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2005 FIRS Roller Sports Articles

Roller sports and skating articles published on the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) Web site at rollersports.org in 2005. By Author, skating articles By Country, and all of our Skating Resources.

November 2015

2015 November 19
Artistic Judges Seminar Hold in Mexico City
An International Seminar destined to Roller Artistic Skating judges has been carried out in Mexico City on November 14 and 15.

2015 November 13
World Roller Speed Skating Championship - Kaoshiung 2015
Official Web Site: kaohsiung2015.com (offline) |

October 2015

2015 October 28
Speed Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #7

2015 October 26
Inline Freesty le World Championships - Torino 2015


Official Web Site: hwfsc2015-torino.it (offline) | 2016 Archive |

2015 October 12
Speed Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #6
Useful information for the 2015 FIRS World Roller Speed Skating Championships that will take place in Kaohsiung (Chinese Taipei) from November 13 to 22.

2015 October 12
FIRS Artistic Technical Committee - New Information for 2016
This is all technical information which was given out during the last days of our Championships for the 2016 season.

September 2015

2015 September 20
Favorite Rink Hockey Teams Don't Fail on First Day in Vilanova

2015 September 19
Rink Hockey "U20" World Championship - Vilanova 2015
Official Web site: mundialhockeysub20.es (offline) ]

2015 September 14
Artistic Skating World Championships - Cali 2015
Official Web Site: artisticocali2015.co (offline)

2015 September 01
Inline Freestyle Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #1
The FIRS and the FIRS Freestyle Technical Committee are honoured to present the 9th FIRS 2015 FIRS World Freestyle Championships that will be held in Turin (Italy) from October 26 to 30, 2015.

August 2015

2015 August 28
It is with great regret that the FIRS has to communicate that yesterday Barbara Fischer passed away.

2015 August 27
Speed Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #5
All participating countries to the 2015 World Senior and Youth Roller Speed Skating Championships on track and on road are kindly requested to send their final entries within and not later than September 15, 2015.

2015 August 25
Robert "Bob" Halford Passed Away
It is with great regret that FIRS has to communicate the death of Bob Halford, a true legend in roller speed skating.

2015 August 19
Artistic Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #7

2015 August 15
Cup of Santos 2015
The Cup of Santos took place in Brazil last week and it was also the opportunity for Seminars and Judges Examinations.

2015 August 13
2nd Artistic Roller Skating Cup of Nations - Show Groups and Precision - Lleida 2025

2015 August 6
FIRS Headquarters Summer Break From August 10 to 21

July 2015

2015 July 29
Marcel Sturmer Won His 4th Medal in the Panamerican Games
During the 2015 edition of the Panamerican Games, hold in Toronto since July 10 to 26, one new record has been set ad was in the roller sports: the Artistic roller skater Marcel Sturmer, from Brazil, won his 4th medal in a row and was the first in the history of the Panamerican Games to reach such a great success.

2015 July 28
2015 World Championships Will Be Held in Torino Italy
For the first time, Italy will host the Inline Freestyle World Championships and the top atheletes will reach the woderful town of Torino from all over the world.

2015 July 28
International Seminar for Coaches Ambassadors
FIRS is proud to launch the very first International Seminar for Coaches Ambassadors. This is a chance you don’t wanna miss! Free board and lodging for the first 100 attendees.

2015 July 28
2015 Rink Hockey "U20" Worlds - Bulletin #22

2015 July 22
Artistic Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #6

2015 July 20
Artistic Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #5
Please find below the Bulletin n°5 and two documents one, in Spanish, the other in English, giving details of training available before the World Championships, being arranged by the Organisers of the World Championships.

2015 July 20
The Jumping Mile - Focus on by Maurizio Lollobrigida
Opportunities in life and in sport have to be taken on the fly, but to know if the opportunity occurs, you must somehow be able to build it. I am going to report in a somewhat journalistic and somewhat academic way, what has been organized July 4, 2015, in Terni, during the Italian Roller Speed Championships on Road.
- Video and the pictures

2015 July 14
Alberto Herrera Ayala has been elected president of the Pan-American Confederation of Roller Sports
The FIRS announces that the President of the Colombian Federation of Roller Sports Alberto Herrera Ayala has been elected by acclamation President of the Pan-American Confederation of Roller Sports.

2015 July 8
Cross Competition Te3st in Terni, Italy
During the Italian Road Roller Speed Skating Championships hold in Terni on the last weekend, the Cross Competition Test took place.

2015 July 7
Cali 2015: Logistical Info Related to the Trainings

June 2015

2015 June 30
South American Artistic Championship Encarnacion - Paraguay
Since the 14th to the 27th of June, the South American Artistic Championship took place in Encarnación Paraguay: 1200 skaters covering all the disciplines were involved. The Championships have been managed by the South American Confederation together with Mr Daniel Ventura, President of Artistic Committee, and with the cooperation of the Paraguayan Confederation of Skating, leaded by its Mrs Fermina Perez.

2015 June 20
Inline Downhill World Championships - Cisterna D'Asti 2015
Official Web site: inlinedownhill.com/?page_id=12 | 2016 Archive |

2015 June 26
Spain-Argentina is the Final of the 42nd Rink Hockey World Championship
For the 4th time in a row, Spain and Argentina will play for the World Championship. Tonight (9 PM WET, live on Firs TV) in the Vendespace in La Roche Sur Yon (France), the two national teams will play the Final. Germany and Portugal will play for the bronze medal (7.30 PM WET, live on Firs TV).

2015 June 25
Spain-Germany and Argentina-Portugal are the Semifinals of the World Championship
The victory of Germany against Italy was the surprising result of the quarter-finals. The team leaded by Mark Berenbek didn't reach the semifinals of the world championship since 1978. In the other quarter-finals, Spain, Portugal and Argentina won their games without suffering any goals.

2015 June 23
Rink Hockey World Championship Reached the End of the First Phase
After the eight games played today, the 42nd World Championship of Rink Hockey in La Roche Sur Yon has reached the end of the first phase. Now, we know the names of the teams that will play for the gold medal and the ones that will play for relegation.

2015 June 22
Portugal, Italy and Chile Get Qualification to Quarter-Finals
In the 3rd day of the 42nd Rink Hockey World Championship in La Roche sur Yon, three teams qualified for the quarter-finals: Portugal in group B (which got the first place of its poule), Italy and Chile in group D.

2015 June 22
Tokio 2020 - A First Step Towards the Future
During the last FIRS congress in Rome last February, I introduced the claim for the new FIRS: already into the future!

2015 June 21
Spain, Argentina and Mozambique Already Qualified to Quarter Finals
The second day of the 42nd World Championship of Rink Hockey gave a lot of emotions and issued some important verdicts. In the Vendespace in La Roche Sur Yon (France), eight games were played during sunday, starting from early morning and untill late at night.

2015 June 20
Rink Hockey "A" World Championship - La Roche 2015
Official Web Site: mondialvendee2015.com (offline) | 2017 Archive |

2015 June 20
Rosario 2015 Senior Men: France and Czech Republic in the Final for Gold
Inline Hockey: It took 12 minutes to France to unlock the score but, after the first goal hit by Duclos, "le Bleu" never stopped pushing. USA showed character and determination but it wasn't enough to turn the match to a different solution. France, with an advantage of 4 goal, gained the right to compete for the Gold Medal.

2015 June 19
Rosario 2015 Senior Men: USA, France, Latvia and Czech Republic Pass to the Semifinals
Inline Hockey: With the end of the quarter final, the Senior Men World Championship is really getting going.

2015 June 19
La Roche Sur Yon Hosts the 42nd Rink Hockey World Championship
The 42nd edition of Rink Hockey World Championship "A" is ready to begin. The "Vendespace" in La Roche Sur Yon (50 km from Nantes, in the north west of France) will hosts the 48 matches that will lead to the new world champion.

2015 June 18
Rosario 2015 Senior Men: Ready for the Play Off
In the Pool A, an unbeaten USA leads the standing followed by Spain and Italy. In the Pool B, Czech Republic, with 3 overwhelming victories goes to the play off followed by France and an unexpected Latvia. Mexico, in the Pool C, and the home team, Argentina, in the Pool D, pass to the following phase.

2015 June 17
Rosario 2015 Senior Men: Second Day of Qualifiations
Senior Men Results - http://firs.rsportz.com/divisions/5540/games
Watch the podcasts of all the matches @ FIRS TV

2015 June 16
2015 Speed Skating Worlds - Bulletin #4
Please find below informations regarding logistic issues and the FIRS Seminar for Coaches and Ambassadors

2015 June 16
Senior Men World Championship Started Today in Rosario
Inline Hockey: Below the results of the first day of the Worlds. The podcasts of all the matches are available on FIRS TV

2015 June 15
Steve Bowman Passed Away Last Week
Our friend from Australia, passed away last week after an unexpected and cruel illness as most in the skating world know, and we will all miss his wonderful smile around us at future World Championships.

2015 June 13
Rosario 2015 - Czech Republic Goes to Final Both With Senior Ladies and Junior Men
Inline Hockey: In the Junior Men, France and Czech Republic overwhelmed Italy and USA, and tomorrow will play in the final at 17.15. In the Senior Ladies, Czech Republic won against Finland in the overtime thaks to the goal of Kristyna Kaltounkova and Spain was beaten by USA with the goal scored by Laura Veharanta at 02:14 after the starting whistle.

2015 June 11
2015 Rink Hockey "A" Worlds - Bulletin #21

2015 June 12
Rosario 2015: Ready for the Junior men and Senior Women Semifinals
Inline Hockey: Today the competitions got to the heart of the tournaments with the teams playing for the access to the semifinals.

2015 June 11
Inline Downhill Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #1
Inline Hockey: The Men and Ladies World Championship will took place in Cisterna d'Asti (Italy) since 19 to 21 June.

(2015 June?)
Artistic Skating Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #4
Below you will find 4 files, two in English and two in Spanish, received from the Organisers of the Artistic World Championships in Cali, Colombia.

2015 June 11
Rosario 2015 - Penalty Shot Between Czech Republic and Spain in the Senior Ladies
Inline Hockey: In the Pool A Senior Ladies, USA easily won the first position. In the Pool B, Spain and Czech Republic had to play the penalty shot because of complete balance of the scores: Katerina Mrazova (#16) signed the only goal of the penalty shots. France concluded unbeaten the first phase of the Worlds leading the Junior Men Pool A. Czech Republic, by overwhelming over USA, gained the first position in the Pool B. Below the complete results and the schedule for tomorrow

2015 June 10
Rosario 2015 Juior Men: Goleada by Czech Republic and an Unexpected Italy
Winter is coming in Rosario, but the colder weather and the traffic strike did not stop the players and the matches warmed the historical Club Atletico Provincial since early this morning.

2015 June 8
Rosario 2015 - Let's Play Inline Hockey
It has been a long day for the inline hockey supporters all over the world, with the matches starting at 8.15 with the Senior Ladies and ending in the night with the Junior Men.

2015 June 7
Kick off for the Inline Hockey Worlds
First day in Rosario (Argentina) for the 2015 edition of the Junior Men and Senior Women Inline Hockey World Championships.

2015 June 7
World Inline Hockey Championships - Rosario 2015
Official Web Site:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/RosarioInlineHockey2015/1410621522595352

2015 June 2
Artistic Skating World 2015 - Bulletin #3
This Bulletin is to remind all Federations to please send your entries for the Championships no later than 1 August 2015.

2015 June 3
Czech Republic Won the VI World Masters Cup
Inline Hockey: Italy is second in the final rank whilst the third place goes to Slovakia.

May 2015

2015 May 29
Rink Hockey U20 Worlds - Bulletin #20
Please check below the Official Hotels list and the group composition for the 2015 FIRS World U20 Rink Hockey Championships that will take place in Vilanova (Spain) from September 19th to 26th, 2015.

2015 May 2
World Inline Hockey Masters Cup - Dusseldorf 2015

April 2015

2015 April 15
Inline Hockey Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #3
Please find below important info regarding the procedure to transmit the rosters and the emended schedule for week 1

March 2015

2015 March 5
Inline Hockey Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #2

2015 March 2
FIRS Created a New Technical Committee for the Roller Freestyle Discipline
During the last Executive Board hold in Rome, FIRS created a new Committee for the development of the Roller Freestyle discipline.

February 2015

2015 February 2
Inline Hockey Worlds 2015 - Bulletin #1



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