Inline Skating

What is inline (street) skating?

Inline street skating is similar to skateboarding, with the skater performing tricks while wearing inline skates, also called roller blades.

How to inline street skate

An inline skate works like a hockey skate, and has wheels so the skater can move quickly. An inline skate has four wheels, with a large space in the middle for tricks so the skater can jump on and ride a rail, which is a big steel pipe. The skater’s tricks involve a lot of spins and jumps.

How to win

The skater’s performance is judged, and the scores are based on the difficulty of the moves, and the artistry of the performance.

 

Inline (street) skating moves

720 – the skater takes a running jump into the air and spins the body around twice
900 – the skater takes a running jump into the air and spins the body around two-and-a-half times
1080 – the skater takes a running jump into the air and spins the body around three times

Sport lingo

The X-Games – the biggest, highest-profile competition in inline street skating
Bowl competition – the skater does tricks on a bowl-shaped course
Street Competition – a larger course allows skaters more room, with rail-like surfaces on which skaters perform tricks for the judges
The big trick competition – skaters attempt the most spectacular move they can make in order to top all other skaters and win