Aggressive inline skating

Aggressive inline skating

(Agressif roller, Skating inline agresif, Agressivo patins em linha, العدوانية التزحلق, Агрессивный катание на роликовых коньках, Patinaje en línea agresivo, 進取輪滑)

History

In 1980, a group of ice hockey players in Minnesota were looking for a way to practice during the summer. Scott and Brennan Olson formed the company Rollerblade, Inc., to sell skates with four polyurethane wheels arranged in a straight line on the bottom of a padded boot. In 1988, Rollerblade introduced the first aggressive inline skate, the Rollerblade Lightning TRS. Aggressive inline skating finally developed as an organized sport in the early 1990s.The Aggressive Skaters Association (ASA) was formed by a number of aggressive inline skaters in 1994 as a forum to develop rules governing competitions and equipment. The sport was included in the first X-Games in 1995 and included vertical ramp and street event competitions. It reached its height in popularity in the late 90s, with mainstream movies like Disney's Brink! and other films. The "Senate" brand, run by Arlo Eisenberg, was very popular during the 1990s

In addition to speed, fitness, artistic, or recreational skating, some skaters prefer to skate aggressively. Aggressive skating is referred to by participants as rollerblading, blading, skating or rolling and includes a variety of grinds, airs, cess slides, toe/heal rolls and other advanced skating maneuvers. Types of aggressive skating include Park and Street.

Park skating refers to doing tricks within a skate park. Street skating specifically refers to tricks performed on non-allocated obstacles