Inline figure skating is

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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 figure skaters. The

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(FIRS) has recognized it as

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on inline skates and includes inline figure skating freestyle competitions at its world championships.

Types of skaters

;Ice / Inliners :Ice figure skaters who train off-ice on inline figure skates. ;Quad / Inliners :Artistic roller skaters who also skate on inline figure skates.

Organizations

* Off-Ice Skating
World Inline Figure Skating Association World Inline Figure Skating Association - WIFSA
The World Inline Figure Skating Association was established in Paris January 30, 2011. The President is Fernand Fedronic. The 8th inline skating Worlds was held in Cork July 5–8, 2018. Teams from France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, United States, Ireland and others competed. The 9th inline skating Worlds was in Fasano, Italy, July 2019. The 10th inline skating Worlds will be held in Brwinow, Poland on July 5–8, 2020.

References

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