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News
from Nov 14, 2004 - Jan 30, 2005.
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Main news here..
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Jan
30/05 Skater
rises to OSCAR Nomiation... |
 Former
Spanish champion, turned hair & makeup extraordinaire, Manuel
García, (known as Manolo to us back in the early 90's
when he competed at world level!) has this year been bestowed with
one of the greatest accolades in the film industry, an Oscar
nomination for 2005. Alongside Jo Allen, García
has been nominated for his work on the acclaimed foreign film, 'The
Sea Inside', winner of BEST FOREIGN FILM at the '2004 Golden
Globes' and also nominated in the '2005 Oscars' for BEST FOREIGN
FILM. The competition for García & Allen is tough, they are
nominated alongside; “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of
Unfortunate Events” and the Mel Gibson epic, “The Passion
of the Christ”. GOOD LUCK MANOLO & JO.. See the
full list of Oscar nominations [here]
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Jan
30/05 German
Cup 2005 |
 It's
that time again, time to nominate and register for one of the most
popular roller sports event on the international scene - the German
Cup in Freiburg. This competition has been running since the
80's and has a great attendance record with international champions
and countries, especially from all around Europe. Details found [here]
Registrations close April 27.
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Jan
22/05
Skate
calendar to promote HOTTEST skaters on the planet.. 2005 |
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 To
celebrate roller sports artistic skaters and the best in the world,
Raniero Corbelletti has come up with the most AMAZING calendar for
2005 with spectacular images of skaters who were stars of 2004. A
percentage of of the proceeds will also go towards the Tsunami
disaster. A
sample of the 2005 Skater Calendar with Luca D'Alisera
(world champion). Pictured for the month of January.
To
order this item - please go to this link now as only a limited
amount are available in the coming weeks and you view the calendar in full - see our very special 'preview' [here]
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Jan
22/05 Come
Out to Play... A free forum on sport and sexuality.. |
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"I'm
as tolerant as the next person but... " .. These are the
types of questions/statements that we all face and on Monday Feb 7
between 6-8pm at the Victoria University - City Campus, a special
forum on 'sport and sexuality' will be conducted, free. By exploring
personal stories, community attitudes, best practice and the law, a
panel of athletes, officials and specialists will help sporting
associations, clubs, schools and officials ensure their sporting
activities are welcoming and inclusive and therefore fair, safe and
fun for all. Full details [here]
Registrations close Feb 2.
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Jan
20/05 Oceania
championships registrations... closing soon! |
 The
nominations for the 2005 Oceania Championships (Gold Coast) close on
Jan 31. The competition will run at the Runaway Bay complex from April
19-23, followed by the International seminar with Italian coach, Ruben
Genchi (pictured left). The Oceania champs are open to competitors
around the world, promising to be a great competition for all
disciplines of roller sports, including Inline - making it the only
international meet for Inline outside of the world championships.. For
the competition notice/ registration info of the event, see [here].
For Artistic requirement details - [here].
The seminar will follow the championships in conjunction with Oceania,
with special guest skaters from Italy also in attendance. See here for
more.. [here]
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Jan
18/05 Artistic
freedom... or freedom of speech? |
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Either
way you look at it, there is no better way to keep communication
between members of our sport up to date than by being involved in
forums and chat sessions online. Skatelog.com has a fantastic forum,
hosted by one of the most dedicated supporters of skating - Kathie
Fry, with hundreds of members for all disciplines of roller
& inline sports. If you would like to visit the forum and browse,
visit here and register at no cost to join. [here]
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Jan
18/05 Seminars
in OZ under way.. |
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Top
European coach, Peter
Brlec (Slovenia) has now been in Australia for just over a week
and has already finished his Queensland leg of the seminars. He is now
in Melbourne working with a group of dedicated skaters including
members of the High Performance plan who are future hopefuls for
Australia. World stars, Tammy
Bryant and Kristen
Slade, are also participating in the camp. Peter will head to
Western Australia later this week to round up the well supported
tour.
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Jan
10/05 Is
it your birthday? |
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It's
time to get to know skaters around the world - and promote them... and
what better way to do so than by celebrating a birthday... every day!
If you are a skater or coach and you would like to be added to our new
news section that will be updated soon on the main page, please submit
your details simply by completing this
simple form and you will be famous for the day!
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Jan
08/05 The
face behind the mask? Guess who? |
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 This
picture was taken at the recent 'Rimini Roller Festival' and
the big question is - Who is the mystery man (or woman!) behind the
mask? If you would like to take a stab and guess simply click on the
image, take a closer look and send your answer here.. [guess
the skater] Image © Raniero Corbelletti
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Jan
04/05 Luca
gets the cut... and Tanja lets her hair down... |
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  Luca
D'Alisera & Tanja Romano, both world champions in 2003/04 and
both idols to thousands. Like celebrities in the public eye, their
every move is watched by all and we all enjoy something a little
lighter when it comes to news.. especially at this time of year.
Most recently at the Rimini Roller Festival in Italy, Luca unveiled
his new look - now gone are the long locks that we've seen on him for
almost 3yrs now he's gone number 3 or 4, with only cms of hair. On the
other hand, Tanja Romano let her hair down during the performance,
showing that she can put on a show stopping performance no matter
what!! A brand new image gallery from the Rimini Festival, courtesy of
Raniero
Corbelletti, will be found here shortly.. Both
images © Raniero Corbelletti
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Jan
04/05 World
champion out of action for months... |
 Newly
crowned World champion, Sara Venerucci (Junior pairs 2004), is
out of action for up to four months as a result of an accident
while riding her scooter, involving an oncoming car. Sara's injuries
are to her knee, in which she has severely damaged the ligaments and
requires extensive surgery. One of Italy's finest surgeons will work
with Venerucci. Sara took part in the recent Rimini Festival, with an
off skate part, proving the off skate period is going to be very
difficult for her!! The procedure, expecting to keep her on ground for
the extended period is a serious blow to the elite athlete and we wish
her well during her recovery period... Image ©
Globus, courtesy FIHP
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Jan
04/05 'Skatingly'
Samantha? |
Samantha
Bennis, who runs the EIFSA forum recently had this to say about
ROLLER SPORTS. I have come under the hammer a number of times at that
site and I thought that this most recent post by the site owner was
worthy of discussion. I
believe that comments like the following do not assist in uniting all
sports on wheels, Inline skating is not a separate entity, it is a
ROLLER SPORT and is governed by the FIRS body. If Inline is to have
its life continued at world level, it must be embraced by roller
sports and likewise, and posts like this from people who claim they
run Figure skating associations.. As per following:
Read
the full story here and also have your say.. [here]
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Inline Speed, Inline Hockey and Inline Figure Skating get a
relatively favourable response and will ultimately justify themselves
as olympic disciplines. It is artistic quad roller skating
that is increasingly embarrassingly awful. It is clunky & noisy
with ugly body lines. Not very artistic and it is not just a physical
thing. It is a different mentality!
Quad skaters are recreational INVETERATE AMATEURS practicing a
roller sport. Ice/Inliners are vocational RAZZMATAZZ PROS in
showbusiness careers! I personally shudder when quad
fundamentalists insist & persist in promoting roller sports. The
biggest favour they can do for roller sports is to remove their
quads... and learn to skate on real edges as the ice/inliners do!
Honestly, quad skating is out-dated, tacky and quaint! It just
doesn't allow for a comparable poetry in motion as in ice/inline
figure skating. Evgeny Plushenko on quads would be as ridiculous as
Lance Armstrong on a tricycle!
I created the European Inline Figure Skating Association in May 2001.
I announced it on the FIRS website and FIRS/CIPA decided to include
Inline Freestyle at Worlds 2002. skatingly, Samantha
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information is taken from © [EIFSA]
The article is © Samantha Bennis. EIFSA
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What
does one say in response to that? Read the full story here and
also have your say.. [here]
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Jan
03/05 2004
snapped up.. |
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Raniero
Corbelletti's official website is up and running and you can see a
large gallery of his shots from the world meet held in Fresno. More
images will be added over time and there is a great range there at the
moment. Worth checking out.. [here]
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Jan
03/05 Sara
Locandro story continues... |
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Sara Locandro's
article has caused for much interest, it has also proved to be a
worthy discussion. Read the article in full,
Courtesy of FIHP and Sara Locandro, with the translation by ©
K.Slade. [here]
Post
your own follow up comments ..
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Jan
03/05 Inline
skater home with silver.. |
 KRISTEN SLADE
is certainly home, and with a silver medal from the recent world
championships! Already back at the rink training, Slade is optimistic
about her continued success in the new year, and very excited to be
returning to Italy again this year to compete at the world meet. In
her home town of Geelong, celebrity status is upon her - locals recognize
her in the street and at her gymnasium she is enthusiastically praised
by all patrons, including high profile footballers. The following
article, headlining 'Inline skater home with a silver' reads that it
'was twenty years ago when her mother couldn't find a babysitter so
she decided to take her to the skating rink..' The rest as they say,
is history.. Read article in full [here]
Story
by: Rochelle Smith, Photo by: Phillip Stubbs -
© Geelong Advertiser.
(Far left image: Courtesy
Raniero Corbelletti)
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Dec
28/04 Seminars
with top European coach... |
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Peter
Brlec (Slovenia) will again be in Australia in the New Year
conducting a series of seminars. For those skaters who are interested
in attending the seminar held in Melbourne from Jan 17-18 the details
can be found [here].
Contact details included. Registration
is required asap. Please see details on download. Skaters in
Melbourne, don't miss this opportunity to work with one of the best
coaches in Europe. Peter will only be here for a few days - and in
those few days you can learn alot!
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Dec
25/04 Seasons
Greetings... |
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Merry
Christmas to all.. To those both in and out of the sport - seasons
greetings.. Peace in 2005.. Best regards, Jayson
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Dec
18/04 Hollywood
Party time... |
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Its
always good to see the word 'roller skater' in a major news paper
article, especially alongside the word 'Hollywood'.. [here]
Courtesy
Herald Sun. And
as a follow up to the signing held last weekend, Bnews
Melbourne report.. [here] |
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Dec
13/04 ...and
the WINNER is... hear it!! |
 Luca
D'Alisera should be a household name, a pin up boy the world
over.. Is it yet to happen? Take a listen to this mp3 as the crowd erupts
- you would think it was the announcement of the winner of Australian
Idol (or the likes!).. The crowd really love this guy and it doesn't
get any better than this.. thousands cheering for a skater - its just
fantastic... Take a listen.. [here]
(mp3)
Courtesy
Raniero Corbelletti |
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Dec
13/04 EXCLUSIVE
Artistic Roller World Cup - Image gallery |
 Raniero
Corbelletti has proven to be the most spectacular photographer in
Roller Sports by capturing some of the most amazing images of our
skaters over the past years. He has been the official photographer at
the last two world championships and we can only hope that in 2005 in
Rome - Italy will name him THE MAIN MAN!! Courtesy of Raniero, I can
bring to you exclusively a two page gallery from the recently held
Artistic World Cup, held in Italy. Experience it & enjoy [here]
Left:
World Inline Champion - Silvia Marangoni
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Dec
12/04 Sara
Locandro speaks out about our sport.. |
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Trainer
of multiple world champions, Italian Coach Sara Locandro, openly speaks of the crisis being faced by almost every nation outside
of Italy and the truth has to be heard. Although crushing, it is
absolutely necessary for every country to follow Italy's lead if we
are to take the sport to the highest level. Read the article in full,
Courtesy FIHP. [here]
Post
comments also..
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Dec
12/04 Artistic
world cup.. event of the year - surely! |
 It
is without a doubt that the Artistic World Cup is the most
prestigious event outside the world championships on the roller sports
circuit. Only the best in the world are chosen to compete at the
'Gala' event and whilst held in Florence - Italy, skaters from all
over the world contest. This year, Luca
D'Alisera has won the hearts of the three thousand capacity
crowd, followed closely by Tanja
Romano in second and in third... I couldn't be more happier to
say - was won by Josh
Rhoads, from Flor USA. Josh has been competing on the
international circuit for many years now and many are waiting for him
to step up on to the world podium, nice one Josh.. Each skater will
receive a nice little pay cheque for this event, which I am sure
they'll all be very happy about!! Congratulations.. More news at the
official ArtisticWorldcup.org site [here]
Left:
Josh Rhoads bares all for the crowd in 2001 at the world gala..
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Dec
11/04 The
Mad Minute.. |
 I
caught up with Melbourne
MX
newspaper
for a 'mad minute'.. Here's the article and 'Q+A' that was included in
the edition on Dec 03 in what ended up being quite a revealing
interview. Loaded in two part for easier downloading.. [Mx
P1] [Mx
P2]
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Dec
11/04 Skater
Boi tells all... |
 And
so the story goes.. In an interview this week with
Melbourne's leading gay newspaper, the Melbourne
Star (distribution across Melb of 100k), I was given
the opportunity to speak candidly about the release of my book and of
the importance of the promotion of our sport. Interestingly enough, in
all the interviews I have done this week, both on air and for print,
they have all posed the same question about Roller Sports - and that
is 'What is being done to see that the sport does receive
recognition?'... and while it is a difficult one to answer - I think
it is easy enough to say that everyone within the sport does their
utmost to ensure we grow, while at the same time FIRS continue to push
forward in the hope of achieving Olympic inclusion.. See the most
recent article [here]..
Article
appears courtesy of Bnews.net.au - Page 05 Issue #83
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Dec
11/04 Aussie
contender not confident.. |
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Valerie Leftwich
(Skate Australia) has confirmed that while she was very honored
by the 'verbal nomination' at the meeting in Fresno, by FIRS President Isidro
Oliveras, (see news below) Leftwich is not 100% certain she could
accept such a position when she is living in Australia. Although she
will be happy to run for the position of 1st Vice President. Best of
luck either way..
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Dec
08/04 Female
to take control of FIRS? |
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How
true could this be? - Most recently at the world championships in
Fresno FIRS (International Roller Sports) President, Isidro
Oliveras, announced his resignation from the International body at
a meeting held during the event. According to skatelog.com the
President was quoted in saying, "Why
not have the first woman president of FIRS, and who would be better
than Valerie Leftwich of Australia?".. Apparently Sabatino
Aracau from Italy has also expressed great interest. Leftwich,
currently President of Skate Australia and also a member of FIRS would
certainly bring a strong presence within the sport and a focus on
Australia.. More news on that soon..
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Dec
04/04 Book
signing.. and live ON AIR.. |
If you
live in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, are familiar with South Yarra,
and you feel like dropping down to Commercial Rd on Saturday Dec 11th
between 1-2pm.. I will be doing a signing for my autobiography (Rolaboi)
at the Hares & Hyenas Bookstore.. They have plenty of books
available and you are All WELCOME!! .. [Location
here]
Tune in to JOY 94.9
FM on Tues 7 Dec at 11.15am and Thurs 09 Dec at 8.45am - when
I chat with JOY to promote the book.
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Nov
30/04 ROLABOi
Awards 2004.. |
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It is
important to recognize the achievements of our athletes and you can
decide who those athletes are in the second ROLABOi Awards. Last years
poll was a HUGE success and Roberto Riva was named the 'Athlete
of the Year'.. There are more than 25 categories and you
simply choose from the drop down boxes.. VOTE NOW.. [HERE]
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Nov
23/04 Supporting
Slade - National wide..
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 Help
celebrate Australia's SILVER MEDAL won by KRISTEN SLADE in
the Inline Ladies figure skating, simply by downloading and printing
the full color promotional poster celebrating her win. It would be
great if all the Artistic clubs around Australia printed at least one
poster each and pinned it on your notice board... thus spreading the
news and showing that our athletes are also competitive amongst the
worlds top rankings.. It's a great way to promote our athletes and the
sport.. To download the PDF of this poster, simply click here..
[Kristen
Poster
- A4
Pdf]
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Nov
21/04 Screening
of the FILM 'Figures & Loops' at the world meet.. |
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Celebrating
the completion of their brand new documentary about artistic roller
skating, 'Figures &
Loops' - Walter &
David, of Boss
Films will be having a special screening of the film on Sunday
the 28th Nov at the Radisson Ballroom at 6:30pm.. Don't miss
it! Below: a few screen caps from the doco..
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| Nov
15/04 Watch
for updates.. |
 Don't
forget, during the next few weeks, most of the news updates will be
found in the 2004 Worlds section of this site. . With good contacts
in the US (thanks to all those keeping me updated) we can
fortunately keep up to date as possible during and throughout the
championship. Be sure to check for daily updates. Send any
news from Fresno here:
The unofficial area here within this site >>2004
worlds GOOD LUCK EVERYONE...
As
you can see left: A first look EXCLUSIVE of the skaters training in
FRESNO.. More soon
(you
could easily mistake the floor for an ice surface! It looks
fantastic..)
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14/04 EDEA
SKATES get RED hot... |
 In
the beginning it was an idea, an idea that came from the heart of
Adelaide, South Australia, and has turned in to the hottest product
on the boot market this decade.. the new EDEA rose colored
boot.. The boot itself is the same color red as the EDEA logo and
will be on display at the world meet in Fresno. That very pair will
be then shipped on to its home in South Australia where one lucky
lady will receive them! Judging by some of the colors I have seen on
a few pairs of skates from QLD, I'm sure EDEA are on a roll here! Note:
the color of the boot in this image is not the exact color of the
original. See official EDEA stand in Fresno..
EDEASKATES.COM
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