The 2009 World Inline Downhill Championships will take place in Padova, Italy July 31st & August 1st. Click here to download an information document.
I have pleasure in communicating you that the 10th World Inline Downhill Championship is scheduled in Teolo ( Padova), Italy on August 1, 2009.
The 2009 Outdoor RSO Series kicked off its season in Toronto today.
The race saw skaters compete in 1500-meter time trial, 500-meter sprint, and a 10km race at the venue that will be used at the upcoming Outdoor Canadian Championships in early July.
The 400-meter track at Father Redmond school features wide corners and very smooth surface. Skaters encountered windy & cold conditions.
10km race- photo by Robert Chan
Mississauga’s Morgane Echardour and Peter Doucet were the top finishers at today’s Trillium 10k. The race, which saw a dozen skaters start, was held in wet conditions in Mount Forest, Ontario.
Photo by Scott Pauley
The 2009 Roller Sports Canada Outdoor Speed Championships will be taking place July 3rd to 6th in Toronto. The racing will take place at the Father Redmond 400-meter track near Lakeshore & Kipling. Christ the King 200-meter track will serve as a back-up venue.
Please note that entries are due June 17th.
[Entry Form] [Information package with hotel contacts] [2009 World Team Trial Speed Entry Form] [2009 Pan Am Team Trial Speed Entry Form]
This past weekend, Canadian skaters took part in events including Germany’s Gross Gerau International Criterium and Ottawa’s Minto Run For Reach.
Harriston’s Paisley Perrie took on a very fast and talented international field at the Gross Gerau International Criterium in Germany. The race, which attracts over 700 top competitors from all over the world, serves as an early season test for athletes of all levels.
Alex Perrie brough his refereeing experience and knowledge to the event, acting as an official referee in the event. He has been head-referee for the Canadian and Ontario championships on a number of occasions. [Click here for results]
On the North American side of the word, almost 100-skaters took to the start at the annual Minto Run For Reach in Ottawa. This 21km race was a great opportunity for skaters from Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto clubs to get together and test their racing skills. [Click here for results]
You can find links to all results and pictures here.
Photo from Nathalie Larouche
Aaron Arndt will be condicting a two-day weekend clinic in Toronto this weekend- May 2nd and 3rd. [Visit TISC site for more]
The clinic will run both days from 10am to 4pm.
For more info contact Aaron Arndt at aaronarndt@gmail.com
Last weekend, six members from the Calgary Artistic Roller Sports Club participated in the 2009 Northwest Figure Skating Invitational held annually in Auburn, Washington. The event was held at Auburn Skate Connection Rink from April 17-19th.
The skaters brought home a whopping number of medals this year. They won 15 medals in total for Figures, Loops, Dance and Freestyle (singles) events.
Coaches Kim Argento, Lloyd Williams & Tanya Roberts were proud of the skaters’ achievements.
The event was well organized, and all the skaters returned home very tired, but happy.
Congratulations skaters and to the coaches for a job well done!
Front Row (left to right): Rahul Duggi, Kaylee Smith
Back Row (left to right): Christine Fitzpatrick, Kim Argento, Brookelan Roberts-Meier, Tasha Bogucki, Marie Queenan
Skater Name
Placement
Division
Rahul Duggimale, age 8 1st
Primary A Figures 1st
Primary A Freestyle 3rd
Primary A Dance Kaylee Smithfemale, age 10 1st
Juvenile B Figures 3rd
Juvenile A Figures 2nd
Juvenile/Elementary B Freestyle 4th
Juvenile A Freestyle 3rd
Open C Loops Brookelan Roberts-Meierfemale, age 11 3rd
Elementary B Figures 4th
Juvenile/Elementary B Freestyle Tasha Boguckifemale, age 14 1st
Freshmen B Freestyle 4th
Freshmen A Figures Marie Queenanfemale, age 15 1st
Sophomore B Freestyle 2nd
Sophomore B Figures Christine Fitzpatrickfemale, adult 3rd
Esquire A Figures
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Future Inns
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As of early April, Quebec’s skaters have been training at the Taz, Montreal’s new 200-meter indoor track.
The facility’s schedule features two weekly speed sessions on Saturday & Sunday mornings from 9am to 11am. Different groups, including the Ottawa Inline Skating Club & VRL, are running coaches sessions. Alliance Roller Vitesse is coordinating use of the track by the different groups.
You can view some photos from this past Sunday’s session which organized by VRL and coached by Robert Mitchell.
The Taz and Harriston’s CITC are Canada’s only 200-meter purpose built roller speed skating facilities.
Photo from Nathalie
Use the link and/ or the image to access the 2009 Roller Figure Skating 2009 Competitive Draw–
Roller Sports Canada 
