The inline freeskating participants at the 2009 World Championship in Freiburg, Germany were low in numbers but good in quality. Hsin Chia-Ling (Taiwan) faced tough competition from Silvia Marangoni (Italy) and Natalie Motley (USA), but she won the Bronze which was a repeat of her placement in the 2008 World Championship in Taiwan. Vivian Moreira (Brazil) finished in 6th place.
Women's Inline Results
- Silvia Marangoni, Italy
- Natalie Motley, United States
- Hsin Chia-Ling, Taiwan
- Courtney Donovan, United States
- Aleesha Hanczakowski, Australia
- Vivian Moreira, Brazil
- Chen, I-Ching, Taiwan
- Laura McKenzie, New Zealand
Gustavo Casado (Brazil) regained the Gold Medal that he lost last season by skating solid short and long programs. Eric Traonouez (France) skated an excellent long program which moved him up from 4th in his short program to the Silver Medal.
Men's Inline Results
- Gustavo Casado De Melo, Brazil
- Eric Traounez, France
- Carlos Urquia, Argentina
- Marco Viotto, Italy
- Anup Kumar Yama, India
- Diego Dores, Brazil
- Lee Chun, Taiwan
- Andrew Bassi, Australia
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.
If you have links to any of these or other inline figure skating events or performances in any discipline, feel free to send them via email for possible inclusion in the inlineskating site.
Comments