Inline figure skating is figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 on inline figure skates

Inline skates

In-line skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike quad skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates have two, three, four, or five wheels arranged in a single line...

 -- three or fourwheel frames with a toe-stop, mounted on figure skating boots in rockered configuration.

Inline figure skating began as an off-ice training alternative for ice figure skaters

Ice skating

Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...

. The International Roller Sports Federation

International Roller Sports Federation

The International Roller Sports Federation or Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports is the world governing body for roller sports, including rink hockey, inline hockey, Inline speed skating and artistic roller skating...

 (FIRS) has recognized it as artistic roller skating

Artistic roller skating

Artistic roller skating is a sport similar to figure skating but where constestants run on roller skates instead of ice skates. Within artistic roller skating there are several disciplines:* figures...

 on inline skates and includes inline
figure skating freestyle competitions at its world championships.
Most of the participants are quad/inliners.

On the other hand some ice figure skating member federations such as the ISU

ISU

ISU may refer to:* International System of Unit* ISU-152, ISU-122, Soviet self-propelled guns* Integrated Security Unit* International Skating Union* International Seamen's Union* International Stereoscopic Union* Independent Study Unit...

 recognize the value of inline figure skating as off-ice training and many ice figure skating coaches have become qualified and certified ice/inline figure skating and dance coaches.

Types of skaters

Ice / Inliners

Ice figure skaters who train off-ice on inline figure skates.

Quad / Inliners

Artistic roller skaters who also skate on inline figure skates.

Organizations

• International Roller Sports Federation
  International Roller Sports Federation
  The International Roller Sports Federation or Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports is the world governing body for roller sports, including rink hockey, inline hockey, Inline speed skating and artistic roller skating...
  
  

External links

• http://inlinefigure.com The maker of Double L's Snow White inline figure skates.
• http://www.picskate.com/ The maker of the PICSkate inline figure skates, which some claim to better resemble ice figure skates.
• http://www.roller34.com/
• http://www.skateparis.com/