John-Joseph Merlin was the fist inventor of roller skate in 1760.

During the 19th century, inventors continued to work on improving skate design.

Probably, the most important advance in the realistic use of roller skates as a pleasurable pastime took place in Birmingham, England in 1876 when William Bown and Joseph Henry Hughes patented a design for the wheels of roller skates, in 1877. These two men are the responsible of the modern roller skates and skateboard wheels.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the general skates had a hard plastic boot, similar to ski boots. But in 1995, someone unknown invented ‘soft boots’ and promoted them for use as fitness skates.

On another hand, in 1988, in California, Miyshael F. Gailson invented ‘quintessence inline skate’. They usually have 4 or 5 wheels. They have a heel stop.

Inline skating is often done on the road, fences and steps, and on special tracks and areas. The inline skates are the better skates to do good tricks and they get a lot of speed.

Equipment:

You shoul always buy very good skates, because bad skates break very easily. The best skates are ‘edea skates’. There are two different models for boy or girl.

For your comfort, you must dress an elastic skirt with thick tights (if you are a girl) or elastic trousers (if you’re a boy).

You must dress a thin t-shirt; take a few thick socks and absorvente insoles.

Favourite roller skating:

Luca D Alisera is my favorite roller skater because he’s probably the most charismatic roller skater man in the history of roller skating.

He’s brilliant, and he has an impressive strength and he has an incomparable style. He feels the artistic roller skating in his heart.

Luca has skated since 1998 and won eleven times the golden trophy in the world championship, but he has announced that he is going to retire from the competition, because he has already fulfilled all his dreams and his aims.

Roller skating language:

These words correspond to some jumps and pirouettes of roller skating. I learned them since I started to skate.

- ‘Flip’: You raise the leg backward and take impulse with your arms to turn one or twice.

- ‘Accel’: You give impulse with an only leg and you must do one turn and a half.

- ‘Interior’: You must take impulse and with an elevated leg, turn on the only foot giving at least five or six turns.