Ask A 2010 Olympic Hopeful A Question- From Universal Sports

Here’s your chance to get the scoop straight from your favorite U.S. Olympic athlete. Fill in your name, hometown and question. We’ll ask the athletes questions, and you’ll see the answers in the fall, just in time for winter sports to start again. Find out more information from Universal Sports here; Ask a 2010 Olympic [...]

Benefits Of Inline Skating- From Inline Skating Notebook

Inline Skating Notebook shared the following; Benefits Of Inline Skating- Inline skating, when compared to running, causes less than 50 percent of the impact shock to joints, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Massachusetts, thus demonstrating that inline skating is less harmful to the joints than the higher impact sport of [...]

How About A REAL Masters’ Championship?

Here’s a great thread that I’m sure a lot of you will enjoy- How about a REAL masters’ championship?- Greetings, my fellow aging skaters! Here I go again… How about having a REAL World champs for us old timers? I mean, not just a lone boring marathon, designed and organized specifically to make some italian [...]

Article- Begg Victorious In First World Inline Cup

Timaru speed skater Nicole Begg won the first European stage of the World Inline Cup after surviving the difficult conditions. Read the complete article here; Begg victorious in first stage of World Inline Skating Cup.

Speed Skating Canada Coaching Symposium- Early Bird Registration Deadline Approaching

Registration for the 2009 Speed Skating Canada Coaching Symposium has been fast and furious!  More than 80 delegates representing almost every province and territory have already registered and the numbers continue to grow rapidly.  These numbers promise to make the 2009 Coaching Symposium a truly unique learning experience, representing the largest gathering of speed skating [...]

Results- Austrian Inline Cup- Wörgl

Click here to find the results of the Wörgl Austrian Inline Cup.

Videos From IPSN: Skating In Montreal, Eddy Matzger Playing In Thailand

Here are a couple of recent videos shared on the Inline Planet Skater Network- Eddy and his Thai friends play on an inflatable dam in the north of Thailand. What seems like fun is actually hard work! Eddy Plays in Thailand Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal  

Results- Stage 1- Eastern Seaboard Series

Eastern Seaboard Series stage #1 results are online.

Road Rash Chronicles’ Final Jersey Version

Road Rash Chronicles‘ Cor Beattie has been working on a custom jersey for the upcoming Montreal 24 Hours Inline. Read his latest update- Final Version….I think. Either way, this is the design I finally decided on for Team Bionics.  FYI, if they can produce it in time, it will be available for sale to anyone [...]

Video- FFRS’ Video Report Of Nimes French Inline Cup

Roller En Ligne shared a video of the early April’s Nimes French Inline Cup. The video was produced by the FFRS (Federation Francaise De Roller Skating). You can watch each race- from the advanced to the elite skaters- good stuff

Results & Videos- Vlaams Brabants Speed Criterium

Click here for the results of the Vlaams Brabants Speed Criterium. To view a bunch of videosfrom Skeelertv.be, click here- scroll down to select the race you want to watch.

Pictures- Skeelerwedstrijd Ertvelde

Here’s a photo album for you; Skeelerwedstrijd Ertvelde. Photo from Dieter

Candy Wong: Plyos, Technique, Tactics, Preparing For Races

In case anyone is wondering, I have not fallen off the face of the earth (just yet). The last few days have been hectic in more ways than one and I had barely any energy left to recap what happened by the time evening rolled around. A weekend clinic with coach AA had been a [...]

Canada’s Athletes Feel Common Bond

Patinage De Vitesse Courte Piste shared the following article; Athletes from across country feel common bond- VANCOUVER — This time, short-track speed skater Olivier Jean says, the Canadian Olympic Committee bosses have it right – the Olympics is about the athletes. … Quebec-based athletes will probably account for most of the success of Canada’s Olympic [...]

Nicole Begg’s Injury: Getting More Complicated

The verdict is I have a small blood clot (thrombosis) in my left calf. Seeing I was already on the medication to prevent blood clots the only thing they could do is up the dosage. So for 3 days I have to have an injection twice a day so that means two trips a day [...]

European Masters Marathon Championships- Italy- October 11th

we have plesaure in communicating you that the 2009 European Masters Marathon Championships are scheduled in VIAREGGIO (Italy) on October 11. Read more in the thread European Masters Good News.

Belgium Sander Armée- Roller Leads To Everything

Mais quand un ancien patineur de vitesse est sur le point de passer pro, autant que cela se sache ! Le Belge Sander Armée vient de remporter deux victoires d’étape sur le Tour de Bretagne : il a fini septième du général final. Vous pourrez apprécier son évolution dans cet article paru dans Ouest-France, édition [...]

Pictures- Skate In Italia 2009- From Pattinaggio Bellusco

Pattinaggio Bellusco shared the following photo albums from Skate in Italia 2009- Cinquecentonovantaquattro fotografie nelle sei raccolte: A – B – C – D – E – F Chedk Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco