Figure Skaters Try To Keep Up With Roller Skaters | SELF

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  @Hx3ney · 3 years ago

  I love watching these athletes respecting and celebrating each other. Such a great series ❤

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  @TheLadyKiel · 3 years ago

  When she did the moonwalk, I LOST IT 😂❤ That’s very hard, she was definitely feeling herself. Love that

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  @theoneeyeseesall6616 · 3 years ago

  The sad thing about this is the fact that roller skating is still not seen as an olympic sport even though it uses a lot of the same complicated moves as ice skating and takes just as much skill and discipline. This should have changed long ago.

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  @gcvrsa · 3 years ago (edited)

  It really is such a shame that artistic roller figure has never gotten the respect that ice figure has always received. Roller figure is actually officially an Olympic recognized sport, but it hasn't been included as part of the Olympic Games. A lot of people may not remember this but Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski got her start as a roller figure skater, and won the US championship for her age group at age 9, in 1991, before going on to Olympic gold in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.

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  @sodiumandspite8880 · 3 years ago

  It’s great to see such a healthy relationship with healing/rest modeled by the roller skater who had an injury. So so so important to listen to your body, that has to be the priority and it is awesome to see that prioritized here

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  @OMG-qr3kv · 3 years ago

  Figure skating is painfully obsessed with perfectionism and this looks so freaking fun!

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  @niconomnom · 3 years ago

  it was really sweet to see the ice skaters start to feel themselves in their routine near the end!! so happy to see this!

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• LO

  @loverofstarz · 3 years ago

  I like how she dressed up looking a little 70s! It's cute!

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  @Sk8_365 · 3 years ago

  Honorable mention: <b>the shiny bell bottoms</b> ✨🤔

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• CL

  @claranimator05 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I figure skate on ice, and I remember this one time I went roller skating with my friends. I was so confident thinking it was just gonna be like ice skating TT The moment I stood up with the skates on I thought “wait why do they stick to the ground so much” and couldn’t do much at all 😂😂😭

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  @reagan2023 · 3 years ago

  Ali’s energy is so fun and positive. That little hip bump was adorable, I love her😭❤ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WKsuSHg61Y&amp;t=679">11:19</a>

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  @twylasmith31 · 3 years ago

  I have been skating for over 2 years, and no one has explained the c-step or pendulum swing like this! It made so much more sense for me too! Lol Recently started following Andre and I love the way he teaches!

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