Never watched aggressive skating before? You should know it’s not the same as recreational skating or speed skating. Quite different actually, and in a category all by itself. Recreational skating is about fitness and speed skating is about, you guessed it, speed. But google “aggressive inline skating” and the first thing you’ll see are video results. That’s because aggressive skating is all about stunts and style, and it’s endlessly fascinating to watch skaters (1) pull off seemingly impossible tricks on railings, streets and walls, and (2) do them without getting hurt.Aggressive inline skating is a form of inline skating, performed on specially designed inline skates with focus on sliding stances known as grind with a focus on new tricks, stunts and personal style. Participants often refer to the activity as "rollerblading", "blading", "skating" or "rolling". Vert or park as part of extreme sports and street skating or freeskate in urban areas.
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History: Aggressive inline skating
In 1980 a group of ice hockey players in Minnesota were looking for a way to practice during the summer.[1] 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. Aggressive inline skating was removed from the ESPN X-Games in 2005 although it is still included in the Asian X Games, LG Action Sports Competitions, Montpellier Fise, and many other large competitions.
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