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Canadian organizers hope soccer’s U20 World Cup will turn heads

“It is the largest single-sport sporting event ever to be held in this country, from a spectator point of view. By far”

Toronto FC kicked off the festivities earlier this year, proving pro soccer can put on a show in Canada - and attract a crowd. via CBS SportsLine

Basketball on Inline Skates?
Have you ever tried playing basketball with your inline skates on? It’s challenging! Roller basketball is basketball played on inline skates. The sport also can be played…

American Figure-Skating Champion Michelle Kwan Visits Moscow Orphanage

“I am afraid to sleep on the top so that I do not fall. I think I am afraid of heights, or something.”

Fedynsky report - Download 405k Listen to Fedynsky report This year marks 200 years since the United States and Russia established diplomatic relations. via Voice of America

Michelle Kwan promotes common values in Moscow

“Yes, there are differences (but) we can see that there are also common values that we share like respecting elders, respecting your parents, education, health”

MOSCOW: U.S. figure skating champion Michelle Kwan said that Russians and Americans have common values and need to have a better understanding of one another’s cultures. via International Herald Tribune

Family spent quality time together hiking and skating (SaukValley.com)
Irene Woodring loved her family. “We did lots of things together as a family - picnics, hiking, ice skating, roller skating, especially roller skating,” said her daughter, Viola Lenhart, 57, of Milledgeville. “My parents were beautiful when they skated together. They looked like music in motion.”

What is the International Inline Figure Skating Association?
The International Inline Figure Skating Association’s vision is to support coaches and inline figure skaters worldwide. The IIFSA trains and certifies inline figure skating coaches. The association also…

Skating rink ready to roll (The Star-Ledger)
Riddle: How long does it take to lace up 360 pairs of skates? Answer: Two days. That’s if there are five people working at it, Middlesex County officials found.

Montreal Ice Ballet skates home with elaborate fantasy show

“Pairs skaters are strong. When they say they are going to lift you, they really do”

The Montreal Ice Ballet is known from Lake Tahoe to Cairo, but not in its hometown. via Montreal Gazette

How to Use the Restroom With Skates On
I have a funny story to tell. A few months ago, I bought a new pair of skates. I was not quite used to the new wheels on…

Brink! - A Disney Channel Movie About Aggressive Skating
Brink! is a Disney Channel Original Movie. The story is a bit like the classic novel Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. In…

Short trip: memory lane (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Lexingtonians of a certain age think back fondly on the obligatory rites of summer: cruising the drive-in hamburger joints, sipping sodas at the corner drugstore, skating the day away at the roller rink and then meeting up with friends at the drive-in movie theater. Sadly, fast-food restaurants, chain coffeehouses, Xbox and multiplex cinemas have largely sent these remnants of bygone summers on …

Michelle Kwan promotes common values in Moscow

“Yes, there are differences (but) we can see that there are also common values that we share like respecting elders, respecting your parents, education, health”

MOSCOW: U.S. figure skating champion Michelle Kwan said that Russians and Americans have common values and need to have a better understanding of one another’s cultures. via International Herald Tribune

What is the International Inline Figure Skating Association?
The International Inline Figure Skating Association’s vision is to support coaches and inline figure skaters worldwide. The IIFSA trains and certifies inline figure skating coaches. The association also…

Brink! - A Disney Channel Movie About Aggressive Skating
Brink! is a Disney Channel Original Movie. The story is a bit like the classic novel Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. In…

Kristy Swanson arrested over spat with Eisler’s ex

“Kristy Swanson was assaulted by Lloyd Eisler’s ex wife, Marcia O’Brien, while walking from the passenger seat to give her her four month old son, a pacifier”

Kristy Swanson, a former Playboy model and star of the 1992 film “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” was arrested Saturday night in Kingston, Ont. via CTV.ca

Basketball on Inline Skates?
Have you ever tried playing basketball with your inline skates on? It’s challenging! Roller basketball is basketball played on inline skates. The sport also can be played…

Hockeyplex attracts skaters to Carencro

“I really like skating. I want to work on my toe loop next”

If your plans this summer include heading to the Hockeyplex Ice Arena in Carencro, it may be to have fun while cooling off. via The Daily Advertiser

Eddy Matzger - Inline Skating Legend
Inline skating legend Eddy Matzger has won over a hundred races. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Pyramid with his skates on! He gives inline skating workshops…

Skating Over Cracks
The wheels on most recreational inline skates are designed to be large enough to glide and roll over most of the cracks in the pavement, but sometimes, inline skates…

Skating Club of Lake Placid honors athletes (Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
LAKE PLACID The Skating Club of Lake Placid hosted its annual awards banquet recently at the Lake Placid Olympic Center. Skaters were recognized for their dedication, hard work and volunteerism in the club and congratulations were offered to all its scholarship winners.

Skating Over Cracks
The wheels on most recreational inline skates are designed to be large enough to glide and roll over most of the cracks in the pavement, but sometimes, inline skates…

Film review: Blades of Glory

South Park gave the world a lot of good stuff: A whole new style of animated comedy, a hit show you could guarantee would horrify your granny, about a dozen new catchphrases, one really truly gut-bustingly … via Stuff

Take Some Inline Skating Lessons
Do you want to learn how to skate or do you wish to improve your inline skating skills? Inline skating lessons can help. Group or private inline skating…

Eddy Matzger - Inline Skating Legend
Inline skating legend Eddy Matzger has won over a hundred races. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Pyramid with his skates on! He gives inline skating workshops…

I Like My New Landrollers!
I now own a pair of Landrollers and I like them. They are fun. They are much easier to use than Rollerblade Coyotes or Trailskates. I’m close…

Summer skating classes available (The Mining Journal)
MARQUETTE The Marquette Figure Skating Club will offer learn-to-skate classes for ages 4 and older from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Saturdays, June 30 through Au…

Kirsty Swanson and Lloyd Eisler

“Lloyd and I are thrilled and wanted to share the wonderful news.”

Kirsty Swanson and Lloyd Eisler, what a wonderful example of how the other half live, eh? To set the scene. via Tim Worstall

Take Some Inline Skating Lessons
Do you want to learn how to skate or do you wish to improve your inline skating skills? Inline skating lessons can help. Group or private inline skating…

Everybody, skate! The lights are on and the fun is back on Friday nights at DISC (The Davis Enterprise)
Published Jun 18, 2007 - 14:47:41 CDT. Wholesome family fun. That’s the message the folks at DISC want to share with people who may remember a wilder rink from years past. Gone is the dark rink where teens spent more time rabble-rousing than skating.

Rollerblading is Inline Skating
Rollerblading and inline skating mean the same thing. Rollerblades are one of the most popular brands of inline skates, but are not the only inline skates. If you…

Eddy Matzger - Inline Skating Legend
Inline skating legend Eddy Matzger has won over a hundred races. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Pyramid with his skates on! He gives inline skating workshops…

Skating star Eisler’s current and ex-partners make duelling assault claims (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - headline-grabbing personal life of Canadian figure-skating star Lloyd Eisler has taken another tabloid turn with duelling assault accusations between his current partner and his ex-wife following a nasty weekend melee in sleepy Kingston, Ont.

Pride, power and Rollergirls rock (Seattle Times)
If girl power is your thing, get ready for some extreme skating action Saturday with the ever-popular Rat City Rollergirls at “The Big Gay…

Camden Bog cleanup day planned Sunday (Camden Herald)
CAMDEN The Camden Conservation Commission is holding a neighborhood work party, 2-3 p.m. June 3, to clear brush and remove invasive plant species on the Town Bog property (also known as the Skating Bog). In years past, families ice-skated on the small pond, now overgrown with cattails.

Skaters ramp up their style in contest (The Wichita Eagle)
Chris Kraft and Valentine Pena didn’t mind a three-hour drive to Wichita to compete in the Go Skateboarding Day Competition on Thursday at the North Branch YMCA. “We heard about this park, and we decided to come up here and bring kids we’re sponsoring” said Kraft, a sponsor with DUB Skate in Woodward, Okla. The competition, held at the Y’s skating park at 3330 N. Woodlawn, attracted 27 …

Kirsty Swanson and Lloyd Eisler

“Lloyd and I are thrilled and wanted to share the wonderful news.”

Kirsty Swanson and Lloyd Eisler, what a wonderful example of how the other half live, eh? To set the scene. via Tim Worstall