a break. via CBC News

Group plans new ice rink in East Valley

“There’s not enough ice time available here”

A group of local investors has formed Valley Ice Lodge LLC, of Spokane Valley, to develop a 68,000-square-foot ice skating facility in Spokane Valley. via Spokane Journal of Business

Apolo Ohno dances off a winner (Moldova.org)
Apolo Ohno and partner Julianne Hough hoisted the ballroom mirror-ball trophy Tuesday as champions in the Dancing With the Stars finale in Los Angeles.Ohno, an Olympic short track speed-skating gold medalist, and Hough, a first-time Dancing professional partner, bested former ‘N Sync singer Joey Fatone and partner Kym Johnson.Ohno and Hough scored a perfect 60-point tally from the judges for …

Lacing blades and spinning out

A dream to be a world-class ice skater might seem to be an impossible one for a young Thai, but with the presence of several ice rinks in Bangkok, it’s not such a far-fetched notion. via Asia News Network

Patent Office nixes Asahi Breweries naming product ‘Ina Bauer’

The Patent Office has rejected an Asahi Breweries Ltd. application to name an alcoholic drink ‘’Ina Bauer'’ after a figure skating move for which Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa is famous, the office said … via Kyodo News