Hi Fai,

Inline Speed, Inline Hockey and Inline Figure Skating get a
relatively favourable response and will ultimately justify
themselves as olympic disciplines.

It is artistic quad roller skating that is increasingly
embarrassingly awful.
It is clunky & noisy with ugly body lines. Not very artistic and it
is not just a physical thing. It is a different mentality!

Quad skaters are recreational INVETERATE AMATEURS practicing a
roller sport.

Ice/Inliners are vocational RAZZMATAZZ PROS in showbusiness careers!

I personally shudder when quad fundamentalists insist & persist in
promoting roller sports.
The biggest favour they can do for roller sports is to remove their
quads...

and learn to skate on real edges as the ice/inliners do!

Honestly, quad skating is out-dated, tacky and quaint!
It just doesn't allow for a comparable poetry in motion as in
ice/inline figure skating.

Evgeny Plushenko on quads would be as ridiculous as Lance Armstrong
on a tricycle!

I created the European Inline Figure Skating Association in May
2001.
I announced it on the FIRS website and FIRS/CIPA decided to include
Inline Freestyle at Worlds 2002.

http://www.rollersports.org/article.php?sid=505
http://www.rollersports.org/article.php?sid=581

"Why is inline figure skating not as popular as quad artistic
skating?"
-Ice skaters have only recently discovered it and love it.
-It's difficult for quad skaters to crossover to inlines.
-Inline figure skating requires an overall technique more akin to
ice than to quads.
-The inline figure frames are not optimal yet, requiring better
wheels and toe-stops.
- Quad conservative bigotry campaigns against the introduction of
inline.
- In certain clubs kids arriving on inline skates are forced to
remove their inlines and don quads or else LEAVE!
-Most quad coaches don't fathom the proper technique required to
teach on inlines.

"Will inline ever catch up and take over?"
-It already has! Off-ice training for ice skaters is on inlines!
-Quads are extremely uncomfortable for crossover ice skaters.
-Ice/inliners would rather die than be seen on quads.

KATHIE FRY ASKS:
Is Artistic Roller Skating Amateurish
http://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1169

Will Inline Figure Skating Catch On?
http://www.askaboutskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1174

Ruben Genchi has been promoting Inline Figure Skating in Italy and
the USA for about 10 years; he is the coach of the current world
champion Silvia Marangoni.

skatingly,

Samantha


--- In EIFSA@yahoogroups.com, aetheir@s... wrote:
>
> Hi Samantha,
> thanks for the valuable info you provided :) I am just
wondering that how come skating is not included in the olympics?(not
refering winter olympics) Is it because no one is enthu enough to
push the sport up or is it olympic comm doesnt approve of the sport?
How come most of the governing entities focus more on roller and not
the upcoming figure inlines which has been around for quite some
time? (at least 4 years) Sorry to bother you with so much queries
but just wondering if anyone has the same burning thoughts as
mine :) Would be wonderful if you can, again, provide me with
answers :) Thanks a million :)
>
> Regards,
> Fai
> PS: By the way, does anyone have any video clips of inline figure
skating competitions beside the ones on holidayonlines?
>
>
> --- SAMANTHA BENNIS <samanthaiceskater@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Fai,
> >
> > How do you do?
> >
> > >I am curious if there is any international competition for
inline
> > >figure skating? (I am not refering to rollerskates(quads)
> > >competition)
> >
> > NO, there is no international competition for inline figure
> > skating.
> >
> > Inline Freestyle - Ladies & Men singles - is included
officially at
> >
> > mixed artistic roller skating chamionships such as:
> >
> > Worlds 2005 : no website
> > Oceania 2005 : no website
> > Europa Cup 2005 : no website
> >
> > WIP (Work in Progress):
> > 1- Regulations for Inline Dance Pairs & Inline Freestyle Pairs
have
> >
> > yet to be proposed, discussed and agreed upon.
> > The governing entities for both quad and inline figure skating
> > competitions are the FIRS/CIPA/CEPA official committees.
> > Technically inliners may enter & participate in the group
categories
> >
> > of Show & Synchro but haven't done so yet.
> >
> > http://www.rollersports.org/
> > http://www.cerseurope.org/
> >
> > 2- Ice/inliners competing on ice are entering competitions of
ISU
> > member countries.
> >
> > http://www.isu.org/
> >
> > 3- Some ice skating national federations are officially
recognizing
> >
> > the value of inline (off-ice training) and are signing
convenants of
> >
> > cooperation with national roller sports federations for INLINE
> > speed, INLINE hockey and INLINE figure skating.
> >
> > 4- INTERNATIONAL INLINE INTERPRETIVE DANCE COMPETITION
> >
> > Holiday On Inlines is organizing a workshop & competition Easter
> > Weekend this year for the first time.
> > http://www.geocities.com/holidayoninlines//
> >
> > The aim is to train ice/inline PROFESSIONAL
skaters/choreographers
> > for the international skating entertainment showbusiness market.
> > These interpretive dance regulations are inspired by the ISU
special
> >
> > regulations 2004.
> >
> > Neither ISU nor FIRS/CIPA actually regulate & organize INLINE
FIGURE
> >
> > SKATING PRO COMPETITIONS nevertheless their support and
cooperation
> >
> > is greatly appreciated.
> > http://www.geocities.com/holidayoninlines//EasterDance.html
> > http://www.geocities.com/eifsa_news//EasterInlineDanceRegs.html
> >
> > Please take note that Holiday On Inlines is not a subsidiary of
> > Holiday On Ice but simply an inspired spinoff showcase:
> >
> > http://www.holidayonice.com/
> >
> > http://geocities.com/HolidayOnInlines/
> > http://skatehead.xs4all.nl/cpg/index.php
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolidayOnInlines/
> >
> > I hope the above-mentioned helps to elucidate the status quo.
> >
> > skatingly,
> >
> > Samantha
> > --- In EIFSA@yahoogroups.com, aetheir@s... wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I am curious if there is any international competition for
> > inline figure skating? (I am not refering to rollerskates(quads)
> > competition) Is there any website that provides information on
such
> >
> > international competition if there is one? Is F.I.R.S artistic
> > competition based on quads and not the inlines figures?
> > > Thanks if anyone can answer my queries.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Fai
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >