From Europe # 8- Animal Pics

My time in France hasn’t been spent solely on training and skating. I visited some of Morgane’s family who live on a farm. They have cats, roosters, chickens, and goats.
We also made a trip out to the country to spend some time with her old dog.
Here are a few of my favourite animal pics- click on [...]

Indoor Banked Track- 년 아시아선수권대회가 열리게 될 하이닝 국제 인라인롤러 실내경기장

Now this is what I call a track; click on the following link that is after what I just finished typing; 2008년 아시아선수권대회가 열리게 될 하이닝 국제 인라인롤러 실내경기장 (or click here).

Pics- St Paul Inline Marathon By ASI

Click here for ASI’s pictures from the St Paul Inline Marathon.

InlineSkateMpls SPIM Report

Click here for InlineSkateMpls‘ St Paul Inline Marathon report.
Another great SPIM. Weather was uncertain at the start of the race–a few days before race day the concern was heat, but instead, just when the Pro Men were about to start, raindrops began falling. Luckily it wasn’t the steady rain of last year…

Photo from InlineSkateMpls

Pics- Italian Champs From Pattinaggio Bellusco

Pattinaggio Bellusco has a number of pictures from this weekend’s Italian Championships- find them in the following links; [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [L]

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Aaron Arndt Thanks All Who Wrote, Called, & Emailed

In …from facebook, Aaron Arndt thanks all those who sent him messages;
Saying goodbye to the remainder of the competitive season, my friends in Europe, and of course to Sandra was extremely difficult for me, but I am now back home in Brampton, Ontario, Canada for remaining surgeries, physio, and post-operative care.

Videos- Zurich WIC By Niki Neck

Niki Neck put together some very nice videos from the Zurich WIC. She really managed to capture the speed of the races and the atmosphere of the Swiss event- click here for the men’s video and click here for the women’s video-

Ottawa Inline Skating Festival- August 31st

The Ottawa Inline Skating Fesitval will take place August 31st. It’s a really good race- check it out if you can.

2007 Ottawa Inline Skating Festival- JF Messier leads through the U-turn

Eastern Seaboard Series #3 Results

Click here for the results from the Eastern Seaboard Series #3.

Otterlo World On Wheels #13- Results, Pictures, Videos

The Otterlo World On Wheels #13 took place this past weekend. Use the following links for all the results, pictures, and videos;
- Report/ results
- Beloften results
- Men’s results
- Women’s results
- Veteran’s results
- Video- Interview with Harry Vehof
- Video report- women’s race
- Video report- men’s race
- Photos by Harm de Boer Fotografie; Men’s A
- Photos by Harm de [...]

Skate Podium Video- Battle Of The Giants

Check out this video from Skate Podium- Aankondiging (Battle of the Giants)-

Video- Zurich WIC/ SIC By Videosport67

Check out this video from the Zurich WIC/ SIC courtesy videosport67- Swiss Inline Cup 2008 - Zürich- watch below-

REL- Zurich Report

Roller En Ligne put up a report of the Zurich Inline Marathon.
En voyant cela, Diego Rosero, Joey Mantia et Yann Guyader partent en chasse et bouchent le trou. Dans le virage en épingle avant l’arrivée, Yann Guyader constate que Saggiorato est mal placé. Il décide donc de rouler fort durant 500 m pour montrer aux [...]

Hebbrecht- Euro Interview & 300tt

The following is Wouter Hebbrecht’s latest entry; Interview and footage Europeans 300 m TT.
CLICK HERE OR ON PICTURE TO WATCH FOOTAGE!

Fundraising Clinic- Harriston- August 23rd

There will be a fundraising clininc on August 23rd to help Ontario skaters who are members of Canada’s World Team. The clinic takes place in Harriston the day before the RSO Outdoor Series #3-
Fundraising Clinic- Saturday August 23rd- Fund Raising Clinic for the Ontario Menbers of the 2008 World Team. Come for the clinic, pitch [...]

Pics- St Paul Inline Marathon By Ldskater

Check out ldskater’s pictures from the St Paul Inline Marathon.

Photo from ldskater

Team Rollerblade’s Zurich WIC Reports

Team Rollerblade published a couple of reports from the Zurich WIC- read the women’s report and the men’s report.

Photo from Team Rollerblade

Nicole Begg’s Zurich WIC Report

Nicole Begg wrote a report on the Zurich WIC- read it here; WIC Zurich.
Unlike a lot of the races early on in the season attacks were launched throughout the whole race in Zurich. With our team, Bont Wheels dominating the sprint finishes so far this season there were a few teams determined to break away [...]

ASSB- German Nationals Double Marathon Report

Andrew’s Speed Skating Blog has a report on the German Nationals double marathon- see German Nationals (Double Marathon Dist.) for more.
…we decided to make a visit to the tents, where the competition was supposedly sleeping (pitch dark, but no rain). We passed by the race center with the podium, so Thorben and I started to test [...]

NROC- Prime Scores & Standings After SPIM

NROC’s Prime Scores and Pro standings have been updated after the St Paul Inline Marathon. Adam Miller clintched the NROC Pro victory and Carlos Luis Meija scored the best Prime score at the St Paul Inline Marathon.