Skating Rinks in Washington State

Where to find ice skating rinks and roller skating rinks in the U.S. state of Washington. Includes ice and and roller rinks in the cities of Auburn, Bellevue, Burlington, Centralia, Everett, Everett, Federal Way, Hoquiam, Kennewick, Kent, Kirkland, Lynden, Lynwood, Lynwood, Marysville, Mountainlake Terrace, Olympic, Port Orchard, Puyallup, Renton, Richland, Shoreline, Spokane, Spokane, Tacoma, Tacoma, Vancouver, Vancouver, Walla Walla, and Wenatchee.
- Ice Skating Rinks in Washington State
- Roller Skating Rinks in Washington State

Skating Rinks in Idaho

Where to find ice skating rinks and roller skating rinks in the U.S. state of Idaho.  Includes two roller skating rinks, the Nampa Rollerdrome in Canyon County and the Skate Plaza Roller Rink in Coeur d'Alene.  Also includes ice skating rinks in Lewiston, McCall, Moscow,  Sun Valley, and two ice skating rinks in Boise.
- Ice Skating Rinks in Idaho
- Roller Skating Rinks in Idaho

2011 Athens to Atlanta (A2A) Results and Reports

Reports and Results of the 2011 Athens to Atlanta 87 Mile Roadskate in the Southern U.S. State of Georgia:
2011 A2A Results and Reports

Inline Skating and Roller Skating - Only for Kids?

From SurfinBernard in the SkateLog Forum: "This is what I get a lot of when I skate outdoors: people speaking loud enough for me to hear, talking about how skating is fine for kids but...."
["Skating Is for Kids" Discussion in the SkateLog Forum]

Roller Sports Being Considered for 2020 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board Announcement on July 4, 2011: "The shortlist of sports that will be considered for inclusion in the sports programme of the 2020 Olympiad are: baseball, karate, roller sports, softball, sports climbing, squash, wakeboard and wushu, one of which could be added to the 2020 sports programme to be voted on by the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013. The programme can include a maximum of 28 sports."
- [Read the Full IOC Announcement]
- [Discuss "Olympic Roller Sports" in the SkateLog Forum]

Tips for Buying Your First Speedskates

This discussion in our speed skating forum features speed skate buying questions and answers.

Rinks and Skate Shops in Las Vegas?

Are there any roller skating rinks or skate shops in Las Vegas?

Best Places for Skaters to Live?

Which cities or regions in the world have the most skating trails, roller skating rinks, skateparks, skater-friendly laws, and skating events?

Wood vs Cement Roller Skating Floor

From Fall Down Go Boom: "Would you avoid a roller rink just because it had a cement floor? All the indoor rinks I have skated at have had wood floors but I'm wondering how the skating community feels about cement skating floors."

Inlina from Australia Celebrates 30 Years of Skating!

From From Inlina: "Given it is New Years Eve, I was having a bit of a think about 2009 and I realised I have been skating for 30 years. I have some good and bad memories of skating over the years, so I thought I would share a few...."

Toe Stops Are Mandatory at Some Roller Rinks

Why do some skating rinks require roller skates to have toe stops? Are they saying "you are ONLY allowed to stop using toe stops" ???

9 Year Old Johanny Velasquez Has a Skate Named After Him

Meet nine year old aggressive pro skater Johanny "JoJo" Velasquez of Southern California.

Where to Find Aggressive Inline Skating Contests

Here are three aggressive inline skating series with events all over the world. Are there any others?

Talk About Roller Derby in the SkateLog Roller Derby Forum

More then 800 discussions so far, including "Tips on Lateral Hard Cuts", "Jamming Advice", "Men's Roller Derby", "Fresh Meat Training" and many other roller derby related topics.

2009 Roller Figure Skating World Championships: November 10-21

The International Roller Sports Federation and the German Artistic Roller Skating and Inline Association are presenting the 54th World Roller Figure Skating Championship in the city of Freiburg, Germany from November 10 through November 21, 2009. The inline events are November 11-12, the junior events are November 12-14, senior figures are November 16-17, the opening ceremony is November 17, and the remaining senior, show groups, precision roller skating competitions are November 18-21.

Discussion About the 2009 Artistic Worlds

Show Us Your Roller Derby Uniform

This forum thread has been viewed nearly 30,000 times!

Speed Skater Needs Helping Mounting Boot on Frame

From Yonatan: "I can't position the back mounting nut above the frame slot because the front mounting block touches the 2nd wheel..."

Inline One Eleven in Switzerland - Cancelled!

From Jessica: "This makes me very sad - I really wanted to try it next year...."

Wheel Hardness: 99a vs 103a

From aishabear: "how can a fomac which is 99a be harder than a bone 103a?"

Crossovers on Skates - Fear or Futility?

From njbird: "I am at the point where I can't really advance with my skating until I can learn how to do a crossover. I am too advanced for the beginners class and not advanced enough for the advanced class because I can't do the d*mn crossover..."