Video and other from the 'net
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Some old school downhill skating action, rec skaters in San Francisco:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZuRf2zGGg

Gianni Romme on skeelers, amazing classic skating technique, power and grace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djb6X4oGd88

Dirk Auer skates the Mammoth roller coaster ride:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5878190/Roller-ska\
tes-on-a-roller-coaster-Dirk-Auer-rides-the-Mammoth-wooden-roller-coaster-on-in-\
line-skates.html

Boocheon Slalom Demonstration 2, with some v. cool synchro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJVGP-sWg4

Summer 2009, a week of quad skating in August:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTyTliO7qU

Eddy Matzger skates the highest paved road in the world - Peru.  It's
very cool, there are three videos, linked from this, the first, with
a fourth still to come:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbNpZX6iHDg

Quartier Chic, another great freeride video from Paris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muwPfzabQgE

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Events
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Freestyle Festival - 31st October and 1st November at Alexandra Palace.
It is all about freedom of expression and is essentially for skaters,
BMXers, Inliners, freerunners, bboys and graffiti artists with a
killer music line up to match.
http://www.freestyle-festival.co.uk/

Now the LondonSkate has ended for this year, there's still the LFNS
and Sunday Stroll:
http://www.lfns.co.uk/