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World Inline Cup
The World Inline Cup is the leading competition in inline speed skating. History In 1999 first attempts in order to establish a racing series with standardized evaluation system and rules were made. The then called ''European Inline Cup'' was managed by ''CERS'' (''Confédération Européenne de Roller Skating''). Back then the company Playlife was its main sponsor. In 2000 the ''Grand Prix'', including the eight biggest competitions in Europe, occurred for the first time. Since 2001 competitions were held all over the world. The evaluation categories ''Grand Prix'', ''Class 1'' and ''Class 2'' were born. In 2003 the ''IGUANA Think Thank AG'', which already was supporting the ''Swiss Inline Cup'', took over the organization of the Cup, naming it ''World-Inline-Cup''. 3 years later ''IGUANA Schweiz AG'' superseded the ''IGUANA Think Thank AG'' until finally ''IGUANA Deutschland GmbH'', resident in Berlin, undertook the organization in 2014. Furthermore, they have been maintaining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inline Speed Skating
Inline speed skating is the roller sport of racing on inline skates. The sport may also be called ''inline racing'' by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are known to switch between inline and ice speed skating according to the season. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and will not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022. Ÿ–‰ Skate An inline speed skate is a specialized shoe version of the inline skate. The boot or shoe is close-fitting, without much padding and usually made of leather, carbon fiber, and/or fiberglass composite material, composites. For best performance, the boot must conform closely to the shape of the foot, so most inline speed skating boots are custom-fitted or else heat-moldable. Speed skating boots are low-cut and offer little ankl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
