World Artistic Roller Skating Champs On Now. Free Live Streaming.

[riley876]

In case anyone is interested to see how the other half live....

http://firs.rollersports.tv/index.php?Itemid=&option=com_contushdvideoshare&view=player&catid=9&id=2978

[AgnesNitt]

I see some skating tricks that you can't do on ice (like spinning on the back wheels).



BTW, you're not the only roller skater on the boards.

[riley876]

BTW, you're not the only roller skater on the boards.

LOL, I'm not even that,  though Coach Roller Dance would be over the moon if I showed up in quads, I'm sure.   I know there's a few artistic inline people here, but I was under the impression it was almost universally considered "the least worst alternative to ice skating".   (So, if you're here on wheels by choice speak up!)

I see some skating tricks that you can't do on ice (like spinning on the back wheels).

I think you could spin on the heel corner of an ice skate.  It wouldn't be inherently stable like a normal dragged-drag-pick spin,  but with practice I can't see why it couldn't be done, at least for a few revolutions.

They *ARE* inordinately proud of their travelling 3-turns-into-twizzle-into-camel thing.   Coach Roller Dance made a big show at a LTS of showing it off, and telling all that it's something you can't do on ice (which I'm personally not convinced of).