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Orbit Wheels - A New Skating Concept
Don’t get rid of your real inline skates, but if you want to try skating on a cross between a skateboard and inline skates, these Orbit Wheels may be…

A Professional Can Check the Fit of Your Inline Skates
There are many things on or about your inline skates that you can repair yourself. But, if there are any problems with the way your skating boot feels or fits…

Every Hour is Earth Hour for Inline Skaters
Inline skating is very green. Now, inline skaters can join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights on Saturday,…

New boss at CSA

“The one thing we’re seeing now we haven’t seen is that revenue component that’s investing in the sport”

The man who ran the 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup in Canada will now sit in this country’s soccer hot seat. via Edmonton Sun

Orbit Wheels - A New Skating Concept
Don’t get rid of your real inline skates, but if you want to try skating on a cross between a skateboard and inline skates, these Orbit Wheels may be…

Every Hour is Earth Hour for Inline Skaters
Inline skating is very green. Now, inline skaters can join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights on Saturday,…

St. Peters rink skating toward fitness goals (St. Charles Journal)
Remember roller skating with friends at a local skating rink and how much fun it was?

Dannels Sets a New Trans USA Inline Skating World Record
Inline speed skater Danny Dannels, a Texas Flyers Inline Speedskating Team member, has successfully skated over 2600 miles to break the Guiness Book of World Records Trans USA Inline skating…

Dannels Sets a New Trans USA Inline Skating World Record
Inline speed skater Danny Dannels, a Texas Flyers Inline Speedskating Team member, has successfully skated over 2600 miles to break the Guiness Book of World Records Trans USA Inline skating…

Resurrektion - Reebok’s RBK 8K Pump Inline Hockey Skates
The RBK 8K Pump roller hockey skate has a new look and a unique name. The skate is now called the Resurrektion. This inline hockey skate has a ton of…

Webcam Into Skate Parks Around the World
Visit the Inline Skating Forum to take a peek at what is happening live at skate parks all over the world. Many parks and recreation services, private parks and retail…

Ivory for the Taking, From Beasts Well Beyond Caring

“They gather tusks like mushrooms after the rain, literally”

NOVY URENGOI, Russia - As Viktor Seliverstov works in his makeshift studio in this Siberian town, he is enveloped in a cloud of ivory dust. via New York Times

World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle to appear on ‘Air Farce Live’

- World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., appears on the CBC-TV sketch comedy show “Air Farce Live” this Friday in a segment called “Buttle Mania.”

The sketch sees “Air Farce” cast member Craig Lauzon playing a high school student in northern Ontario who is bitten by the so-called Buttle Mania bug and starts wearing colourful figure-skating costumes to school.

The student’s adoration of the 25-year-old Canadian skater, who recently captured the gold medal at the world figure-skating championship in Sweden, disappoints his principal (Roger Abbott) and his mother (Luba Goy), who wants him to be a miner. Read more

Resurrektion - Reebok’s RBK 8K Pump Inline Hockey Skates
The RBK 8K Pump roller hockey skate has a new look and a unique name. The skate is now called the Resurrektion. This inline hockey skate has a ton of…

World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle to appear on ‘Air Farce Live’

- World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., appears on the CBC-TV sketch comedy show “Air Farce Live” this Friday in a segment called “Buttle Mania.”

The sketch sees “Air Farce” cast member Craig Lauzon playing a high school student in northern Ontario who is bitten by the so-called Buttle Mania bug and starts wearing colourful figure-skating costumes to school.

The student’s adoration of the 25-year-old Canadian skater, who recently captured the gold medal at the world figure-skating championship in Sweden, disappoints his principal (Roger Abbott) and his mother (Luba Goy), who wants him to be a miner. Read more

‘Heat is On’ at 2008 Ice Show

Northwoods Figure Skating Club held a contest for the 2008 Ice Show design. Abby Rankila won that with her design for the show The Heat Is On. via Spooner Advocate

Dannels Sets a New Trans USA Inline Skating World Record
Inline speed skater Danny Dannels, a Texas Flyers Inline Speedskating Team member, has successfully skated over 2600 miles to break the Guiness Book of World Records Trans USA Inline skating…

Caught off guard

“That puts a lot of extra pressure on us, because we have other commitments, as well”

Canada’s three medals at the world figure-skating championships surprised everybody, including the CBC, which was not prepared to give the competition world-class coverage. via The Globe and Mail

Dusseldorf Championship is Inline Hockey World Qualifyer
Five inline roller hockey teams will qualify to participate in the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung by competing at this year’s 2008 Men’s World Inline Roller Hockey Championships in Dusseldorf,…

New boss at CSA

“The one thing we’re seeing now we haven’t seen is that revenue component that’s investing in the sport”

The man who ran the 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup in Canada will now sit in this country’s soccer hot seat. via Edmonton Sun

World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle to appear on ‘Air Farce Live’

- World figure-skating champion Jeffrey Buttle of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., appears on the CBC-TV sketch comedy show “Air Farce Live” this Friday in a segment called “Buttle Mania.”

The sketch sees “Air Farce” cast member Craig Lauzon playing a high school student in northern Ontario who is bitten by the so-called Buttle Mania bug and starts wearing colourful figure-skating costumes to school.

The student’s adoration of the 25-year-old Canadian skater, who recently captured the gold medal at the world figure-skating championship in Sweden, disappoints his principal (Roger Abbott) and his mother (Luba Goy), who wants him to be a miner. Read more

Stars on Ice pushes skating to cutting edge of creativity (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Amazing acrobatics and athletic prowess will blend with music and style to form a dazzling evening of entertainment in “Smucker’s Stars on Ice,” say the champion figure skaters who will perform in Friday’s show at Mellon Arena.

Resurrektion - Reebok’s RBK 8K Pump Inline Hockey Skates
The RBK 8K Pump roller hockey skate has a new look and a unique name. The skate is now called the Resurrektion. This inline hockey skate has a ton of…

ISU plans team competition to develop skaters

“There is a kind action to encourage [federations] to create skaters in other categories, to be honest”

The International Skating Union will stage a new $1-million international team competition next year to encourage skating development. via The Globe and Mail

Spring Into Healthy Family Inline Skating Activities
It’s spring time, and as the weather warms up in the regions that are further north, another important inline skating health benefit comes to light. Skating outdoors will not only…

Does Your Rink Prohibit Inline Skating?
I love both inline and quad roller sports activities, and most of the rinks and roller sports facilities in my area (Southeastern Michigan, USA) allow both kinds of skates and…

Dusseldorf Championship is Inline Hockey World Qualifyer
Five inline roller hockey teams will qualify to participate in the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung by competing at this year’s 2008 Men’s World Inline Roller Hockey Championships in Dusseldorf,…

Figure skating | Weir salvages U.S. medal hopes at 2008 worlds (The State)
At Goteborg, Sweden, the Canadians were the biggest winners at this year s World Figure Skating Championships, taking home a medal of every color and capping the week with the best prize of all, Jeff Buttle s gold in the men s competition. It was Canada s first world title since Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz won the ice dance crown in 2003, and the first for a Canadian man since …

Dannels Sets a New Trans USA Inline Skating World Record
Inline speed skater Danny Dannels, a Texas Flyers Inline Speedskating Team member, has successfully skated over 2600 miles to break the Guiness Book of World Records Trans USA Inline skating…

Try Inline Skating As Your Dating Game Plan
If you love to skate, an inline skating outing should be at the top of your list of possibilities for dating. And it’s the perfect activity choice for that important…

Resurrektion - Reebok’s RBK 8K Pump Inline Hockey Skates
The RBK 8K Pump roller hockey skate has a new look and a unique name. The skate is now called the Resurrektion. This inline hockey skate has a ton of…

Dusseldorf Championship is Inline Hockey World Qualifyer
Five inline roller hockey teams will qualify to participate in the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung by competing at this year’s 2008 Men’s World Inline Roller Hockey Championships in Dusseldorf,…

Webcam Into Skate Parks Around the World
Visit the Inline Skating Forum to take a peek at what is happening live at skate parks all over the world. Many parks and recreation services, private parks and retail…

Inline Skating Through the Winter Blahs
Some dedicated inline skaters have been roughing it when the roads are clear and the wind chill factor doesn’t freeze their eyeballs. They squeeze ear warmers under helmets and mittens…

A Professional Can Check the Fit of Your Inline Skates
There are many things on or about your inline skates that you can repair yourself. But, if there are any problems with the way your skating boot feels or fits…

Spring Into Healthy Family Inline Skating Activities
It’s spring time, and as the weather warms up in the regions that are further north, another important inline skating health benefit comes to light. Skating outdoors will not only…

Inline Skating Through the Winter Blahs
Some dedicated inline skaters have been roughing it when the roads are clear and the wind chill factor doesn’t freeze their eyeballs. They squeeze ear warmers under helmets and mittens…

Does Your Rink Prohibit Inline Skating?
I love both inline and quad roller sports activities, and most of the rinks and roller sports facilities in my area (Southeastern Michigan, USA) allow both kinds of skates and…

Despite a twizzle - yes, a twizzle - ice dancers are still in medal hunt

“We’re just starting to understand what the new marks mean”

Coulda been worse. Coulda been a sequin. But no. It was a twizzle. Understand that it’s difficult for the self-respecting hockey writers here covering the World Figure Skating Championships to use the word … via Edmonton Sun

See Camp Woodward Skaters On Fuel TV
Producer and former pro inline skater, Dave Paine, brings the Camp Woodward action sports training experience to Fuel TV. The six episode series features the camp experiences of…

Dannels Sets a New Trans USA Inline Skating World Record
Inline speed skater Danny Dannels, a Texas Flyers Inline Speedskating Team member, has successfully skated over 2600 miles to break the Guiness Book of World Records Trans USA Inline skating…

A Professional Can Check the Fit of Your Inline Skates
There are many things on or about your inline skates that you can repair yourself. But, if there are any problems with the way your skating boot feels or fits…

CBS to air ‘Secret Talents of the Stars’

Sixteen celebrities have signed on to compete in the new U.S. television series “Secret Talents of the Stars,” CBS announced. via Political Gateway

Dusseldorf Championship is Inline Hockey World Qualifyer
Five inline roller hockey teams will qualify to participate in the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung by competing at this year’s 2008 Men’s World Inline Roller Hockey Championships in Dusseldorf,…

See Camp Woodward Skaters On Fuel TV
Producer and former pro inline skater, Dave Paine, brings the Camp Woodward action sports training experience to Fuel TV. The six episode series features the camp experiences of…

Spring Into Healthy Family Inline Skating Activities
It’s spring time, and as the weather warms up in the regions that are further north, another important inline skating health benefit comes to light. Skating outdoors will not only…