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Roller Sports Canada Nomination Procedure- Selection Criteria for 2011 Pan American Games

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Details for representing Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico are now available. The ‘Intent to Compete form’ for speed will be online at a later time.,

RSC Disciplines

These procedures cover team selection for both Roller Figure Skating (Artistic) and InlineSpeed Skating teams for the 2011 Pan American Games. The Roller Figure Skating Team willconsist of 1 athlete and 1 coach, and will be funded by the COC. The Speed Skating Team willnot be funded by the Canadian Olympic Committee – this is a self-funded event for speedathletes and coaches, although limited partial funding may be available through the individualProvincial Federations.

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Vancouver 2011 Outgames Update

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The Board, members, friends and supporters of GLISA North America and the entire LGBTQ community celebrate the termination of the “Don’t ask; don’t tell” policy in the US military. The historic and long-overdue Act of Congress on Saturday, December 18, 2010 ends this policy and permits gay and lesbian individuals to serve their country proudly and with dignity. The United States now joins other countries, such as Canada, Holland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Australia and others where one’s lifestyle does not exclude one from serving in the military.

Vancouver 2011 Outgames Update

The Vancouver 2011 Outgames will include 18 sports, a 3-day LGBT Human Rights Conference, and a week-long Culture celebration supported by the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association (“GLISA North America”) and Team Vancouver.

Join us at the games as we join the City of Vancouver in celebrating its 125th milestone anniversary of its founding. Vancouver and Whistler were also home of the last Winter Olympics. Whistler will host 4 “mountain” sports including Golf, Alpine Marathon and Half-Marathon, Eco-Challenge, and Mountain Biking.

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FIRS Recognition For Roller Derby

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The Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) met for their Congress assembly during the World Roller Figure Skating Championships in Portimao, Portugal on Saturday, December 4th. The central committee met prior to the assembly on Friday, December 3rd. During the central committee meeting, USA Roller Sports gave a presentation on the rapidly growing sport of roller derby and requested that FIRS recognize derby as another one of the federations’ disciplines. USA Roller Sports (USARS) is pleased to announce that their request was granted and roller derby is now an official discipline of FIRS- one step closer to the Olympic movement!

To compete in official international events, roller derby leagues must be registered with the national governing body (NGB) as recognized by each country’s Olympic committee.

In the mid 1960’s, FIRS was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the international governing body for all roller skating. IOC recognition is first necessary for inclusion in the Olympic Games movement.

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Résultats La Coupe VRL #1

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À la veille du temps des fêtes, le 18 décembre, quarante-trois patineurs de 6 à 66 ans ont chaussé leurs plus beaux patins pour prendre part à la première tranche de la Coupe VRL à la Récréathèque de Laval au nord de Montréal.

Il y a eu de belles performances sur cette piste de bois entre les clubs VRL, Taz, Ottawa et Roller Montréal. La compétition était composée d’une courte et d’une longue distance et se terminait par une course à élimination. Les organisateurs du club VRL se disent très fiers de l’événement et planifient les deux autres rencontres qui se tiendront en février et avril.

VRL le club, souhaite à toute la communauté du « roller », de joyeuses fêtes. Roulez prudemment!