Inline Figure Thrives in Freiburg

The inline freeskating participants at the 2009 World Championship in Freiburg, Germany will enjoy the support of teammates and be greeted by an enthusiastic German crowd. Young Vivian Moreira from Brazil is back, and I'm anxious to see how she is growing in this sport. This is the skating lineup, so far:

Women's Inline Participants to Date

• Aleesha Hanczakowski, Australia
• Vivian Moreira, Brazil
• Nesa Hassanzadeh, Iran
• Sara Zadmehr, Iran
• Silvia Marangoni, Italy
• Laura McKenzie, New Zealand
• Chen, I-Ching, Taiwan
• Hsin Chia-Ling, Taiwan
• Courtney Donovan, United States
• Natalie Motley, United States

Men's Inline Participants to Date

• Carlos Urquia, Argentina
• Andrew Bassi, Australia
• Gustavo Casado De Melo, Brazil
• Diego Dores, Brazil
• Eric Traounez, France
• Anup Kumar Yama, India
• Marco Viotto, Italy
• Lee Chun, Taiwan

The next big inline figure skating event will be the Open International de Paris in January, 2010. Hopefully, many of the World competitors will support this event, hosted by Jean-Pierre Faugère, to increase their competitive experience and grow the inline figure sports.

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