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| Jan
28/04 2004
German Cup - hot ticket.. |
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 Fast
becoming (if not already) the most popular event for Artistic
Roller Sports that is open to all events/countries. More than
sixteen countries compete each year, sending teams in events across
the board from Cadet to Senior. Australians have contested this
event from as far back as 1989 and in the past two years the teams
have grown. Proving a very useful tool in preparing your year ahead,
the German Cup is a great lead up event that can firmly plant you on
the map. For registration and nomination forms - [Download
here]
Note:
This event is only for Figs/Freeskating (Inline events excluded)
Please
note: An updated version of the forms has been loaded today
(29/01/04) with an amendment to Page 7 - requirement including sit
spin, as per advice from G.Cup organizers.
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| Jan
26/04 Romano
sets ratings through the roof.. |
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 EIGHT
MILLION VIEWERS tuned in on Saturday night to witness the World No.1,
Tanja Romano, perform lived on the hit television show, RaiUno.
In a rough translation of what has been written of the evening, they
believe Romano's appearance on the show has truly revived the sport
of Artistic skating that receives so little recognition. Show
presenter, Enrico Montesano, commented that Romano's 'Bolero'
exhibition prompted a huge response by telephone, the public calling
it 'a beautiful experience'. Such enthusiasm can only be welcomed in
these hard times as our sport faces its lowest numbers in
years. Romano added that the show went well and although the
floor size was very small, the condition of the surface was great
and it allowed her to perform well. She is also very proud that she
has represented Italian Skating to a very important area, with a
great response from not only the public but also the Director and
Producers of the show. Congratulations Tanja, what an outstanding
achievement...
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| Jan
22/04 New
skate site... for kids!! |
 A
brand new site aimed at keeping kids involved in artistic roller
sports has been set up by Macarthur Roller Sports club in NSW.
Active member, Karen Mulvey, is one of the forces behind the
effort and her daughter, pictured left - Ally, is also a
young skater who is conducting monthly interview on her site.
I'm sure Ally would like to build up a small community amongst young
skaters around the world, so feel free to visit and show support.
Hopefully, many more skate sites like this will start to pop up and
assist with the development of the sport. I'm very honored to be the
first interview on the site.. I have just completed it with young
Ally, and it was quite an interesting perspective from a kids point
of view, the questions were great! To visit the new site, go
here. To view the interview directly view
here. Good luck with the site guys..
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| Jan
20/04 Tanja
Romano - set to host TV program... |
 Tanja
Romano is set to become more than just hot stuff on wheels!
Italy's world No.1 skater is about to hit the TV screens
across Italy this weekend on possibly one of the biggest shows in
the country - RaiUno. Romano will be in fact, host of the new
program of Enrico Montesano 24 January commencing at
20.40hrs. Tanja's appearance is a great debut for artistic skating..
[Raiuno]
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| Jan
19/04 Inline
approach from Italy... |
 INLINE
SKATING DEVELOPMENT: Thanks to the encouraging shove
generated by the international organizations, the FIHP
is providing this year an economical and programmed commitment
to develop INLINE FIGURE SKATING within bounds of the
national territory. For that purpose the FIHP, assisted by the
regional and provincial committees will be organizing shortly
training camps in the selected Regions: North-East: Veneto,
Central-North: Toscana, Central-South: Lazio
All skaters are welcome regardless of the type of inline skates. The
FIHP will contact & invite members of the inline skating
industry to participate at such events either to share their views
and/or promote/sell their products in the presence of the athletes.
The Technical Sector is studying the preparation of didactic
material for Sipar courses, clearly stipulating specific
perspectives and norms. Dates and future initiatives will be
published shortly. Source:
FIHP
(translation: EIFSA)
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| Jan
17/04 Lallai's
artistic approach.. |
 Luca
Lallai will be remembered by all for his technical brilliance,
perfection perhaps, but the former world champion finds himself
working with the skaters and not against. Lallai, although we don't
hear much of his travels, has recently been in Spain
choreographing programs and teaching skaters there in preparation
for 2004. The skaters who had the fortune of working with Lallai
were extremely excited to have the opportunity and said that the his
work was amazing. Recently we spoke of his travels this side of the
continent, in Taipei. Perhaps a little 'train spotting' is required
and if you happen to know of Luca working in your area or with
'you', let us know!!
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| Jan
16/04 FIGURES
& LOOPS - see it again.... |
 B
O S S F I L M S presents FIGURES & LOOPS,
a feature-length documentary exploring the world of artistic roller
skating. If you missed the first round of screenings late last year,
then now is your chance to see it again after successful screenings
on the West Coast and New York. Figures & Loops returns to the
big screen on Wednesday 21st January, 7.30pm at the Yerba
Buena Center (3rd@mission).
Dave &
Walter (directors) take you on a spectacular journey, one every
avid rollers sports fan should see.
Click on image (left) for
screening details - show your support to make this venture a
huge hit for Boss & our sport.. For more information: Visit
the official site FIGURES
& LOOPS
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| Jan
11/04 Role
reversal for Rolaboi.. |
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 The
guys at CanAmCrew have been busy setting up their 'new look'
site, which is a complete interactive experience and you'll find
yourself looking around for hours enjoying the site, including their
'files'.. My folder has been added to the 'filing cabinet'. Recently
I was approached by CanAm to do an interview, which was a nice
reversal in roles for a change and for what I thought was going to
be a short interview, turned out to be quite a lengthy one, which I
think needs to be read without prejudice.
They asked my thoughts on the state of
roller sports in the US, the future
for Inline, what changes I would like
to see made in the sport, and a whole
lot more.. Anyway,
click on the logo to enter the main site or for a quick jump, click
here for the filing cabinet where the interviews are stored.. Thanks
to CanAmCrew.com [View
here]
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| Jan
06/04 New
Zealand Nationals 2004 |
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 While
the rest of the skating world relaxes and takes it easy over the New
Year and Christmas, New Zealanders are hard at it contesting their
National championships. Already the competition has been running for
a few days and former Junior World No.3, Sarah Jane Jones,
(left) is winning the Senior ladies short program, even though she
will remain a Junior at world level and Anna
Car-well Cook is in 2nd. Sarah competes in many events
including figures, F/s, solo dance, inline creative and tomorrow she
will compete in the Inline Free skating! How she does it? I don't
know. For more news see, Skate
NZ here.
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| Jan
06/04 ...and
the Winners are? |
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 The
votes are in.. and the winners have been announced.. In
spectacular form, you all voted in droves and from more than 1,000
genuine forms received - the winners are now online and
congratulations to everyone.. Thanks for participating and voting.. View
here
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| Jan
01/04 Happy
New Year & Congratulations to our winner of the Win Luca
comp... |
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 CONGRATULATIONS
to
E
m i l i a A l b e r t a r e l l i
f
r o m A r g e n t i n a ..
Emilia has been drawn as the lucky winner of the t-shirt signed
by
2003 World Champion - Luca
D'Alisera
THANK
YOU to the hundreds of people who entered the competition..
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| Dec
29/03 Awards
& competition a huge success... |
| In
deciding to add the 'rolaboi
awards' to this site I wasn't really sure what
kind of response it would receive, but it has actually been
overwhelming. More than one thousand 'genuine' forms have been
received and the hundreds of 'identical' multiple forms have been
filtered out to ensure a fair result. From what I can see, it is
going to be very interesting and many of the obvious winners aren't necessarily
guaranteed the top position, as voted by YOU! The awards will now
close and all results will be going online this week when a special
announcement will be made. Which brings us to the close of another
hugely successful competition to win a signed t-shirt by Luca
D'Alisera, with more than 500 entries, its purely the 'luck
of the draw'. Hundreds of multiple votes were also received and have
been filtered out to ensure only one vote per person has been
received. The lucky winner will be announced on January 1st. More
news very soon..
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| Dec
26/03 The
music's got me spinning around & around &
around... |
| If
you were lucky enough to be at the world meet in Argentina, then you
will well and truly know what I am talking about here - the theme
song! Yes, the one we heard on a daily basis and more than a few
times! And to add to that, the music was (overall) so LOUD in the stadium. I
recall people blocking their ears and complaining of headaches.. But
for many, it seems the 'song' in question, people just can't get out of their
heads and have been emailing, inquiring as to what it is.. A bit of
research has been done and the track is by a band from Chile, 'La
Ley' and the title is 'Mas Alla'. Many would have thought
it was called 'Basta ja' as that was the chorus we know oh so well!!
I'm in no position to comment on the lyrical content, the track is
sung in Spanish, I'm purely giving you the name and artist.
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| Dec
21/03 Watch
this site go from strength to strength - with your help! |
| In
2004 I'll be making an effort to get as much information on this
site as possible.. but it's virtually impossible to source all the
information first hand without the help of you.. So I have set up a
submission area where you can simply submit any information you
have, whether it maybe a link, world news, an interview or athlete
suggestion... or anything else.. This could really make for a
fantastic site overall.. View the new area [here]
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| Dec
17/03 You
want it - you got it - Luca Online!! |
THE
WAIT IS OVER... Luca D'Alisera - the interview - has finally
made it on to this site after three years!!
Enjoy [here]
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| Dec
17/03 The
man we've come to know as 'Hot Pants'.... |
 Luca
D'Alisera, notoriously known for his striking appearance and
popularity with all the girls, along with the adopted name 'Hot
Pants' (by all the girls!!)... aside from that, we all know him as an amazing
athlete.. A skater who takes you on a journey when he performs, to
another place that makes you think and for many, a short fall of
breathing.
Over the last two years, I have been swamped with requests for
information on Luca and also an interview, but he's a hard man to
track down.. But I've done it and all will be revealed very
shortly.. including details on the web, ice, his calendar, his
training and much much more, including some amazing NEW images... Stay tuned... D'Alisera
- The Interview, the long awaited interview is coming soon.... (now
online)
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| Dec
16/03 Peter
Pan on wheels... Freiburg show the toast of the town |
  'Outstanding'
is one word to describe the spectacular interpretation of the
fairytale story of Peter Pan produced by hit show maker, Michael
O'Brecht. Former world champion, O'Brecht, regularly hold shows
at his Freiburg venue (where German Cup is held) that receive RAVE
reviews and are attended by thousands, many who take corporate
booking also, so we are talking top quality performances here. And
for Peter Pan, the cast was no exception this year, starring Patrick
Venerucci as 'Hook', Beatrice
Palazzi Rossi as 'Wendy', Daniel Mueller as a 'Pirate'
and Frank Albiez and 'Peter Pan'. In looking at the images
below, courtesy of Raniero
Corbelletti, you'll get an idea of the extravagance and
professionalism that went in to the show. Director, O'Brecht has
been doing shows like this for more than a decade and Freiburg is renown
for its quality entertainment on wheels...
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| Freiburg,
Germany - Peter Pan Show Skate - Dec 13, 2003. Duration -
90mins |
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| Images
© Raniero Corbelletti 2003 Globus Photography. (images adjusted
with animations by rolaboi) |
| Dec
14/03 Best
of the world.. on video |
 The
Regional Committee Emilia Romagna, present the Rimini Roller
Festival. Opened to all the categories of athletes F.I.H.P.,
also coming from tesserati F.I.H.P., also coming from
outside region. Full document here to view, in Italian. Apologies
for translation.. [Rimini]
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| Dec
14/03 Show
skate wheels in the kids.. |
Victorian
Club, Peninsula, held the first night of its run of three shows this
evening to a very receptive and enthusiastic crowd. More than 80
skaters participated, many of them performing for the first time.
Credit to show organizers and Melbourne coaches, Simon Reeves
and Rachael Young (both former champions & Australian
representatives at world level). Both Reeves and Young proved they
still had what it took to put on a show of their own with some great
numbers together as well as putting together the entire show for the
huge cast. I was invited to perform also, (giving extra time for Rach
to get changed in between numbers!) and an impromptu 2nd number was
requested at the last minute when another guest act did a 'no show' of
their own.. In all, it was a great first night and I must add, clubs
like this one, continue to generate huge numbers in to our sport,
ensuring its survival in Victoria and Australia - respect.
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| Dec
12/03 Best
of the world.. on video |
 You
can now make a complete selection from PatinVision as to
videos available from the Worlds in Argentina. PatinVision have also
put together a 'Best of..' collection that is now also there to buy,
with highlights from each discipline including Inline, Juniors,
Seniors, Show & Precision, the must have for every collection..
The tapes are very well priced and the turn around time is
fantastic... Go here for complete details direct from PatinVision
- Videos
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| Dec
12/03 Andrea
Barbieri - athlete of the month |
 Andrea
Barbieri, 2003 World No.2 Senior Men's Free, is the new athlete
of the month on this site. I hope to be able to present to you a new
athlete this year on a more regular basis.. Andrea has also done an
interview for the site.. Enjoy here..
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