|
|
|
Olympic Roller Skating Articles and News
|
Articles and news stories about the possibility of inline skating
or quad roller skating being added to the Olympic Games.
2004 October 28
Will Catalonia Kill Olympic Roller Sports?
Guido Ferraiuolo of Argentina, made statements on many public
message boards in October of 2004 stating that if the Catalonian
Roller Sports Federation is recognized by the FIRS, the IOC
will not allow any roller sport to admitted into the Olympic Games.
Here is what I think about Guido's statement.
2004 October 3
New Olympic Sports in 2012 - A Prediction
According this article by Denis Campbell in the UK Guardian,
golf and rugby are highly likely to make it into the Olympics, karate
will probably replace tae kwon do, squash is not likely to replace the
current racquet sports (tennis, badminton and table tennis) and roller
sports is seen as an outside bet (from AskAboutSkating.com)
2001 September
Did Roller Skating Miss the Olympic Bus?
This article about the possibility of inline skating and
other roller sports making it into the Olympics was
published in September of 2001 after
I returned home from visiting the Olympic Committee Headquarters
and IOC Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
|
Related Links
Olympic Roller Skating - Main Menu
More About the Olympic Games
Skating in 100 Countries
Translate Any Web Site or Phrase
|
Official Skating Federations
|
2007 Skating Wall Calendars
National Federations
FIRS
SKATERS
by Country
by Name
by Birthday
El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates.
[ Read More ]
|
A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm.
[Read More]
|
FUN IN HOLLAND!
I got painted orange in
Heerenveen and almost arrested in
Groningen)...
|
My 92 year old
skating buddy
|