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Liz Miller - Inline Instruction for Skaters Near and Far
Liz Miller is an inline skating instructor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you live near there, you can get your training started right now by signing…

Another Season for the German Blade Challenge
The biggest German race series is the 2008 German Blade Challenge (GBC), which now has thirteen races in its seventh season. Most of the races in this series are marathons…

Editor’s notebook (The Capital)
NEARLY ICED - With the start of construction last week, it’s at least conceivable that the Quiet Waters Park ice skating rink - which has usually been either malfunctioning or closed for 18 years - will no longer be the ultimate symbol of local government futility.

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Extremely Superior Inline Skating Statistics
While we worry about inline skating participation, either for recreation, fitness or at specific events, inline skating is currently at the top of the list of extreme sports participants and…

Blackhawks skating over to WGN-AM (Chicago Tribune)
H ere come the Hawks to WGN-AM 720.

Another Season for the German Blade Challenge
The biggest German race series is the 2008 German Blade Challenge (GBC), which now has thirteen races in its seventh season. Most of the races in this series are marathons…

Sheriff: Olympic skater Pasha Grishuk slipped date rape drug

“How somebody was able to do that, I honestly don’t know, but it appears that somebody, for whatever reason, attempted to drug her”

In this Jan. 16, 1998 file photo, Russian ice dancing pair, Pasha Grishuk, left, and Eugeny Platov, wave to the crowd after winning the gold medal in the free dance final competition of the 1998 European Figure … via Santa Cruz Sentinel

Skate On Rail-Trails Around the United States
Since 1986, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has helped convert thousands of miles of unused railroad tracks into trails for active people to enjoy. Rail-trails are located in every state and…

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve…

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Wanted: nominations for areas top youth coaches

The Post-Crescent wants to feature some of the area’s top youth sports coaches on our website and in upcoming publications. via Appleton Post-Crescent

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve…

Belbin-Agosto leave longtime coaches

“Detroit will always be like home for us”

Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are leaving their longtime coaches, a month after missing the podium at the world championships for the first time since 2004. via Ann Arbor News

Skate On Rail-Trails Around the United States
Since 1986, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has helped convert thousands of miles of unused railroad tracks into trails for active people to enjoy. Rail-trails are located in every state and…

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the…

Youngest Olympian Colledge dies

Colledge was the first woman to execute a double jump Britain’s youngest Olympian, Cecilia Colledge, has died, aged 87. via BBC Sports

Share 2008 Inline Marathon Action on Skate-TV.de
If you want to share the excitement of the 28th Berlin Half Marathon, go to Skate-TV.de. Visit the vendors, listen to the athletes’ perspectives, enjoy the festivities and just…

ISU legend Bruce Baumgartner named to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

“I really enjoyed my career as a wrestler”

Bruce Baumgartner wrestled during a golden era at Indiana State University, and then went on to international fame. via Tribune-Star

Taylor dances on

The NFL Man of the Year is one step closer to winning the ugliest reality show trophy of the year. via The Palm Beach Post

Wanted: nominations for areas top youth coaches

The Post-Crescent wants to feature some of the area’s top youth sports coaches on our website and in upcoming publications. via Appleton Post-Crescent

Hole in one; Ice Gems win (St. Charles Journal)
Hole in one April 17 at Bear Creek Golf Course Ken Nash #6, 120 yards Ice Gems win second straight title A St. Peters Rec-Plex senior youth synchronized skating team repeated as Ice Skating Institute (ISI) national champions. The Ice Gems took first place during the ISI Synchronized Skating Championship held April 11-13 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the…

Inline Skating Police Guard Olympic Torch in Paris
The Associated Press reports that nearly 3000 French police officers including about 100 in jogging gear and on inline skates helped guard the Olympic torch as it was…

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Youngest Olympian Colledge dies

Colledge was the first woman to execute a double jump Britain’s youngest Olympian, Cecilia Colledge, has died, aged 87. via BBC Sports

Another Season for the German Blade Challenge
The biggest German race series is the 2008 German Blade Challenge (GBC), which now has thirteen races in its seventh season. Most of the races in this series are marathons…

Taylor dances on

The NFL Man of the Year is one step closer to winning the ugliest reality show trophy of the year. via The Palm Beach Post

Skating for a Higher Power (Flathead Beacon)
With his rock star dream fading, J.D. Carabin looked elsewhere. He looked to rebuilding custom Jeeps, to his roots in the Flathead Valley. He looked to God. Then he found skateboarding.

Angolan Roller Hockey Teams Celebrate Peace Day
Angola celebrated six years of peace on April 4th. And the Angola Press reports that the roller hockey junior team National Tournament at the pavilion number 1 of Cidadela Sports…

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the…

Is There An Inline Skating Marathon in Your Future?
In addition to North American and International marathon events, there are fundraising races, festivals and local marathons that raise awareness and money for a lot of good causes. Many skaters…

Liz Miller - Inline Instruction for Skaters Near and Far
Liz Miller is an inline skating instructor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you live near there, you can get your training started right now by signing…

Another Season for the German Blade Challenge
The biggest German race series is the 2008 German Blade Challenge (GBC), which now has thirteen races in its seventh season. Most of the races in this series are marathons…

ISU legend Bruce Baumgartner named to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

“I really enjoyed my career as a wrestler”

Bruce Baumgartner wrestled during a golden era at Indiana State University, and then went on to international fame. via Tribune-Star

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the…

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve…

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the…

Belbin-Agosto leave longtime coaches

“Detroit will always be like home for us”

Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are leaving their longtime coaches, a month after missing the podium at the world championships for the first time since 2004. via Ann Arbor News

Inline Skating Police Guard Olympic Torch in Paris
The Associated Press reports that nearly 3000 French police officers including about 100 in jogging gear and on inline skates helped guard the Olympic torch as it was…

ISU legend Bruce Baumgartner named to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

“I really enjoyed my career as a wrestler”

Bruce Baumgartner wrestled during a golden era at Indiana State University, and then went on to international fame. via Tribune-Star

Is There An Inline Skating Marathon in Your Future?
In addition to North American and International marathon events, there are fundraising races, festivals and local marathons that raise awareness and money for a lot of good causes. Many skaters…

19 Years of Skating Against Violence
The Skate Against Violence Roadskate is a 450 mile anti-violence skate-a-thon that left San Francisco City Hall on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 9:00am and arrives in Santa Monica on…

Inline Skating Police Guard Olympic Torch in Paris
The Associated Press reports that nearly 3000 French police officers including about 100 in jogging gear and on inline skates helped guard the Olympic torch as it was…

Eddy Matzger Puts What He Knows on the Road
Eddy Matzger has shared tons of inline skating knowledge for over a decade. And he has put everything that he knows on the road by converting the Eddy Matzger Workshop…