The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; en, International Federation of Roller Sports) was the world governing body for

roller sport Roller sports are sports that use human powered vehicles which use rolling either by gravity or various pushing techniques. Typically ball bearings and polyurethane wheels are used for momentum and traction respectively, and attached to devices or ...

s, including

skateboarding Skateboarding is an extreme sport, action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry Profession, job, and a ...

rink hockey Roller hockey (in British English), rink hockey (in American English) or quad hockey is a team sport played on roller skates. It is the only quad skate team sport in existence where two teams face-off against one another at the same time. Two t ...

inline hockey Roller inline hockey, or inline hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and ice hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent's goal to score points. The sport ...

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 spee ...

, inline alpine, downhill,

roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...

, roller freestyle, inline freestyle,

aggressive inline skating Aggressive inline skating (referred to by participants as rollerblading, blading, skating, street skating, rolling, roller freestyle or freestyle rolling) is a sub-discipline of inline skating in the action sports canon. Aggressive inline skates ...

inline figure skating Inline figure skating is figure skating on inline figure skates—three or fourwheel frames with a toe-stop, mounted on figure skating boots in rockered configuration. Inline figure skating began as an off-ice training alternative for ice fig ...

and

artistic roller skating Artistic roller skating is a sport similar to figure skating but where competitors wear roller skates instead of ice skates. Within artistic roller skating, there are several disciplines: * Figures: the individual follows the figure circle lin ...

. It was established in April 1924 in

Montreux Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximat ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

by two Swiss sportsmen, Fred Renkewitz and

Otto Myer Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded ...

, who had close connections to the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

. The FIRS gathered more than 100 national federations, including countries from every continent and they are affiliated with the

International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...

. A proposal to dissolve the federation and merge with the

International Skateboarding Federation World Skate is the only governing body in the world for all sports performed on skating wheels. The organisation is the successor of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) founded on the 21 of April 1924. Due to the 2022 Russia ...

to form a new body known as

World Skate World Skate is the only governing body in the world for all sports performed on skating wheels. The organisation is the successor of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) founded on the 21 of April 1924. Due to the 2022 Russia ...

was ratified in September 2017. Since 2017

has organised the

World Roller Games The World Skate Games (formerly World Roller Games) are an international biennial multi-sport event, comprising all the world roller sport disciplines as regulated by the World Skate international federation. The games involve 11 World Championshi ...

, comprising all the world roller sport disciplines as regulated by the World Skate international federation.

FIRS

The FIRS aimed to foster the Roller Sports movement and participation on a global scale. Its areas of responsibility were as follows: # Administration and Regulations # Organizing international competitions # Developing the movement worldwide # Promoting The authority of FIRS was recognized by the following organizations: *

(IOC) *

General Association of International Sports Federations Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international association ...

(GAISF) *

International World Games Association The International World Games Association, abbreviated as IWGA, is an international association, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that organises every four years, beginning in 1981, the multi-sport event called The World Ga ...

(IWGA) *

Pan American Sports Organization The Panam Sports (Formerly Pan American Sports Organization; es, link=no, Organización Deportiva Panamericana; pt, link=no, Organizacão Depórtiva Panamericana; french: Organisation Sportive PanAméricaine) is an international organization whi ...

(PASO) FIRS recognized the following continental confederations: * Africa -

African Confederation of Sports of Roller Skating African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethn ...

(ACSRS) * Europe -

Confédération Européenne de Roller Skating The European Confederation of Roller Skating (, CERS), currently branded as World Skate Europe (WSE; infrequently as 'World Skate Europa'), is a governing body of roller skating and inline skating in Europe. The World Skate Europe is a member of ...

(CERS) * Asia -

Confederation of Asia Roller Sports World Skate Asia formerly known as Confederation of Asia Roller Sports (CARS) is the main roller skating organization of Asia. World Skate Asia is part of the World Skate. Varieties of skating governed by the WS include: *Inline Downhill * Roller h ...

(CARS) * Oceania -

Oceania Confederation of Roller Sports The Oceania Confederation of Roller Sports (OCRS) is the main roller skating organization of Australia and other Oceanic countries. The OCRS is part of the International Roller Sports Federation, or FIRS. Varieties of skating governed by the OCRS i ...

(OCRS) * The Americas - Confederación Panamericana de Roller Sports (CPRS) Each continental confederation comprises or recognizes, in turn, various national governing bodies and associations. Skating is considered to be one of the most complete physical exercises that exist and enjoys huge popularity on a world level. According to the latest estimations, there are more than 40 million habitual users of recreational skates throughout the world.

FIRS Roller Hockey Competitions

:;Club Competitions :*

Rink hockey World Club Championship The CIRH Roller Hockey World Club Championship is a discontinued worldwide competition for the best roller hockey teams in the world. This competition was held for the first time in 2006, at Luanda, Angola and for the second and last time in 2008, ...

Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup The Intercontinental Cup is a roller hockey competition organized by World Skate and usually contested between the World Skate Europe and the World Skate America champions clubs. History The Intercontinental Cup was established in 1985 and was o ...

:;National Teams Competitions :*

FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Since 1989, the World Championship tournament is held every two ye ...

FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup The Women's Roller Hockey World Cup is a competition between the best female national teams in the World. It takes place every two years and it was organized by the FIRS until its integration into World Skate. History Roller Hockey has a Women's C ...

FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 The FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 is a biennial international competition for men's under-20 national roller hockey teams organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) since 2003. It takes place every two years and it ...

Disciplines and World Championships

Men's Roller Derby World Cup The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international tournament in the sport of men's roller derby. The first World Cup was held between 14–16 March 2014 in Birmingham, England. The event has since been held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in July 2 ...

and Women's Roller Derby World Cup organized by Blood & Thunder magazine, not FIRS.

References

External links

FIRS web site

Roller sports Roller sports are sports that use human powered vehicles which use rolling either by gravity or various pushing techniques. Typically ball bearings and polyurethane wheels are used for momentum and traction respectively, and attached to devices or ...

Roller skating organizations Sports organizations established in 1924

Roll Roll or Rolls may refer to: Movement about the longitudinal axis * Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis ** Roll (aviation), ...

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FIRS

FIRS Roller Hockey Competitions

Disciplines and World Championships

See also

References

External links