Who invented in line skates and will roller skates become extinct?

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Who invented in line skates and will roller skates become extinct?

Answer 1

not so long as artistic skating remains a sport, because although there are many many people using art blades, there are still many more that compete on quads.

but i think that for recreational skating, quads will become less and less popular, because you all the easy jumps and spins, as well as skating backwards, balances etc, are so much easier on blades.

Answer 2

I don't know who invented in line skates. But I can say that rollers won't get extinct since there is a lot that cannot be done using an in-line skate. Examples: In rollers that cannot be done in in-line like rotating, dancing, speed backwards, exhibition dance skating and many other more.

Answer 3

The earliest roller skates were of the inline design, but these were later superseded by quad skates, the design of which made skating curved edges easier.

The modern style of inline skates were developed as a substitute for ice skates, for use by a Russian athlete training on solid ground for Olympic long track speed skating events. Life magazine published a photo of American skater Eric Heiden, training for the 1980 Olympics, using such skates on a Wisconsin road.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Rollerblade, Inc., a company founded by Scott and Brennan Olson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, widely promoted inline skating; they were so successful that their trademarked name Rollerblade became synonymous with inline skates

Roller skates will never become extinct. They are part of our culture and will remain with us for a long time...

Answer 4

If you check out the History of Inline Skates, you'll see that the first documented inline skate appeared in London in 1760 and the first known inventor of an inline roller skate was John Joseph Merlin. Quad skates evolved later as an improvement on the inline configuration and inlines finally came back as a recreational and cross-training option. These links have highlights of inline skate development:

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/inline...

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/inline...

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/inline...

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/inline...

http://inlineskating.about.com/od/inline...

Now, in recreational, speed, figure skating and other skating activities, both types of skates are popular, and most things can be done in either kind of skate, if you get the right equipment. There are lot more types of inline skates than the hard to manuever recreational styles.

• Roller figure skating and rhythm skating are still predominantly done on quad skates.

• Speed skating uses inline skates for the majority of their important competitive events.

• Outdoor recreational skaters are more comfortable on inlines.

• Indoor recreational skaters use both styles of skates.

• Jam skaters use skates that look like quad speed skates.

• Roller hockey has divisions for both types of skates.

• Aggressive and freestyle slalom skaters primarily use inline skates specially set-up for their sports.

With a mixture of equipment use like this, both inline and quad skates will be around for a while.

Answer 5

No way will roller skates become extinct any time soon.  Especially with the revival of roller derby.  Derby girls need roller skates! If they became extinct I wold cry.

edited to add: Me T makes a great point about the artistic skaters.  They are a gung-ho lot, they would RIOT IN THE STREETS if they stopped making quad skates! ^_-