Slalom skating: Difference between revisions

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Freestyle slalom skating is a highly technical field of roller skating that involves performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones

Skate characteristics

Hard boot (carbon, glass fiber, plastic)
High boot cuff for added stability (carbon cuffs being the best)
Short aluminium frame (230 to 245 millimeter with some exceptions going to 250 mm)
Frames that are 245 mm or 243 mm use 80 mm maximum diameter wheels
Frames that are 231 mm must use wheels no bigger than 76 mm in diameter
Frames that are 219 mm require wheels no bigger than 72 mm in diameter
Wheels used for freestyle slalom are commonly between 83A and 85A durometer or hardness.
The 2 middle wheels should be bigger than the end wheels for added maneuverability. (ie: 76-80-80-76 or 72-76-76-72)

Note: 3 wheel frames can be used too

Cones spacing

Depending on the event

1.64 feet (50 centimeters)
2.63 feet (80 centimeters)
3.94 feet (120 centimeters)

Locations to skate

See Toronto inline skate practice locations

Slalom youtube channels

Toronto slalom

Links

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 * 3.94 feet (120 centimeters)
-== World Slalom Skaters Association ==
+== Locations to skate ==
+* See [[Toronto inline skate practice locations]]
+== Slalom youtube channels ==
 * [https://youtube.com/@worldslalomskatersassociat9940/playlists World Slalom Skaters Association (WSSA) Videos with moves, tricks, jumps and more]
 * [https://youtube.com/watch?v=9GnPd5cxjBA&list=PLs7fsi6mq5Rqmx70YF8--n_ybAs1cKz93 90 Slalom moves and tricks]
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-== Locations to skate ==
-* See [[Toronto inline skate practice locations]]
 == Links ==
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 * [https://www.skating.thierstein.net/Knowledge/Inline_Skating_Rollerblading_Knowledge_Rockering.html Inline Skating Knowledge: Rockering]
 * [https://www.inlineplanet.com/12/03/rocker-n-roll.html A guide to rockering your inline skates]
+* [https://www.inlinecertificationprogram.org/ Inline Certification Program website]
+* [http://www.bigwheelblading.com Big Wheel Blading Online Magazine is the source for all things on Big Wheel inline skates]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100913084925/http://www.ifsasports.org/ International Freestyle Skaters Association website]
+* [http://www.wssaskating.com/ World Slalom Skating Association website]
+* [http://www.worldslalomseries.com/ WSSA World Slalom Series website]
+* [http://www.kompakombo.com/plan-site-kompakombo/liste-des-figures-de-slalom-roller-sur-kompakombo Learn Freestyle slalom skating with kompakombo.com (in french)]
+* [http://www.4wheelfreestyle.com/ Freestyle Slalom Information in Germany]
 [[category:skating styles]]
 [[category:slalom skating]]