FIRS 2009 ELECTIVE CONGRESS - 7 February 2009, Rome (3h 0m) click here

The World Games 2005
from the World Games website: Artistic (1' 24") here, Speed Skating (2' 21") here, Inline Roller Hockey (2' 12") here

The World Games 2009
Roller Sports Promotional video (1' 30")
from the World Games Website Artistic (here) and Speed & Inline Hockey (here)

ROLLER FIGURE SKATING

To view the collection of video clips available from the FIRS TV website
At July 2009 the collection holds 664 clips listed over seventy four pages click here for page one.

Jim Pollard, Chairman, International Figure Skating Committee (CIPA)
Address to the 2009 FIRS Elective Congress, Rome, Saturday, 7 February 2009. (4m49) click here

CERS ~ Cup of Europe 2008 ~ Trieste, Italy
Senior Men's Solo Dance 1st ~ Hugo Chapouto (POR) (3m48s) click here
Senior Men's Solo Dance 2nd ~ Diego Brun (ITA) (4m10s) click here
Men's Inline 3rd ~ Edward Hammond (GBR) (4m01s) click here
Men's Inline 4th ~ Peter Hammond (GBR) (4m01s) click here
Both Edward & Peter skate with the Caprice Roller Skating Club, Shildon, Co. Durham

FIRS ~ Artistic World Championsips 2008 ~ Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Compulsory Dance Program - Darren Dyke & Kirsty Chick (GBR) (2m29s) click here
Free Dance Program - Darren Dyke & Kirsty Chick (GBR) (4m53s) click here

FREESTYLE

Naomi Grigg
"Londonstyle" (6' 07") click here

A demonstration of sycronised skating, from Bucheon, Korea
26 July 2009 (8' 07") click here

Skate Show Team MISS'ILE
Slalom ~ Cones ~ Interlaken, Switzerland 2008 (1m18s) click here
Roller Dance ~ Interlaken, Switzerland 2008 (5m10s) click here

Jeon Ju Slalom, Korea, Freestyle Competition, 9 September 2007
1st place Xu Xinyu (CHN)(2m24s) click here - 2nd Sin Eun Yeong (KOR)(2m22s) click here
3rd Kim Kyeong Mi (KOR)(2m09s) click here

PRECISION SHOW SKATING

Presentacion del equipo ¨Precision La Plata¨ en el mundial de Italia, Roma 2005 (6m19s) click here
Precision Team Albinea classificato quarto ai campionati Mondiali 2006
di Murcia con il numero High Speed ispirato alla Ferrari (7m09s) click here

ROLLER SPEED SKATING

To view the collection of video clips available from the FIRS TV website
At July 2009 the collection holds 133 clips listed over fifteen pages click here for page 1

Early morning Australian TV News item (3' 36")
Segment on Inline Speed Skating from the TV Program Totally Wild (Channel 10, Australia), aired 18/07/2009.
Filmed at the 2009 Oceania Speed Skating competiton, April 2009, featuring the cream of Australian and
New Zealand inline skaters. Interviews with Nial Ward (NZ), Jacynta Webster and Liam Garriga (AU) click here

British Pathe - News Reel - August 1954 (1' 37")

Camberley, Surrey - M/S man on roller skates, wearing shorts and vest, leaving his modern council house. C/U man kissing his wife goodbye - she notes the time on her watch. M/S man skating out of garden. M/S man waving goodbye to wife and kids as he skates along the pavement. Various shots of man skating around housing estate. M/S postman coming out of gate. C/U postman shaking his head. click here

ROLLER (INLINE) HOCKEY

To view the collection of video clips available from the FIRS TV website
At July 2009 the collection holds 26 clips listed over three pages click here for page one.

ROLLER (RINK) HOCKEY

To view the collection of video clips available from the FIRS TV website
At July 2009 the collection holds 41 clips listed over five pages click here for page one.

Roller Hockey - One roller sport with many names worldwide
a promotional video (4' 54") click here

RECREATIONAL ROLLER SKATING

Sunday in Hyde Park, London (31 May 2009)
The photographer is in Hyde Park/ The Serpentine, taking in the lovely sights and sounds of the public roller skaters.

When the weather is good on a Sunday, you can find SkateLisa and her crew bringing joy to the public with their disco-skating.
They bring the music and the rhythm so all you have to do is bring yourself and your smile. (10' 22") click here

SLEDGE HOCKEY

BBC Sport's Mike Bushell looks at sledge hockey at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
and finds out how the British team are trying to develop the sport in the UK. (3' 05")

At 2' 15" there is mention of Roller Sledge Hockey which is being introduced at sports centres
across the UK for both disabled and able bodied players, both male and female. click here

For further information on this new roller sport contact either
the British Sledge Hockey Association (here) or
the British Inline Puck Hockey Association (here)

DISABILITY SPORTS

Aaron Fotheringham "First Back Flip in a Wheel Chair" (3m36s) click here

OTHER CLIPS

Charlie Chaplin "The Rink" (1916) (6m03s) click here

Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire "Lets Call the Whole Thing Off (Shall We Dance)" (1937) (6m51s) click here

Gene Kelly "It's always Fair Weather" (1955) (4m19s) click here

Michael Crawford "Some Mother's do have 'em" (1973) (1m50s) click here

Cliff Richard "Wired for Sound" (1981) (3' 39") click here

Evian Promotion "Catch 'em Young" (1m01s) click here

Jakata Traffic Police on Skates an ITN report (0m55s) click here

Spanish Toddlers getting to grip's with the fundamentals of roller skating (8' 48") click here

Eddy Matzger Skates the Highest Paved Road in the World:
Part 1 - (4' 59") Eddy Matzger skates from sea level in Lima Peru up to San Mateo at 10000 feet
on the Central Peruvian Highway, on his way to Ticlio Pass at 15,800 feet. click here

Part 2 - (6' 22") The big day: Eddy skates from San Mateo, Peru, at 10000 feet,
up to Ticlio Pass at 15,800 plus feet of elevation. It's a long, tough grind, but luckily there are
some diversions along the way. The big question remains: once he reaches the top, then what? click here

Part 3 - (4' 54") Upon reaching Ticlio Pass at 15,800 feet, Eddy thanks his sponsors
and decides to dive down towards the Amazon basin and overnight in La Oroya at 12,000 feet.
Running out of time, Eddy is forced to return to Lima by skates. Can he skate up and over the pass twice
in as many days? Or is it too steep, difficult and dangerous? click here

Part 4 - (4' 36") Eddy Matzger makes it back up and over the pass at Ticlio (4812m -- 15,812ft)
and starts plummeting down the steep face of the Andes towards the Pacific.
Encountering trucks and hairpin turns, will Eddy survive the wickedly steep descent? Stay tuned. click here

Part 5 - (4' 20") Eddy continues his hairball descent from the pass back down to San Mateo, passing trucks
and letting out whoops along the way. In San Mateo a brave young Diego wants to try on Eddy's skates.
How will this one turn out? Stay tuned for more. click here