British Skating Legends

A news bulleting from Central News in 1984 at the Junior European Championships at Birmingham Wheels. Look out for interviews from Tony Marriott, Sean McGeough and Lisa Burgess.

An Italian promotional video of inline speed skating from grass roots to elite. Most of the footage is of the 1996 World Championships in Scaltenigo, Italy. Watch Chad Hedrick in slow motion to the the tune of "Just An Illusion" and tell me it doesn't give you goose bumps! (But cannot be watched in Belgium or Luxembourg apparently due to a copyright claim - sorry my Belgian friends).

A USARS training video taken at Colorado Springs in the early days of inline speed skating. World Champion Derek Parra is the skater put through his paces who would of course go on to win an Olympic gold medal on the ice.

Races from the 2007 British Championships at Birmingham Wheels. The event would see Chris Stafford win the last of his 24 British titles - the 15km for the English Sports Cup.

Races from the 2006 British Indoor Championships at the Castle Leisure Centre in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Chris Stafford wins the men's title for the 6th and final time in 7 years.

A short video of the 2004 World Championships in L'Aquila and Sulmona. Leon Flack makes his last appearance for Great Britain as Doon (Yuen) Ka Hei makes his first.

You Tube footage of the 2003 World Championships in Barquisimeto, Colombia. The event saw the emergence of Joey Mantia as a talented junior who would take the world by storm. It is also notable for Venezuela taking their first ever gold medal with Fabian Arcila in the senior mens 500 metres - and the ensuing 'bust up' with Wayne Begg in the immediate aftermath. Unfortunately the video carries with it a watermark, but it is still watchable.

Video footage of the 2003 Le Mans 24 hour skate in France.

Part 3 of the 2002 World Championships on the track at Zandvoorde, Belgium. Britain sends a full team. This would be the last outing in a GB skinsuit for skaters Chris Orgill, Matt Rodgers and Craig Arnold. It would also see Chad Hedrick take his 50th and last World title before turning to ice and becoming Olympic Champion 4 years later.

Part 2 of the 2002 World Championships on the track at Zandvoorde, Belgium. Britain sends a full team. This would be the last outing in a GB skinsuit for skaters Chris Orgill, Matt Rodgers and Craig Arnold. It would also see Chad Hedrick take his 50th and last World title before turning to ice and becoming Olympic Champion 4 years later.

Part 1 of the 2002 World Championships on the track at Zandvoorde, Belgium. Britain sends a full team. This would be the last outing in a GB skinsuit for skaters Chris Orgill, Matt Rodgers and Craig Arnold. It would also see Chad Hedrick take his 50th and last World title before turning to ice and becoming Olympic Champion 4 years later.

Video footage of the 2002 Naestved International in Denmark. John C. Fry takes away a British team consisting of Gavin Winter and Vincent Henry on this indoor circuit.