Riedell Skates
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Riedell Shoe Inc. was founded in Red Wing, MN in 1947 by a former Red Wing Shoes
employee.
The founder, Paul Riedell, wanted to design widely available and affordable ice skates.
This task secured him a spot in both the ice and roller skating hall of fame.
To ensure a proper fitting shoe, the factory authorized dealers use a special fitting scale. Only this allows the customer to buy the exact fitting shoe; a shoe that has more than a 120 production steps.
Red Wing Shoes
Red Wing Shoes is a footwear company based in Red Wing, Minnesota that was founded by Charles H. Beckman in 1905.Within 10 years of its inception, Red Wing Shoes was producing more than 200,000 pairs of boots per year and was the primary company manufacturing footwear for American soldiers...
employee.
The founder, Paul Riedell, wanted to design widely available and affordable ice skates.
This task secured him a spot in both the ice and roller skating hall of fame.
Today
Paul Riedell's 4 grandsons employ and manufacture the most complete line of figure skates, speed, roller, and in-line skates.To ensure a proper fitting shoe, the factory authorized dealers use a special fitting scale. Only this allows the customer to buy the exact fitting shoe; a shoe that has more than a 120 production steps.
Figure skaters who wear Riedell skates
- Jeremy AbbottJeremy AbbottJeremy Abbott is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion, a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist and two-time U.S. national champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth.-Personal life:Jeremy Abbott was born in...
, Four Continents bronze medalist - Craig BuntinCraig Buntin- External links :*...
, National Champion - Kurt BrowningKurt BrowningKurt Browning, CM is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is a four-time World Champion and four-time Canadian national champion.-Life and career:...
, World Champion - Michael ChrolenkoMichael ChrolenkoMichael Chrolenko is a Norwegian figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Norwegian National Champion and the 2003-2005 Norwegian Junior National Champion. He has competed four times at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and once at the European Figure Skating Championships...
, National Champion - Jean Sebastien Fecteau, National Silver Medalist
- Eliot HalversonEliot HalversonEliot Jon Halverson is an American figure skater. He is 2007 US Junior National Champion.-Personal life:Halverson was born in Bogotá, Colombia and was adopted from Colombia at age five months. He lived and trained in Saint Paul, Minnesota from his move to the United States until 2008, when he...
, Junior National Champion - Laura LepistöLaura LepistöLaura Anneli Lepistö is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 European Champion and 2008 & 2010 Finnish national champion.-Personal life:Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland....
, European Champion - Valérie Marcoux, National Champion
- Parker PenningtonParker PenningtonParker Blair Pennington is an American figure skater. He was the 2001 U.S. junior national champion, the 1998 novice national champion, the 1996 intermediate national champion, and the 1995 juvenile national champion...
, Junior National Champion - Susanna PöykiöSusanna PöykiöSusanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion....
, European Silver Medalist - Jamie SaléJamie SaléJamie Rae Salé is a Canadian pair skater. With partner David Pelletier, she is a 2002 Olympic Champion and the 2001 World Champion. Salé & Pelletier's Olympic gold medal was shared with the Russian pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating...
, Olympic Champion - Jenni VähämaaJenni VähämaaJenni Vähämaa is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 Finnish junior national champion and the 2006 & 2007 Nordic Junior Champion.-Career:...
, Junior National Champion - Johnny WeirJohnny WeirJohn Garvin "Johnny" Weir is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. National Champion , the 2008 Worlds bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2001 World Junior Champion....
, National Champion