inline skating

In 1760, the Belgian John-Josef Merlin developed an ice skate with 2 metal wheels on the runners, the basic idea was further improved with wooden wheels and brakes. In 1863, American James Leonard Plimpton designed the original roller skates, which almost completely ousted the forerunners of inline skates from the market. In 1979, the ice hockey player Scott Olson developed the modern inline skate, which replaced the previously dominant roller skate. The trend sport has spread from America worldwide since the beginning of the 90s, since the beginning of 2000 the sales figures have been falling again.

The harmonious sequence of movements during inline skating is easy on the joints and tightens muscles and tissue, while strength, endurance and coordination are also trained. The recommended protective equipment consists of a helmet and knee, elbow and wrist pads.

Inline skating is mainly the alternating gliding on one leg, from the gliding phase you let yourself fall with your whole body inwards. In the push-off phase, the repelling skate drifts outward. Only at the beginning of the gliding phase and at the end of the push-off phase do both skates have contact with the ground for fractions of a second. The two most common braking methods are the heel brake and the T-brake.

The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports is the world federation for roller sports, it coordinates the sporting rules and organizes world championships in various disciplines