The European Confederation of Roller Skating (, CERS), currently branded as World Skate Europe (WSE; infrequently as 'World Skate Europa'), is a governing body of
roller skating
Roller skating is the act of travelling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreation, recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks and skate parks are built for roller skating, though it also takes place on s ...
and
inline skating
Inline skating is a multi-disciplinary sport and can refer to a number of activities practiced using inline skates. Inline skates typically have two to five polyurethane wheels depending on the style of practice, arranged in a single line by a ...
in Europe. The World Skate Europe is a member of
World Skate
World Skate is the only governing body in the world for all sports performed on skating wheels. The organisation is the successor of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) founded on 21 April 1924.
Disciplines
World Skate ser ...
, formerly the
International Roller Sports Federation
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(FIRS).
Due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and will not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022.
Sports
World Skate Europe is the highest regulating body of six roller sport disciplines in
Europe
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Artistic roller skating
Artistic roller skating is a competitive sport similar to figure skating but where competitors wear roller skates instead of ice skates. Within artistic roller skating, there are several disciplines:
* Figures: the individual follows the figu ...
and
inline figure skating
Inline figure skating is inline skating similar to figure skating on inline skates — three or four-wheel frames with a toe-stop, mounted on figure skating boots in rockered configuration.
Inline figure skating began as an off-ice training alt ...
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Freestyle skating
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Inline hockey
Inline hockey or roller hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and ice hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent's goal to score points. The sport is a v ...
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Inline speed skating
Roller speed skating is the roller sport of racing on inline skates. The sport may also be called ''inline racing'' or ''speed skating'' by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is simila ...
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Roller hockey
Roller hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using wheeled skates. It can be played with traditional roller skates (quad skates) or with inline skates and use either a ball or puck. Combined, roller hockey is played in nearly 60 cou ...
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Skateboarding
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Skateboarding does not have a representative member in the Central Committee of World Skate Europe
Events
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European Inline Speed Skating Championships
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European Artistic Roller Skating Championships
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European Freestyle Skating Championships The European Freestyle Skating Championships is the main freestyle skating championships in Europe, organized by World Skate Europe
The European Confederation of Roller Skating (, CERS), currently branded as World Skate Europe (WSE; infrequent ...
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Rink Hockey Men (Roller Hockey)
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Rink Hockey Women (Roller Hockey)
* European Inline Hockey Championships
* European Inline Alpine Championships
* European Inline Downhill Championships
* European Inline Freestyle Championships
* European Skateboarding Championships
* European Scootering Championships
* European Roller Derby Championships
* European Roller Freestyle Championships
Subsidiaries
*World Skate Europe - Artistic Skating (WSE Artistic)
**previously known as the ''Comite European de Patinage Artistico'' or CEPA
**President: Margaret Brooks (
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, Italy)
*World Skate Europe - Inline Freestyle (WSE Freestyle)
**President: Vladimir Tkachev (
Moscow
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, Russia)
* World Skate Europe - Inline Hockey (WSE In-Line Hockey)
**also known as the ''Comité Européen de Roller In Line Hockey'' or CERILH
**President: Boris Darlet (
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, France)
* World Skate Europe - Speed Skating (WSE Speed)
**also known as the ''Comité Européen de Course'' or CEC
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(WSE Rink-Hockey)
**also known as the ''Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey'' or CERH
**President: Agostinho Peixoto da Silva (
Porto
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, Portugal)
*World Skate Europe - Skateboarding
**President: Luca Basilico (
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, Italy)
See also
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World Roller Games
The World Skate Games (formerly World Roller Games) are an international biennial multi-sport event, comprising all the world roller sport disciplines as regulated by the World Skate international federation. The games involve 11 World Championshi ...
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British Roller Sports Federation
The British Roller Sports Federation is an organisation for the national governing body for roller sports in the United Kingdom.
The Federation organizes regular training courses and registers teachers. At least two major coaching seminars are ...
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Roller derby
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leaguesA Roller Derby league is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as ...
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Roller skiing
Roller skiing is an off-snow equivalent to cross-country skiing. Roller skis have wheels on their ends and are used on a hard surface to emulate .Bryhn, Rolf and Knut Are Tvedt (eds.): ''Kunnskapsforlagets idrettsleksikon''. (Norwegian Encyclopedi ...
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Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS)
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Confédération Européenne de Roller Skating
The European Confederation of Roller Skating (, CERS), currently branded as World Skate Europe (WSE; infrequently as 'World Skate Europa'), is a governing body of roller skating and inline skating in Europe. The World Skate Europe is a member o ...
(CERS)
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Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey.
History
League president Dennis Murphy had been involved in ...
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FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
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CERILH
References
External links
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*https://cerskating.eu/
*https://europe.worldskate.org/
*https://www.roller-results.com/home/index.php
{{Sports governing bodies in Europe
Roller skating organizations
Roller skating
Roller skating is the act of travelling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreation, recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks and skate parks are built for roller skating, though it also takes place on s ...