Knowra Roller skating Roller skating Roller skating is movement on footwear fitted with wheels. It includes recreational skating, artistic performance, fitness, and sports such as roller derby and speed skating.
Quad skates : Roller skates with two wheels side by side at the front and two at the rear. Their wide wheelbase and toe stops suit dance, rink skating, and many traditional skating styles.
Roller derby : A full-contact team sport in which skaters race around a track and score by passing opponents. It makes skating the basis of a fast, tactical contact sport.
John Joseph Merlin : A Belgian-born inventor and instrument maker known for demonstrating an early wheeled skate in eighteenth-century London. His widely repeated skating mishap helped make early roller skates part of skating lore.
Ice skating : Movement across ice using blades attached to boots. It shares gliding, balance, and many performance traditions, but uses blades rather than wheels.
Inline skates : Roller skates with wheels arranged in a single line beneath each boot. Their narrow wheel arrangement supports speed, turns, and skating on varied outdoor surfaces.
Artistic roller skating : A judged discipline combining skating, jumps, spins, and choreographed routines. It develops roller skating into a technical performance sport.
James Plimpton : An American inventor who patented a steerable four-wheeled roller skate in 1863. His design made controlled turns easier and helped popularize rink skating.
Skateboarding : A sport and recreational activity involving riding and maneuvering a wheeled board. Both use wheels and balance, but roller skating places the skater’s feet directly on separate platforms.
Roller skating techniques : Methods for starting, stopping, turning, and maintaining balance on roller skates. These skills form the practical foundation shared by recreational and competitive skating.
Roller speed skating : Competitive racing on roller skates over track or road courses. It prioritizes acceleration, aerodynamic positioning, and sustained speed.
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