Artistic roller skating (sometimes called roller figure skating) is a group of roller skating events similar to figure skating on ice. The events are:
- figures
- dance (solo and team)
- freestyle (single and pairs)
- precision
Skaters may use either quad or inline skates, but quad and inline are separate events, and do not compete together. Artistic skating on inline skates is quite rare, as quads are better able to hold edges and perform tight spins.
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Artistic Roller Skating is very similar to Ice Skating. Nevertheless it is more difficult because the ice allows the skater to draw a deep edge, e. g. prior a triple lutz. But on roller skates you can't use a deep edge because you will confuse in the rotation and can't land properly. Furthermore the Artistic Roller Skating Programme allows many new spin creations like the "Inverted Spin" which shows a horizontal rotation added to the vertical. The Broken Ankle Spin shows a deep edge on the inside rolls and the heel camel spin is only rotated on the back rolls of the skates. There are also the triple, double and single jumps known from the ice skating scene.