Author Archives: Peter Doucet

No smooth ride to Games for artistic roller skating

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico — It can be tricky at the airport when they are flying to competitions around the world. Eduardo Gravina is used to explaining what it is they do, but that does not always make it easy when they stop at customs and immigration.

“What are you doing?” the officer will ask.

“Oh, we’re competing,” Gravina, the coach, and Kailah Macri, his athlete, will say.

“What sport?” the officer will prod.

“Skating,” they say.

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‘Macri, 20, is from Whitby, Ont., but has logged thousands of kilometres in travel just for a place to practise‘- photo and caption from here

Travis Shaw Stamps Pan American Games Ticket!

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Toronto’s Travis Shaw has been added to Canada’s roller speed skating Pan American Games roster. Shaw, who represented Canada at the 2008 World Roller Speed Skating Championships, will be skating in these, his first ever Pan Am Games, competeing the 300-meter time trial and 1000-meter races.

Travis Shaw will join Canada’s athletes Morgane Echardour & Martine Charbonneau to compete in Guadalajara, Mexico later in October.

The Pan American Games is the Worlds’ largest sporting event next to the Summer Olympics. Within the Pan American family, Roller sports is part of the greater sporting community along the likes of water polo, track & field, basketball, and more great sports!!

Toronto has been selected to host the 2015 Pan American Games.

Opening ceremonies on October 14th

Canada’s Pan American Games Team Ready For Mexico

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Canada’s 2011 Pan American Games squad is in final preparation phase to compete with some of the world’s best roller speed and roller figure skaters at the upcoming Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Martine Charbonneau and Morgane Echardour will compete in the speed division and Kailah Macri will be compete in roller figure skating. Coaching the speed skaters will be Mike Murray. Wayne Burrett will lead the delegation as Team Manager.

Alain Quintard en Roller Pour une Levée Pour la Société de la SP

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Dimanche de la semaine dernière, j’ai patiné les 50 Kms du “Toronto Bike Tour“ dans le cadre de la levée de fonds pour la Société de la SP.

Tout s’est bien passé!

Le temps était parfait pour cette randonnée : un peu frais le matin au départ mais un beau ciel bleu ensoleillé et quelques nuages bénéfiques qui m’ont permis de rester “cool“ tout le temps. Il y avait une légère brise qui me poussait dans le dos dans la deuxième moitié du parcours.

La route était toujours la même, le long de la rivière Humber pour la plupart du temps et dans quelques quartiers résidentiels de l’ouest de Toronto. Je commence maintenant à connaitre toutes les côtes et dénivellations, les virages, les sections d’asphalte plus rugueuses (et il y en a trop à mon goût) et même les crevasses dans la chaussée, cauchemars des patineurs.

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Skaters rolling back the clock

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Alfred (Fred) St.-Aubin and Rob Paul love the old eight-wheel drive, four on the floor under each foot. Thunder in their soles, lightning at their heels.

They’re like teenagers again, burning … not rubber … but polyurethane. What roller skate wheels are made of now. Used to be wood. That’s not all that’s changed.

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‘Roller Skating Reunion Skaters try out the surface at Hamilton’s new winter outdoor rink as a roller skating surface.‘- photo Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectator

Skating on Wheels- Article on COC

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With the XVI Pan American Games coming up this October, a unique group of teams will represent Canada in Guadalajara, Mexico. All summer long, we profile the nine sports in which Canada competes only at the Pan American Games.

The next time speed skating and figure skating are held at a multi-sport event, it won’t involve sharp blades on a sheet of ice.

When the Pan American Games open in Guadalajara this October, Team Canada will be skating on wheels instead, as part of the Roller Sports competition program. It’s the highest level the sport will be contested – unlike its winter cousin, which has been part of the Olympic Winter Games for a number of years – but that doesn’t mean there are vast differences.

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Korea’s Jeonju International Inline Marathon- September 25th

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Dear Sirs,

I am pleased to inform you that 2011 Jeonju International Inline Marathon will be held in Jeonju, Korea on September 25th, 2011. We expect that a number of countries and regions affiliated with FIRS, CARS are planning to participate in this competition and various events will be also performed.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us in this opportunity.

If you have any inquiries on the 2011 Jeonju International Inline Marathon, please refer to the attached files and do not hesitate to contact us.

Awaiting to meet all of you in Jeonju, we remain sincerely yours,

Yoo, Joon-Sang
President
Korea Roller Sports Federation

US Speedskater Allison Baver & Rollerblade Team Up For Workout

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USA’s short track speed skating Olympic medalist Allison Baver and manufacturer Rollerblade teamed up to create  a Leg and Glute Buster Workout.

Prior to lacing up the steel blades that brought her incredible success, Baver was a roller speed skater. She is among a growing list of athletes who have experienced international and Olympic success on ice after launching and supporting her career with the help of inline & roller speed skating.