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All Articles by Topic - 2003 December 16 Archive

Accessories

Skate Bag Buying Guide
How to Stay Cool in a Helmet
Before You Buy Skate Bearings
Betty Spaghetty Skating Dolls
Walk in Your Skates
2002 Giro Helmets
Romantic Gifts for Skaters
Top 10 High Tech Gifts for Skaters
Skate Wheels Made of Rubber
The New 2001 Helmets
Buying Guide for Binoculars
Accessories - Main Menu

Aggressive

X Games to Los Angeles in 2003
Sven Boekhorst in Clap Skates on a Half-Pipe
Willie Woo - All Terrain Boy
Asian X Games 2000 Results
ESPN Moves X Games to Philly in 2000
Aggressive Skating Site Map - 2003 December 3 Archive

Artistic

Artistic Skate Frames - PIC vs. Triax
An Artistic Club in Croatia (Uljanik)
An Artistic Club in Italy (Jolly)
The Art of Artistic Roller Skating - A Workshop
Skaters Dancing in a Line in Venice Beach
Jo Ann Schneider Farris Jumping & Spinning
Nathalie Biedermann in Zurich Station
Venice Beach Grand Opening in August of 2000
Artistic Roller Skating - Main Menu

Bearings

Zen and the Art of Ceramic Bearings
Transcript of Chat with SinSystems
Bearings - Main Menu

Beginners

Overcoming Fear of Skating
Buying Your First Skates
Skating Safety and Etiquette
Practice Tips for Beginners
A Beginning Speed Skater's Diary
The Basics of Speedskating
Indoor Speedskating 101
Beginners - Main Menu

Books

10 New Skating Books for Kids 24 Action Sports Books for Kids

Clubs

Belgium - A 38 Year Old Speed Club Croatia - Uljanik Roller Skating Club Denmark - A Speed Club on Bornholm Island Italy - Jolly Roller Skating Club Clubs - Main Menu

Clothing

Socks for Skating - 3 Rules Clothing - Main Menu

Community

Start Your Own Skating Site How to Meet Other Skaters

Controversy

Britney Spears Roller Skate Lawsuit Naked Skater Ad Causes Uproar

Deaths

Young Skater Tragically Killed Skating Deaths - Main Menu

Downhill Skating

Downhill World Championships Utah Downhill Qualifier Russia - Sosnovyi Bor Up/Downhill Switzerland - Davos Alpine Uphill

Events

Skate the 2003 Disney World Marathon Special Report: 2002 Winter X Games ASIA - Asian X Games Results CUBA - The Cuba Cup DENMARK - Photos of Skating Across a Bridge FINLAND - Finline - A 300 Mile Fun Roll GERMANY - Crossing the Berlin Finish Line HUNGARY - Skate on a Formula One Track MEXICO - Rosarito to Ensenada Ride 2000 MEXICO - Rosarito to Ensenada 1998 RUSSIA - Russian Downhill Event SWEDEN - Photos of Skating Across a Bridge SWEDEN - Medieval Fun Roll on Gotland Island SWITZERLAND - Davos Alpine Uphill Race TAHITI - Papeete Friday Night Skate USA - Cactus Speed Classic USA - ESPN Moved X Games to Philly USA - Long Beach Marathon Photos USA - Skate Against Violence 2000 USA - United States Cup Announcement USA - Venice Beach Reopening USA - Skate of the Union 2000 USA - A2A Finish Line Photos USA - - ASA Pro Tour 2000 Update USA - The Best U.S. Skating Events Calendar of Skating Events

Feet

New Foot Odor Remedies
Socks for Skating - 3 Rules
Preventing Downhill Toenail Pain
Feet - Main Menu

Fitness Skating

How to Skate off 20 Pounds in 3 Months

Fun Links

Casey Does It for Doritos The Australian National Team - Naked! Inline Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker A Slide Show: Kathie's Costume Where to Skate Naked Legally Photos of About.com Guides on Skates 85 Years of Roller Skating Movies Halloween Skates in 2000 Jesus Skating in Venice Beach A Skater's Encounter With a Sheep Dog-Powered Skating Geoff Being Pulled by His Dog Bodie Fun Links - Main Menu

Gifts

Romantic Gifts for Skaters Top 10 High Tech Gifts Gift Ideas for Inline Skaters

Group Skates

Dirk May, Frankfurt Tuesday Night Skate Downtown L.A. Thursday Night Skate Halloween Skates in 2000 Skate Against Violence 2000 Group Skates - Main Menu

Health

New Foot Odor Remedies The Antioxidant Lifestyle Nutritional Supplements How to Clean a Hydration Pack Preventing Downhill Toenail Pain Health - Main Menu

How To's

Buy Your First Skates Clean a Hydration Pack Draft Another Skater Fall Down Find a Skating Lesson Grass-Stop Heat Mold Speed Boots Meet Other Skaters Overcome Fear of Skating Prevent Downhill Toenail Pain Put on Wrist Guards Skate on a Crowded Path Treat a Large Bruise T-Stop

Injuries

(WARNING: Some photos are quite graphic) X-Rays and Photos of a Broken Wrist Photos of Dave's Face Injury Photos of Joe's Knee Injury Scooter Injuries Skyrocket How to Prevent Downhill Toenail Pain How to Treat a Large Bruise Deaths Caused by Skating Injuries - Main Menu

Issues

I am Not a Rollerblader (by Kathie Fry)

Kids

Children's Adjustable Skates (2002) Children's Adjustable Skates (2001) Children's Aggressive Skates Children's Hockey Skates href="http://inlineskating.about.com/cs/cs/artisticintro/tp/books-kids-new.htm"> 10 New Skating Books for Kids 24 Action Sports Books for Kids

Movies

Where to Buy Roller Skating Movies 85 Years of Roller Skating Movies 1937 - Shall We Dance 1980 - Xanadu

Clothing Optional Skating

The Australian National Team - Where to Skate Without Clothes Legally Kathie's Halloween Costume

Olympics

A 2002 Olympic Ice Figure Skating Scandal Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Places to Skate

Africa - Nairobi Inline Speed Tour Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro on Skates Australia - Victor Harbor Australia Cuba Cup and Havana Marathon 2002 Cuba Cup and Havana Marathon 2000 Denmark Brorullet (Bridge Roll) 2000 Belgium - A 38 Year Old Speed Club Brazil - Meet Tuca Reichert of Brasilia Croatia - Skating Photos from the Early 1900's Denmark - 12 Year Old Cecilie Mogensen Denmark - Danish Champion Lars Thomsen Germany - Me Skating With a Frankfurter (Dirk May) Germany - The Frankfurt Skating Police Hungary - Skate on a Formula One Track Italy - Roller Skating in Italy Kenya - Nairobi Inline Speed Tour Mexico - Rosarito to Ensenada 2000 Russia - St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2002 Sweden Brorullet (Bridge Roll) 2000 Sweden - Visby-Tofta Path on Gotland Sweden - Slalom Skaters of Gφteborg Tahiti - First Papeete Friday Night Skate Tanzania - Mount Kilimanjaro on Skates USA - California - Long Beach Marathon 2000 USA - California - Sacramento - American River Trail USA - California - Venice Beach (Why I Love It) USA - Califonria - Venice Beach Travel Guide USA - Illinois - Skating the Chicago Lakefront USA - Michigan - Kensington Park USA - Michigan - Mackinac Island USA - Michigan - Detroit Snow Skating USA - Minnesota - Duluth Aerial Bridge USA - Minnesota - Duluth Lakewalk Path USA - Georgia - The Silver Comet Trail Where to Skate - Main Menu

Police on Skates

Puerto Rico Skating Police Frankfurt Germany Skating Police London Skating Police Police on Skates - Main Menu

Protective Gear

The New 2001 Helmets How to Put On Wrist Guards Protective Gear - Main Menu

Records

Danish Skater Breaks 1 Hour Record

Safety

How to Stay Cool in a Helmet Dangerous Skating Activities Skating Safety and Etiquette Scooter Injuries Skyrocket Don't Let This Happen to You Safety - Main Menu

Scooters

How to Buy a Razor Scooter Scooter Injuries Skyrocket Scooters - Main Menu

Shows

2002 EXPN Action Sports and Music Awards
Auditions for Robin Cousins Rolling Thunder
Auditions for TV RollerSoccer

Skaters

Denmark - Mogensen, Cecilie
Denmark - Thomsen, Lars
France - Khris, Taig
Germany - May, Dirk
Germany - Flohr, Mario
Germany - Ladener, Thomas
Germany - Schulte, Johannes
Germany - Schneider, Phil
Germany - Ulbrich, Tommy
Germany - Weiss, Klaus
Germany/Switzerland - Team Reidell
Netherlands - Boekhorst, Sven
Switzerland - Biedermann, Nathalie
Switzerland - Huber, Pascal
Switzerland - Kaufmann, Erika
Switzerland/Germany - Team Reidell
USA - Gunnin, Heather
USA - Budnik, Mike
USA - Etheredge, Jay
USA - Farris, Jo Ann Schneider
USA - Miller, Cory
USA - Woo, Willie

Skates

Before You Buy Inline Skates
How to Buy Your First Skates Photos of Kathie's Skates
My First Day on Trail Skates
My First Day on 5 Wheel Speed Skates
Moving from 4 Wheels to 5
Inline Skates Sorted by Price
Trying Out Clap Skates in California
Skates - Main Menu
Skates - Specific Models
Britney Spears Quad Roller Skates
Aggressive Inline Skates
Nike Air Max Skates (4 wheels)
K2 Fitness Skates
Salomon High-End Skates
Salomon Mid-Range Skates
Salomon TR Vitesse2 (5 wheels)
Salomon TR Magnesium2 (4 wheels)
Salomon TR Vitesse2 (4 wheels)
Salomon TR Skate Line
Salomon X-TR Skate Line
Mogema M41 Clap Skate Now Available
Trail Skates Made by Gate Skate
Children's Adjustable Skates (2002)
Children's Adjustable Skates (2001)
Children's Aggressive Skates
Children's Hockey Skates

Speed Skating - Ice

My Letter to Anni Friesinger

Speed Skating - Inline

My First Day on 5 Wheel Speedskates
My First Eddy Matzger Workshop
How to Draft Another Skater
Trying Out Clap Skates in California
The Basics of Speedskating
Indoor Speedskating 101
How to Heat-Mold Speed Boots
Clap Skates on a Half-Pipe
Mogema M41 Clap Skate Now Available
U.S. Track & Road Championships 2001
Index to Matzger Workshop Photos
World Record Attempts
Surreal Inline Speedskater
Swiss-German Team Reidell
Moving from 4 wheels to 5
Speed Practice at El Dorado Park
Heather Gunnin/Jay Etheredge
Speedskating - Main Menu

Technique

How to do a Grass Stop
How to do a T-Stop
How to Fall Down
A Toolkit of Stopping Techniques
How to Skate - Main Menu

Traveling With Skates

The Inline Skater's Travel Guide
Zephyr Tours - Would I Take One?
Converters for International Skaters
See the World on Inline Skates
Traveling with Skates - Main Menu

Web Cams

Southern California Beach Cams
Web Cams - Main Menu

Wheels

Skate Wheels Made of Rubber
Wheel Rotation Strategies
Wheels - Main Menu

World Records

Inline Skating World Record Attempts
Kent Baake's World Record Attempt - April 2001
Kent Baake's World Record Attempt - October 1999
Wheels - Main Menu

X Games

Women of the Winter X Games 2003
X Games to Los Angeles in 2003
2002 X Games Special Report
Asian X Games 2000 Results
ESPN Moves X Games to Philly in 2000

Archives

Article Archives

How to Get Started o9n Inline Skates
- Part 1: How to Overcome Fear of Skating
- Part 2: Buying Your First Skates
- Part 3: Skating Safety and Etiquette - Part 3
- Part 4: Practice Tips for Beginners

Skate a Marathon: Anybody Can Do It!

Exciting Adventures on Skates
Belgium
- A 38 Year Old Club Speed Roller Skating Club
Brazil
- Roller Dancing in Rio
- Bahia Endurance Skate
Meet Tuca Reichert (no link)
Croatia
- Uljanik Roller Skating Club
Cuba
- Skater Age 74
- Track by the Sea
- Romantic Skaters
- 2002 Cuba Cup and Havana Marathon
- The New Cuban Roller Sports Federation
Denmark
- Cecilie Mogensen of Denmark
- Lars Thomsen of Denmark
Finland
- FinLine 2000: A 300 Mile Fun Roll in FinlandM
- FinLine 2001: 1500k Skate Across Finland
France
- 5 Days in Romantic Paris
----- Day 1: Paris Highlights
----- Day 2: Paris History
----- Day 3: Paris Museums
----- Day 4: Photos From Day 4
----- Day 5: Paris Sunday Afternoon Skate
- Taig Khris Skater Profile
Germany
- Frankfurt Skating Police
- Dirk May Photos

Italy
- Skating Italy Intro
- Downhill in Belluno
- Trieste Roller Palace
- Me With Max Bavieri
Lithuania
- Vilnius to Kaunas 110k
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- Halloween Skating
Mexico
- Ensenada Rosarito 2000
- Ensenada Rosarito 1998
Netherlands
- Skating the Dikes of Holland
- Skating and Sailing
- Racing in Holland
- RJ in California
Portugal
- Serpa in Havana
Puerto Rico
- San Juan Roller Cops
- Team in Havana
Russia
- Russia Downhill Race
- Russia Photo Gallery
- Russia Introduction
- St. Petersburg
- Pushkin - Peterhof
- Moscow - Novgorod
- Sosnovy Bor
- Skating on Dikes in Russia
Spain
- Daniel's Wild Week in Mallorca (Part 1 of 10)
Sweden
- Daniel Edman on a Snowy Mountain
- Skating on a Bridge
- Skating on a Bridge
- Visby Tofta Path
- Skating Faro Island
- Stockholm Skating
- Goteborg Cone Skaters
- Joakim and the Sheep
- Rollerskiing Sweden
- Swedes in California
Switzerland
- Davos Uphill Race
- Nathalie Biedermann Skating Zurich Station
Tahiti
- Papeete Night Skate
- Hisstory of the Tahiti Inline Marathon

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